2011–12 USHL season

2011-12 USHL Season
League United States Hockey League
Sport Ice hockey
Duration September 30, 2011 – May 23, 2012
Number of games 60
Number of teams 16
Anderson Cup Champions
Season champions Green Bay Gamblers
(5th Anderson Cup)
Clark Cup Champions
Champions Green Bay Gamblers
(4th Clark Cup)

The 2011–12 USHL season is the 32nd season of the United States Hockey League as an all-junior league. The regular season began on September 30, 2011 and concluded on April 14, 2012[1] with the regular season champion winning the Anderson Cup.

The playoffs began on April 16, 2012 and completed on May 23, 2012.[2] The top six teams from each conference compete for the Clark Cup.

This season is the 20th season in which the same team captured both the Anderson Cup and the Clark Cup in the same season. It is the third time the Green Bay Gamblers have accomplished this feat (1995-96, 2009-10 and the 2011-12 seasons).

Regular season

Final standings reflect games played through April 14, 2012[3]

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime Losses; SL = Shootout Losses; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched conference title; z = clinched regular season title

Eastern Conference

Team GP W L OTL PTS GF GA
z-Green Bay Gamblers 60 47 9 4 98 250 138
x-Indiana Ice 60 36 15 9 81 221 183
x-Dubuque Fighting Saints 60 36 20 4 76 189 169
x-Youngstown Phantoms 60 32 21 7 71 202 196
x-Cedar Rapids RoughRiders 60 27 21 12 66 195 189
x-Team USA 60 26 29 5 57 192 222
Chicago Steel 60 25 31 4 54 177 210
Muskegon Lumberjacks 60 17 35 8 42 164 238

Western Conference

Team GP W L OTL PTS GF GA
y-Lincoln Stars 60 38 18 4 80 214 172
x-Omaha Lancers 60 38 19 3 79 213 173
x-Waterloo Black Hawks 60 35 19 6 76 213 189
x-Fargo Force 60 31 23 6 68 188 160
x-Sioux City Musketeers 60 29 30 1 59 181 189
x-Tri-City Storm 60 26 33 1 53 164 200
Des Moines Buccaneers 60 20 33 7 47 168 215
Sioux Falls Stampede 60 17 36 7 41 127 215

Players

Final statistics reflect games played through April 14, 2012[4]

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus Rating; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts +/- PIM
Kevin Roy Lincoln Stars 595450104+4450
Daniil Tarasov Indiana Ice 60474188+3186
Alex Broadhurst Green Bay Gamblers 53264773+3240
Nolan LaPorte Green Bay Gamblers 57363470+3558
Sean Kuraly Indiana Ice 54323870+1348
Taylor Cammarata Waterloo Black Hawks 60274269+16
Jimmy Murray Omaha Lancers 60194968+638
Mike Ambrosia Youngstown Phantoms 60184765+1071
Austin Cangelosi Youngstown Phantoms 53293059+1840
Austin Farley Fargo Force 51283159+1471
Casey Bailey Omaha Lancers 60273259+683

Leading goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; Mins = Minutes Played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime Losses; SL = Shootout Losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average

Player Team GP Mins W L OTL GA SO SV% GAA
Ryan McKay Green Bay Gamblers 35 2034:08 27 5 3 74 2 0.920 2.18
Zane Gothberg Fargo Force 46 2757:47 26 16 4 102 7 0.921 2.22
Matt Morris Dubuque Fighting Saints 38 2043:42 19 13 2 88 3 0.894 2.58
Charles Williams Lincoln Stars 32 1725:10 20 4 3 75 4 0.907 2.61
Jackson Teichroeb Lincoln Stars 35 1883:45 18 14 1 84 3 0.896 2.68

Clark Cup Playoffs

Conference Quarter-finals
(Best of 3)
Conference Semi-finals
(Best of 5)
Conference Finals
(Best of 5)
Clark Cup Championship
(Best of 5)
            
1 Green Bay --
-- Bye --
1 Green Bay 3
4 Youngstown 1
5 Cedar Rapids 0
4 Youngstown 2
1 Green Bay 3
Eastern Conference
2 Indiana 0
3 Dubuque 2
6 Team USA 0
3 Dubuque 0
2 Indiana 3
-- Bye --
2 Indiana --
E1 Green Bay 3
W3 Waterloo 2
1 Lincoln --
-- Bye --
1 Lincoln 3
4 Fargo 1
5 Sioux City 0
4 Fargo 2
1 Lincoln 1
Western Conference
3 Waterloo 3
3 Waterloo 2
6 Tri-City 0
3 Waterloo 3
2 Omaha 1
-- Bye --
2 Omaha --

Conference Quarterfinals

Eastern Conference

(3) Dubuque Fighting Saints vs. (6) Team USA

Dubuque wins series 2 – 0

(4) Youngstown Phantoms vs. (5) Cedar Rapids RoughRiders

Youngstown wins series 2 – 0

Western Conference

(3) Waterloo Black Hawks vs. (6) Tri-City Storm

Waterloo wins series 2 – 0

(4) Fargo Force vs. (5) Sioux City Musketeers

Fargo wins series 2 – 0

Conference Semifinals

Eastern Conference

(1) Green Bay Gamblers vs. (4) Youngstown Phantoms

Green Bay wins series 3 – 1

(2) Indiana Ice vs. (3) Dubuque Fighting Saints

Indiana wins series 3 – 0

Western Conference

(1) Lincoln Stars vs. (4) Fargo Force

Lincoln wins series 3 – 1

(2) Omaha Lancers vs. (3) Waterloo Black Hawks

Waterloo wins series 3 – 1

Conference Finals

Eastern Conference

(1) Green Bay Gamblers vs. (2) Indiana Ice

Green Bay wins series 3 – 0

Western Conference

(1) Lincoln Stars vs. (3) Waterloo Black Hawks

Waterloo wins series 3 – 1

Clark Cup Finals

Note 1: All times are local.
Note 2: Game times in italics signify games to be played only if necessary.
Note 3: Home team is listed first.

(E1) Green Bay Gamblers vs. (W3) Waterloo Black Hawks

Green Bay wins Clark Cup 3 – 2

Playoff Statistics

Statistics reflect games played through May 23, 2012[5][6]

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus Rating; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts +/- PIM
Alex Broadhurst Green Bay Gamblers 129918+166
Taylor Cammarata Waterloo Black Hawks 158816+46
Sam Herr Green Bay Gamblers 127916+138
Jamie Hill Waterloo Black Hawks 159615-120
Mitch Witek Waterloo Black Hawks 1541014+108
Tyler Zepeda Waterloo Black Hawks 134812+62
Nolan LaPorte Green Bay Gamblers 124812+116
Aaron Pearce Waterloo Black Hawks 155611+320
Kevin Roy Lincoln Stars 87310-14
Daniil Tarasov Indiana Ice 65510+106
Mike Huntebrinker Waterloo Black Hawks 134610+64

Leading goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; Mins = Minutes Played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime Losses; SL = Shootout Losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average

Player Team GP Mins W L GA SO SV% GAA
Zane Gothberg Fargo Force 6 370:20 3 3 11 0 0.942 1.78
Ryan McKay Green Bay Gamblers 12 697:18 9 3 24 1 0.922 2.07
Stephon Williams Waterloo Black Hawks 15 894:54 10 5 34 1 0.922 2.28
Charles Williams Lincoln Stars 7 334:06 4 3 16 0 0.890 2.71
Jon Gillies Indiana Ice 6 358:34 3 3 17 0 0.911 2.84

USHL Awards

Award Name Team
Rookie of the Year[7] Taylor Cammarata Waterloo Black Hawks
Defenseman of the Year[8] Andy Welinski Green Bay Gamblers
Forward of the Year[9] Kevin Roy Lincoln Stars
Goaltender(s) of the Year[10] Zane Gothberg
Ryan McKay
Fargo Force
Green Bay Gamblers
Player of the Year[11] Kevin Roy Lincoln Stars
Scholar-Athlete[12] Brian Cooper Fargo Force
Curt Hammer[13] Mike Ambrosia Youngstown Phantoms
Coach of the Year[14] Derek Lalonde Green Bay Gamblers
General Manager of the Year[15] P.K. O'Handley Waterloo Black Hawks
Executive of the Year[16] Doug Miller Waterloo Black Hawks
Organization of the Year[17] Green Bay Gamblers

All-USHL teams

First Team

Position Player[18] Team
Goalie Zane Gothberg Fargo Force
Defense Andy Welinski Green Bay Gamblers
Defense Jordan Schmaltz Green Bay Gamblers
Forward Alex Broadhurst Green Bay Gamblers
Forward Zemgus Girgensons Dubuque Fighting Saints
Forward Kevin Roy Lincoln Stars
Forward Daniil Tarasov Indiana Ice

Second Team

Position Player[19] Team
Goalie Ryan McKay Green Bay Gamblers
Defense Brian Cooper Fargo Force
Defense Ralfs Freibergs Lincoln Stars
Defense Ryan Obuchowski Indiana Ice
Forward Taylor Cammarata Waterloo Black Hawks
Forward Sean Kuraly Indiana Ice
Forward Nolan LaPorte Green Bay Gamblers

All-Rookie Team

Position Player[20] Team
Goalie Alex Lyon Omaha Lancers
Defense Mike Matheson Dubuque Fighting Saints
Defense Nick Seeler Des Moines Buccaneers
Defense Eddie Wittchow Waterloo Black Hawks
Forward Taylor Cammarata Waterloo Black Hawks
Forward Austin Cangelosi Youngstown Phantoms
Forward Kevin Roy Lincoln Stars

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