| 2008-09 USHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | United States Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | October 3, 2008 – May 8, 2009 |
| Number of games | 60 |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Anderson Cup Champions | |
| Season champions | Green Bay Gamblers |
| Clark Cup Champions | |
| Champions | Indiana Ice |
| USHL seasons | |
← 2007–08 2009–10 → | |
The 2008–09 USHL season is the 30th season of the United States Hockey League as an all-junior league. The regular season began on October 3, 2008, and concluded on April 5, 2009,[1] with the regular season champion winning the Anderson Cup. The 2008–09 season was the first for the expansion Fargo Force, replacing the Ohio Junior Blue Jackets who folded after only two seasons in existence.
The Clark Cup playoffs featured the top four teams from each division competing for the league title.
Final Standings[2]
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 division title; z = clinched league title
| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| zGreen Bay Gamblers | 60 | 39 | 17 | 4 | 82 | 237 | 165 |
| xCedar Rapids RoughRiders | 60 | 38 | 17 | 5 | 81 | 219 | 147 |
| xIndiana Ice | 60 | 39 | 19 | 2 | 80 | 221 | 177 |
| xWaterloo Black Hawks | 60 | 37 | 20 | 3 | 77 | 246 | 198 |
| Chicago Steel | 60 | 31 | 27 | 2 | 64 | 194 | 213 |
| Des Moines Buccaneers | 60 | 12 | 43 | 5 | 29 | 167 | 283 |
| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yLincoln Stars | 60 | 37 | 17 | 6 | 80 | 191 | 155 |
| xOmaha Lancers | 60 | 32 | 21 | 7 | 71 | 218 | 192 |
| xFargo Force | 60 | 32 | 23 | 5 | 69 | 191 | 166 |
| xSioux Falls Stampede | 60 | 28 | 28 | 4 | 60 | 182 | 199 |
| Sioux City Musketeers | 60 | 24 | 30 | 6 | 54 | 194 | 210 |
| Tri-City Storm | 60 | 11 | 48 | 1 | 23 | 140 | 295 |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Clark Cup Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Green Bay | 4 | 4 | 8 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Waterloo | 1 | 3 | 2 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Green Bay | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||
| East Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Indiana | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Cedar Rapids | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Indiana | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| E | Indiana | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||
| W | Fargo | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Lincoln | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Sioux Falls | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Lincoln | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||
| West Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Fargo | 4 | 7 | 2 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Omaha | 2 | 2 | 3 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Fargo | 6 | 4 | 4 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Miller | Chicago Steel | 58 | 33 | 50 | 82 | +7 | 76 |
| 2 | Mike Cichy | Indiana Ice | 56 | 34 | 42 | 76 | -15 | 23 |
| Craig Smith | Waterloo Black Hawks | 54 | 28 | 48 | 76 | +32 | 108 | |
| 4 | Mike Seidel | Cedar Rapids Roughriders | 59 | 28 | 48 | 73 | +14 | 36 |
| 5 | Stephane Da Costa | Sioux City Musketeers | 48 | 31 | 36 | 67 | -3 | 23 |
| 6 | Kirt Hill | Lincoln Stars | 56 | 24 | 42 | 66 | +10 | 112 |
| 7 | Stanislav Galiev | Indiana Ice | 60 | 29 | 35 | 64 | +11 | 46 |
| 8 | Brandon Richardson | Indiana Ice | 55 | 21 | 42 | 63 | +12 | 145 |
| 9 | Michael Forney | Green Bay Gamblers | 59 | 26 | 34 | 60 | +33 | 40 |
| 10 | Andy Taranto | Fargo Force | 60 | 34 | 25 | 59 | +33 | 53 |
| Louis Leblanc | Omaha Lancers | 60 | 28 | 31 | 59 | +7 | 78 |
| Player | Team | GP | MIN | W | L | OTL | SO | GA | GAA | SV | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Murdock | Lincoln Stars | 35 | 2005 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 75 | 2.24 | 860 | .920 |
| 2 | Troy Grosenick | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | 24 | 1363 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 53 | 2.33 | 533 | .910 |
| 3 | Steve Summerhays | Green Bay Gamblers | 23 | 1327 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 2.35 | 522 | .909 |
| 4 | Mike Johnson | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | 39 | 2263 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 90 | 2.39 | 903 | .909 |
| 5 | Mike Lee | Fargo Force | 48 | 2745 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 110 | 2.40 | 1235 | .918 |
