| 2021–22 USHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | United States Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | September 23, 2021 – May 21, 2022 |
| Number of games | 62 |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Regular season | |
| Anderson Cup | Tri-City Storm |
| Clark Cup Playoffs | |
| Western champions | Tri-City Storm |
| Western runners-up | Sioux City Musketeers |
| Eastern champions | Chicago Steel |
| Eastern runners-up | Dubuque Fighting Saints |
| Clark Cup Playoffs MVP | Alex Tracy (Sioux City) |
| Clark Cup Champions | |
| Champions | Sioux City Musketeers |
| USHL seasons | |
← 2020–21 2022–23 → | |
The 2021–22 USHL season was the 43rd season of the United States Hockey League as an all-junior league.
The Cedar Rapids RoughRiders and Madison Capitols returned from their hiatus for this season. The RoughRiders' absence was due to derecho damage to ImOn Ice Arena, while the Capitols was caused by COVID-19 pandemic restrictions in Madison, Wisconsin.[1]
The regular season ran from September 23, 2021, to April 23, 2022, with a 62-game schedule for each team.[2] The Western Conference champions Tri-City Storm were awarded the Anderson Cup for accumulating 98 points. The Western Conference runners-up Sioux City Musketeers won the Clark Cup playoff championship.[3]
Final standings:[4]
Eastern Conference[edit]
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Western Conference[edit]
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x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched conference title; z = clinched regular season title
Final results:[4]
| First Round (Best-of-3) | Conference Semifinals (Best-of-3) | Conference Finals (Best-of-5) | Clark Cup Championship (Best-of-5) | ||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Chicago | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Youngstown | 0 | E5 | Madison | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| E5 | Madison | 2 | Eastern Conference | E5 | Madison | 3 | |||||||||||||
| E3 | Muskegon | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Dubuque | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Muskegon | 2 | E3 | Muskegon | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| E6 | Cedar Rapids | 0 | E5 | Madison | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| W2 | Sioux City | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Tri-City | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Omaha | 2 | W4 | Omaha | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| W5 | Fargo | 0 | Western Conference | W1 | Tri-City | 0 | |||||||||||||
| W2 | Sioux City | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Sioux City | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Lincoln | 1 | W6 | Waterloo | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| W6 | Waterloo | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Award | Name | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Mitchell Miller | Tri-City Storm[5] |
| Forward of the Year | Jeremy Wilmer | Tri-City Storm[5] |
| Defenseman of the Year | Mitchell Miller | Tri-City Storm[5] |
| Rookie of the Year | Dylan James | Sioux City Musketeers[6] |
| Goaltender of the Year | Arsenii Sergeev | Tri-City Storm[7] |
| Coach of the Year | Anthony Noreen | Tri-City Storm[8] |
| Student-Athlete | Keaton Peters | Lincoln Stars[9] |
| Curt Hammer | Stephen Halliday | Dubuque Fighting Saints[10] |
| Michael Cameron | Omaha Lancers[10] | |
| General Manager of the Year | Andy Johnson | Sioux City Musketeers[11] |
| Pos | Name | Team |
|---|---|---|
| G | Arsenii Sergeev | Tri-City |
| D | Mitchell Miller | Tri-City |
| D | Luke Mittelstadt | Madison |
| F | Stephen Halliday | Dubuque |
| F | Jeremy Wilmer | Tri-City |
| F | Adam Fantilli | Chicago |
Source[12]
| Pos | Name | Team |
|---|---|---|
| G | Kevin Pasche | Omaha |
| D | Dalton Norris | Lincoln |
| D | Jacob Guevin | Muskegon |
| F | Aidan Thompson | Lincoln |
| F | Quinn Hutson | Lincoln |
| F | Connor Kurth | Dubuque |
Source[12]
| Pos | Name | Team |
|---|---|---|
| G | Alex Tracy | Sioux City |
| D | Damien Carfagna | Sioux City |
| D | Trey Taylor | Youngstown |
| F | Ben Steeves | Sioux City |
| F | Owen McLaughlin | Sioux City |
| F | Jackson Blake | Chicago |
Source[12]
| Pos | Name | Team |
|---|---|---|
| G | Paxton Geisel | Dubuque |
| D | Andrew Strathmann | Tri-City |
| D | Antonio Fernandez | Lincoln |
| F | Dylan James | Sioux City |
| F | Adam Ingram | Youngstown |
| F | Cole Knuble | Fargo |
Source[13]
| Pos | Name | Team |
|---|---|---|
| G | Owen Fowler | Youngstown |
| D | Kent Anderson | Green Bay |
| D | Nathan McBrayer | Muskegon |
| F | Cameron Lund | Green Bay |
| F | Jayden Perron | Chicago |
| F | Nick Moldenhauer | Chicago |
Source[13]
