What does USHL stand for?

USHL stands for United States Hockey League.

How many teams play in the USHL?

The USHL currently consists of 16 teams.

Who won the most recent USHL championship?

Sioux Falls Stampede won the most recent USHL championship in 2026.

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2026-2027 Season

Cedar Rapids RoughRiders lead the 2026-27 USHL standings with 20 points. Fargo Force (18 points) and Tri-City Storm (18 points) follow.

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2026-2027 USHL Standings

2026-2027 USHL — Standings
#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
Eastern
1.	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders	14	10	-	4	-	0	59	43	16	20	1.43	-
2.	Muskegon Lumberjacks	13	6	-	5	-	2	42	38	4	14	1.08	-
3.	Dubuque Fighting Saints	12	6	-	6	-	0	50	51	-1	12	1.00	-
4.	Chicago Steel	10	5	-	3	-	2	34	36	-2	12	1.20	-
5.	Madison Capitols	10	5	-	4	-	1	38	35	3	11	1.10	-
6.	Youngstown Phantoms	12	4	-	7	-	1	37	51	-14	9	0.75	-
7.	USNTDP Juniors	11	4	-	7	-	0	41	58	-17	8	0.73	-
8.	Green Bay Gamblers	12	3	-	9	-	0	25	52	-27	6	0.50	-
Western
1.	Fargo Force	13	9	-	4	-	0	54	29	25	18	1.38	-
2.	Tri-City Storm	12	9	-	3	-	0	55	36	19	18	1.50	-
3.	Sioux Falls Stampede	16	9	-	7	-	0	54	53	1	18	1.13	-
4.	Waterloo Black Hawks	11	8	-	1	-	2	39	26	13	18	1.64	-
5.	Des Moines Buccaneers	13	7	-	5	-	1	40	35	5	15	1.15	-
6.	Sioux City Musketeers	12	4	-	7	-	1	40	45	-5	9	0.75	-
7.	Omaha Lancers	11	4	-	6	-	1	28	34	-6	9	0.82	-
8.	Lincoln Stars	12	4	-	7	-	1	24	38	-14	9	0.75	-

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2026-2027 USHL Player Stats

2026-2027 USHL — Player Stats
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Henry Lechner (F)	14	11	12	23	4
2.	Nathan Chorlton (F)	13	6	13	19	27
3.	Carter Ernst (F)	14	4	15	19	0
4.	Joey Macrina (F)	16	4	14	18	8
5.	David Bosco (F)	14	8	9	17	31

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2026-2027 USHL Goalie Stats

2026-2027 USHL — Goalie Stats
#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Chase Pastor (G)	1	0.00	1.000
2.	Samuel Hrenak (G)	10	1.82	.944
3.	Quinn Beumer (G)	7	2.00	.935
4.	William Prowse (G)	8	1.78	.928
5.	Charles Menard (G)	6	1.98	.927

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2026-2027 USHL Demographics

USHL Games

USHL — Games
date	home	visiting	score
10/31/2026 03:05 PM GMT-5	Waterloo Black Hawks	Dubuque Fighting Saints	-
10/31/2026 01:05 PM GMT-5	Green Bay Gamblers	Sioux Falls Stampede	3 - 4
10/30/2026 07:05 PM GMT-5	Green Bay Gamblers	Sioux Falls Stampede	2 - 4
10/30/2026 07:05 PM GMT-5	Des Moines Buccaneers	Youngstown Phantoms	6 - 2
10/30/2026 07:05 PM GMT-5	Madison Capitols	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders	3 - 7

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USHL Transactions

USHL — Transactions
Date	Status	Player	From	To	Source
10/29/2026	Confirmed	Alexander Woller (G)	Fairbanks Ice Dogs	Omaha Lancers	Details
10/29/2026	Confirmed	Brady Zugec (F)	Omaha Lancers	Minot Minotauros	Details
10/28/2026	Confirmed	Paulin Hostein (D)	Green Bay Gamblers	Anchorage Wolverines	Details
10/28/2026	Confirmed	Cale Quamme (D)	Anchorage Wolverines	Green Bay Gamblers	Details
10/28/2026	Confirmed	Nikita Voyaga (D)	Tri-City Storm	Alberni Valley Bulldogs	Details

2026-2027 USHL Free Agents

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2027-2028 USHL Free Agents

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USHL Team Comparison (Averages)

2026-2027 USHL — Team Comparison
#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders	26	1 084	6'0"	181 lbs	18.27
2.	Chicago Steel	27	755	6'1"	185 lbs	17.78
3.	Des Moines Buccaneers	27	745	5'11"	174 lbs	17.93
4.	Dubuque Fighting Saints	26	863	6'0"	183 lbs	18.08
5.	Fargo Force	26	603	6'0"	181 lbs	18.12
6.	Green Bay Gamblers	27	997	6'0"	179 lbs	18.22
7.	Lincoln Stars	25	871	6'0"	183 lbs	18.36
8.	Madison Capitols	25	1 019	6'0"	187 lbs	18.32
9.	Muskegon Lumberjacks	25	768	6'0"	181 lbs	18.04
10.	Omaha Lancers	27	1 125	6'0"	181 lbs	18.33
11.	Sioux City Musketeers	26	837	6'0"	181 lbs	18.38
12.	Sioux Falls Stampede	28	1 064	5'11"	176 lbs	18.21
13.	Tri-City Storm	25	472	6'0"	185 lbs	18.44
14.	USNTDP Juniors	46	823	6'0"	179 lbs	16.39
15.	Waterloo Black Hawks	26	870	6'0"	174 lbs	18.38
16.	Youngstown Phantoms	27	841	5'11"	179 lbs	17.89

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USHL Interesting Facts

USHL — Oldest
Oldest
Rank	Player	Age
1.	Jordan Geike	20 yrs
2.	Joey Macrina	20 yrs
3.	Wade Weil	20 yrs
4.	Max Lind	20 yrs
5.	Troy Hunka	20 yrs

USHL — Tallest
Tallest
Rank	Player	Height
1.	Colin Feeley	6'7"
2.	Nolan Shorter	6'7"
3.	Trevor Shorter	6'7"
4.	Jimmy Dodig	6'7"
5.	Cale Quamme	6'6"

USHL — Heaviest
Heaviest
Rank	Player	Weight
1.	Cale Quamme	225 lbs
2.	Cal Grilz	223 lbs
3.	Jimmy Dodig	220 lbs
4.	Sullivan Martin	220 lbs
5.	Pavel Martinu	220 lbs

USHL — Youngest
Youngest
Rank	Player	Age
1.	Porter Matchett	15 yrs
2.	Kellen Paetsch	15 yrs
3.	Brooks Suter	15 yrs
4.	Chase Schulberger	15 yrs
5.	Samuel Lee	16 yrs

USHL — Shortest
Shortest
Rank	Player	Height
1.	Chase Trompeter	5'6"
2.	Camden Zaporzan	5'6"
3.	JP Messuri	5'7"
4.	Braiden Scuderi	5'7"
5.	Cameron Evans	5'7"

USHL — Lightest
Lightest
Rank	Player	Weight
1.	Dylan Knox	141 lbs
2.	Nathan Kydd	141 lbs
3.	Liam Schultz	146 lbs
4.	Nikita Koltsov	148 lbs
5.	Dean Stevens	148 lbs

Where Are They Now?

Played in the league during season

USHL — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Ty Jackson (F)	2026-2027	Deggendorfer SC	Oberliga	14	12	23	35	0
2.	Dylan Jackson (F)	2026-2027	Deggendorfer SC	Oberliga	14	11	21	32	6
3.	Tyler Kelleher (F)	2026-2027	Leksands IF	HockeyAllsvenskan	15	12	18	30	8
4.	Phil Marinaccio (F)	2026-2027	Tilburg Trappers	Oberliga	13	10	18	28	13
5.	Alexej Kubat (F)	2026-2027	HK Spisska Nova Ves U20	Extraliga juniorov	15	15	12	27	24
6.	Andrei Buyalsky (F)	2026-2027	Polonia Bytom	PHL	17	13	14	27	0
7.	Jackson Nieuwendyk (F)	2026-2027	Oklahoma State Univ.	ACHA II	12	12	14	26	12
8.	Danny Weight (F)	2026-2027	Milton Keynes Lightning	NIHL	13	12	14	26	2
9.	Jakeb Lynch (F)	2026-2027	Minnesota Wilderness	NAHL	15	9	17	26	28
10.	Harrison Roy (F)	2026-2027	Deggendorfer SC	Oberliga	14	13	12	25	4

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USHL All-Time Points

USHL — All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Rod Taylor (F)	139	150	99	299
2.	Peter Fregoe (F)	205	110	130	240
3.	Chris Fournier (F)	217	79	159	238
4.	Scott Shoffstall (F)	115	115	119	234
5.	Fred Kaminska (D)	99	66	168	234

USHL All-Time Goals

USHL — All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Rod Taylor (F)	139	150	99	299
2.	Scott Shoffstall (F)	115	115	119	234
3.	Peter Fregoe (F)	205	110	130	240
4.	Chris Ferraro (F)	83	102	94	196
5.	Mike Real (F)	93	89	82	171

USHL All-Time Assists

USHL — All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Fred Kaminska (D)	99	66	168	234
2.	Chris Fournier (F)	217	79	159	238
3.	John Kemp (F)	162	36	154	190
4.	Stephen Halliday (F)	215	68	147	215
5.	Sean Farrell (F)	159	57	139	196

USHL All-Time Penalty Min.

USHL — All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Aaron Piccinin (D)	183	12	36	1011
2.	Arthur Femenella (D)	159	3	20	671
3.	Chad Stauffacher (F)	135	73	140	657
4.	Andrew Panzarella (D)	216	8	40	654
5.	Brandon Bollig (F)	173	37	73	593

USHL All-Time Games Played

USHL — All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Dan Willett (D)	266	16	67	83
2.	Reid Pabich (F)	259	43	61	104
3.	Michael Joyaux (D)	237	13	66	79
4.	Mario Lamoureux (F)	236	44	85	129
5.	Nicholas Schaus (D)	235	15	86	101

USHL All-Time Points Per Game

USHL — All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Tim Ferguson (F)	48	56	135	2.81
2.	Mike Racz (F)	48	55	132	2.75
3.	Mike Carlson (F)	47	59	127	2.70
4.	Steve MacSwain (F)	65	79	157	2.42
5.	Chris Ferraro (F)	83	102	196	2.36

USHL All-Time Points Per Season

USHL — All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Tim Ferguson (F)	1985-1986	USHL	48	56	79	135	2.81	143
2.	Mike Racz (F)	1985-1986	USHL	48	55	77	132	2.75	60
3.	Mike Carlson (F)	1980-1981	USHL	47	59	68	127	2.70	-
4.	Steve MacSwain (F)	1982-1983	USHL	48	60	62	122	2.54	12
5.	Scott Shoffstall (F)	1984-1985	USHL	46	63	51	114	2.48	58

USHL All-Time Goals Per Season

USHL — All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Rod Taylor (F)	1986-1987	USHL	48	67	43	110	2.29	110
2.	Scott Shoffstall (F)	1984-1985	USHL	46	63	51	114	2.48	58
3.	Steve MacSwain (F)	1982-1983	USHL	48	60	62	122	2.54	12
4.	Mike Carlson (F)	1980-1981	USHL	47	59	68	127	2.70	-
5.	Tim Ferguson (F)	1985-1986	USHL	48	56	79	135	2.81	143

USHL All-Time Assists Per Season

USHL — All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Tim Ferguson (F)	1985-1986	USHL	48	56	79	135	2.81	143
2.	Myles Hart (F)	1981-1982	USHL	48	32	78	110	2.29	-
3.	Mike Racz (F)	1985-1986	USHL	48	55	77	132	2.75	60
4.	Jim Hau (F)	1985-1986	USHL	45	35	73	108	2.40	22
5.	Jeremy Wilmer (F)	2021-2022	USHL	60	25	73	98	1.63	82

USHL All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

USHL — All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Chad Stauffacher (F)	1996-1997	USHL	51	35	36	71	1.39	316
2.	Aaron Piccinin (D)	1997-1998	USHL	50	2	4	6	0.12	297
3.	Jared Boll (F)	2004-2005	USHL	59	23	24	47	0.80	294
4.	Mike McKee (D)	2012-2013	USHL	42	3	18	21	0.50	292
5.	Landon Wilson (F)	1992-1993	USHL	43	29	36	65	1.51	284

List of USHL Champions

USHL — Champions
Year	Team
2026	Sioux Falls Stampede
2025	Muskegon Lumberjacks
2024	Fargo Force
2023	Youngstown Phantoms
2022	Sioux City Musketeers
2021	Chicago Steel
2019	Sioux Falls Stampede
2018	Fargo Force
2017	Chicago Steel
2016	Tri-City Storm
2015	Sioux Falls Stampede
2014	Indiana Ice
2013	Dubuque Fighting Saints
2012	Green Bay Gamblers
2011	Dubuque Fighting Saints
2010	Green Bay Gamblers
2009	Indiana Ice
2008	Omaha Lancers
2007	Sioux Falls Stampede
2006	Des Moines Buccaneers
2005	Cedar Rapids Roughriders
2004	Waterloo Black Hawks
2003	Lincoln Stars
2002	Sioux City Musketeers
2001	Omaha Lancers
2000	Green Bay Gamblers
1999	Des Moines Buccaneers
1998	Omaha Lancers
1997	Lincoln Stars
1996	Green Bay Gamblers
1995	Des Moines Buccaneers
1994	Omaha Lancers
1993	Omaha Lancers
1992	Des Moines Buccaneers
1991	Omaha Lancers
1990	Omaha Lancers
1989	Thunder Bay Flyers
1988	Thunder Bay Flyers
1987	Rochester Mustangs
1986	Sioux City Musketeers
1985	Dubuque Fighting Saints
1984	St. Paul Vulcans
1983	Dubuque Fighting Saints
1982	Sioux City Musketeers
1981	Dubuque Fighting Saints
1980	Hennepin Nordiques