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.

United States Hockey League USHL 1996-1997

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1996-1997

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1996-1997 USHL Standings

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
1.	Green Bay Gamblers	54	41	11	-	2	260	187	73	84	1.56	-
2.	Omaha Lancers	54	40	12	-	2	252	152	100	82	1.52	-
3.	Lincoln Stars	54	40	13	-	1	244	168	76	81	1.50	Champion
4.	Des Moines Buccaneers	54	37	13	-	4	245	168	77	78	1.44	-
5.	North Iowa Huskies	54	28	21	-	5	210	190	20	61	1.13	-
6.	Rochester Mustangs	54	28	21	-	5	217	193	24	61	1.13	-
7.	Twin City Vulcans	54	25	26	-	3	190	211	-21	53	0.98	-
8.	Fargo-Moorhead Ice Sharks	54	24	28	-	2	160	154	6	50	0.93	-
9.	Thunder Bay Flyers	54	19	33	-	2	186	251	-65	40	0.74	-
10.	Dubuque Fighting Saints	54	17	34	-	3	157	211	-54	37	0.69	-
11.	Waterloo Black Hawks	54	16	34	-	4	182	273	-91	36	0.67	-
12.	Sioux City Musketeers	54	9	43	-	2	162	307	-145	20	0.37	-

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1996-1997 USHL Player Stats

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Mike Lephart (F)	54	40	50	90	76
2.	Jeff Turner (F)	54	32	56	88	42
3.	Kevin Granato (F)	54	41	41	82	72
4.	Kevin Swider (F)	52	37	44	81	16
5.	Scott Matzka (F)	53	38	40	78	112

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1996-1997 USHL Goalie Stats

#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Jayme Platt (G)	22	2.50	.925
2.	Karl Goehring (G)	32	2.48	.924
3.	Andy Kollar (G)	23	2.99	.910
4.	Ty Conklin (G)	30	3.21	.908
5.	Scott Clemmensen (G)	36	3.26	.907

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1996-1997 USHL Demographics

USHL Games

date	home	visiting	score
05/23/2026 10:10 PM UTC	Muskegon Lumberjacks	Sioux Falls Stampede	3 - 4 (OT 86:43)
05/22/2026 11:10 PM UTC	Muskegon Lumberjacks	Sioux Falls Stampede	4 - 3 (OT 82:09)
05/16/2026 11:05 PM UTC	Sioux Falls Stampede	Muskegon Lumberjacks	3 - 0
05/16/2026 12:05 AM UTC	Sioux Falls Stampede	Muskegon Lumberjacks	3 - 1
05/13/2026 12:05 AM UTC	Sioux Falls Stampede	Fargo Force	3 - 2

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Tomass Rutulis (G)

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Michael Romano (D)

Mount St. Charles Acad 18U AAA

Dubuque Fighting Saints

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2026-2027 USHL Free Agents

Team	Player
Sioux Falls Stampede	Jack Brauti (D)

2027-2028 USHL Free Agents

Team	Player
Green Bay Gamblers	Andrew O'Sullivan (D)

Player Nationalities Throughout History

USHL Team Comparison (Averages)

#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	Des Moines Buccaneers	25	1 710	6'0"	187 lbs	19.76
2.	Dubuque Fighting Saints	36	1 733	5'11"	187 lbs	19.14
3.	Fargo-Moorhead Ice Sharks	28	1 235	5'11"	187 lbs	19.33
4.	Green Bay Gamblers	32	1 815	5'11"	192 lbs	19.69
5.	Lincoln Stars	32	1 464	6'0"	187 lbs	19.50
6.	North Iowa Huskies	26	1 396	6'0"	190 lbs	19.09
7.	Omaha Lancers	30	1 890	5'11"	187 lbs	19.59
8.	Rochester Mustangs	32	1 684	5'11"	194 lbs	19.39
9.	Sioux City Musketeers	41	1 870	6'0"	190 lbs	19.52
10.	Thunder Bay Flyers	30	1 685	6'0"	190 lbs	19.18
11.	Twin Cities Vulcans	27	1 471	6'0"	190 lbs	19.36
12.	Waterloo Black Hawks	33	1 724	5'11"	187 lbs	19.39

Team Comparison History

Where Are They Now?

Played in the league during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Sawyer Schmidt (F)	2026-2027	New York District	USA-S17	6	4	9	13	2
2.	Adam Benák (F)	2026-2027	Czechia U20 (all)	International-Jr	4	3	7	10	4
3.	Caiden Pellegrino (F)	2026-2027	Massachusetts District	USA-S17	6	6	2	8	0
4.	Kage Flory (D)	2026-2027	New York District	USA-S17	6	5	3	8	2
5.	Braydon Sisco (F)	2026-2027	Atlantic District	USA-S17	6	3	5	8	4
6.	Alexei Sergeyev (F)	2026-2027	Shakhter Soligorsk	-	6	3	4	7	2
7.	Justin Bailey (F)	2026-2027	Barys Astana	KHL	2	3	3	6	2
8.	Patrick Russell (F)	2026-2027	Kölner Haie	Champions HL	3	3	3	6	6
9.	Braeden Waller (F)	2026-2027	B17 - Gold (Final 68)	MNHP	4	3	3	6	2
10.	Ty Bergeron (F)	2026-2027	Michigan District	USA-S17	6	3	3	6	0

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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

#	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

#	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.

#	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

#	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

#	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

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Tim Ferguson (F)	1985-1986	48	56	135
2.	Mike Racz (F)	1985-1986	48	55	132
3.	Mike Carlson (F)	1980-1981	47	59	127
4.	Steve MacSwain (F)	1982-1983	48	60	122
5.	Scott Shoffstall (F)	1984-1985	46	63	114

USHL All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Rod Taylor (F)	1986-1987	48	67	110
2.	Scott Shoffstall (F)	1984-1985	46	63	114
3.	Steve MacSwain (F)	1982-1983	48	60	122
4.	Mike Carlson (F)	1980-1981	47	59	127
5.	Tim Ferguson (F)	1985-1986	48	56	135

USHL All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Tim Ferguson (F)	1985-1986	48	79	135
2.	Myles Hart (F)	1981-1982	48	78	110
3.	Mike Racz (F)	1985-1986	48	77	132
4.	Jim Hau (F)	1985-1986	45	73	108
5.	Jeremy Wilmer (F)	2021-2022	60	73	98

USHL All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Chad Stauffacher (F)	1996-1997	51	71	316
2.	Aaron Piccinin (D)	1997-1998	50	6	297
3.	Jared Boll (F)	2004-2005	59	47	294
4.	Mike McKee (D)	2012-2013	42	21	292
5.	Landon Wilson (F)	1992-1993	43	65	284

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1996-1997 USHL Standings

1996-1997 USHL Player Stats

1996-1997 USHL Goalie Stats

USHL Stories

1996-1997 USHL Demographics

USHL Games

USHL Transactions

2026-2027 USHL Free Agents

2027-2028 USHL Free Agents

Player Nationalities Throughout History

USHL Team Comparison (Averages)

Where Are They Now?

USHL All-Time Points

USHL All-Time Goals

USHL All-Time Assists

USHL All-Time Penalty Min.

USHL All-Time Games Played

USHL All-Time Points Per Game

USHL All-Time Points Per Season

USHL All-Time Goals Per Season

USHL All-Time Assists Per Season

USHL All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

List of USHL Champions

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