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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2000-2001

2000-2001 Season

Lincoln Stars finished first in the 2000-01 USHL standings with 92 points. Sioux Falls Stampede (82 points) and Omaha Lancers (76 points) followed.

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2000-2001 USHL Standings

2000-2001 USHL — Standings
#	Team	GP	W	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
1.	Lincoln Stars	56	43	7	-	6	246	143	103	92	1.64	-
2.	Sioux Falls Stampede	56	40	14	-	2	267	182	85	82	1.46	-
3.	Omaha Lancers	56	35	14	-	6	215	145	70	76	1.36	Champion
4.	Green Bay Gamblers	56	32	13	-	11	177	153	24	75	1.34	-
5.	Des Moines Buccaneers	56	32	21	-	3	195	190	5	67	1.20	-
6.	Cedar Rapids Roughriders	56	30	21	-	5	192	196	-4	65	1.16	-
7.	Tri-City Storm	56	27	21	-	8	191	179	12	62	1.11	-
8.	Sioux City Musketeers	56	27	22	-	7	174	194	-20	61	1.09	-
9.	Waterloo Black Hawks	56	25	29	-	2	189	210	-21	52	0.93	-
10.	Chicago Steel	56	21	30	-	5	182	232	-50	47	0.84	-
11.	Dubuque Fighting Saints	56	15	37	-	4	148	219	-71	34	0.61	-
12.	Rochester Mustangs	56	11	42	-	3	113	239	-126	25	0.45	-
13.	USNTDP Juniors	24	10	8	-	6	74	81	-7	26	1.08	-

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2000-2001 USHL Player Stats

2000-2001 USHL — Player Stats
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Chris Fournier (F)	55	26	57	83	32
2.	Brandon Bochenski (F)	55	47	33	80	22
3.	Mike Doyle (F)	56	32	46	78	52
4.	James Massen (F)	56	37	38	75	56
5.	Jamie Mattie (D)	49	12	53	65	53

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2000-2001 USHL Goalie Stats

2000-2001 USHL — Goalie Stats
#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Bernd Brückler (G)	28	2.48	.918
2.	Bobby Goepfert (G)	45	2.92	.916
3.	Zachary Sikich (G)	30	2.86	.915
4.	Beau Fritz (G)	25	2.44	.915
5.	Jure Penko (G)	46	2.39	.914

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2000-2001 USHL Demographics

USHL Games

USHL — Games
date	home	visiting	score
10/28/2026 10:00 PM UTC	USNTDP Juniors	Muskegon Lumberjacks	-
10/25/2026 10:05 PM UTC	Sioux Falls Stampede	Fargo Force	1 - 4
10/25/2026 12:05 AM UTC	Dubuque Fighting Saints	Sioux City Musketeers	5 - 4 (OT 62:15)
10/24/2026 11:05 PM UTC	Lincoln Stars	Muskegon Lumberjacks	0 - 4
10/24/2026 11:05 PM UTC	Madison Capitols	Waterloo Black Hawks	6 - 2

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USHL Transactions

USHL — Transactions
Date	Status	Player	From	To	Source
10/27/2026	Confirmed	Owen McHale (F)	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders	Chicoutimi Saguenéens	Details
10/26/2026	Confirmed	Jackson Smith (F)	Tri-City Storm	Miami Univ. (Ohio)	Details
10/25/2026	Confirmed	Josh Banini (G)	Kelowna Rockets	Dubuque Fighting Saints	Details
10/25/2026	Confirmed	CJ Watson (D)	West Kelowna Warriors	Tri-City Storm	Details
10/24/2026	Confirmed	Gavin Lock (F)	Dubuque Fighting Saints	Green Bay Gamblers	Details

2026-2027 USHL Free Agents

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2027-2028 USHL Free Agents

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USHL Team Comparison (Averages)

2000-2001 USHL — Team Comparison
#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders	34	1 923	5'11"	185 lbs	19.53
2.	Chicago Steel	33	1 589	5'11"	187 lbs	19.36
3.	Des Moines Buccaneers	34	1 633	6'0"	190 lbs	19.76
4.	Dubuque Fighting Saints	37	1 747	5'11"	185 lbs	19.59
5.	Green Bay Gamblers	25	1 817	5'11"	190 lbs	19.24
6.	Lincoln Stars	29	2 275	5'11"	187 lbs	19.69
7.	Omaha Lancers	28	1 678	5'11"	187 lbs	19.21
8.	Rochester Mustangs	39	1 785	6'0"	192 lbs	19.49
9.	Sioux City Musketeers	34	1 782	5'11"	187 lbs	19.65
10.	Sioux Falls Stampede	27	1 731	6'0"	194 lbs	19.22
11.	Tri-City Storm	29	1 342	6'0"	196 lbs	19.69
12.	USNTDP Juniors	25	692	6'0"	196 lbs	18.72
13.	Waterloo Black Hawks	29	1 838	6'0"	190 lbs	19.76

Team Comparison History

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	13	10	20	30	0
2.	Dylan Jackson (F)	2026-2027	Deggendorfer SC	Oberliga	13	11	18	29	6
3.	Tyler Kelleher (F)	2026-2027	Leksands IF	HockeyAllsvenskan	14	11	17	28	8
4.	Jackson Nieuwendyk (F)	2026-2027	Oklahoma State Univ.	ACHA II	11	12	14	26	10
5.	Alexej Kubat (F)	2026-2027	HK Spisska Nova Ves U20	Extraliga juniorov	14	13	12	25	20
6.	Andrei Buyalsky (F)	2026-2027	Polonia Bytom	PHL	15	11	14	25	0
7.	Jakeb Lynch (F)	2026-2027	Minnesota Wilderness	NAHL	14	9	16	25	16
8.	Harrison Roy (F)	2026-2027	Deggendorfer SC	Oberliga	13	13	11	24	4
9.	Phil Marinaccio (F)	2026-2027	Tilburg Trappers	Oberliga	12	8	16	24	6
10.	Danny Weight (F)	2026-2027	Milton Keynes Lightning	NIHL	12	10	13	23	2

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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