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 2002-2003

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2002-2003

2002-2003 Season

Lincoln Stars finished first in the 2002-03 USHL standings with 83 points. Waterloo Black Hawks (81 points) and Topeka Scarecrows (79 points) followed.

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2002-2003 USHL Standings

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
1.	Lincoln Stars	60	37	14	-	9	214	153	61	83	1.38	Champion
2.	Waterloo Black Hawks	60	38	17	-	5	221	171	50	81	1.35	Semifinal loss
3.	Topeka Scarecrows	60	36	18	-	6	211	166	45	79	1.32	Quarterfinal loss
4.	Sioux City Musketeers	60	36	18	-	6	210	186	24	78	1.30	Quarterfinal loss
5.	River City Lancers	60	36	19	-	5	178	149	29	77	1.28	Final loss
6.	Cedar Rapids Roughriders	60	27	26	-	7	157	180	-23	61	1.02	Semifinal loss
7.	Des Moines Buccaneers	60	27	27	-	6	200	223	-23	60	1.00	Quarterfinal loss
8.	Tri-City Storm	60	27	28	-	5	183	200	-17	59	0.98	Quarterfinal loss
9.	Chicago Steel	60	26	28	-	6	178	204	-26	58	0.97	Did not make playoffs
10.	Sioux Falls Stampede	60	24	30	-	5	183	200	-17	54	0.90	Did not make playoffs
11.	Green Bay Gamblers	60	16	36	-	8	139	215	-76	40	0.67	Did not make playoffs

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2002-2003 USHL Player Stats

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Ryan Potulny (F)	54	35	43	78	18
2.	Luke Erickson (F)	64	31	40	71	72
3.	Joe Pavelski (F)	60	36	33	69	32
4.	Jacob Micflikier (F)	59	31	36	67	26
5.	Tomas Jasko (F)	60	30	37	67	33

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2002-2003 USHL Goalie Stats

#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Ján Chovan (G)	29	2.74	.925
2.	Jean-Philippe Lamoureux (G)	32	2.11	.919
3.	Ross Cherry (G)	19	3.16	.916
4.	Jeff Jakaitis (G)	29	2.75	.915
5.	Jordan Parise (G)	34	2.51	.915

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2002-2003 USHL Demographics

USHL Games

date	home	visiting	score
10/23/2026 12:05 AM UTC	Fargo Force	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders	-
10/21/2026 12:05 AM UTC	Sioux Falls Stampede	Lincoln Stars	4 - 1
10/18/2026 08:00 PM UTC	USNTDP Juniors	Dubuque Fighting Saints	3 - 6
10/18/2026 12:05 AM UTC	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders	Sioux Falls Stampede	4 - 7
10/17/2026 11:35 PM UTC	Waterloo Black Hawks	Des Moines Buccaneers	2 - 1

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USHL Transactions

USHL — Transactions
Date	Status	Player	From	To	Source
10/19/2026	Confirmed	Olle Därth (F)	Dubuque Fighting Saints	Univ. of Maine	Details
10/16/2026	Confirmed	Maksim Yakub (D)	Sioux City Musketeers	Sacred Heart Univ.	Details
10/16/2026	Confirmed	Dmitri Pavlov (F)	Sherwood Park Crusaders	Dubuque Fighting Saints	Details
10/14/2026	Confirmed	Maxwell Dessner (D)	Chicago Steel	Des Moines Buccaneers	Details
10/13/2026	Confirmed	Finn Spehar (F)	Portland Winterhawks	Fargo Force	Details

2026-2027 USHL Free Agents

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2027-2028 USHL Free Agents

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USHL Team Comparison (Averages)

#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders	26	1 813	5'11"	183 lbs	19.19
2.	Chicago Freeze	1	99	5'10"	181 lbs	21.00
3.	Chicago Steel	28	1 781	6'0"	187 lbs	18.93
4.	Des Moines Buccaneers	31	1 984	6'1"	194 lbs	19.39
5.	Green Bay Gamblers	29	1 676	6'0"	183 lbs	19.03
6.	Lincoln Stars	31	1 909	6'0"	187 lbs	19.26
7.	Omaha Lancers	29	1 766	5'11"	183 lbs	19.00
8.	Sioux City Musketeers	26	1 975	6'0"	192 lbs	19.23
9.	Sioux Falls Stampede	30	1 912	6'0"	187 lbs	19.50
10.	Topeka Scarecrows	25	1 909	6'0"	185 lbs	19.64
11.	Tri-City Storm	30	1 910	6'0"	190 lbs	19.40
12.	Waterloo Black Hawks	26	1 932	6'0"	185 lbs	19.50

Team Comparison History

Where Are They Now?

Played in the league during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Jackson Nieuwendyk (F)	2026-2027	Oklahoma State Univ.	ACHA II	11	12	14	26	10
2.	Tyler Kelleher (F)	2026-2027	Leksands IF	HockeyAllsvenskan	12	11	13	24	8
3.	Ty Jackson (F)	2026-2027	Deggendorfer SC	Oberliga	11	10	13	23	0
4.	Jakeb Lynch (F)	2026-2027	Minnesota Wilderness	NAHL	12	9	14	23	8
5.	Alexej Kubat (F)	2026-2027	HK Spisska Nova Ves U20	Extraliga juniorov	13	12	9	21	20
6.	Chikara Hanzawa (F)	2026-2027	KH Torun	PHL	12	10	11	21	8
7.	Dylan Jackson (F)	2026-2027	Deggendorfer SC	Oberliga	11	6	15	21	4
8.	Owen Kailher (F)	2026-2027	NV River Rats 18U AAA National	18U AAA	18	6	15	21	-
9.	Poul Andersen (F)	2026-2027	Red Deer Rebels	WHL	11	9	11	20	0
10.	Jackson Pierson (F)	2026-2027	Herforder Ice Dragons	Oberliga	10	8	12	20	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