2012–13 USHL season
2012-13 USHL Season | |
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League | United States Hockey League |
Sport | Ice hockey |
Duration | September 28, 2012 – May 17, 2013 |
Number of games | 64 |
Number of teams | 16 |
Regular season | |
Anderson Cup | Dubuque Fighting Saints |
Clark Cup Champions | |
Champions | Dubuque Fighting Saints |
The 2012–13 USHL season is the 34th season of the United States Hockey League as an all-junior league. The regular season began on September 28, 2012, and concluded on April 13, 2013,[1] with the regular season champion winning the Anderson Cup.
The playoffs began on April 16, 2013, and completed on May 17, 2013.[2] The top four teams from each conference competed for the Clark Cup, with all series played in a best-of-five format.[3]
This season was the 21st season in which one team captured both the Anderson Cup and the Clark Cup in the same season. It was the first time the Dubuque Fighting Saints accomplished this feat.
Regular season[]
Final standings reflect games played through April 14, 2013[4]
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime Losses; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; PIM = Penalties in Minutes
x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched conference title; z = clinched regular season title
Eastern Conference[]
Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS | GF | GA | PIM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
z-Dubuque Fighting Saints | 64 | 45 | 11 | 8 | 98 | 247 | 154 | 1055 |
x-Green Bay Gamblers | 64 | 37 | 23 | 4 | 78 | 234 | 207 | 1069 |
x-Youngstown Phantoms | 64 | 37 | 27 | 0 | 74 | 215 | 199 | 1346 |
x-Muskegon Lumberjacks | 64 | 31 | 23 | 10 | 72 | 183 | 175 | 924 |
Chicago Steel | 64 | 29 | 31 | 4 | 62 | 179 | 212 | 1069 |
Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | 64 | 25 | 30 | 9 | 59 | 188 | 221 | 970 |
Team USA | 64 | 22 | 37 | 5 | 49 | 178 | 230 | 999 |
Indiana Ice | 64 | 21 | 37 | 6 | 48 | 181 | 249 | 816 |
Western Conference[]
Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS | GF | GA | PIM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
y-Sioux Falls Stampede | 64 | 45 | 17 | 2 | 92 | 241 | 187 | 1047 |
x-Fargo Force | 64 | 38 | 19 | 7 | 83 | 229 | 201 | 981 |
x-Waterloo Black Hawks | 64 | 39 | 21 | 4 | 82 | 273 | 217 | 923 |
x-Lincoln Stars | 64 | 39 | 22 | 3 | 81 | 217 | 191 | 1538 |
Omaha Lancers | 64 | 34 | 29 | 1 | 69 | 177 | 183 | 1038 |
Sioux City Musketeers | 64 | 23 | 30 | 11 | 57 | 196 | 200 | 1376 |
Des Moines Buccaneers | 64 | 25 | 35 | 4 | 54 | 189 | 245 | 1570 |
Tri-City Storm | 64 | 22 | 35 | 7 | 51 | 189 | 245 | 931 |
Players[]
Scoring leaders[]
Final statistics reflect games played through April 14, 2013[5]
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; PTS = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus Rating; PIM = Penalties in Minutes
Player | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Taylor Cammarata | Waterloo Black Hawks | 59 | 38 | 55 | 93 | +39 | 49 |
Justin Kloos | Waterloo Black Hawks | 54 | 29 | 58 | 87 | +34 | 22 |
Waterloo Black Hawks | 56 | 32 | 46 | 78 | +25 | 50 | |
Green Bay Gamblers | 64 | 27 | 50 | 77 | +23 | 19 | |
Dubuque Fighting Saints | 63 | 37 | 39 | 76 | +49 | 40 | |
Jake Guentzel | Sioux City Musketeers | 60 | 29 | 44 | 73 | +13 | 24 |
Green Bay Gamblers | 59 | 32 | 39 | 71 | +10 | 27 | |
Peter Quenneville | Dubuque Fighting Saints | 63 | 33 | 37 | 70 | +29 | 18 |
Dominic Toninato | Fargo Force | 64 | 29 | 41 | 70 | +29 | 50 |
Fargo Force | 64 | 25 | 45 | 70 | +33 | 45 |
Leading goaltenders[]
Final statistics reflect games played through April 14, 2013[6]
Note: GP = Games Played; MIN = Minutes Played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime Losses; SL = Shootout Losses; SO = Shutouts; GA = Goals Allowed; GAA = Goals Against Average; SV% = Save Percentage
Player | Team | GP | MIN | W | L | OTL | SO | GA | GAA | SV% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dubuque Fighting Saints | 38 | 2084:24 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 77 | 2.22 | 0.904 | |
Muskegon Lumberjacks | 46 | 2707:52 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 112 | 2.48 | 0.924 | |
Sioux City Musketeers | 33 | 1854:40 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 77 | 2.49 | 0.904 | |
Alex Lyon | Omaha Lancers | 50 | 2894:00 | 26 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 128 | 2.65 | 0.916 |
Kyle Hayton | Sioux City Musketeers | 25 | 1515:23 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 67 | 2.65 | 0.911 |
Clark Cup Playoffs[]
Conference Semi-Finals (Best of 5) | Conference Finals (Best of 5) | Clark Cup Championship (Best of 5) | ||||||||||||
1 | Dubuque | 3 | ||||||||||||
4 | Muskegon | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Dubuque | 3 | ||||||||||||
Eastern Conference | ||||||||||||||
3 | Youngstown | 2 | ||||||||||||
3 | Youngstown | 3 | ||||||||||||
2 | Green Bay | 1 | ||||||||||||
E1 | Dubuque | 3 | ||||||||||||
W2 | Fargo | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | Fargo | 3 | ||||||||||||
3 | Waterloo | 2 | ||||||||||||
2 | Fargo | 3 | ||||||||||||
Western Conference | ||||||||||||||
1 | Sioux Falls | 2 | ||||||||||||
4 | Lincoln | 2 | ||||||||||||
1 | Sioux Falls | 3 |
Conference Semifinals[]
- Note 1: All times are local.
- Note 2: Game times in italics signify games to be played only if necessary.
- Note 3: Home team is listed first.
Eastern Conference[]
(1) Dubuque Fighting Saints vs. (4) Muskegon Lumberjacks[]
April 17 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | 4 - 1 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | Mystique Ice Center | Recap |
April 19 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | 4 - 3 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | Mystique Ice Center | Recap |
April 21 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | 2 - 3 | OT | Dubuque Fighting Saints | L. C. Walker Arena | Recap |
Dubuque wins series 3 – 0 | |
(2) Green Bay Gamblers vs. (3) Youngstown Phantoms[]
April 17 | Green Bay Gamblers | 3 - 1 | Youngstown Phantoms | Resch Center | Recap |
April 18 | Green Bay Gamblers | 2 - 4 | Youngstown Phantoms | Resch Center | Recap |
April 20 | Youngstown Phantoms | 4 - 2 | Green Bay Gamblers | Covelli Centre | Recap |
April 21 | Youngstown Phantoms | 3 - 1 | Green Bay Gamblers | Covelli Centre | Recap |
Youngstown wins series 3 – 1 | |
Western Conference[]
(1) Sioux Falls Stampede vs. (4) Lincoln Stars[]
April 16 | Sioux Falls Stampede | 3 - 2 | OT | Lincoln Stars | Sioux Falls Arena | Recap |
April 17 | Sioux Falls Stampede | 0 - 4 | Lincoln Stars | Sioux Falls Arena | Recap |
April 19 | Lincoln Stars | 4 - 1 | Sioux Falls Stampede | Ice Box | Recap |
April 20 | Lincoln Stars | 1 - 2 | Sioux Falls Stampede | Ice Box | Recap |
April 23 | Sioux Falls Stampede | 2 - 0 | Lincoln Stars | Sioux Falls Arena | Recap |
Sioux Falls wins series 3 – 2 | |
(2) Fargo Force vs. (3) Waterloo Black Hawks[]
April 17 | Fargo Force | 3 - 2 | Waterloo Black Hawks | Scheels Arena | Recap |
April 19 | Fargo Force | 4 - 5 | Waterloo Black Hawks | Scheels Arena | Recap |
April 21 | Waterloo Black Hawks | 6 - 4 | Fargo Force | Young Arena | Recap |
April 23 | Waterloo Black Hawks | 3 - 6 | Fargo Force | Young Arena | Recap |
April 24 | Fargo Force | 4 - 3 | OT | Waterloo Black Hawks | Scheels Arena | Recap |
Fargo wins series 3 – 2 | |
Conference Finals[]
- Note 1: All times are local.
- Note 2: Game times in italics signify games to be played only if necessary.
- Note 3: Home team is listed first.
Eastern Conference[]
(1) Dubuque Fighting Saints vs. (3) Youngstown Phantoms[]
April 26 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | 3 - 2 | Youngstown Phantoms | Mystique Ice Center | Recap |
April 27 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | 3 - 1 | Youngstown Phantoms | Mystique Ice Center | Recap |
April 29 | Youngstown Phantoms | 4 - 3 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | Covelli Centre | Recap |
April 30 | Youngstown Phantoms | 4 - 2 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | Covelli Centre | Recap |
May 4 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | 4 - 0 | Youngstown Phantoms | Mystique Ice Center | Recap |
Dubuque wins series 3 – 2 | |
Western Conference[]
(1) Sioux Falls Stampede vs. (2) Fargo Force[]
April 26 | Fargo Force | 3 - 2 | Sioux Falls Stampede | Scheels Arena | Recap |
April 27 | Fargo Force | 1 - 2 | Sioux Falls Stampede | Scheels Arena | Recap |
May 2 | Sioux Falls Stampede | 0 - 1 | Fargo Force | Sioux Falls Arena | Recap |
May 5 | Sioux Falls Stampede | 5 - 3 | Fargo Force | Sioux Falls Arena | Recap |
May 8 | Sioux Falls Stampede | 4 - 7 | Fargo Force | Sioux Falls Arena | Recap |
Fargo wins series 3 – 2 | |
Clark Cup Finals[]
- Note 1: All times are local.
- Note 2: Game times in italics signify games to be played only if necessary.
- Note 3: Home team is listed first.
(E1) Dubuque Fighting Saints vs. (W2) Fargo Force[]
May 10 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | 4 - 1 | Fargo Force | Mystique Ice Center | Recap |
May 11 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | 4 - 1 | Fargo Force | Mystique Ice Center | Recap |
May 17 | Fargo Force | 2 - 3 | OT | Dubuque Fighting Saints | Scheels Arena | Recap |
Dubuque wins series 3 – 0 | |
Playoff Statistics[]
Statistics reflect games played through May 17, 2013[7][8]
Scoring leaders[]
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; PTS = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus Rating; PIM = Penalty Minutes
Player | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alex Iafallo | Fargo Force | 13 | 6 | 10 | 16 | +1 | 4 |
Dave Gust | Fargo Force | 13 | 3 | 12 | 15 | +6 | 4 |
Austin Ortega | Fargo Force | 13 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 15 |
Dubuque Fighting Saints | 11 | 7 | 5 | 12 | +2 | 8 | |
Dubuque Fighting Saints | 11 | 4 | 8 | 12 | +4 | 6 | |
Sam Anas | Youngstown Phantoms | 9 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -7 | 6 |
Dubuque Fighting Saints | 11 | 2 | 10 | 12 | +2 | 0 | |
Fargo Force | 13 | 6 | 4 | 10 | +3 | 21 | |
Fargo Force | 12 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +4 | 4 | |
Peter Quenneville | Dubuque Fighting Saints | 9 | 6 | 3 | 9 | +4 | 2 |
Leading goaltenders[]
Note: GP = Games Played; MIN = Minutes Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; SO = Shutouts; GA = Goals Allowed; GAA = Goals Against Average; SV% = Save Percentage
Player | Team | GP | MIN | W | L | SO | GA | GAA | SV% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michael Bitzer | Lincoln Stars | 4 | 238:19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1.01 | 0.972 |
Dubuque Fighting Saints | 10 | 618:32 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 1.65 | 0.935 | |
Youngstown Phantoms | 9 | 534:46 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 2.36 | 0.905 | |
Fargo Force | 8 | 475:13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 2.40 | 0.931 | |
Charlie Lindgren | Sioux Falls Stampede | 10 | 595:05 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 2.52 | 0.921 |
USHL Awards[]
Award | Name | Team |
---|---|---|
Rookie of the Year[9] | Jake Guentzel | Sioux City Musketeers |
Defenseman of the Year[10] | Paul LaDue | Lincoln Stars |
Forward of the Year[11] | Taylor Cammarata | Waterloo Black Hawks |
Goaltender of the Year[12] | Muskegon Lumberjacks | |
Player of the Year[13] | Taylor Cammarata | Waterloo Black Hawks |
Scholar-Athlete[14] | Tyler Moy |
Waterloo Black Hawks Omaha Lancers |
Curt Hammer[15] | Sioux Falls Stampede | |
Coach of the Year[16] | Sioux Falls Stampede | |
General Manager of the Year[17] | Jim Montgomery | Dubuque Fighting Saints |
Executive of the Year[18] | Dubuque Fighting Saints | |
Organization of the Year[19] | Fargo Force |
All-USHL teams[]
First Team[]
Position | Player[20] | Team |
---|---|---|
Goalie | Muskegon Lumberjacks | |
Defense | Paul LaDue | Lincoln Stars |
Defense | Ian McCoshen | Waterloo Black Hawks |
Forward | Taylor Cammarata | Waterloo Black Hawks |
Forward | Justin Kloos | Waterloo Black Hawks |
Forward | Dubuque Fighting Saints |
Second Team[]
Position | Player[21] | Team |
---|---|---|
Goalie | Alex Lyon | Omaha Lancers |
Defense | Muskegon Lumberjacks | |
Defense | Dubuque Fighting Saints | |
Forward | Youngstown Phantoms | |
Forward | Jake Guentzel | Sioux City Musketeers |
Forward | Green Bay Gamblers | |
Forward | Peter Quenneville | Dubuque Fighting Saints |
Forward | Dominic Toninato | Fargo Force |
All-Rookie Team[]
Position | Player[22] | Team |
---|---|---|
Goalie | Cal Petersen | Waterloo Black Hawks |
Defense | Gavin Bayreuther | Fargo Force |
Defense | Muskegon Lumberjacks | |
Defense | Gustav Olofsson | Green Bay Gamblers |
Forward | Jake Guentzel | Sioux City Musketeers |
Forward | Sioux Falls Stampede | |
Forward | Vinni Lettieri | Lincoln Stars |
Forward | Nick Schmaltz | Green Bay Gamblers |
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External links[]
- United States Hockey League seasons
- 2012–13 in American ice hockey by league