# 2015–16 USHL season

The 2015–16 USHL season is the 37th season of the United States Hockey League as an all-junior league. The regular season ran from September 25, 2015, to April 10, 2016. The regular season champions, the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders, were awarded the Anderson Cup and the playoff champions, the Tri-City Storm, were awarded the Clark Cup.

## Regular season

Final standings
x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched conference title; z = clinched regular season title
* ↑ The Fargo Force had more total wins (regulation, overtime, and shootout wins) than the Sioux Falls Stampede, but the Stampede win the playoff tiebreaker (29 regulation and overtime wins to the Force's 28).

## Statistical leaders
### Scoring leaders

Players are listed by points, then goals.
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts. = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Rem Pitlick | Muskegon Lumberjacks | 56 | 46 | 43 | 89 | 74 |
| Ross Colton | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | 55 | 35 | 31 | 66 | 79 |
| Cam Morrison | Youngstown Phantoms | 60 | 34 | 32 | 66 | 42 |
| Tanner Laczynski | Chicago/Lincoln | 52 | 24 | 39 | 63 | 38 |
| Denis Smirnov | Fargo Force | 60 | 29 | 32 | 61 | 37 |
| Collin Adams | Muskegon Lumberjacks | 59 | 27 | 34 | 61 | 37 |
| Nate Sucese | Dubuque Fighting Saints | 60 | 26 | 33 | 59 | 28 |
| Sam McCormick | Madison/Waterloo | 61 | 32 | 25 | 57 | 16 |
| Ryan Lohin | Madison/Waterloo | 62 | 23 | 34 | 57 | 54 |
| Ludvig Hoff | Lincoln Stars | 56 | 20 | 37 | 57 | 35 |

### Leading goaltenders

These are the goaltenders that lead the league in GAA that have played at least 1380 minutes.
Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SOL = Shootout losses; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage
| Player | Team | GP | Mins | W | L | OTL | SOL | SO | GAA | SV% |
| Adam Húska | Green Bay Gamblers | 37 | 2138 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1.82 | 0.931 |
| Ben Blacker | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | 50 | 2967 | 33 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2.24 | 0.926 |
| Hayden Lavigne | Bloomington Thunder | 39 | 2231 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2.26 | 0.914 |
| Ryan Wischow | Fargo Force | 53 | 2827 | 24 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2.29 | 0.917 |
| Daniel Vladař | Chicago Steel | 30 | 1766 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2.31 | 0.920 |

## Post season awards
### All-USHL First Team

| Pos | Name | Team |
| G | Adam Húska | Green Bay |
| D | Jack Ahcan | Cedar Rapids |
| D | Jérémy Davies | Bloomington |
| F | Ross Colton | Cedar Rapids |
| F | Cam Morrison | Youngstown |
| F | Rem Pitlick | Muskegon |

### All-USHL Second Team

| Pos | Name | Team |
| G | Ben Blacker | Cedar Rapids |
| D | Mattias Gorannson | Tri-City |
| D | Trevor Hamilton | Lincoln |
| F | Tanner Laczynski | Lincoln |
| F | Denis Smirnov | Fargo |
| F | Nate Sucese | Dubuque |

### All Rookie Team

| Pos | Name | Team |
| G | Ryan Edquist | Madison |
| D | Jacob Bryson | Omaha |
| D | Andrew Peeke | Green Bay |
| F | Collin Adams | Muskegon |
| F | Cam Morrison | Youngstown |
| F | Eeli Tolvanen | Sioux City |

## Clark Cup playoffs

| Conference Semi-Finals (Best of 5) | Conference Semi-Finals (Best of 5) | Conference Semi-Finals (Best of 5) | Conference Finals (Best of 5) | Conference Finals (Best of 5) | Conference Finals (Best of 5) | Clark Cup Championship (Best of 5) | Clark Cup Championship (Best of 5) | Clark Cup Championship (Best of 5) |
| 1 | Cedar Rapids | 2 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Bloomington | 3 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Bloomington | 3 | 4 | Bloomington | 2 | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | 4 | Bloomington | 2 | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | 3 | Dubuque | 3 | | | |
| 3 | Dubuque | 3 | 3 | Dubuque | 3 | | | |
| 2 | Green Bay | 1 | | | | | | |
| 2 | Green Bay | 1 | | | | E3 | Dubuque | 0 |
| | | | | | | W1 | Tri-City | 3 |
| 2 | Lincoln | 1 | | | | | | | W1 | Tri-City | 3 |
| 3 | Waterloo | 3 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Waterloo | 3 | 3 | Waterloo | 2 | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | 3 | Waterloo | 2 | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | 1 | Tri-City | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Sioux Falls | 0 | 1 | Tri-City | 3 | | | |
| 1 | Tri-City | 3 | | | | | | |

## Conference Semi-Finals
### Eastern Conference
#### (1) Cedar Rapids RoughRiders vs. (4) Bloomington Thunder

* Bloomington wins series 3 – 2

#### (2) Green Bay Gamblers vs. (3) Dubuque Fighting Saints

* Dubuque wins series 3 – 1

### Western Conference
#### (1) Tri-City Storm vs. (4) Sioux Falls Stampede

* Tri-City wins series 3 – 0

#### (2) Lincoln Stars vs. (3) Waterloo Black Hawks

* Waterloo wins series 3 – 1

## Conference Finals
### Eastern Conference
#### (3) Dubuque Fighting Saints vs. (4) Bloomington Thunder

* Dubuque wins series 3 – 2

### Western Conference
#### (1) Tri-City Storm vs. (3) Waterloo Black Hawks

* Tri-City wins series 3 – 2

## Clark Cup Finals
### (W1) Tri-City Storm vs. (E3) Dubuque Fighting Saints

* Tri-City wins series 3 – 0

## Playoff scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Dan Labosky | Tri-City Storm | 11 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 16 |
| Wade Allison | Tri-City Storm | 11 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 4 |
| Alex Limoges | Tri-City Storm | 11 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 6 |
| Jake Slaker | Bloomington Thunder | 10 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 25 |
| Keegan Ford | Dubuque Fighting Saints | 12 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0 |
| Carson Meyer | Tri-City Storm | 11 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 |
| Logan Lambdin | Bloomington Thunder | 9 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 |
| Nate Sucese | Dubuque Fighting Saints | 12 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 |
| Evan Smith | Dubuque Fighting Saints | 12 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 12 |
| Nick Swaney | Waterloo Black Hawks | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 |

## Playoff leading goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
| Player | Team | GP | Mins | W | L | GA | SO | SV% | GAA |
| Jake Kielly | Tri-City Storm | 11 | 657 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 3 | .950 | 1.64 |
| Peyton Jones | Lincoln Stars | 4 | 278 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1 | .935 | 2.16 |
| Hunter Miska | Dubuque Fighting Saints | 12 | 750 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 1 | .921 | 2.24 |
| Cale Morris | Waterloo Black Hawks | 9 | 577 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 0 | .921 | 2.50 |
| Adam Húska | Green Bay Gamblers | 4 | 271 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 0 | .902 | 2.65 |