# 2009–10 USHL season

The 2009–10 USHL season is the 31st season of the United States Hockey League as an all-junior league. The regular season began on October 2, 2009, and concluded on April 3, 2010, with the regular season champion winning the Anderson Cup. The 2009–10 USHL season was the first to include both the Youngstown Phantoms and the US Nation Team Development Program, both of whom left the North American Hockey League. As a result of two new teams being added to the East Division, the Des Moines Buccaneers were moved to the West Division.
The Clark Cup playoffs featured the top four teams from each division competing for the league title.

## Regular season

Final Standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched league title

### East Division

| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS | GF | GA |
| zGreen Bay Gamblers | 60 | 45 | 10 | 5 | 95 | 212 | 140 |
| xCedar Rapids RoughRiders | 60 | 38 | 19 | 3 | 79 | 214 | 154 |
| xIndiana Ice | 60 | 33 | 24 | 3 | 69 | 199 | 187 |
| xWaterloo Black Hawks | 60 | 31 | 27 | 2 | 64 | 227 | 221 |
| Chicago Steel | 60 | 24 | 30 | 6 | 54 | 178 | 212 |
| US NTDP | 60 | 25 | 31 | 4 | 54 | 198 | 215 |
| Youngstown Phantoms | 60 | 20 | 36 | 4 | 44 | 170 | 247 |

### West Division

| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS | GF | GA |
| yOmaha Lancers | 60 | 42 | 12 | 6 | 90 | 238 | 146 |
| xFargo Force | 60 | 37 | 17 | 6 | 80 | 227 | 214 |
| xSioux Falls Stampede | 60 | 33 | 15 | 12 | 78 | 223 | 182 |
| xTri-City Storm | 60 | 29 | 25 | 6 | 64 | 172 | 189 |
| Sioux City Musketeers | 60 | 27 | 24 | 9 | 63 | 158 | 175 |
| Des Moines Buccaneers | 60 | 20 | 34 | 6 | 46 | 199 | 256 |
| Lincoln Stars | 60 | 16 | 36 | 8 | 40 | 143 | 220 |

## Players
### Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Jaden Schwartz | Tri-City Storm | 60 | 33 | 50 | 83 | 18 |
| Matt White | Omaha Lancers | 57 | 35 | 47 | 82 | 53 |
| J. T. Brown | Waterloo Black Hawks | 60 | 34 | 43 | 77 | 64 |
| Michael Voran | Sioux Falls Stampede | 60 | 23 | 51 | 74 | 90 |
| Erik Haula | Omaha Lancers | 56 | 28 | 44 | 72 | 59 |
| T.J. Tynan | Des Moines Buccaneers | 60 | 17 | 55 | 72 | 55 |
| Matt Lindblad | Sioux Falls Stampede | 57 | 24 | 46 | 70 | 20 |
| Brock Montpetit | Sioux Falls Stampede | 55 | 28 | 41 | 69 | 94 |
| Tyler Barnes | Waterloo Black Hawks | 60 | 35 | 33 | 68 | 27 |
| Anders Lee | Green Bay Gamblers | 59 | 35 | 31 | 66 | 54 |

### Leading goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
| Player | Team | GP | Mins | W | L | OTL | GA | SO | SV% | GAA |
| Steve Summerhays | Green Bay Gamblers | 39 | 2323 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 84 | 2 | 0.914 | 2.17 |
| Ryan McKay | Green Bay Gamblers | 24 | 1339 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 49 | 4 | 0.909 | 2.20 |
| Jeff Teglia | Omaha Lancers | 45 | 2700 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 102 | 4 | 0.921 | 2.27 |
| Cody Campbell | Fargo/Cedar Rapids | 29 | 1547 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 63 | 2 | 0.904 | 2.44 |
| Cab Morris | Indiana Ice | 38 | 2107 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 90 | 3 | 0.913 | 2.57 |

## Clark Cup Playoffs

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Clark Cup Championship | Clark Cup Championship | Clark Cup Championship | Clark Cup Championship | Clark Cup Championship | Clark Cup Championship | Clark Cup Championship |
| 1 | Green Bay | 2 | 5 | 5 | – | – | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Waterloo | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Waterloo | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 1 | Green Bay | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | – | | | | | | | |
| East Division | East Division | East Division | East Division | East Division | East Division | East Division | 1 | Green Bay | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | – | | | | | | | |
| East Division | East Division | East Division | East Division | East Division | East Division | East Division | 3 | Indiana | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | – | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Cedar Rapids | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Indiana | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | – | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Indiana | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Indiana | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | E | Green Bay | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | W | Fargo | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 1 | Omaha | 7 | 5 | 5 | – | – | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | W | Fargo | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Tri-City | 1 | 4 | 2 | – | – | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Tri-City | 1 | 4 | 2 | – | – | 1 | Omaha | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| West Division | West Division | West Division | West Division | West Division | West Division | West Division | 1 | Omaha | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| West Division | West Division | West Division | West Division | West Division | West Division | West Division | 2 | Fargo | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Fargo | 5 | 7 | 3 | – | – | 2 | Fargo | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Sioux Falls | 1 | 6 | 1 | – | – | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Quarterfinals
### Eastern Division
#### (1) Green Bay Gamblers vs. (4) Waterloo Black Hawks

* Green Bay wins series 3 – 0

#### (2) Cedar Rapids RoughRiders vs. (3) Indiana Ice

* Indiana wins series 3 – 2

### Western Division
#### (1) Omaha Lancers vs. (4) Tri-City Storm

* Omaha wins series 3 – 0
* Note: Game 1 was played at Ann Arbor Ice Cube in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

#### (2) Fargo Force vs. (3) Sioux Falls Stampede

* Fargo wins series 3 – 0

## Semifinals
### Eastern Division
#### (1) Green Bay Gamblers vs. (3) Indiana Ice

* Green Bay wins series 3 – 1

### Western Division
#### (1) Omaha Lancers vs. (2) Fargo Force

* Fargo wins series 3 – 2

## Clark Cup Finals
### (W1) Green Bay Gamblers vs. (E2) Fargo Force

* Green Bay wins series 3 – 2

## Playoff scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Anders Lee | Green Bay Gamblers | 12 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 13 |
| Matt Leitner | Fargo Force | 12 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 28 |
| Chase Grant | Fargo Force | 12 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 16 |
| Ryan Furne | Green Bay Gamblers | 12 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 6 |
| Reed Seckel | Green Bay Gamblers | 12 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 24 |
| Matt White | Omaha Lancers | 8 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 |
| Erik Haula | Omaha Lancers | 8 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2 |
| David Makowski | Green Bay Gamblers | 12 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 29 |
| Garrett Allen | Fargo Force | 13 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| Greg Wolfe | Omaha Lancers | 8 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 |

## 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 |
| Troy Grosenick | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | 4 | 192 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0.949 | 1.88 |
| Steve Summerhays | Green Bay Gamblers | 12 | 758 | 9 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 0.909 | 2.22 |
| Jeff Teglia | Omaha Lancers | 8 | 479 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 0.896 | 2.38 |
| Ryan Massa | Fargo Force | 13 | 789 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 1 | 0.918 | 2.43 |
| Casey DeSmith | Indiana Ice | 8 | 412 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0.918 | 2.48 |

## Awards

* Coach of the Year: Jon Cooper Green Bay Gamblers
* Curt Hammer Award: Derek Arnold Waterloo Black Hawks
* Defenseman of the Year: David Makowski Green Bay Gamblers
* Executive of the Year: Ben Robert Omaha Lancers
* Forward of the Year: Jaden Schwartz Tri-City Storm
* General Manager of the Year: Jon Cooper Green Bay Gamblers
* Goaltender of the Year: Steve Summerhays Green Bay Gamblers
* Organization of the Year: Omaha Lancers
* Player of the Year: Matt White Omaha Lancers
* Rookie of the Year: Anders Lee Green Bay Gamblers
* Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Anthony Hamburg Omaha Lancers, Matt Mahalak Youngstown Phantoms

### First Team All-Stars

* Steve Summerhays (Goalie) Green Bay Gamblers
* David Makowski (Defense) Green Bay Gamblers
* Bryce Aneloski (Defense) Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
* Matt White (Forward) Omaha Lancers
* Jaden Schwartz (forward) Tri-City Storm
* Anders Lee (forward) Green Bay Gamblers

### Second Team All-Stars

* Jeff Teglia (Goalie) Omaha Lancers
* Anthony Bitetto (Defense) Indiana Ice
* C.J. Ludwig (Defense) Omaha Lancers
* J.T. Brown (Forward) Waterloo Black Hawks
* Brock Montpetit (Forward) Waterloo Black Hawks
* Erik Haula (Forward) Omaha Lancers