# 2014–15 USHL season

The 2014–15 USHL season is the 36th season of the United States Hockey League as an all-junior league. The regular season ran from September 26, 2014, to April 11, 2015. The regular season champion Youngstown Phantoms were awarded the Anderson Cup. The playoff champion Sioux Falls Stampede captured the Clark Cup.

## Regular season

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 |
| zYoungstown Phantoms | 60 | 40 | 14 | 6 | 86 | 233 | 166 | 1178 |
| xCedar Rapids RoughRiders | 60 | 39 | 21 | 0 | 78 | 210 | 162 | 687 |
| xDubuque Fighting Saints | 60 | 36 | 19 | 5 | 77 | 207 | 167 | 1327 |
| xMuskegon Lumberjacks | 60 | 35 | 21 | 4 | 74 | 184 | 179 | 1107 |
| Bloomington Thunder | 60 | 29 | 24 | 7 | 65 | 173 | 187 | 1108 |
| Chicago Steel | 60 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 63 | 199 | 209 | 977 |
| Madison Capitols | 60 | 24 | 25 | 11 | 59 | 172 | 212 | 1193 |
| Team USA | 60 | 25 | 32 | 3 | 53 | 208 | 209 | 1120 |
| Green Bay Gamblers | 60 | 18 | 34 | 8 | 44 | 156 | 213 | 1010 |

### Western Conference

| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS | GF | GA | PIM |
| ySioux City Musketeers | 60 | 38 | 17 | 5 | 81 | 225 | 170 | 1129 |
| xTri-City Storm | 60 | 37 | 17 | 6 | 80 | 202 | 158 | 1017 |
| xOmaha Lancers | 60 | 34 | 17 | 9 | 77 | 195 | 176 | 1258 |
| xSioux Falls Stampede | 60 | 32 | 23 | 5 | 69 | 191 | 181 | 1110 |
| Waterloo Black Hawks | 60 | 28 | 26 | 6 | 62 | 191 | 182 | 889 |
| Fargo Force | 60 | 26 | 28 | 6 | 58 | 148 | 191 | 933 |
| Des Moines Buccaneers | 60 | 21 | 26 | 13 | 55 | 164 | 204 | 1050 |
| Lincoln Stars | 60 | 18 | 37 | 5 | 41 | 150 | 242 | 1183 |
| Indiana Ice | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## 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 |
| Kyle Connor | Youngstown Phantoms | 56 | 34 | 46 | 80 | 6 |
| Adam Johnson | Sioux City Musketeers | 59 | 31 | 40 | 71 | 24 |
| Brock Boeser | Waterloo Black Hawks | 57 | 35 | 33 | 68 | 30 |
| Joe Snively | Sioux City Musketeers | 55 | 27 | 37 | 64 | 26 |
| Maxim Letunov | Youngstown Phantoms | 58 | 25 | 39 | 64 | 18 |
| Griffen Molino | Muskegon Lumberjacks | 57 | 18 | 46 | 64 | 39 |
| Robert Carpenter | Sioux City Musketeers | 60 | 35 | 28 | 63 | 30 |
| Josh Melnick | Youngstown Phantoms | 60 | 14 | 48 | 62 | 32 |
| Mason Bergh | Chicago Steel | 54 | 21 | 40 | 61 | 64 |
| Fredrik Olofsson | Chicago Steel | 57 | 27 | 33 | 60 | 14 |

### 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% |
| Alec Dillon | Tri-City Storm | 41 | 2302 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2.27 | 0.914 |
| Jacob Nehama | Dubuque Fighting Saints | 48 | 2802 | 29 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2.31 | 0.913 |
| Cale Morris | Chicago/Waterloo | 46 | 2664 | 27 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2.41 | 0.920 |
| Ryan Larkin | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | 28 | 1553 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2.43 | 0.919 |
| Chris Birdsall | Youngstown Phantoms | 32 | 1852 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2.46 | 0.914 |

## Post Season Awards
### All-USHL First Team

| Pos | Name | Team | Notes |
| G | Erik Schierhorn | Muskegon | Goaltender of the Year |
| D | Neal Pionk | Sioux City | Defenseman of the Year |
| D | Hayden Shaw | Dubuque | |
| F | Brock Boeser | Waterloo | All Rookie Team |
| F | Kyle Connor | Youngstown | Player of the Year; Forward of the Year |
| F | Adam Johnson | Sioux City | |

### All-USHL Second Team

| Pos | Name | Team |
| G | Alec Dillon | Tri-City |
| D | Bobby Nardella | Tri-City |
| D | Christian Wolanin | Muskegon |
| F | Maxim Letunov | Youngstown |
| F | Seamus Malone | Dubuque |
| F | Chris Wilkie | Tri-City |

### All-USHL Third Team

| Pos | Name | Team |
| G | Cale Morris | Waterloo |
| D | Corey Schueneman | Muskegon |
| D | Jimmy Schuldt | Omaha |
| F | Kieffer Bellows | Sioux Falls |
| F | Mason Bergh | Chicago |
| F | Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson | Omaha |
| F | Auston Matthews | Team USA |

### All Rookie First Team

| Pos | Name | Team |
| G | Alec Dillon | Tri-City |
| D | Dennis Gilbert | Chicago |
| D | Ryan Zuhlsdorf | Sioux City |
| F | Kieffer Bellows | Sioux Falls |
| F | Brock Boeser | Waterloo |
| F | Erik Foley | Cedar Rapids |

### All Rookie Second Team

| Pos | Name | Team |
| G | Ben Blacker | Cedar Rapids |
| D | Chad Krys | Team USA |
| D | Mitch Reinke | Cedar Rapids |
| D | Vili Saarijärvi | Green Bay |
| F | Robert Carpenter | Sioux City |
| F | Tanner Laczynski | Chicago |
| F | Tommy Novak | Waterloo |

## 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 | Youngstown | 1 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Muskegon | 3 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Muskegon | 3 | 4 | Muskegon | 3 | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | 4 | Muskegon | 3 | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | 3 | Dubuque | 2 | | | |
| 3 | Dubuque | 3 | 3 | Dubuque | 2 | | | |
| 2 | Cedar Rapids | 0 | | | | | | |
| 2 | Cedar Rapids | 0 | | | | E4 | Muskegon | 0 |
| | | | | | | W4 | Sioux Falls | 3 |
| 2 | Tri-City | 3 | | | | | | | W4 | Sioux Falls | 3 |
| 3 | Omaha | 0 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Omaha | 0 | 2 | Tri-City | 1 | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | 2 | Tri-City | 1 | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | 4 | Sioux Falls | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Sioux Falls | 3 | 4 | Sioux Falls | 3 | | | |
| 1 | Sioux City | 2 | | | | | | |

## Conference Semi-Finals
### Eastern Conference
#### (1) Youngstown Phantoms vs. (4) Muskegon Lumberjacks

* Muskegon wins series 3 – 1

#### (2) Cedar Rapids RoughRiders vs. (3) Dubuque Fighting Saints

* Dubuque wins series 3 – 0

### Western Conference
#### (1) Sioux City Musketeers vs. (4) Sioux Falls Stampede

* Sioux Falls wins series 3 – 2

#### (2) Tri-City Storm vs. (3) Omaha Lancers

* Tri-City wins series 3 – 0

## Conference Finals
### Eastern Conference
#### (3) Dubuque Fighting Saints vs. (4) Muskegon Lumberjacks

* Muskegon wins series 3 – 2

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

* Sioux Falls wins series 3 – 1

## 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.

### (E4) Muskegon Lumberjacks vs. (W4) Sioux Falls Stampede

* Sioux Falls wins series 3 – 0

## Playoff Statistics

Statistics reflect games played through May 15, 2015

### Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
| Troy Loggins | Sioux Falls Stampede | 12 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 10 |
| Mikey Eyssimont | Sioux Falls Stampede | 12 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 20 |
| Dakota Joshua | Sioux Falls Stampede | 12 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 38 |
| Kieffer Bellows | Sioux Falls Stampede | 12 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 12 |
| Corey Schueneman | Muskegon Lumberjacks | 12 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 8 |
| Hayden Shaw | Dubuque Fighting Saints | 12 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 |
| Cooper Marody | Sioux Falls Stampede | 12 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
| Logan O'Connor | Sioux Falls Stampede | 12 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 |
| Seamus Malone | Dubuque Fighting Saints | 8 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 |
| Jacob Benson | Dubuque Fighting Saints | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 |

### 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% |
| Colin DeAugustine | Youngstown Phantoms | 2 | 155 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.55 | 0.948 |
| Stefanos Lekkas | Sioux Falls Stampede | 12 | 714 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 2.10 | 0.932 |
| Jacob Nehama | Dubuque Fighting Saints | 8 | 474 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 2.15 | 0.928 |
| Alec Dillon | Tri-City Storm | 6 | 359 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2.17 | 0.923 |
| Kris Oldham | Omaha Lancers | 3 | 176 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2.73 | 0.919 |