# 2011–12 USHL season

The 2011–12 USHL season is the 33rd season of the United States Hockey League as an all-junior league. The regular season began on September 30, 2011, and concluded on April 14, 2012, with the regular season champion winning the Anderson Cup.
The playoffs began on April 16, 2012, and completed on May 23, 2012. The top six teams from each conference competed for the Clark Cup.
This season was the 20th season in which the same team captured both the Anderson Cup and the Clark Cup in the same season. It was the third time the Green Bay Gamblers accomplished this feat (1995–96, 2009–10, and the 2011–12 seasons).

## Regular season

Final standings reflect games played through April 14, 2012
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 conference title; z = clinched regular season title

### Eastern Conference

| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS | GF | GA |
| z-Green Bay Gamblers | 60 | 47 | 9 | 4 | 98 | 250 | 138 |
| x-Indiana Ice | 60 | 36 | 15 | 9 | 81 | 221 | 183 |
| x-Dubuque Fighting Saints | 60 | 36 | 20 | 4 | 76 | 189 | 169 |
| x-Youngstown Phantoms | 60 | 32 | 21 | 7 | 71 | 202 | 196 |
| x-Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | 60 | 27 | 21 | 12 | 66 | 195 | 189 |
| x-Team USA | 60 | 26 | 29 | 5 | 57 | 192 | 222 |
| Chicago Steel | 60 | 25 | 31 | 4 | 54 | 177 | 210 |
| Muskegon Lumberjacks | 60 | 17 | 35 | 8 | 42 | 164 | 238 |

### Western Conference

| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS | GF | GA |
| y-Lincoln Stars | 60 | 38 | 18 | 4 | 80 | 214 | 172 |
| x-Omaha Lancers | 60 | 38 | 19 | 3 | 79 | 213 | 173 |
| x-Waterloo Black Hawks | 60 | 35 | 19 | 6 | 76 | 213 | 189 |
| x-Fargo Force | 60 | 31 | 23 | 6 | 68 | 188 | 160 |
| x-Sioux City Musketeers | 60 | 29 | 30 | 1 | 59 | 181 | 189 |
| x-Tri-City Storm | 60 | 26 | 33 | 1 | 53 | 164 | 200 |
| Des Moines Buccaneers | 60 | 20 | 33 | 7 | 47 | 168 | 215 |
| Sioux Falls Stampede | 60 | 17 | 36 | 7 | 41 | 127 | 215 |

## Players

Final statistics reflect games played through April 14, 2012

### 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 |
| Kevin Roy | Lincoln Stars | 59 | 54 | 50 | 104 | +44 | 50 |
| Daniil Tarasov | Indiana Ice | 60 | 47 | 41 | 88 | +31 | 86 |
| Alex Broadhurst | Green Bay Gamblers | 53 | 26 | 47 | 73 | +32 | 40 |
| Nolan LaPorte | Green Bay Gamblers | 57 | 36 | 34 | 70 | +35 | 58 |
| Sean Kuraly | Indiana Ice | 54 | 32 | 38 | 70 | +13 | 48 |
| Taylor Cammarata | Waterloo Black Hawks | 60 | 27 | 42 | 69 | +1 | 6 |
| Jimmy Murray | Omaha Lancers | 60 | 19 | 49 | 68 | +6 | 38 |
| Mike Ambrosia | Youngstown Phantoms | 60 | 18 | 47 | 65 | +10 | 71 |
| Austin Cangelosi | Youngstown Phantoms | 53 | 29 | 30 | 59 | +18 | 40 |
| Austin Farley | Fargo Force | 51 | 28 | 31 | 59 | +14 | 71 |
| Casey Bailey | Omaha Lancers | 60 | 27 | 32 | 59 | +6 | 83 |

### Leading goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
| Player | Team | GP | Mins | W | L | OTL | GA | SO | SV% | GAA |
| Ryan McKay | Green Bay Gamblers | 35 | 2034:08 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 74 | 2 | 0.920 | 2.18 |
| Zane Gothberg | Fargo Force | 46 | 2757:47 | 26 | 16 | 4 | 102 | 7 | 0.921 | 2.22 |
| Matt Morris | Dubuque Fighting Saints | 38 | 2043:42 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 88 | 3 | 0.894 | 2.58 |
| Charles Williams | Lincoln Stars | 32 | 1725:10 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 75 | 4 | 0.907 | 2.61 |
| Jackson Teichroeb | Lincoln Stars | 35 | 1883:45 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 84 | 3 | 0.896 | 2.68 |

## Clark Cup Playoffs

| Conference Quarter-finals (Best of 3) | Conference Quarter-finals (Best of 3) | Conference Quarter-finals (Best of 3) | | | 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 | Green Bay | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Youngstown | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Cedar Rapids | 0 | | | 4 | Youngstown | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Youngstown | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Youngstown | 2 | | | | | | 1 | Green Bay | 3 | | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | 1 | Green Bay | 3 | | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | 2 | Indiana | 0 | | | | |
| 3 | Dubuque | 2 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Indiana | 0 | |
| 6 | Team USA | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Team USA | 0 | | | 3 | Dubuque | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Indiana | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | E1 | Green Bay | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | W3 | Waterloo | 2 |
| | | | | | 1 | Lincoln | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Fargo | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Sioux City | 0 | | | 4 | Fargo | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Fargo | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Fargo | 2 | | | | | | 1 | Lincoln | 1 | | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | 1 | Lincoln | 1 | | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | 3 | Waterloo | 3 | | | | |
| 3 | Waterloo | 2 | | | | | | | | | 3 | Waterloo | 3 | |
| 6 | Tri-City | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Tri-City | 0 | | | 3 | Waterloo | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Omaha | 1 | | | | | | | |

## Conference Quarterfinals
### Eastern Conference
#### (3) Dubuque Fighting Saints vs. (6) Team USA

* Dubuque wins series 2 – 0

#### (4) Youngstown Phantoms vs. (5) Cedar Rapids RoughRiders

* Youngstown wins series 2 – 0

### Western Conference
#### (3) Waterloo Black Hawks vs. (6) Tri-City Storm

* Waterloo wins series 2 – 0

#### (4) Fargo Force vs. (5) Sioux City Musketeers

* Fargo wins series 2 – 0

## Conference semifinals
### Eastern Conference
#### (1) Green Bay Gamblers vs. (4) Youngstown Phantoms

* Green Bay wins series 3 – 1

#### (2) Indiana Ice vs. (3) Dubuque Fighting Saints

* Indiana wins series 3 – 0

### Western Conference
#### (1) Lincoln Stars vs. (4) Fargo Force

* Lincoln wins series 3 – 1

#### (2) Omaha Lancers vs. (3) Waterloo Black Hawks

* Waterloo wins series 3 – 1

## Conference finals
### Eastern Conference
#### (1) Green Bay Gamblers vs. (2) Indiana Ice

* Green Bay wins series 3 – 0

### Western Conference
#### (1) Lincoln Stars vs. (3) Waterloo Black Hawks

* Waterloo 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.

### (E1) Green Bay Gamblers vs. (W3) Waterloo Black Hawks

* Green Bay wins series 3 – 2

## Playoff Statistics

Statistics reflect games played through May 23, 2012

### 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 Broadhurst | Green Bay Gamblers | 12 | 9 | 9 | 18 | +16 | 6 |
| Taylor Cammarata | Waterloo Black Hawks | 15 | 8 | 8 | 16 | +4 | 6 |
| Sam Herr | Green Bay Gamblers | 12 | 7 | 9 | 16 | +13 | 8 |
| Jamie Hill | Waterloo Black Hawks | 15 | 9 | 6 | 15 | −1 | 20 |
| Mitch Witek | Waterloo Black Hawks | 15 | 4 | 10 | 14 | +10 | 8 |
| Tyler Zepeda | Waterloo Black Hawks | 13 | 4 | 8 | 12 | +6 | 2 |
| Nolan LaPorte | Green Bay Gamblers | 12 | 4 | 8 | 12 | +11 | 6 |
| Aaron Pearce | Waterloo Black Hawks | 15 | 5 | 6 | 11 | +3 | 20 |
| Kevin Roy | Lincoln Stars | 8 | 7 | 3 | 10 | −1 | 4 |
| Daniil Tarasov | Indiana Ice | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +10 | 6 |
| Mike Huntebrinker | Waterloo Black Hawks | 13 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +6 | 4 |

### Leading goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
| Player | Team | GP | Mins | W | L | GA | SO | SV% | GAA |
| Zane Gothberg | Fargo Force | 6 | 370:20 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0.942 | 1.78 |
| Ryan McKay | Green Bay Gamblers | 12 | 697:18 | 9 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 0.922 | 2.07 |
| Stephon Williams | Waterloo Black Hawks | 15 | 894:54 | 10 | 5 | 34 | 1 | 0.922 | 2.28 |
| Charles Williams | Lincoln Stars | 7 | 334:06 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0.890 | 2.71 |
| Jon Gillies | Indiana Ice | 6 | 358:34 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0.911 | 2.84 |

## USHL Awards

| Award | Name | Team |
| Rookie of the Year | Taylor Cammarata | Waterloo Black Hawks |
| Defenseman of the Year | Andy Welinski | Green Bay Gamblers |
| Forward of the Year | Kevin Roy | Lincoln Stars |
| Goaltender(s) of the Year | Zane Gothberg Ryan McKay | Fargo Force Green Bay Gamblers |
| Player of the Year | Kevin Roy | Lincoln Stars |
| Scholar-Athlete | Brian Cooper | Fargo Force |
| Curt Hammer | Mike Ambrosia | Youngstown Phantoms |
| Coach of the Year | Derek Lalonde | Green Bay Gamblers |
| General Manager of the Year | P.K. O'Handley | Waterloo Black Hawks |
| Executive of the Year | Doug Miller | Waterloo Black Hawks |
| Organization of the Year | | Green Bay Gamblers |

## All-USHL teams
### First Team

| Position | Player | Team |
| Goalie | Zane Gothberg | Fargo Force |
| Defense | Andy Welinski | Green Bay Gamblers |
| Defense | Jordan Schmaltz | Green Bay Gamblers |
| Forward | Alex Broadhurst | Green Bay Gamblers |
| Forward | Zemgus Girgensons | Dubuque Fighting Saints |
| Forward | Kevin Roy | Lincoln Stars |
| Forward | Daniil Tarasov | Indiana Ice |

### Second Team

| Position | Player | Team |
| Goalie | Ryan McKay | Green Bay Gamblers |
| Defense | Brian Cooper | Fargo Force |
| Defense | Ralfs Freibergs | Lincoln Stars |
| Defense | Ryan Obuchowski | Indiana Ice |
| Forward | Taylor Cammarata | Waterloo Black Hawks |
| Forward | Sean Kuraly | Indiana Ice |
| Forward | Nolan LaPorte | Green Bay Gamblers |

### All-Rookie Team

| Position | Player | Team |
| Goalie | Alex Lyon | Omaha Lancers |
| Defense | Mike Matheson | Dubuque Fighting Saints |
| Defense | Nick Seeler | Des Moines Buccaneers |
| Defense | Eddie Wittchow | Waterloo Black Hawks |
| Forward | Taylor Cammarata | Waterloo Black Hawks |
| Forward | Austin Cangelosi | Youngstown Phantoms |
| Forward | Kevin Roy | Lincoln Stars |