# 2021–22 USHL season

The 2021–22 USHL season was the 43rd season of the United States Hockey League as an all-junior league.
The Cedar Rapids RoughRiders and Madison Capitols returned from their hiatus for this season. The RoughRiders' absence was due to derecho damage to ImOn Ice Arena, while the Capitols was caused by COVID-19 pandemic restrictions in Madison, Wisconsin.
The regular season ran from September 23, 2021, to April 23, 2022, with a 62-game schedule for each team. The Western Conference champions Tri-City Storm were awarded the Anderson Cup for accumulating 98 points. The Western Conference runners-up Sioux City Musketeers won the Clark Cup playoff championship.

## Regular season

Final standings:
x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched conference title; z = clinched regular season title

## 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 |
| Jeremy Wilmer | Tri-City Storm | 60 | 25 | 73 | 98 | 82 |
| Stephen Halliday | Dubuque Fighting Saints | 62 | 35 | 60 | 95 | 52 |
| Mitchell Miller | Tri-City Storm | 60 | 39 | 44 | 83 | 75 |
| Aidan Thompson | Lincoln Stars | 57 | 24 | 58 | 82 | 52 |
| Connor Kurth | Dubuque Fighting Saints | 62 | 35 | 46 | 81 | 40 |
| Jackson Blake | Chicago Steel | 61 | 27 | 50 | 77 | 16 |
| Adam Fantilli | Chicago Steel | 54 | 37 | 37 | 74 | 93 |
| Quinn Hutson | Muskegon Lumberjacks | 59 | 33 | 40 | 73 | 83 |
| Cole O'Hara | Tri-City Storm | 58 | 25 | 48 | 73 | 47 |
| Owen McLaughlin | Sioux City Musketeers | 62 | 28 | 44 | 72 | 16 |

### Leading goaltenders

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% |
| Arsenii Sergeev | Tri-City Storm | 41 | 2313 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2.08 | 0.918 |
| Alexander Tracy | Sioux City Musketeers | 44 | 2427 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2.50 | 0.918 |
| Jack Williams | Waterloo Black Hawks | 25 | 1429 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2.60 | 0.908 |
| Kevin Pasche | Omaha Lancers | 43 | 1429 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2.87 | 0.903 |
| Philip Svedebäck | Dubuque Fighting Saints | 25 | 1426 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.95 | 0.910 |

## Clark Cup playoffs

Final results:
| First Round (Best-of-3) | First Round (Best-of-3) | First Round (Best-of-3) | Conference Semifinals (Best-of-3) | Conference Semifinals (Best-of-3) | Conference Semifinals (Best-of-3) | 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) |
| | | | E1 | Chicago | 1 | | | | | | |
| E4 | Youngstown | 0 | E5 | Madison | 2 | | | | | | |
| E5 | Madison | 2 | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | E5 | Madison | 3 | | | |
| | | | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | E3 | Muskegon | 2 | | | |
| | | | E2 | Dubuque | 0 | | | | | | |
| E3 | Muskegon | 2 | E3 | Muskegon | 2 | | | | | | |
| E6 | Cedar Rapids | 0 | | | | | | | E5 | Madison | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | W2 | Sioux City | 3 |
| | | | W1 | Tri-City | 2 | | | | | | |
| W4 | Omaha | 2 | W4 | Omaha | 0 | | | | | | |
| W5 | Fargo | 0 | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | W1 | Tri-City | 0 | | | |
| | | | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | W2 | Sioux City | 3 | | | |
| | | | W2 | Sioux City | 2 | | | | | | |
| W3 | Lincoln | 1 | W6 | Waterloo | 1 | | | | | | |
| W6 | Waterloo | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

## First Round
### Eastern Conference
#### (E4) Youngstown Phantoms vs. (E5) Madison Capitols

* Madison wins series 2 – 0

#### (E3) Muskegon Lumberjacks vs. (E6) Cedar Rapids RoughRiders

* Muskegon wins series 2 – 0

### Western Conference
#### (E4) Omaha Lancers vs. (E5) Fargo Force

* Omaha wins series 2 – 0

#### (W3) Lincoln Stars vs. (W6) Waterloo Black Hawks

* Waterloo wins series 2 – 1

## Conference Semifinals
### Eastern Conference
#### (E1) Chicago Steel vs. (E5) Madison Capitols

* Madison wins series 2 – 1

#### (E2) Dubuque Fighting Saints vs. (E3) Muskegon Lumberjacks

* Muskegon wins series 2 – 0

### Western Conference
#### (W1) Tri-City Storm vs. (W4) Omaha Lancers

* Tri-City wins series 2 – 0

#### (W2) Sioux City Musketeers vs. (W6) Waterloo Black Hawks

* Sioux City wins series 2 – 1

## Conference Finals
### Eastern Conference
#### (E3) Muskegon Lumberjacks vs. (E5) Madison Capitols

* Madison wins series 3 – 2

### Western Conference
#### (W1) Tri-City Storm vs. (W2) Sioux City Musketeers

* Sioux City wins series 3 – 0

## Clark Cup Finals
### (W2) Sioux City Musketeers vs. (E5) Madison Capitols

* Sioux City wins series 3 – 1

## Playoff scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Joey Larson | Muskegon Lumberjacks | 9 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 6 |
| Quinn Hutson | Muskegon Lumberjacks | 9 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 8 |
| Jake Dunlap | Madison Capitols | 14 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 |
| Jack Williams | Muskegon Lumberjacks | 9 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 |
| Reid Pabich | Madison Capitols | 14 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 |
| Ben Steeves | Sioux City Musketeers | 10 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 |
| Quinn Finley | Madison Capitols | 14 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 |
| Jacob Guevin | Muskegon Lumberjacks | 9 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 22 |
| Ben Dexheimer | Madison Capitols | 14 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 |
| Luke Mittelstadt | Madison Capitols | 14 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 |

## 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 |
| Alexander Tracy | Sioux City Musketeers | 8 | 603 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 3 | .937 | 1.59 |
| Arsenii Sergeev | Tri-City Storm | 5 | 277 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | .892 | 2.17 |
| Christian Manz | Chicago Steel | 3 | 177 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | .922 | 2.37 |
| Simon Latkoczy | Madison Capitols | 14 | 861 | 8 | 6 | 37 | 0 | .911 | 2.58 |
| Emmett Croteau | Waterloo Black Hawks | 6 | 354 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 0 | .913 | 2.71 |

## Postseason awards
### USHL awards

| Award | Name | Team |
| Player of the Year | Mitchell Miller | Tri-City Storm |
| Forward of the Year | Jeremy Wilmer | Tri-City Storm |
| Defenseman of the Year | Mitchell Miller | Tri-City Storm |
| Rookie of the Year | Dylan James | Sioux City Musketeers |
| Goaltender of the Year | Arsenii Sergeev | Tri-City Storm |
| Coach of the Year | Anthony Noreen | Tri-City Storm |
| Student-Athlete | Keaton Peters | Lincoln Stars |
| Curt Hammer | Stephen Halliday | Dubuque Fighting Saints |
| Curt Hammer | Michael Cameron | Omaha Lancers |
| General Manager of the Year | Andy Johnson | Sioux City Musketeers |

### All-USHL First Team

| Pos | Name | Team |
| G | Arsenii Sergeev | Tri-City |
| D | Mitchell Miller | Tri-City |
| D | Luke Mittelstadt | Madison |
| F | Stephen Halliday | Dubuque |
| F | Jeremy Wilmer | Tri-City |
| F | Adam Fantilli | Chicago |
Source

### All-USHL Second Team

| Pos | Name | Team |
| G | Kevin Pasche | Omaha |
| D | Dalton Norris | Lincoln |
| D | Jacob Guevin | Muskegon |
| F | Aidan Thompson | Lincoln |
| F | Quinn Hutson | Lincoln |
| F | Connor Kurth | Dubuque |
Source

### All-USHL Third Team

| Pos | Name | Team |
| G | Alexander Tracy | Sioux City |
| D | Damien Carfagna | Sioux City |
| D | Trey Taylor | Youngstown |
| F | Ben Steeves | Sioux City |
| F | Owen McLaughlin | Sioux City |
| F | Jackson Blake | Chicago |
Source

### USHL All-Rookie Team

| Pos | Name | Team |
| G | Paxton Geisel | Dubuque |
| D | Andrew Strathmann | Tri-City |
| D | Antonio Fernandez | Lincoln |
| F | Dylan James | Sioux City |
| F | Adam Ingram | Youngstown |
| F | Cole Knuble | Fargo |
Source

### All-Rookie Second Team

| Pos | Name | Team |
| G | Jacob Fowler | Youngstown |
| D | Kent Anderson | Green Bay |
| D | Nathan McBrayer | Muskegon |
| F | Cameron Lund | Green Bay |
| F | Jayden Perron | Chicago |
| F | Nick Moldenhauer | Chicago |
Source