# 2013–14 USHL season

The 2013–14 USHL season is the 35th season of the United States Hockey League as an all-junior league. The regular season ran from September 20, 2013, to April 5, 2014. The regular season champion Waterloo Black Hawks were awarded the Anderson Cup. The playoff champion Indiana Ice 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 |
| y-Indiana Ice | 60 | 42 | 11 | 7 | 91 | 233 | 141 | 856 |
| x-Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | 60 | 35 | 21 | 4 | 74 | 195 | 183 | 754 |
| x-Dubuque Fighting Saints | 60 | 33 | 23 | 4 | 70 | 201 | 186 | 957 |
| x-Green Bay Gamblers | 60 | 30 | 24 | 6 | 66 | 183 | 176 | 997 |
| Muskegon Lumberjacks | 60 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 65 | 190 | 212 | 1024 |
| Team USA | 60 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 65 | 246 | 233 | 1055 |
| Chicago Steel | 60 | 29 | 27 | 4 | 62 | 179 | 195 | 1025 |
| Youngstown Phantoms | 60 | 17 | 37 | 6 | 40 | 172 | 230 | 1212 |

### Western Conference

| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS | GF | GA | PIM |
| z-Waterloo Black Hawks | 60 | 44 | 11 | 5 | 93 | 240 | 153 | 687 |
| x-Omaha Lancers | 60 | 39 | 14 | 7 | 85 | 213 | 141 | 1016 |
| x-Sioux City Musketeers | 60 | 38 | 19 | 3 | 79 | 202 | 157 | 1169 |
| x-Sioux Falls Stampede | 60 | 34 | 19 | 7 | 75 | 197 | 175 | 1132 |
| Lincoln Stars | 60 | 24 | 28 | 8 | 56 | 175 | 219 | 1474 |
| Des Moines Buccaneers | 60 | 20 | 32 | 8 | 48 | 154 | 208 | 1326 |
| Tri-City Storm | 60 | 21 | 35 | 4 | 46 | 153 | 217 | 1062 |
| Fargo Force | 60 | 14 | 39 | 7 | 35 | 122 | 229 | 1275 |

## Players
### Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; PTS = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus Rating; PIM = Penalties in minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
| Jake Randolph | Omaha Lancers | 60 | 26 | 60 | 86 | 35 |
| Kyle Connor | Youngstown Phantoms | 56 | 31 | 43 | 74 | 12 |
| Tyler Vesel | Omaha Lancers | 49 | 33 | 38 | 71 | 22 |
| Scott Conway | Indiana Ice | 57 | 33 | 35 | 68 | 49 |
| Peter Krieger | Waterloo Black Hawks | 60 | 26 | 41 | 67 | 18 |
| Andrew Poturalski | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | 60 | 27 | 37 | 64 | 28 |
| Matt Iacopelli | Muskegon Lumberjacks | 58 | 41 | 22 | 63 | 47 |
| Nick Schmaltz | Green Bay Gamblers | 55 | 18 | 45 | 63 | 16 |
| Brandon Montour | Waterloo Black Hawks | 60 | 14 | 48 | 62 | 36 |
| Liam Pecararo | Waterloo Black Hawks | 54 | 20 | 41 | 61 | 14 |

### Leading goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime losses; SO = Shutouts; GA = Goals Allowed; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage
| Player | Team | GP | MIN | W | L | OTL | SO | GA | GAA | SV% |
| Hayden Hawkey | Omaha Lancers | 33 | 1901 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 63 | 1.99 | 0.926 |
| Hayden Stewart | Dubuque/Indiana | 27 | 1574 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 56 | 2.13 | 0.919 |
| Cole Bruns | Omaha Lancers | 30 | 1720 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 65 | 2.27 | 0.917 |
| Collin Olson | Team USA | 23 | 1231 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 47 | 2.29 | 0.921 |
| Jason Pawloski | Indiana Ice | 42 | 2443 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 100 | 2.46 | 0.904 |

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

| Pos | Name | Team | Notes |
| G | Hayden Hawkey | Omaha | Goaltender of the Year; All Rookie Team |
| D | Brandon Montour | Waterloo | Player of the Year; Defenseman of the Year |
| D | Tucker Poolman | Omaha | |
| F | Kyle Connor | Youngstown | |
| F | Scott Conway | Indiana | |
| F | Matt Iacopelli | Muskegon | |
| F | Jake Randolph | Omaha | Forward of the Year |

### All-USHL Second Team

| Pos | Name | Team |
| G | Cal Petersen | Waterloo |
| D | Mark Friedman | Waterloo |
| D | Alexx Privitera | Dubuque |
| F | Jack Eichel | Team USA |
| F | Peter Krieger | Waterloo |
| F | Tyler Vesel | Omaha |

### All Rookie Team

| Pos | Name | Team |
| G | Hayden Hawkey | Omaha |
| D | Charlie Curti | Cedar Rapids |
| D | Hayden Shaw | Waterloo |
| D | Tim Shoup | Indiana |
| F | Robby Jackson | Chicago |
| F | Tyler Sheehy | Waterloo |
| F | Denis Smirnov | Indiana |

## 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 | Indiana | 3 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Green Bay | 1 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Green Bay | 1 | 1 | Indiana | 3 | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | 1 | Indiana | 3 | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | 3 | Dubuque | 0 | | | |
| 3 | Dubuque | 3 | 3 | Dubuque | 0 | | | |
| 2 | Cedar Rapids | 1 | | | | | | |
| 2 | Cedar Rapids | 1 | | | | E1 | Indiana | 3 |
| | | | | | | W1 | Waterloo | 2 |
| 2 | Omaha | 1 | | | | | | | W1 | Waterloo | 2 |
| 3 | Sioux City | 3 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Sioux City | 3 | 1 | Waterloo | 3 | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | 1 | Waterloo | 3 | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | 3 | Sioux City | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Sioux Falls | 0 | 3 | Sioux City | 1 | | | |
| 1 | Waterloo | 3 | | | | | | |

## Conference Semi-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.

### Eastern Conference
#### (1) Indiana Ice vs. (4) Green Bay Gamblers

* Indiana wins series 3 – 1

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

* Dubuque wins series 3 – 1

### Western Conference
#### (1) Waterloo Black Hawks vs. (4) Sioux Falls Stampede

* Waterloo wins series 3 – 0

#### (2) Omaha Lancers vs. (3) Sioux City Musketeers

* Sioux City wins series 3 – 1

## Conference Finals
### Eastern Conference
#### (1) Indiana Ice vs. (3) Dubuque Fighting Saints

* Indiana wins series 3 – 0

### Western Conference
#### (1) Waterloo Black Hawks vs. (3) Sioux City Musketeers

* Waterloo wins series 3 – 1

## Clark Cup Finals
### (W1) Waterloo Black Hawks vs. (E1) Indiana Ice

* Indiana wins series 3 – 2

## Playoff Statistics

Statistics reflect games played through May 20, 2014

### Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
| Brandon Montour | Waterloo Black Hawks | 12 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 10 |
| Tyler Sheehy | Waterloo Black Hawks | 12 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 0 |
| Blake Winiecki | Waterloo Black Hawks | 12 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 2 |
| Liam Pecararo | Waterloo Black Hawks | 12 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 0 |
| Zach Sanford | Waterloo Black Hawks | 12 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 8 |
| Drew Melanson | Waterloo Black Hawks | 12 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 8 |
| Scott Conway | Indiana Ice | 12 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 |
| Peter Krieger | Waterloo Black Hawks | 12 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 14 |
| Avery Peterson | Sioux City Musketeers | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 |
| Seamus Malone | Dubuque Fighting Saints | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 |

### 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% |
| Jason Pawloski | Indiana Ice | 11 | 633 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 1.80 | 0.928 |
| Jared Rutledge | Green Bay Gamblers | 4 | 237 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2.28 | 0.927 |
| Cal Petersen | Waterloo Black Hawks | 12 | 760 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 2.37 | 0.928 |
| Kyle Hayton | Sioux City Musketeers | 6 | 377 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 2.55 | 0.929 |
| Hayden Stewart | Indiana Ice | 3 | 108 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2.77 | 0.886 |