2016-17 USHL Season

This is the 2016-17 United States Hockey League season.  This is the league's 40th season as a junior hockey league. To mark the league's 40th anniversary a new logo was created.
==Membership Changes==
*None, the Indiana Ice continue to be on hiatus as they pursue a new home in the Indianapolis area.
==Teams==
Eastern Conference 	Eastern Conference	Eastern Conference 	Eastern Conference
Team 	Founded 	Arena 	City
Bloomington Thunder 	2014 	U.S. Cellular Coliseum 	Bloomington, Illinois
Cedar Rapids RoughRiders 	1983 	Cedar Rapids Ice Arena 	Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Chicago Steel 	1996 	Fox Valley Ice Arena 	Geneva, Illinois
Dubuque Fighting Saints 	2010 	Mystique Ice Center 	Dubuque, Iowa
Green Bay Gamblers 	1994 	Resch Center 	Green Bay, Wisconsin
Madison Capitols 	2014 	Alliant Energy Center 	Madison, Wisconsin
Muskegon Lumberjacks 	2010 	L. C. Walker Arena 	Muskegon, Michigan
USA Hockey National Team Development Program	1996 	USA Hockey Arena 	Plymouth, Michigan
Youngstown Phantoms 	2003 	Covelli Centre 	Youngstown, Ohio
Western Conference 	Western Conference	Western Conference 	Western Conference
Team 	Founded 	Arena 	City
Des Moines Buccaneers 	1980 	Buccaneer Arena 	Urbandale, Iowa
Fargo Force 	2008 	Scheels Arena 	Fargo, North Dakota
Lincoln Stars 	1996 	Ice Box 	Lincoln, Nebraska
Omaha Lancers 	1986 	Ralston Arena 	Ralston, Nebraska
Sioux City Musketeers 	1972 	Gateway Arena 	Sioux City, Iowa
Sioux Falls Stampede 	1999 	Denny Sanford PREMIER Center	Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Tri-City Storm 	2000 	Viaero Event Center 	Kearney, Nebraska
Waterloo Black Hawks 	1962 	Young Arena 	Waterloo, Iowa
Dormant Teams 	Dormant Teams 	Dormant Teams 	Dormant Teams
Team 	Founded 	Arena 	City
Indiana Ice 	2004 	Lyceum Pavilion 	Indianapolis, Indiana
==Standings==
The league regular season champion Sioux City Musketeers win the Anderson Cup.  The Waterloo Black Hawks win the Cowbell Cup, which is the trophy awarded to the team with the best record in games involving the three Eastern Iowa (Cedar Rapids, Dubuque, and Waterloo) members of the league.
===Eastern Conference===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Chicago Steel 	60	38	17	2 	3 	196	144	81
Dubuque Fighting Saints 	60	36	17	5 	2 	201	163	79
Muskegon Lumberjacks 	60	37	18	3 	2 	192	157	79
Youngstown Phantoms 	60	34	20	5 	1 	161	135	74
Green Bay Gamblers 	60	34	22	2 	2 	173	145	72
Bloomington Thunder 	60	25	27	5 	3 	150	177	58
Madison Capitols 	60	23	32	1 	4 	135	192	51
USA Hockey NTDP 	60	23	34	1 	2 	164	214	49
Cedar Rapids RoughRiders	60	12	44	3 	1 	109	228	28
===Western Conference===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Sioux City Musketeers	60	40	13	5 	2 	179	125	87
Waterloo Black Hawks 	60	40	16	2 	2 	210	161	84
Fargo Force 	60	36	19	4 	1 	193	149	77
Des Moines Buccaneers	60	36	20	1 	3 	177	154	76
Lincoln Stars 	60	32	22	5 	1 	171	161	70
Omaha Lancers 	60	22	31	5 	2 	159	214	51
Sioux Falls Stampede 	60	21	30	3 	6 	169	193	51
Tri-City Storm 	60	21	31	6 	2 	153	180	50
==Clark Cup Playoffs==
===Format===
The top four teams in each conference qualify for the playoffs. The first place team plays the fourth place team and the second place team plays the third place team.  The conference semifinal winners meet in the conference finals and the conference finals winners meet in the Clark Cup Final.  All series are best-of-five.  As this is presently the only Tier-I junior league in the United States there are no further playoffs beyond the league final.
===Eastern Semifinals===
*Chicago Steel defeated Youngstown Phantoms 3 games to 2
*Dubuque Fighting Saints defeated Muskegon Lumberjacks 3 games to 1
===Western Semifinals===
*Sioux City Musketeers defeated Des Moines Buccaneers 3 games to none
*Waterloo Black Hawks defeated Fargo Force 3 games to none
===Eastern Final===
*Chicago Steel defeated Dubuque Fighting Saints 3 games to 1
===Western Final===
*Sioux City Musketeers defeated Waterloo Black Hawks 3 games to 2
===Clark Cup Final===
*Chicago Steel defeated Sioux City Musketeers 3 games to 2
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