2017-18 USHL Season

This is the 2017-18 United States Hockey League season. This is the league's 41st season as a junior hockey league.  The schedule ran from October 6 to April 14 and had each team playing 60 games. 
==Membership Changes==
*None, the Indiana Ice continue to be on hiatus as they pursue a new home in the Indianapolis area.
*On July 28, the Madison Capitols announce they are shifting their home games to the Hartmeyer Ice Arena after playing out of the Alliant Energy Center.  The new arena has a capacity of 3,500 as opposed to 8,000.  The team would later announce that they were unable to come to a complete agreement and would end up having to move to their practice facility the Bob Suter's Capitol Ice Arena in suburban Middleton, Wisconsin
*The Bloomington Thunder were renamed the Central Illinois Flying Aces in August of 2017.
*A proposed team to be called the BluHawks who were to be based out of a new arena to be built in Overland Park, Kansas was reported.  However, by the middle of October 2017 the arena was dropped from the plans for the larger facility which is to be known as the BluHawk development.
==USHL Fall Classic==
The United States Hockey League announced that the USHL Fall Classic will return to suburban Pittsburgh for the second consecutive season. The preseason showcase will be hosted at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania from Sept. 27 to Oct. 1, and for the first time since the 2012-13 season, all 17 organizations that compete in the USHL will take to the ice in one location.
==Teams==
Eastern Conference 	Eastern Conference	Eastern Conference 	Eastern Conference
Team 	Founded 	Arena 	City
Cedar Rapids RoughRiders 	1983 	Cedar Rapids Ice Arena 	Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Central Illinois Flying Aces 	2014 	Grossinger Motors Arena 	Bloomington, Illinois
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 Captols 	2014 	Bob Suter's Capitol Ice Arena	Middleton, 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==
===Eastern Conference===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
USA Hockey NTDP 	60	41	18	0 	1 	295	211	83
Youngstown Phantoms 	60	33	20	5 	2 	180	189	73
Muskegon Lumberjacks 	60	33	25	1 	1 	202	206	68
Green Bay Gamblers 	60	30	24	4 	2 	172	170	66
Dubuque Fighting Saints 	60	26	21	10	3 	179	194	65
Chicago Steel 	60	28	25	2 	5 	219	218	63
Cedar Rapids RoughRiders 	60	26	24	8 	2 	179	198	62
Madison Capitols 	60	23	33	2 	2 	183	224	50
Central Illinois Flying Aces	60	14	39	3 	4 	161	258	35
===Western Conference===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Waterloo Black Hawks 	60	38	14	6 	2 	199	150	84
Omaha Lancers 	60	39	16	2 	3 	192	143	83
Fargo Force 	60	37	16	3 	4 	209	135	81
Sioux Falls Stampede 	60	32	19	4 	5 	189	182	73
Lincoln Stars 	60	35	23	1 	1 	197	168	72
Tri-City Storm 	60	29	27	2 	2 	137	155	62
Sioux City Musketeers	60	26	26	4 	4 	159	197	60
Des Moines Buccaneers	60	20	33	4 	3 	145	199	47
==Clark Cup Playoffs==
The playoff format has be modified to have the top six teams in each conference qualifying for the playoffs with the top two seeds in each conference earning a bye to the conference semifinals.  The conference quarterfinals will be best of three hosted by the #3 and #4 seeds.  The balance of the playoffs will be best of five with home ice advantage going to the higher seed.
===Eastern Conference First Round===
*Chicago Steel defeated Muskegon Lumberjacks 2 games to 1
*Dubuque Fighting Saints defeated Green Bay Gamblers 2 games to none
===Western Conference First Round===
*Fargo Force defeated Tri-City Storm 2 games to none
*Lincoln Stars defeated Sioux Falls Stampede 2 games to 1
===Eastern Conference Semifinals===
*USA Hockey National Team Development Program defeated Chicago Steel 3 games to 1
*Youngstown Phantoms defeated Dubuque Fighting Saints 3 games to none
===Western Conference Semifinals===
*Waterloo Black Hawks defeated Lincoln Stars 3 games to 1
*Fargo Force defeated Omaha Lancers 3 games to 1
===Eastern Conference Final===
*Youngstown Phantoms defeated USA Hockey National Team Development Program 3 games to 1
===Western Conference Final===
*Fargo Force defeated Waterloo Black Hawks 3 games to 1
===Clark Cup Final===
*Fargo Force defeated Youngstown Phantoms 3 games to 1
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