2021-22 USHL Season

This is the 2021-22 United States Hockey League season.
This is the league's 45th season as a junior hockey league.
==Membership Changes==
*On September 18, 2020 the league announced that the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders and the Madison Capitols were both sitting out the 2020-21 season. Cedar Rapids was forced to sit out when their home rink, the ImOn Ice Arena, was damaged by a derecho storm on August 10th. Madison's decision was based on it not being financially feasible for the team to play with the restrictions in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic involving practice, playing games, and hosting fans at their home arena with restrictions put in place by the state of Wisconsin.https://www.ushl.com/news_article/show/1123372 Both teams are returning for the 2021-22 season
==Teams==
Eastern Conference 	Eastern Conference	Eastern Conference 	Eastern Conference
Team 	Founded 	Arena 	City
Cedar Rapids RoughRiders	1983 	ImOn 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 Captols 	2014 	Bob Suter's Capitol Ice Arena	Middleton, Wisconsin
Muskegon Lumberjacks 	2010 	L. C. Walker Arena 	Muskegon, Michigan
US NTDP 	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 	Fleet Farm 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
==Standings==
===Eastern Conference===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Chicago Steel 	62	39	13	9 	1 	254	196	88
Dubuque Fighting Saints 	62	40	16	3 	3 	254	199	86
Muskegon Lumberjacks 	62	33	23	3 	3 	256	252	72
Youngstown Phantoms 	62	29	23	6 	4 	191	199	68
Madison Captols 	62	30	29	3 	0 	233	233	63
Cedar Rapids RoughRiders	62	29	29	2 	2 	187	213	62
US NTDP 	62	27	29	5 	1 	253	253	60
Green Bay Gamblers 	62	23	34	3 	2 	195	266	51
===Western Conference===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Tri-City Storm 	62	47	11	3 	1 	260	138	98
Sioux City Musketeers	62	41	16	4 	1 	238	169	87
Lincoln Stars 	62	35	20	3 	4 	226	208	77
Omaha Lancers 	62	30	26	4 	2 	172	201	66
Fargo Force 	62	28	28	4 	2 	187	207	62
Waterloo Black Hawks 	62	28	30	3 	1 	182	197	60
Sioux Falls Stampede 	62	19	37	3 	3 	152	237	44
Des Moines Buccaneers	62	18	39	3 	2 	166	238	41
==Clark Cup Playoffs==
===Format===
The playoff format had been modified in 2020 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 conference semifinals will match the #1 seed against the winner of the 4-5 series and the #2 seed against the winner of the 3-6 series in a best-of-three series. The division final and league final will be best of five with home ice advantage going to the higher seed.
===Eastern Conferences Quarterfinals===
*Muskegon Lumberjacks defeated Cedar Rapids RoughRiders 2 games to none
*Madison Captols defeated Youngstown Phantoms 2 games to none
===Western Conferences Quarterfinals===
*Waterloo Black Hawks defeated Lincoln Stars 2 games to 1
*Omaha Lancers defeated Fargo Force 2 games to none
===Eastern Conference Semifinals===
*Madison Captols defeated Chicago Steel 2 games to 1
*Muskegon Lumberjacks defeated Dubuque Fighting Saints 2 games to none
===Western Conference Semifinals===
*Tri-City Storm defeated Omaha Lancers 2 games to none
*Sioux City Musketeers defeated Waterloo Black Hawks 2 games to 1
===Eastern Conference Final===
*Madison Captols defeated Muskegon Lumberjacks 3 games to 2
===Western Conference Final===
*Sioux City Musketeers defeated Tri-City Storm 3 games to none
===Clark Cup Final===
*Sioux City Musketeers defeated Madison Captols 3 games to 1
==References==
Category:2022 in ice hockey
Category:USHL seasons