2000–01 USHL season
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The 2000–01 USHL season was the 22nd season of the United States Hockey League as an all-junior league. The regular season began in September 2000 and concluded in March 2001. The Omaha Lancers won the Anderson Cup as regular season champions. The Omaha Lancers defeated the Lincoln Stars 3 games to 2 for the Clark Cup.
September 2000 – March 2001
Postseason
March 30 – April 28, 2001
| 2000–01 USHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | United States Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | Regular season September 2000 – March 2001 Postseason March 30 – April 28, 2001 |
| Games | 56, 24 |
| Teams | 13 |
| Regular season | |
| Anderson Cup | Lincoln Stars |
| Season MVP | Chris Fournier (Lincoln Stars) |
| Top scorer | Chris Fournier (Lincoln Stars) |
| Playoffs | |
| Playoffs MVP | Ray Fraser (Lancers) |
| Finals champions | Omaha Lancers |
| Runners-up | Lincoln Stars |
Member changes
- The Thunder Bay Flyers folded.
- The Fargo-Moorhead Ice Sharks relocated and became the Chicago Steel while the Twin City Vulcans relocated and became the Tri-City Storm.
- The USNTDP dropped from being a full member to an affiliate, playing a partial schedule.
Regular season
Final standings[1]
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched league title
Eastern Conference
| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| xy – Green Bay Gamblers | 56 | 32 | 13 | 11 | 75 | 177 | 153 |
| x – Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | 56 | 30 | 21 | 5 | 65 | 192 | 196 |
| Waterloo Black Hawks | 56 | 25 | 29 | 2 | 52 | 189 | 210 |
| Chicago Steel | 56 | 21 | 30 | 5 | 47 | 182 | 232 |
| Dubuque Fighting Saints | 56 | 15 | 37 | 4 | 34 | 148 | 219 |
| Rochester Mustangs | 56 | 11 | 42 | 3 | 25 | 113 | 239 |
Western Conference
| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| xyz – Lincoln Stars | 56 | 43 | 7 | 6 | 92 | 246 | 143 |
| x – Sioux Falls Stampede | 56 | 40 | 14 | 2 | 82 | 267 | 182 |
| x – Omaha Lancers | 56 | 35 | 15 | 6 | 76 | 215 | 145 |
| x – Des Moines Buccaneers | 56 | 32 | 21 | 3 | 67 | 195 | 190 |
| x – Tri-City Storm | 56 | 27 | 21 | 8 | 62 | 191 | 179 |
| x – Sioux City Musketeers | 56 | 27 | 22 | 7 | 61 | 174 | 194 |
USNTDP
| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USNTDP | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 74 | 81 |
Note: The USNTDP played two games against each of the full league members.
Statistics
Scoring leaders
The following players led the league in regular season points at the completion of all regular season games.[2]
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Fournier | Lincoln Stars | 55 | 26 | 57 | 83 | 32 |
| Brandon Bochenski | Lincoln Stars | 55 | 47 | 33 | 80 | 22 |
| Mike Doyle | Sioux Falls Stampede | 56 | 32 | 46 | 78 | 52 |
| James Massen | Sioux Falls Stampede | 56 | 37 | 38 | 75 | 56 |
| Jamie Mattie | Sioux Falls Stampede | 49 | 12 | 53 | 65 | 53 |
| Riley Riddell | Omaha Lancers | 56 | 30 | 34 | 64 | 16 |
| Dave Iannazzo | Sioux Falls Stampede | 54 | 24 | 38 | 62 | 38 |
| Ryan Connelly | Waterloo Black Hawks | 56 | 23 | 36 | 59 | 139 |
| Konrad Reeder | Tri-City Storm | 54 | 34 | 24 | 58 | 77 |
| Cory McLean | Chicago Steel | 56 | 24 | 34 | 58 | 27 |
Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage
| Player | Team | GP | Mins | W | L | OTL | SO | GA | SV | SV% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marty Magers | Omaha Lancers | 27 | 1502 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 58 | 587 | .910 | 2.32 |
| Justin Johnson | Lincoln Stars | 24 | 1380 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 54 | 559 | .912 | 2.35 |
| Jure Penko | Green Bay Gamblers | 46 | 2711 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 108 | 1,143 | .914 | 2.39 |
| Ray Fraser | Omaha Lancers | 34 | 1862 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 75 | 746 | .909 | 2.42 |
| Beau Fritz | Lincoln Stars | 25 | 1453 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 59 | 634 | .915 | 2.44 |
Clark Cup playoffs
The regular season division champions received the top two seeds.
Teams were reseeded after the quarterfinal round.
| Quarterfinal (Best-of-5) | Semifinal (Best-of-5) | Championship (Best-of-5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Lincoln Stars | 4 | 6 | 6 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Sioux City Musketeers | 0 | 1 | 5 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Lincoln Stars | 4* | 5 | 5 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Tri-City Storm | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Green Bay Gamblers | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Tri-City Storm | 3* | 0 | 5 | 3 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Lincoln Stars | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Omaha Lancers | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Sioux Falls Stampede | 10 | 1 | 7 | 6 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Sioux Falls Stampede | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Omaha Lancers | 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Omaha Lancers | 4 | 5 | 7 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Des Moines Buccaneers | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)