The 2018–19 USHL season was the 40th season of the United States Hockey League as an all-junior league. The regular season ran from September 27, 2018, to April 13, 2019. The Tri-City Storm were awarded the Anderson Cup as regular season champions for accumulating 95 points over 62 games. The season concluded with the Sioux Falls Stampede defeating the Chicago Steel in the Clark Cup Final series 3–0 on May 17, 2019.
| 2018–19 USHL Season | |
|---|---|
| League | United States Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | September 27, 2018 – April 13, 2019 |
| Number of games | 62 |
| Number of teams | 17 |
| Regular season | |
| Anderson Cup | Tri-City Storm |
| Clark Cup Playoffs | |
| Western champions | Sioux Falls Stampede |
| Western runners-up | Tri-City Storm |
| Eastern champions | Chicago Steel |
| Eastern runners-up | Muskegon Lumberjacks |
| Clark Cup Playoffs MVP | Jaxson Stauber |
| Clark Cup Champions | |
| Champions | Sioux Falls Stampede |
League changes
editAfter serving as the interim commissioner since November 2017, Tom Garrity was named the ninth commissioner in league history.[1] He replaced Bob Fallen who had served as commissioner since 2014.[2] On April 5, 2018, the league announced the annual Fall Classic in partnership with the National Hockey League would count towards the regular season standings, with all member clubs playing two games between September 27 and 30 at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Pittsburgh.[3]
Regular season
editFinal standings:[4]
Eastern Conferenceedit
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Western Conferenceedit
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x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched conference title; z = clinched regular season title
Clark Cup playoffs
edit| First Round (Best-of-3) | Conference Semifinals (Best-of-5) | Conference Finals (Best-of-5) | Clark Cup Championship (Best-of-5) | ||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Muskegon | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| E6 | Dubuque | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Youngstown | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| E6 | Dubuque | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Muskegon | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Chicago | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Cedar Rapids | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| E5 | Team USA | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Chicago | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Cedar Rapids | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Chicago | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Sioux Falls | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Tri-City | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Des Moines | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Sioux Falls | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| W6 | Sioux City | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Tri-City | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Western Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Sioux Falls | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Des Moines | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| W5 | Fargo | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Waterloo | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Sioux Falls | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Post season awards
editUSHL awards
edit| Award | Name | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Ronnie Attard | Tri-City Storm[5] |
| Forward of the Year | Bobby Brink | Sioux City Musketeers[5] |
| Defenseman of the Year | Ronnie Attard | Tri-City Storm[5] |
| Rookie of the Year | Zac Jones | Tri-City Storm[5] |
| Goaltender of the Year | Isaiah Saville | Tri-City Storm[5] |
| Coach of the Year | Anthony Noreen | Tri-City Storm[6] |
| Scholar-Athlete | Mason McCormick | Dubuque Fighting Saints[7] |
| Curt Hammer | Liam Walsh | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders[8] |
| General Manager of the Year | Ryan Hardy | Chicago Steel[9] |
| Executive of the Year | Jim Olander | Sioux Falls Stampede[10] |
| Organization of the Year | Muskegon Lumberjacks[11] | |
All-USHL First Team
edit| Pos | Name | Team |
|---|---|---|
| G | Isaiah Saville | Tri-City |
| D | Ronnie Attard | Tri-City |
| D | Alex Yakovenko | Muskegon |
| F | Nick Abruzzese | Chicago |
| F | Bobby Brink | Sioux City |
| F | Brett Murray | Youngstown |
Source[12]
All-USHL Second Team
edit| Pos | Name | Team |
|---|---|---|
| G | Blake Pietila | Cedar Rapids |
| D | Zac Jones | Tri-City |
| D | Matteo Pietroniro | Chicago |
| F | Matt Brown | Des Moines |
| F | Matias Maccelli | Dubuque |
| F | Ben Meyers | Fargo |
Source[12]
All-Rookie First Team
edit| Pos | Name | Team |
|---|---|---|
| G | Isaiah Saville | Tri-City |
| D | Ryan Johnson | Sioux Falls |
| D | Zac Jones | Tri-City |
| F | Vladislav Firstov | Waterloo |
| F | Marcus Kallionkieli | Sioux City |
| F | Shane Pinto | Tri-City |
Source[13]
All-Rookie Second Team
edit| Pos | Name | Team |
|---|---|---|
| G | Logan Stein | Waterloo |
| D | Anthony Kehrer | Sioux City |
| D | Owen Power | Chicago |
| F | Josh Nodler | Fargo |
| F | Anthony Romano | Sioux Falls |
| F | Grant Silianoff | Cedar Rapids |
References
edit- ^ "Tom Garrity Named USHL President and Commissioner". OurSportsCentral.com. May 29, 2018.
- ^ "Fallen Departs As USHL President and Commissioner To Seek New Challenges". JuniorHockey.com. November 4, 2017.
- ^ "2018 DICK'S Sporting Goods USHL Fall Classic to Return to Pittsburgh". USHL.com. April 5, 2018.
- ^ "USHL Standings". USHL. Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "USHL Announces End of Year Awards". USHL. April 25, 2019.
- ^ "Anthony Noreen Named USHL Coach of the Year". USHL. April 26, 2019.
- ^ "USHL Scholar-Athlete Award and All-Academic Team Announced". USHL. April 23, 2019.
- ^ "Liam Walsh Named Curt Hammer Award Recipient". USHL. April 23, 2019.
- ^ "Ryan Hardy Named USHL General Manager of the Year". USHL. April 24, 2019.
- ^ "USHL Announces 2019 Executive of the Year". OurSports Central. July 11, 2019.
- ^ "Huge Award for Lumberjacks". OurSports Central. June 26, 2019.
- ^ a b "All-USHL Teams Announced". USHL. April 23, 2019.
- ^ "All-USHL Rookie Teams Announced". USHL. April 23, 2019.