2008–09 USHL season explained

2008-09 USHL season
League:	United States Hockey League
Pixels:	150px
Sport:	Ice hockey
Duration:	October 3, 2008 – May 8, 2009
Season:	Anderson Cup Champions
Season Champs:	Green Bay Gamblers
Finals:	Clark Cup Champions
Finals Champ:	Indiana Ice
Nextseason Year:	2009–10
Prevseason Year:	2007–08
Seasonslistnames:	USHL
No Of Games:	60
No Of Teams:	12

The 2008–09 USHL season is the 30th season of the United States Hockey League as an all-junior league. The regular season began on October 3, 2008, and concluded on April 5, 2009,^[1] with the regular season champion winning the Anderson Cup. The 2008–09 season was the first for the expansion Fargo Force, replacing the Ohio Junior Blue Jackets who folded after only two seasons in existence.

The Clark Cup playoffs featured the top four teams from each division competing for the league title.

Regular season

Final Standings^[2]

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched league title

East Division

Team	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	GF	GA
	60	39	17	4	82	237	165
	60	38	17	5	81	219	147
	60	39	19	2	80	221	177
	60	37	20	3	77	246	198
	60	31	27	2	64	194	213
	60	12	43	5	29	167	283

West Division

Team	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	GF	GA
	60	37	17	6	80	191	155
	60	32	21	7	71	218	192
	60	32	23	5	69	191	166
	60	28	28	4	60	182	199
	60	24	30	6	54	194	210
	60	11	48	1	23	140	295

Clark Cup Playoffs

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Players

Scoring Leaders

	Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
1	Andrew Miller		58	33	50	82	+7	76
2	Mike Cichy		56	34	42	76	-15	23
	Craig Smith		54	28	48	76	+32	108
4	Mike Seidel		59	28	48	73	+14	36
5	Stephane Da Costa		48	31	36	67	-3	23
6	Kirt Hill		56	24	42	66	+10	112
7	Stanislav Galiev		60	29	35	64	+11	46
8	Brandon Richardson		55	21	42	63	+12	145
9			59	26	34	60	+33	40
10	Andy Taranto		60	34	25	59	+33	53
	Louis Leblanc		60	28	31	59	+7	78

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Leading Goaltenders

	Player	Team	GP	MIN	W	L	OTL	SO	GA	GAA	SV	SV%
1	Kevin Murdock		35	2005	21	10	4	1	75	2.24	860	.920
2			24	1363	13	5	4	1	53	2.33	533	.910
3	Steve Summerhays		23	1327	15	6	1	1	52	2.35	522	.909
4	Mike Johnson		39	2263	25	12	1	3	90	2.39	903	.909
5			48	2745	26	15	4	3	110	2.40	1235	.918

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Awards

• Coach of the Year: Dean Blais Fargo Force
• Curt Hammer Award

Mike Walsh Chicago Steel

• Defenseman of the Year: John Moore Chicago Steel
• Executive of the Year: Jim Pflug Lincoln Stars
• Forward of the Year: Andrew Miller Chicago Steel
• General Manager of the Year: Jon Cooper Green Bay Gamblers
• Goaltender of the Year: Mike Lee Fargo Force
• Organization of the Year: Fargo Force
• Player of the Year: Andrew Miller Chicago Steel
• Rookie of the Year: Louis Leblanc Omaha Lancers
• Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Jeff Teglia Omaha Lancers

First Team All-Stars

• Brett Bennett (Goalie) Indiana Ice
• John Moore (Defense) Chicago Steel
• Matt Donovan (Defense) Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
• Andrew Miller (Forward) Chicago Steel
• Craig Smith (Forward) Waterloo Black Hawks

Second Team All-Stars

• Kevin Murdock (Goalie) Lincoln Stars
• Jake Newton (Defense) Lincoln Stars
• David Makowski (Defense) Green Bay Gamblers
• Stephane Da Costa (Forward) Sioux City Musketeers
• Mike Seidel (Forward) Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
• Anthony Taranto (Forward) Fargo Force

External links

• Official website of the United States Hockey League

Notes and References

1. Web site: LEAGUE SCHEDULE . 2022-12-15 . ushl2011.stats.pointstreak.com.
2. Web site: STANDINGS . 2022-12-15 . ushl2011.stats.pointstreak.com.
3. Web site: LEAGUE SCHEDULE . 2022-12-15 . ushl2011.stats.pointstreak.com.
4. Web site: SCORING LEADERS . 2022-12-15 . ushl2011.stats.pointstreak.com.
5. Web site: GOALIE LEADERS . 2022-12-15 . ushl2011.stats.pointstreak.com.