2018–19 USHL season explained

2018–19 USHL Season
League:United States Hockey League
Pixels:150px
Sport:Ice hockey
Duration:September 27, 2018 – April 13, 2019
Season:Regular season
Season Champ Name:Anderson Cup
Season Champs:Tri-City Storm
Playoffs:Clark Cup Playoffs
Conf1:Western
Conf1 Champ:Sioux Falls Stampede
Conf1 Runner-Up:Tri-City Storm
Conf2:Eastern
Conf2 Champ:Chicago Steel
Conf2 Runner-Up:Muskegon Lumberjacks
Finals:Clark Cup Champions
Finals Champ:Sioux Falls Stampede
Playoffs Mvp:Jaxson Stauber
Prevseason Year:2017–18
Nextseason Year:2019–20
Seasonslistnames:USHL
No Of Games:62
No Of Teams:17

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.

League changes

After 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

Final standings:[4]

Eastern Conference

Team
6241173186228173
6237214078243207
6236211477214209
6236213277188161
6230242668269227
6228264464192204
6224333253183225
6219346347173250
6215385439145249

Western Conference

Team
6245123295232144
6239165285232173
6239165285234190
6235221475202177
6234233273188172
6230255267187197
6227274462155197
6212424432151262
x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched conference title; z = clinched regular season title

Post season awards

USHL awards

See main article: List of USHL award winners.

Award Name Team
Player of the Year Tri-City Storm[5]
Forward of the Year Sioux City Musketeers
Defenseman of the Year Ronnie Attard Tri-City Storm
Rookie of the Year Tri-City Storm
Goaltender of the Year Tri-City Storm
Coach of the Year Tri-City Storm[6]
Scholar-Athlete Dubuque Fighting Saints[7]
Curt Hammer 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

PosNameTeam
G Tri-City
D Tri-City
D Muskegon
F Chicago
F Sioux City
F Youngstown
Source[12]

All-USHL Second Team

PosNameTeam
G Cedar Rapids
D Tri-City
D Chicago
F Des Moines
F Dubuque
F Fargo
Source[12]

All-Rookie First Team

PosNameTeam
G Tri-City
D Sioux Falls
D Tri-City
F Waterloo
F Sioux City
F Tri-City
Source[13]

All-Rookie Second Team

PosNameTeam
G Waterloo
D Sioux City
D Chicago
F Fargo
F Sioux Falls
F Cedar Rapids

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tom Garrity Named USHL President and Commissioner . OurSportsCentral.com . May 29, 2018.
  2. Web site: Fallen Departs As USHL President and Commissioner To Seek New Challenges . JuniorHockey.com . November 4, 2017.
  3. Web site: 2018 DICK'S Sporting Goods USHL Fall Classic to Return to Pittsburgh . USHL.com . April 5, 2018.
  4. Web site: USHL Standings . USHL . April 13, 2019 . November 1, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201101054603/https://www.ushl.com/view#/team-stats?standingstype=division&context=overall&specialteams=false&season=67&sortkey=overall_rank&league=1 . dead .
  5. Web site: USHL Announces End of Year Awards . USHL . April 25, 2019.
  6. Web site: Anthony Noreen Named USHL Coach of the Year . USHL . April 26, 2019.
  7. Web site: USHL Scholar-Athlete Award and All-Academic Team Announced . USHL . April 23, 2019.
  8. Web site: Liam Walsh Named Curt Hammer Award Recipient . USHL . April 23, 2019.
  9. Web site: Ryan Hardy Named USHL General Manager of the Year . USHL . April 24, 2019.
  10. Web site: USHL Announces 2019 Executive of the Year . OurSports Central . July 11, 2019.
  11. Web site: Huge Award for Lumberjacks . OurSports Central . June 26, 2019.
  12. Web site: All-USHL Teams Announced . USHL . April 23, 2019.
  13. Web site: All-USHL Rookie Teams Announced . USHL . April 23, 2019.