| 2005-06 USHL season | |
| League: | United States Hockey League |
| Pixels: | 150px |
| Sport: | Ice hockey |
| Duration: | September 23, 2005 – May 1, 2006 |
| Season: | Anderson Cup Champions |
| Season Champs: | Sioux Falls Stampede |
| Finals: | Clark Cup Champions |
| Finals Champ: | Des Moines Buccaneers |
| Nextseason Year: | 2006–07 |
| Prevseason Year: | 2004–05 |
| Seasonslistnames: | USHL |
| No Of Games: | 60 |
| No Of Teams: | 11 |
The 2005–06 season was the 27th season of the United States Hockey League as an all-junior league. The regular season began on September 23, 2005, and concluded on March 1, 2006,[1] with the regular season champion winning the Anderson Cup.
The Clark Cup playoffs featured the top four teams from each division competing for the league title.
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
| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS | GF | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yCedar Rapids RoughRiders | 60 | 33 | 21 | 6 | 72 | 196 | 170 | |
| xDes Moines Buccaneers | 60 | 33 | 21 | 6 | 72 | 208 | 173 | |
| xGreen Bay Gamblers | 60 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 64 | 182 | 183 | |
| xIndiana Ice | 60 | 25 | 29 | 6 | 56 | 186 | 224 | |
| Waterloo Black Hawks | 60 | 23 | 30 | 7 | 53 | 177 | 201 | |
| Chicago Steel | 60 | 18 | 36 | 6 | 42 | 163 | 243 |
| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS | GF | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| zSioux Falls Stampede | 60 | 43 | 13 | 4 | 90 | 190 | 135 | |
| xLincoln Stars | 60 | 34 | 20 | 6 | 74 | 218 | 178 | |
| xOmaha Lancers | 60 | 35 | 21 | 4 | 74 | 189 | 176 | |
| xTri-City Storm | 60 | 28 | 23 | 9 | 65 | 166 | 158 | |
| Sioux City Musketeers | 60 | 28 | 26 | 6 | 62 | 182 | 216 |
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chad Costello | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | 59 | 31 | 45 | 76 | +2 | 15 | |
| 2 | Trevor Lewis | Des Moines Buccaneers | 56 | 35 | 40 | 75 | +25 | 69 | |
| 3 | Mike Davies | Lincoln Stars | 51 | 28 | 43 | 71 | +9 | 48 | |
| Teddy Purcell | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | 55 | 19 | 52 | 71 | +3 | 14 | ||
| 5 | Andreas Nödl | Sioux Falls Stampede | 58 | 29 | 30 | 59 | +13 | 16 | |
| 6 | Kyle Okposo | Des Moines Buccaneers | 50 | 27 | 31 | 58 | +28 | 56 | |
| 7 | Eli Vlaisavljevich | Lincoln Stars | 58 | 16 | 41 | 57 | +6 | 42 | |
| 8 | Matt Schepke | Omaha Lancers | 60 | 37 | 19 | 56 | +12 | 98 | |
| Sean Backman | Green Bay Gamblers | 57 | 29 | 27 | 56 | +24 | 30 | ||
| Colin Vock | Des Moines Buccaneers | 57 | 25 | 31 | 56 | +8 | 66 |
| Player | Team | GP | MIN | W | L | OTL | SO | GA | GAA | SV | SV% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Rock | Tri-City Storm | 48 | 2722 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 95 | 2.09 | 907 | .905 | |
| 2 | John Murray | Sioux Falls Stampede | 32 | 1908 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 68 | 2.14 | 898 | .930 | |
| 3 | Alex Kangas | Sioux Falls Stampede | 29 | 1733 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 62 | 2.15 | 819 | .930 | |
| 4 | Michael Spillane | Omaha Lancers | 43 | 2479 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 95 | 2.30 | 1058 | .918 | |
| 5 | Bryan Hogan | Lincoln Stars | 39 | 2277 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 95 | 2.50 | 1039 | .916 |
Trevor Lewis Des Moines Buccaneers