2018–19 USHL season

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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
LeagueUnited States Hockey League
SportIce hockey
DurationSeptember 27, 2018 – April 13, 2019
Number of games62
Number of teams17
Regular season
Anderson CupTri-City Storm
Clark Cup Playoffs
Western championsSioux Falls Stampede
  Western runners-upTri-City Storm
Eastern championsChicago Steel
  Eastern runners-upMuskegon Lumberjacks
Clark Cup Playoffs MVPJaxson Stauber
Clark Cup Champions
ChampionsSioux Falls Stampede
USHL seasons

League changes

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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

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Final standings:[4]

x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched conference title; z = clinched regular season title

Clark Cup playoffs

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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

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USHL awards

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Tom Garrity Named USHL President and Commissioner". OurSportsCentral.com. May 29, 2018.
  2. ^ "Fallen Departs As USHL President and Commissioner To Seek New Challenges". JuniorHockey.com. November 4, 2017.
  3. ^ "2018 DICK'S Sporting Goods USHL Fall Classic to Return to Pittsburgh". USHL.com. April 5, 2018.
  4. ^ "USHL Standings". USHL. Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  5. ^ a b c d e "USHL Announces End of Year Awards". USHL. April 25, 2019.
  6. ^ "Anthony Noreen Named USHL Coach of the Year". USHL. April 26, 2019.
  7. ^ "USHL Scholar-Athlete Award and All-Academic Team Announced". USHL. April 23, 2019.
  8. ^ "Liam Walsh Named Curt Hammer Award Recipient". USHL. April 23, 2019.
  9. ^ "Ryan Hardy Named USHL General Manager of the Year". USHL. April 24, 2019.
  10. ^ "USHL Announces 2019 Executive of the Year". OurSports Central. July 11, 2019.
  11. ^ "Huge Award for Lumberjacks". OurSports Central. June 26, 2019.
  12. ^ a b "All-USHL Teams Announced". USHL. April 23, 2019.
  13. ^ "All-USHL Rookie Teams Announced". USHL. April 23, 2019.
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