1970–71 USHL season

The 1970–71 USHL season was the 10th season of the United States Hockey League as a senior league. The Marquette Iron Rangers won the regular season championship and the Clark Cup as postseason champions.

Member changes

The Waterloo Black Hawks returned to the league after a year spent as the Iowa Stars.^[1]

The Thunder Bay Twins, a team formed from the merger of the Port Arthur Bearcats and Fort William Beavers, transferred into the USHL from the Thunder Bay Senior A Hockey League.^[3]

Final standings^[4]

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PTS = Points; y = clinched league title

Missing information

The Marquette Iron Rangers won the Clark Cup

United States Hockey League
Western Conference	Des Moines Buccaneers Fargo Force Lincoln Stars Omaha Lancers Sioux City Musketeers Sioux Falls Stampede Tri-City Storm Waterloo Black Hawks
Eastern Conference	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders Chicago Steel Dubuque Fighting Saints Green Bay Gamblers Madison Capitols Muskegon Lumberjacks USA Hockey National Team Development Program Youngstown Phantoms
Senior seasons	1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79
Junior seasons	1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
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