2000–01 USHL season

2000–01 USHL season
2000–01 USHL season
League	United States Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	Regular season; September 2000 – March 2001; Post-season; March 30 – April 28, 2001
Number of games	56, 24
Number of teams	13
Regular season
Anderson Cup	Lincoln Stars
Clark Cup Playoffs
Finals champions	Omaha Lancers
Runners-up	Lincoln Stars

The 2000–01 USHL season was the 22nd season of the United States Hockey League as an all-junior league. The regular season began in September 2000 and concluded in March 2001. The Omaha Lancers won the Anderson Cup as regular season champions. The Omaha Lancers defeated the Lincoln Stars 3 games to 2 for the Clark Cup.

Member changes

The Thunder Bay Flyers folded.

The Fargo-Moorhead Ice Sharks relocated and became the Chicago Steel while the Twin City Vulcans relocated and became the Tri-City Storm.

The USNTDP dropped from being a full member to an affiliate, playing a partial schedule.

Regular season

Final standings^[1]

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

Eastern Conference

Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	GF	GA
xy – Green Bay Gamblers	56	32	13	11	75	177	153
x – Cedar Rapids RoughRiders	56	30	21	5	65	192	196
Waterloo Black Hawks	56	25	29	2	52	189	210
Chicago Steel	56	21	30	5	47	182	232
Dubuque Fighting Saints	56	15	37	4	34	148	219
Rochester Mustangs	56	11	42	3	25	113	239

Western Conference

Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	GF	GA
xyz – Lincoln Stars	56	43	7	6	92	246	143
x – Sioux Falls Stampede	56	40	14	2	82	267	182
x – Omaha Lancers	56	35	15	6	76	215	145
x – Des Moines Buccaneers	56	32	21	3	67	195	190
x – Tri-City Storm	56	27	21	8	62	191	179
x – Sioux City Musketeers	56	27	22	7	61	174	194

USNTDP

Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	GF	GA
USNTDP	24	10	8	6	26	74	81

Note: The USNTDP played two games against each of the full league members.

Statistics

Scoring leaders

The following players led the league in regular season points at the completion of all regular season games.^[2]

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Chris Fournier	Lincoln Stars	55	26	57	83	32
Brandon Bochenski	Lincoln Stars	55	47	33	80	22
Mike Doyle	Sioux Falls Stampede	56	32	46	78	52
James Massen	Sioux Falls Stampede	56	37	38	75	56
Jamie Mattie	Sioux Falls Stampede	49	12	53	65	53
Riley Riddell	Omaha Lancers	56	30	34	64	16
Dave Iannazzo	Sioux Falls Stampede	54	24	38	62	38
Ryan Connelly	Waterloo Black Hawks	56	23	36	59	139
Konrad Reeder	Tri-City Storm	54	34	24	58	77
Cory McLean	Chicago Steel	56	24	34	58	27

Leading goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage

Player	Team	GP	Mins	W	L	OTL	SO	GA	SV	SV%	GAA
Marty Magers	Omaha Lancers	27	1502	16	5	3	3	58	587	.910	2.32
Justin Johnson	Lincoln Stars	24	1380	18	3	2	2	54	559	.912	2.35
Jure Penko	Green Bay Gamblers	46	2711	28	8	10	4	108	1,143	.914	2.39
Ray Fraser	Omaha Lancers	34	1862	19	10	3	5	75	746	.909	2.42
Beau Fritz	Lincoln Stars	25	1453	19	3	2	4	59	634	.915	2.44

Clark Cup playoffs

The regular season division champions received the top two seeds.
Teams were reseeded after the quarterfinal round.

Quarterfinal (Best-of-5)							Semifinal (Best-of-5)							Championship (Best-of-5)

W1	Lincoln Stars	4	6	6	-	-

8	Sioux City Musketeers	0	1	5	-	-
							W1	Lincoln Stars	4*	5	5	-	-

							7	Tri-City Storm	3	2	2	-	-
E1	Green Bay Gamblers	2	4	3	0	-

7	Tri-City Storm	3*	0	5	3	-
														W1	Lincoln Stars	6	2	4	3	1

														4	Omaha Lancers	1	6	3	4	4
3	Sioux Falls Stampede	10	1	7	6	-

6	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders	1	5	3	2	-
							3	Sioux Falls Stampede	2	3	8	0	-

							4	Omaha Lancers	3	6	3	8	-
4	Omaha Lancers	4	5	7	-	-

5	Des Moines Buccaneers	1	2	0	-	-

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Awards

Award	Recipient	Team
Player of the Year	Chris Fournier	Lincoln Stars
Forward of the Year	Chris Fournier	Lincoln Stars
Defenseman of the Year	Jamie Mattie	Sioux Falls Stampede
Goaltender of the Year	Jure Penko	Green Bay Gamblers
Rookie of the Year	Brandon Bochenski	Lincoln Stars
Coach of the Year	Steve Johnson	Lincoln Stars
General Manager of the Year	Steve Johnson	Lincoln Stars

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References

^ "USHL Standings". Ushl2011.stats.pointstreak.com. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
^ "USHL - 2000-2001". Elite Prospects. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
^ "2024-25 USHL Media Guide". USHL. Retrieved June 18, 2025.

External links

[1] "USHL Standings". Ushl2011.stats.pointstreak.com. Retrieved 2013-09-04.

[2] "USHL - 2000-2001". Elite Prospects. Retrieved June 17, 2025.

[guide-3] "2024-25 USHL Media Guide". USHL. Retrieved June 18, 2025.

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