2013–14 USHL season

2013–14 USHL Season
LeagueUnited States Hockey League
SportIce hockey
DurationSeptember 20, 2013 – April 5, 2014
Number of games60
Number of teams16
Regular season
Anderson CupWaterloo Black Hawks
Season MVPBrandon Montour (Waterloo Black Hawks)
Top scorerJake Randolph (Omaha Lancers)
Playoffs
Playoffs MVPJason Pawloski (Ice)
Finals championsIndiana Ice
  Runners-upWaterloo Black Hawks
USHL seasons

The 2013–14 USHL season is the 35th season of the United States Hockey League as an all-junior league. The regular season ran from September 20, 2013, to April 5, 2014.[1] The regular season champion Waterloo Black Hawks were awarded the Anderson Cup. The playoff champion Indiana Ice captured the Clark Cup.

Regular season

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Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; PTS = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PIM = Penalties in minutes
x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched conference title; z = clinched regular season title

Eastern Conference

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Team GP W L OTL PTS GF GA PIM
y-Indiana Ice 60 42 11 7 91 233 141 856
x-Cedar Rapids RoughRiders 60 35 21 4 74 195 183 754
x-Dubuque Fighting Saints 60 33 23 4 70 201 186 957
x-Green Bay Gamblers 60 30 24 6 66 183 176 997
Muskegon Lumberjacks 60 30 25 5 65 190 212 1024
Team USA 60 30 25 5 65 246 233 1055
Chicago Steel 60 29 27 4 62 179 195 1025
Youngstown Phantoms 60 17 37 6 40 172 230 1212

Western Conference

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Team GP W L OTL PTS GF GA PIM
z-Waterloo Black Hawks 60 44 11 5 93 240 153 687
x-Omaha Lancers 60 39 14 7 85 213 141 1016
x-Sioux City Musketeers 60 38 19 3 79 202 157 1169
x-Sioux Falls Stampede 60 34 19 7 75 197 175 1132
Lincoln Stars 60 24 28 8 56 175 219 1474
Des Moines Buccaneers 60 20 32 8 48 154 208 1326
Tri-City Storm 60 21 35 4 46 153 217 1062
Fargo Force 60 14 39 7 35 122 229 1275

Players

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Scoring leaders

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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; PTS = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus Rating; PIM = Penalties in minutes

Player Team GP G A PTS PIM
Jake Randolph Omaha Lancers 60 26 60 86 35
Kyle Connor Youngstown Phantoms 56 31 43 74 12
Tyler Vesel Omaha Lancers 49 33 38 71 22
Scott Conway Indiana Ice 57 33 35 68 49
Peter Krieger Waterloo Black Hawks 60 26 41 67 18
Andrew Poturalski Cedar Rapids RoughRiders 60 27 37 64 28
Matt Iacopelli Muskegon Lumberjacks 58 41 22 63 47
Nick Schmaltz Green Bay Gamblers 55 18 45 63 16
Brandon Montour Waterloo Black Hawks 60 14 48 62 36
Liam Pecararo Waterloo Black Hawks 54 20 41 61 14

Leading goaltenders

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

Player Team GP MIN W L OTL SO GA GAA SV%
Hayden Hawkey Omaha Lancers 33 1901 22 6 3 3 63 1.99 0.926
Hayden Stewart Dubuque/Indiana 27 1574 17 8 4 5 56 2.13 0.919
Cole Bruns Omaha Lancers 30 1720 17 8 4 7 65 2.27 0.917
Collin Olson Team USA 23 1231 14 4 1 2 47 2.29 0.921
Jason Pawloski Indiana Ice 42 2443 25 8 4 0 100 2.46 0.904

Post Season Awards

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All-USHL First Team

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Pos Name Team Notes
G Hayden Hawkey Omaha Goaltender of the Year; All Rookie Team
D Brandon Montour Waterloo Player of the Year; Defenseman of the Year
D Tucker Poolman Omaha
F Kyle Connor Youngstown
F Scott Conway Indiana
F Matt Iacopelli Muskegon
F Jake Randolph Omaha Forward of the Year

All-USHL Second Team

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Pos Name Team
G Cal Petersen Waterloo
D Mark Friedman Waterloo
D Alexx Privitera Dubuque
F Jack Eichel Team USA
F Peter Krieger Waterloo
F Tyler Vesel Omaha

All Rookie Team

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Pos Name Team
G Hayden Hawkey Omaha
D Charlie Curti Cedar Rapids
D Hayden Shaw Waterloo
D Tim Shoup Indiana
F Robby Jackson Chicago
F Tyler Sheehy Waterloo
F Denis Smirnov Indiana

Clark Cup Playoffs

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Conference Semi-Finals
(Best of 5)
Conference Finals
(Best of 5)
Clark Cup Championship
(Best of 5)
         
1 Indiana 3
4 Green Bay 1
1 Indiana 3
Eastern Conference
3 Dubuque 0
3 Dubuque 3
2 Cedar Rapids 1
E1 Indiana 3
W1 Waterloo 2
2 Omaha 1
3 Sioux City 3
1 Waterloo 3
Western Conference
3 Sioux City 1
4 Sioux Falls 0
1 Waterloo 3

Conference Semi-Finals

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Note 1: All times are local.
Note 2: Game times in italics signify games to be played only if necessary.
Note 3: Home team is listed first.

Eastern Conference

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(1) Indiana Ice vs. (4) Green Bay Gamblers

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April 11 Indiana Ice 2 – 0 Green Bay Gamblers Pan American Arena  
No scoring First period No scoring
7:24 - Patrick Newell (1)
14:05 - Patrick Newell (2)
Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Hayden Stewart (22 saves / 22 shots) Goalie stats Jared Rutledge (24 saves / 26 shots)
April 12 Indiana Ice 5 – 6 Green Bay Gamblers Pan American Arena  
No scoring First period Gavin Stoick (1) - 10:44
Connor Hurley (1) - pp - 19:49
1:32 - Patrick Newell (3) Second period Nick Schmaltz (1) - 6:39
Connor Hurley (2) - pp - 15:57
1:55 - pp - Matt Roy (1)
11:58 - Sam Kurker (1)
18:38 - pp - Aidan Muir (1)
19:08 - Matt Roy (2)
Third period Matthew Weis (1) - pp - 16:14
Ryan Lough (1) - en - 17:48
Hayden Stewart (11 saves / 15 shots)
Jason Pawloski (4 saves / 5 shots)
Goalie stats Jared Rutledge (39 saves / 44 shots)
April 17 Green Bay Gamblers 0 – 1 Indiana Ice Resch Center  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period Denis Smirnov (1) - 8:31
No scoring Third period No scoring
Jared Rutledge (31 saves / 32 shots) Goalie stats Jason Pawloski (12 saves / 12 shots)
April 18 Green Bay Gamblers 0 – 1 Indiana Ice Resch Center  
No scoring First period Mitch Hults (1) - pp - 13:19
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Jared Rutledge (21 saves / 22 shots) Goalie stats Jason Pawloski (22 saves / 22 shots)
Indiana wins series 3 – 1


(2) Cedar Rapids RoughRiders vs. (3) Dubuque Fighting Saints

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April 11 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders 1 – 2 Dubuque Fighting Saints Cedar Rapids Ice Arena  
7:18 - Dylan Steman (1) First period No scoring
No scoring Second period Phil Boje (1) - 3:06
No scoring Third period Karson Kuhlman (1) - 0:34
Danny Tirone (27 saves / 29 shots) Goalie stats Kevin Reich (17 saves / 18 shots)
April 12 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders 6 – 5 Dubuque Fighting Saints Cedar Rapids Ice Arena  
4:00 - Dylan McLaughlin (1)
11:28 - Andrew Oglevie (1)
18:41 - pp - Dylan Steman (2)
19:54 - pp - Dylan Steman (3)
First period No scoring
0:33 - pp - Andrew Poturalski (1) Second period Alexx Privitera (1) - pp - 8:58
Rob Darrar (1) - pp - 9:14
Jarrid Privitera (1) - 9:58
19:07 - Corey Petrash (1) Third period Jacob Benson (1) - 0:12
Seamus Malone (1) - 9:51
Danny Tirone (30 saves / 35 shots) Goalie stats Kevin Reich (15 saves / 19 shots)
Benjamin Johansson (16 saves / 18 shots)
April 18 Dubuque Fighting Saints 1 – 0 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders Mystique Ice Center  
No scoring First period No scoring
11:11 - Rob Darrar (2) Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Kevin Reich (27 saves / 27 shots) Goalie stats Danny Tirone (32 saves / 33 shots)
April 19 Dubuque Fighting Saints 7 – 3 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders Mystique Ice Center  
9:05 - Josh Elmes (1) First period No scoring
11:48 - Josh Elmes (2)
15:48 - Jason Ford (1)
Second period Andrew Oglevie (2) - ps - 5:30
5:20 - Rob Darrar (3)
16:03 - Jarrid Privitera (2)
18:33 - en - Rob Darrar (4)
Third period Frederik Tiffels (1) - pp - 12:43
Andrew Poturalski (2) - 16:37
Kevin Reich (26 saves / 29 shots) Goalie stats Danny Tirone (28 saves / 34 shots)
Dubuque wins series 3 – 1


Western Conference

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(1) Waterloo Black Hawks vs. (4) Sioux Falls Stampede

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April 11 Waterloo Black Hawks 7 – 4 Sioux Falls Stampede Young Arena  
4:49 - Brandon Montour (1)
9:57 - pp - Blake Winiecki (1)
First period Zeb Knutson (1) - 15:10
6:39 - Drew Melanson (1)
8:10 - Blake Winiecki (2)
Second period Christian Horn (1) - pp - 3:30
Louis Nanne (1) - 8:32
0:19 - pp - Brandon Montour (2)
6:45 - Liam Pecararo (1)
17:16 - Brandon Montour (3)
Third period Nolan Gluchowski (1) - 10:57
Cal Petersen (25 saves / 29 shots) Goalie stats David Jacobson (40 saves / 47 shots)
April 12 Waterloo Black Hawks 6 – 3 Sioux Falls Stampede Young Arena  
16:01 - Drew Melanson (2) First period Tony Calderone (1) - 14:20
4:18 - Blake Winiecki (3)
19:59 - Patrick Russell (1)
Second period C.J. Franklin (1) - pp - 3:45
3:01 - Jake Horton (1)
6:31 - pp - Zach Sanford (1)
18:22 - en - Tyler Sheehy (1)
Third period R.J. Majkozak (1) - 7:29
Cal Petersen (25 saves / 28 shots) Goalie stats Artt Brey (35 saves / 40 shots)
April 17 Sioux Falls Stampede 2 – 7 Waterloo Black Hawks Sioux Falls Arena  
17:23 - Zeb Knutson (2) First period Hayden Shaw (1) - 1:49
Tyler Sheehy (2) - pp - 4:24
Peter Krieger (1) - pp - 15:05
Brandon Montour (4) - pp - 15:45
No scoring Second period Blake Winiecki (4) - pp - 11:51
0:14 - C.J. Franklin (2) Third period Tim Lappin (1) - 4:56
Tim Lappin (2) - 18:08
Artt Brey (10 saves / 14 shots)
David Jacobson (32 saves / 35 shots)
Goalie stats Cal Petersen (23 saves / 25 shots)
Waterloo wins series 3 – 0


(2) Omaha Lancers vs. (3) Sioux City Musketeers

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April 12 Omaha Lancers 3 – 4 OT Sioux City Musketeers Ralston Arena  
4:23 - pp - Jimmy Schuldt (1) First period Brock Boeser (1) - 0:47
No scoring Second period Brandon Hawkins (1) - 8:45
Avery Peterson (1) - 13:07
11:53 - Jake Randolph (1)
16:21 - Brendan Smith (1)
Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period Avery Peterson (2) - 1:49
Hayden Hawkey (25 saves / 29 shots) Goalie stats Kyle Hayton (40 saves / 43 shots)
April 13 Omaha Lancers 1 – 2 Sioux City Musketeers Ralston Arena  
No scoring First period Jared Thomas (1) - 11:20
18:53 - Tyler Vesel (1) Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period Brandon Hawkins (2) - 9:29
Hayden Hawkey (23 saves / 25 shots) Goalie stats Kyle Hayton (33 saves / 34 shots)
April 18 Sioux City Musketeers 3 – 4 OT Omaha Lancers Tyson Events Center  
No scoring First period No scoring
1:46 - Trevor Olson (1) Second period Tyler Vesel (2) - pp - 11:03
Tucker Poolman (1) - 15:36
14:39 - Adam Johnson (1)
16:24 - pp - Avery Peterson (3)
Third period Tyler Vesel (3) - 14:14
No scoring First overtime period Jake Randolph (2) - 16:46
Kyle Hayton (30 saves / 34 shots) Goalie stats Hayden Hawkey (25 saves / 28 shots)
April 19 Sioux City Musketeers 4 – 2 Omaha Lancers Tyson Events Center  
No scoring First period Luca Frigo (1) - 19:59
No scoring Second period No scoring
2:37 - Adam Johnson (2)
8:55 - Brandon Hawkins (3)
17:56 - Jake Montgomery (1)
19:48 - en - Jake Montgomery (2)
Third period Gage Hough (1) - 3:56
Kyle Hayton (35 saves / 37 shots) Goalie stats Hayden Hawkey (28 saves / 31 shots)
Sioux City wins series 3 – 1


Conference Finals

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Note 1: All times are local.
Note 2: Game times in italics signify games to be played only if necessary.
Note 3: Home team is listed first.

Eastern Conference

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(1) Indiana Ice vs. (3) Dubuque Fighting Saints

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April 25 Indiana Ice 4 – 1 Dubuque Fighting Saints Pan American Arena  
14:54 - pp - Jacob Pritchard (1) First period Rob Darrar (5) - 1:49
18:25 - pp - Scott Conway (1) Second period No scoring
5:08 - Brian Pinho (1)
15:07 - Denis Smirnov (2)
Third period No scoring
Jason Pawloski (22 saves / 23 shots) Goalie stats Kevin Reich (24 saves / 28 shots)
April 26 Indiana Ice 3 – 2 Dubuque Fighting Saints Pan American Arena  
8:06 - Sam Kurker (2)
11:37 - Denis Smirnov (3)
First period No scoring
No scoring Second period Jacob Benson (2) - pp - 18:48
1:25 - Sam Kurker (3) Third period 17:39 - Jacob Benson (3)
Jason Pawloski (26 saves / 28 shots) Goalie stats Kevin Reich (29 saves / 32 shots)
May 2 Dubuque Fighting Saints 2 – 3 Indiana Ice Mystique Ice Center  
4:17 - pp - Seamus Malone (3) First period No scoring
No scoring Second period Scott Conway (2) - 11:02
Alex Talcott (1) - 13:41
18:42 - Jacob Benson (4) Third period Joe Sullivan (1) - 5:17
Kevin Reich (11 saves / 14 shots) Goalie stats Jason Pawloski (22 saves / 24 shots)
Indiana wins series 3 – 0


Western Conference

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(1) Waterloo Black Hawks vs. (3) Sioux City Musketeers

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April 25 Waterloo Black Hawks 3 – 2 Sioux City Musketeers Young Arena  
15:23 - Drew Melanson (3) First period Avery Peterson (4) - 4:52
15:41 - Tyler Sheehy (3) Second period No scoring
9:55 - pp - Patrick Russell (2) Third period Trevor Olson (2) - 10:35
Cal Petersen (31 saves / 33 shots) Goalie stats Kyle Hayton (33 saves / 36 shots)
April 26 Waterloo Black Hawks 3 – 1 Sioux City Musketeers Young Arena  
No scoring First period Bobby Nardella (1) - 11:46
19:02 - pp - Drew Melanson (4)
19:32 - pp - Tyler Sheehy (4)
Second period No scoring
8:34 - pp - Liam Pecararo (2) Third period No scoring
Cal Petersen (25 saves / 26 shots) Goalie stats Kyle Hayton (38 saves / 41 shots)
May 2 Sioux City Musketeers 4 – 3 OT Waterloo Black Hawks Tyson Events Center  
No scoring First period No scoring
4:53 - Adam Johnson (3)
6:58 - Adam Johnson (4)
Second period Dane Cooper (1) - 6:36
Liam Pecararo (3) - 7:48
12:43 - Avery Peterson (5) Third period Brandon Montour (5) - 19:56
16:50 - Joel L'Esperance (1) First overtime period No scoring
Collin Olson (32 saves / 35 shots) Goalie stats Cal Petersen (35 saves / 39 shots)
May 4 Sioux City Musketeers 1 – 5 Waterloo Black Hawks Tyson Events Center  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period Drew Melanson (5) - 15:01
Peter Krieger (2) - 15:45
6:43 - Brandon Hawkins (4) Third period Blake Winiecki (5) - pp - 8:25
Tyler Sheehy (5) - 16:29
Zach Sanford (2) - en - 16:50
Collin Olson (34 saves / 38 shots) Goalie stats Cal Petersen (37 saves / 38 shots)
Waterloo wins series 3 – 1


Clark Cup Finals

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Note 1: All times are local.
Note 2: Game times in italics signify games to be played only if necessary.
Note 3: Home team is listed first.

(W1) Waterloo Black Hawks vs. (E1) Indiana Ice

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May 9 Waterloo Black Hawks 4 – 2 Indiana Ice Young Arena  
No scoring First period Scott Conway (3) - 2:31
6:31 - Hayden Shaw (2)
10:19 - Tyler Sheehy (6)
Second period Josh Jacobs (1) - 5:09
13:49 - Blake Winiecki (6)
19:48 - en - Jake Horton (2)
Third period No scoring
Cal Petersen (32 saves / 34 shots) Goalie stats Jason Pawloski (31 saves / 34 shots)
May 10 Waterloo Black Hawks 2 – 3 2OT Indiana Ice Young Arena  
No scoring First period Josh Jacobs (2) - pp - 9:15
12:37 - pp - Tyler Sheehy (7) Second period No scoring
0:39 - sh - John Wiitala (1) Third period Mitch Hults (2) - pp - 1:38
No scoring Second overtime period Joe Sullivan (2) - 6:49
Cal Petersen (59 saves / 62 shots) Goalie stats Jason Pawloski (32 saves / 34 shots)
May 16 Indiana Ice 4 – 1 Waterloo Black Hawks Pan American Arena  
12:45 - Tyler Pham (1)
18:14 - Patrick Newell (4)
First period No scoring
18:12 - pp - Mitch Hults (3) Second period Patrick Russell (3) - 19:45
18:17 - en - Scott Conway (4) Third period No scoring
Jason Pawloski (27 saves / 28 shots) Goalie stats Cal Petersen (20 saves / 23 shots)
May 17 Indiana Ice 2 – 7 Waterloo Black Hawks Pan American Arena  
2:14 - Josh Jacobs (3)
9:47 - pp - Mitch Hults (4)
First period Tyler Sheehy (8) - 7:28
No scoring Second period Zach Sanford (3) - 3:10
Zach Sanford (4) - pp - 8:25
No scoring Third period Tim Lappin (3) - 6:39
Brandon Montour (6) - 9:27
Liam Pecararo (4) - 12:07
Patrick Russell (4) - en - 18:17
Jason Pawloski (15 saves / 20 shots)
Hayden Stewart (6 saves / 7 shots)
Goalie stats Cal Petersen (36 saves / 38 shots)
May 20 Waterloo Black Hawks 2 – 3 Indiana Ice Young Arena  
3:40 - Patrick Russell (5) First period Mitch Hults (5) - 11:21
11:35 - Zach Sanford (5) Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period Alex Talcott (2) - 11:12
Brian Pinho (2) - 17:45
Cal Petersen (41 saves / 44 shots) Goalie stats Jason Pawloski (33 saves / 35 shots)
Indiana wins series 3 – 2


Playoff Statistics

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Statistics reflect games played through May 20, 2014

Scoring leaders

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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player Team GP G A PTS PIM
Brandon Montour Waterloo Black Hawks 12 6 10 16 10
Tyler Sheehy Waterloo Black Hawks 12 8 7 15 0
Blake Winiecki Waterloo Black Hawks 12 6 8 14 2
Liam Pecararo Waterloo Black Hawks 12 4 10 14 0
Zach Sanford Waterloo Black Hawks 12 5 7 12 8
Drew Melanson Waterloo Black Hawks 12 5 6 11 8
Scott Conway Indiana Ice 12 4 7 11 14
Peter Krieger Waterloo Black Hawks 12 2 9 11 14
Avery Peterson Sioux City Musketeers 8 5 4 9 4
Seamus Malone Dubuque Fighting Saints 7 3 6 9 4

Leading goaltenders

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Note: GP = Games played; MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; SO = Shutouts; GA = Goals Allowed; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage

Player Team GP MIN W L SO GA GAA SV%
Jason Pawloski Indiana Ice 11 633 8 3 2 19 1.80 0.928
Jared Rutledge Green Bay Gamblers 4 237 1 3 0 9 2.28 0.927
Cal Petersen Waterloo Black Hawks 12 760 8 4 0 30 2.37 0.928
Kyle Hayton Sioux City Musketeers 6 377 3 3 0 16 2.55 0.929
Hayden Stewart Indiana Ice 3 108 1 0 1 5 2.77 0.886

References

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  1. ^ "USHL Standings". Ushl2011.stats.pointstreak.com. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
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