2002–03 USHL season

The 2002–03 USHL season is the 24th season of the United States Hockey League as an all-junior league. The regular season began on September 27, 2002, and concluded on March 30, 2003,[1] with the regular season champion winning the Anderson Cup. The 2002–03 season was the first for the River City Lancers after relocating to Council Bluffs, Iowa, from Omaha, Nebraska, and the last for the Topeka ScareCrows, which relocated to Chesterfield, Missouri, after the season concluded.

2002-03 USHL season
LeagueUnited States Hockey League
SportIce hockey
DurationSeptember 2002 – April 2003
Number of games60
Number of teams11
Anderson Cup Champions
Season championsLincoln Stars
Clark Cup Champions
ChampionsLincoln Stars

The Clark Cup playoffs features the top eight team from the eleven-team league regardless of division competing for the league title.

Regular season

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

East Division

Team GP W L OTL PTS GF GA
yWaterloo Black Hawks603817581221171
xCedar Rapids RoughRiders602726761157180
xDes Moines Buccaneers602727660200223
Chicago Steel602628659178204
Green Bay Gamblers601636840139215

West Division

Team GP W L OTL PTS GF GA
zLincoln Stars603714983214153
xTopeka ScareCrows603617779211166
xSioux City Musketeers603618678210186
xRiver City Lancers603619577178149
xTri-City Storm602728559183200
Sioux Falls Stampede602430654179223

Clark Cup playoffs

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Clark Cup Championship
                     
1 Lincoln 5 4 6
8 Tri-City 3 1 0
1 Lincoln 6 3 5
6 Cedar Rapids 3 2 2
3 Topeka 2 2 2 2
6 Cedar Rapids 3 1 3 4
1 Lincoln 3 0 4 5
2 River City 2 2 1 1
2 Waterloo 6 3 5 5
7 Des Moines 3 7 2 4
2 River City 2 4 3
5 Waterloo 0 3 1
4 Sioux City 2 2 4 1
5 River City 5 3 1 4

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Players

Scoring leaders

Player Team GP G A Pts +/- PIM
1Ryan PotulnyLincoln Stars54354378+3218
2Luke EricksonTopeka ScareCrows64314071+2172
3Joe PavelskiWaterloo Black Hawks60363369+2632
David BackesLincoln Stars57284169+10126
5Jacob MicflikierSioux Falls Stampede59313667+526
Tomas JaskoDes Moines Buccaneers60303767-333
7Morod RadmacherSioux Falls Stampede60263864-350
8Marty GuerinDes Moines Buccaneers60273360+1430
Grant Goeckner-ZoellerSioux City Musketeers60273360+1960
Brandon PolichSioux City Musketeers60174360+2079

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Leading goaltenders

Player Team GP MIN W L OTL SO GA GAA SV SV%
1Dominic VicariRiver City Lancers452507281426852.03902.914
2Phillippe LamoureuxLincoln Stars34196722744712.16781.917
3Jordan PariseWaterloo Black Hawks351927211022822.55878.915
Michael ZachariasTopeka ScareCrows27157814742672.55545.891
5Nate ZiegelmannLincoln Stars28167215751722.58713.908

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Awards

  • Coach of the Year: P.K. O'Handley Waterloo Black Hawks
  • Curt Hammer Award: Jake Taylor Green Bay Gamblers
  • Defenseman of the Year: Matt Carle River City Lancers
  • Forward of the Year: Ryan Potulny Lincoln Stars
  • General Manager of the Year: P.K. O'Handley Waterloo Black Hawks
  • Goaltender of the Year: Dominic Vicari River City Lancers
  • Organization of the Year: Waterloo Black Hawks
  • Player of the Year: Ryan Potulny Lincoln Stars
  • Rookie of the Year: Joe Pavelski Waterloo Black Hawks

References

  1. "USHL Standings". Ushl2011.stats.pointstreak.com. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
  2. "USHL Standings". Ushl2011.stats.pointstreak.com. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
  3. "USHL Standings". Ushl2011.stats.pointstreak.com. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
  4. "USHL Standings". Ushl2011.stats.pointstreak.com. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
  5. "USHL Standings". Ushl2011.stats.pointstreak.com. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
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