2006–07 USHL season

The 2006–07 USHL season is the 27th season of the United States Hockey League as an all-junior league. The regular season began on October 5, 2006, and concluded on April 14, 2007,[1] with the regular season champion winning the Anderson Cup. The 2006–07 season added the Ohio Junior Blue Jackets as an expansion team.

2006-07 USHL season
LeagueUnited States Hockey League
SportIce hockey
DurationRegular season
October 2006 – April 2007
Playoffs
April – May 2007
Number of games60
Number of teams12
Anderson Cup Champions
Season championsWaterloo Black Hawks
Clark Cup Champions
ChampionsSioux Falls Stampede

The 2007 Clark Cup playoffs featured all twelve teams playing in division-based seven-game series in the opening round, followed by a quarterfinal round-robin where the winners of the opening round play each other team once. The semifinal match-ups were made by pitting the top teams in the two round-robin series against the second-place team from the opposite division in a single-elimination game with the two victors meeting in a single-game championship match.

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
zWaterloo Black Hawks603917482225157
Cedar Rapids RoughRiders603718579239189
Indiana Ice602728559182223
Green Bay Gamblers602430654176198
Ohio Junior Blue Jackets601340733119242
Chicago Steel601246226150253

West Division
Team GP W L OTL PTS GF GA
yOmaha Lancers603817581218191
Tri-City Storm603618678203171
Lincoln Stars603720377241200
Sioux Falls Stampede603421573195174
Sioux City Musketeers603421573219178
Des Moines Buccaneers6029211068215216

Clark Cup Playoffs

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The first two rounds are restricted to intra-division matchups.

Opening Round

East Division

Waterloo Black Hawks vs. Chicago Steel

Date Away Score Home Score Notes
April 19Chicago0Waterloo2
April 21Chicago1Waterloo5
April 22Waterloo3Chicago6
April 24Waterloo4Chicago1
April 25Chicago4Waterloo5

Waterloo wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 1

Cedar Rapids RoughRiders vs. Ohio Junior Blue Jackets

Date Away Score Home Score Notes
April 17Cedar Rapids8Ohio0
April 18Cedar Rapids1Ohio0OT
April 20Ohio1Cedar Rapids5
April 21Ohio2Cedar Rapids5

Cedar Rapids wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 0

Indiana Ice vs. Green Bay Gamblers

Date Away Score Home Score Notes
April 18Green Bay2Indiana4
April 20Green Bay2Indiana3OT
April 21Indiana6Green Bay2
April 23Indiana5Green Bay3

Indiana wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 0

West Division

Omaha Lancers vs. Des Moines Buccaneers

Date Away Score Home Score Notes
April 18Des Moines4Omaha2
April 20Omaha2Des Moines3
April 21Des Moines4Omaha3OT
April 24Omaha3Des Moines1
April 27Des Moines3Omaha22OT

Des Moines wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 1

Tri-City Storm vs. Sioux City Musketeers

Date Away Score Home Score Notes
April 20Sioux City4Tri-City2
April 21Sioux City3Tri-City4
April 24Tri-City2Sioux City1
April 25Tri-City1Sioux City3
April 26Sioux City6Tri-City3
April 28Tri-City4Sioux City3
April 30Sioux City2Tri-City3

Tri-City wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 3

Lincoln Stars vs. Sioux Falls Stampede

Date Away Score Home Score Notes
April 18Lincoln2Sioux Falls8
April 20Lincoln1Sioux Falls5
April 21Sioux Falls5Lincoln0
April 23Sioux Falls8Lincoln7

Sioux Falls wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 0

Quarterfinals

East Division

Round-Robin

Date Away Score Home Score Notes
May 2Waterloo3Indiana4
May 4Indiana4Cedar Rapids3
May 5Cedar Rapids0Waterloo6

Indiana advances as the top seed from the east with Waterloo as the second seed

West Division

Round-Robin

Date Away Score Home Score Notes
May 2Tri-City0Des Moines3
May 4Des Moines3Sioux Falls2
May 5Sioux Falls4Tri-City3OT

Des Moines advances as the top seed from the west with Sioux Falls as the second seed

Final Four
Semi-finals Clark Cup Championship
      
E1 Indiana Ice 2
W2 Sioux Falls Stampede 3
W2 Sioux Falls Stampede 3
E2 Waterloo Black Hawks 0
W1 Des Moines Buccaneers 0
E2 Waterloo Black Hawks 1

Players

Scoring leaders
Player Team GP G A Pts +/- PIM
1Richard PurslowDes Moines Buccaneers60275582-228
2Phil DeSimoneSioux City Musketeers60264773+1360
3Jacob CepisCedar Rapids RoughRiders58343872+1859
4Jared BrownLincoln Stars60304171+2230
James MarcouWaterloo Black Hawks58244771+1260
Carter CamperLincoln Stars56234871+2440
7Aaron PalushajDes Moines Buccaneers56224567+562
8Mark OlverOmaha Lancers57293564+2784
Ben RyanDes Moines Buccaneers59224264-266
10Stephen SchultzLincoln Stars57313263+2474
Garrett RoeIndiana Ice57243963-3143
Max PaciorettySioux City Musketeers60214263+20119
John KempIndiana Ice50164763+334

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Leading goaltenders

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Player Team GP MIN W L OTL SO GA GAA SV SV%
1Ryan RondeauWaterloo Black Hawks33180717842742.46684.902
2Matthew DiGirolamoWaterloo Black Hawks33181622903772.54735.905
3Matt LundinSioux Falls Stampede4426112415521112.551156.912
4Ian KeserichTri-City Storm4725462613531112.621005.901
5Jerry KuhnSioux City Musketeers4927372718331222.671426.921

Awards

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  • Coach of the Year: P.K. O'Handley Waterloo Black Hawks
  • Curt Hammer Award: Zach Redmond Sioux Falls Stampede
  • Defenseman of the Year: Jeff Petry Des Moines Buccaneers
  • Executive of the Year: Michael Schupay Indiana Ice
  • Forward of the Year: Phil DeSimone Sioux City Musketeers
  • General Manager of the Year: Mike Hastings Omaha Lancers
  • Goaltender of the Year: Drew Palmisano Omaha Lancers
  • Organization of the Year: Waterloo Black Hawks
  • Player of the Year: Phil DeSimone Sioux City Musketeers
  • Rookie of the Year: Max Pacioretty Sioux City Musketeers

First Team All-Stars
  • Matt DiGirolamo (Goalie) Waterloo Black Hawks
  • Derrick LaPoint (Defense) Green Bay Gamblers
  • Jeff Petry (Defense) Des Moines Buccaneers
  • Phil DeSimone (Forward) Sioux City Musketeers
  • Jared Brown (Forward) Lincoln Stars
  • Jacob Cepis (Forward) Omaha Lancers

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Second Team All-Stars

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References
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  2. "2006-07 USHL Standings". USHL. Retrieved 2013-07-18.
  3. "2007 Playoffs League Schedule". USHL. Retrieved 2013-07-18.
  4. "2006-07 Scoring Leaders". USHL. Retrieved 2013-07-18.
  5. "2006-07 Goalie Leaders". USHL. Retrieved 2013-07-18.
  6. "USHL Names Its Best For 2006-07". USHL. 2007-04-16. Archived from the original on 2013-07-21. Retrieved 2013-07-18.
  7. "USHL First All-Star Team". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2013-07-18.
  8. "USHL Second All-Star Team". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2013-07-18.
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