MEDIA 2015 GUIDE Kieffer Bellows SiOUx FaLLS StampEdE USHL.COM @USHL | /USHLHOCKEY USHL.COM 1 2015 USHL MEDIA GUIDE Western Conference Eastern Conference Des Moines Buccaneers USHL.COm | @ USHL Bloomington Thunder 7201 Hickman Road 101 S. madison Street Urbandale, ia 50322 850 West Jackson, Suite 703 Bloomington, iL 61701 515-278-9757 Chicago, iL 60607 309-434-2980 phone bucshockey.com (312) 546-7300 bloomingtonthunder.com [email protected] Fargo Force Cedar Rapids RoughRiders 5225 31st ave. South 1100 Rockford Road SW Fargo, Nd 58104 Bob Fallen Cedar Rapids, ia 52404 701-356-7656 president and 319-247-0340 fargoforce.com Commissioner ridertownusa.com [email protected] @USHLCommish Lincoln Stars Chicago Steel pO Box 80327 1996 S. Kirk Road Lincoln, NE 68508 Joe Macdonell Geneva, iL 60134 402-474-7827 Vice president of 855-517-8335 lincolnstars.com Business Operations chicagosteelhockeyteam.com [email protected] Omaha Lancers Dubuque Fighting Saints 7300 Q Street Adam Micheletti 1800 admiral Sheehy drive Ralston, NE 68127 Senior director of dubuque, ia 52001 402-344-7825 Hockey Operations 563-583-6880 lancers.com [email protected] dubuquefightingsaints.com 516-840-1990 @USHLHockeyOps Sioux City Musketeers Green Bay Gamblers pO Box 3313 1901 South Oneida Street Sioux City, ia 51102 Aaron Westendorf Green Bay, Wi 54304 712-252-2116 manager of media & 920-405-1237 musketeershockey.com digital Communications gamblershockey.com [email protected] 512-422-7752 Sioux Falls Stampede Madison Capitols 1001 N. West avenue 1880 Veterans drive Doug Christiansen Sioux Falls, Sd 57104 madison, Wi 53713 605-336-6060 director of player 608-257-CapS sfstampede.com development & madcapshockey.com Recruitment [email protected] Tri-City Storm 704-604-9123 Muskegon Lumberjacks 609 platte Road @USHLplayerdev 470 W. Western ave. Kearney, NE 68845 muskegon, mi 49440 308-338-8809 Dane Nolan 231-726-3879 stormhockey.com manager of Hockey muskegonlumberjacks.com Operations [email protected] Waterloo Black Hawks 816-719-9626 Team USA 125 Commercial Street 14900 Beck Road p.O. Box 2222 plymouth, mi 48170 Waterloo, ia 50701 Scott Zelkin 734-327-9251 319-232-3444 USHL usahockeyntdp.com waterlooblackhawks.com Referee-in-Chief Youngstown Phantoms 229 East Front Street Youngstown, OH 44503 330-747-7825 youngstownphantoms.com USHL.COM 2 2015 USHL MEDIA GUIDE Contents USHL Style Guide 4 Fargo Force 28 USHL Key Dates 5 Green Bay Gamblers 30 USHL NHL Draft History 7 Lincoln Stars 33 USHL Awards: Clark Cup & Anderson Cup 9 Madison Capitols 35 USHL Awards: Player of the Year 10 Muskegon Lumberjacks 37 USHL Awards: Forward & Defenseman of the Year 11 Omaha Lancers 39 USHL Awards: Goaltender of the Year 12 Sioux City Musketeers 42 USHL Awards: Rookie of the Year 13 Sioux Falls Stampede 44 USHL Awards: Coach & GM of the Year 14 Team USA 47 USHL Awards: Curt Hammer & Scholar-Athlete 15 Tri-City Storm 50 USHL Tender History 16 Waterloo Black Hawks 52 Bloomington Thunder 17 Youngstown Phantoms 55 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders 19 USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game 57 Chicago Steel 22 USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game: NHL Draft Picks 58 Des Moines Buccaneers 24 USHL All-Time Coaches 59 Dubuque Fighting Saints 26 HockeyTech & FASTHockey 61 USHL.COM 3 2015 USHL MEDIA GUIDE USHL STYLE GUIDE Proper Usage Improper usage and mistakes Description United States Hockey League U.S. Hockey League USHL USa Hockey League member Club Franchise From a legal standpoint, franchise is not a proper term team Organization Western Conference Western division, West, East Eastern Conference Cedar Rapids RoughRiders Roughriders, Rough Riders madison Capitols Capitals muskegon Lumberjacks Lumber Jacks, LumberJacks Waterloo Black Hawks Blackhawks two words for Black Hawks. different than Chicago Blackhawks tri-City Storm tri-Cities team USa USa Hockey they are displayed in the USHL standings as team USa FaStHockey Fast Hockey, Fasthockey Hockeytech Hockey tech, Hockeytech Clark Cup Clarke anderson Cup andersen USHL Clark Cup playoffs multiple series, thus the plural usage USHL Conference Semifinals USHL First Round multiple series, thus the plural usage USHL Western Conference Semifinal Refers to one series, thus no plural USHL Eastern Conference Semifinal Refers to one series, thus no plural USHL Conference Finals Final Four, USHL Semifinals Refers to two series, thus the plural usage Western Conference Final Western Conference Finals Refers to one series, thus no plural Eastern Conference Final Eastern Conference Finals Refers to one series, thus no plural Clark Cup Final Clark Cup Finals it is one series, thus no plural USHL/NHL top prospects Game All-Star Game, prospect Game Not an all-star format. it is NHL draft-eligible players NHL draft NHL Entry draft NHL no longer wants the term “Entry” used USHL draft – phase One (phase i) No longer using “Futures” or “Entry” USHL draft – phase two (phase ii) Junior Club World Cup Junior World Cup, JCWC World Junior Club Cup Team BLM Bloomington thunder MUS Muskegon Lumberjacks CR Cedar Rapids RoughRiders OMA Omaha Lancers Abbreviations CHI Chicago Steel SC Sioux City musketeers Standard used for stats and DM des moines Buccaneers SF Sioux Falls Stampede League purposes DBQ Dubuque Fighting Saints USA team USa FGO Fargo Force TC Tri-City Storm GB Green Bay Gamblers WAT Waterloo Black Hawks LIN Lincoln Stars YNG Youngstown phantoms MAD Madison Capitols USHL.COM 4 2015 USHL MEDIA GUIDE USHL Key Dates July 9th all teams must submit their 30 man protected list and affiliate list September 15th First day iR can be utilized September 21st all teams must make necessary drops to get to their 23 man protected list September 22nd Roster adds (not including trades) do not count towards annual roster moves limit September 23rd all roster moves begin to count towards annual roster moves limit September 24th all american prospects Game in Buffalo, NY September 25th USHL Regular Season begins November 1st USa Hockey Youth/Junior player List document is due December 13th World Junior a Challenge in Whitby, Ontario December 31st Last day to add free agent non-affiliate players playing HS hockey or midget hockey January 10th Final day to add or trade for a Canadian who is not playing within USa Hockey January 12th USHL/NHL top prospects Game in Omaha, NE January 15th Final day to add, drop, or trade an import January 30th Final day for iiHF to process a transfer February 6th USa Hockey trade and drop deadline February 10th Final day to add player from affiliate list to roster February 15th Four (4) affiliate players may begin to play an unlimited number of games February 29th USHL trade deadline March 1st No affiliate list players are eligible to play until their season has been completed April 9th End of USHL Regular Season May 2nd USHL phase i draft May 3rd USHL phase ii draft May 25th Last possible game for Clark Cup Final USHL.COM 5 2015 USHL MEDIA GUIDE USHL ON CAMPUS 95 % of USHL players receive Divsion I college hockey opportunities the USHL continues to be the largest supplier of NCaa talent for college hockey. CollegeHoCkeyInC.Com @CollegeHoCkey USHL.COM 6 2015 USHL MEDIA GUIDE USHL NHL Draft History CLICK HERE for a complete list of USHL 2015: Dylan Larkin, detroit Red NHL draft picks 37 Wings: 1st round, 15th overall Jon Gillies, Calgary 2014: Flames: 3rd round, 75th overall 35 2013: 32 2012: 28 Zemgus Girgensons, 2011: Buffalo Sabres: 1st round, 28 14th overall 2010: 22 Jaden Schwartz, 2009: St. Louis Blues: 1st Johnny Gaudreau, round, 14th overall 17 Calgary Flames: 4th round, 104th overall USHL.COM 7 2015 USHL MEDIA GUIDE USHL NHL Draft History 2008: Max 11 Pacioretty, montreal 2007: Canadiens: 1st round, John Carlson, Washington 25 22nd overall Capitals: 1st round, 27th overall 2006: 9 2005: 11 David Kyle Okposo, New York Backes, islanders: 1st round, 7th overall 2004: St. Louis 10 Blues: 2nd Joe Pavelski, round, 62nd San Jose overall Sharks: 7th 2003: round, 205th overall 13 NHL team with most 1st NHL team with most round USHL draft picks: USHL draft picks: montreal Canadiens 4 Chicago Blackhawks 26 USHL.COM 8 2015 USHL MEDIA GUIDE USHL Awards Clark Cup Anderson Cup the Clark Cup is symbolic of supremacy in american the anderson Cup stands nearly five feet tall and cost over junior hockey, presented annually to the playoff champions $5,000 to build in 1973. it is presented each year to the of the nation’s only tier i circuit, the USHL. it is named United States Hockey League’s regular season champion. in honor of don Clark, the long-time registrar of the it is named after Harold anderson, who was extremely minnesota amateur Hockey association. Clark was also influential in the formation of the midwest Junior Hockey the recipient of the NHL’s Lester patrick award for his League, a predecessor to the USHL, and has been contributions to hockey in the United States. awarded each year since 1973. 2014-15 Sioux Falls Stampede 2014-15 Youngstown phantoms 2013-14 Indiana ice 2013-14 Waterloo Black Hawks 2012-13 Dubuque Fighting Saints 2012-13 Dubuque Fighting Saints 2011-12 Green Bay Gamblers 2011-12 Green Bay Gamblers 2010-11 Dubuque Fighting Saints 2010-11 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders 2009-10 Green Bay Gamblers 2009-10 Green Bay Gamblers 2008-09 Indiana ice 2008-09 Green Bay Gamblers 2007-08 Omaha Lancers 2007-08 Omaha Lancers 2006-07 Sioux Falls Stampede 2006-07 Waterloo Black Hawks 2005-06 Des moines Buccaneers 2005-06 Sioux Falls Stampede 2004-05 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders 2004-05 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders/Omaha Lancers 2003-04 Waterloo Black Hawks 2003-04 Tri-City Storm