This is the 2014-15 United States Hockey League season. This was the league's 38th season with junior teams. The league began play on September 26th with 17 franchises.
Franchise changes[]
- The Indianapolis-based Indiana Ice franchise announced that they would sit out the 2014-15 season while looking for a new venue to play in as the minor league, ECHL added an expansion franchise, the Indy Fuel, to be based out of the Fairgrounds Coliseum, where the Ice had played. The team announced a return for either the 2016-17 or 2017-18 season pending the completion of a new arena being built in Indianapolis.
- The league added two expansion franchises for the season, the Madison Capitols were announced as an expansion team on August 5, 2013 and the Bloomington Thunder were announced on April 1, 2014
- On March 31, 2015 the USA Hockey foundation announced it had purchased the Compuware Arena in Plymouth, Michigan (which was the home of the Plymouth Whalers of the Ontario Hockey League). The USA Hockey National Team Development Program then announced they would be moving the teams operations to Plymouth after having been based out of the Ann Arbor Ice Cube since its' founding in 1996. USA Hockey announced the arena would be renamed to the USA Hockey Arena. The Plymouth Whalers would be relocated to Flint, Michigan and become the Flint Firebirds
Standings[]
Eastern Conference[]
| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS | GF | GA | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youngstown Phantoms | 60 | 40 | 14 | 6 | 86 | 233 | 166 | 1178 |
| Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | 60 | 39 | 21 | 0 | 78 | 210 | 162 | 687 |
| Dubuque Fighting Saints | 60 | 36 | 19 | 5 | 77 | 207 | 167 | 1327 |
| Muskegon Lumberjacks | 60 | 35 | 21 | 4 | 74 | 184 | 179 | 1107 |
| Bloomington Thunder | 60 | 29 | 24 | 3 | 65 | 173 | 187 | 1108 |
| Chicago Steel | 60 | 30 | 27 | 7 | 63 | 199 | 209 | 977 |
| Madison Capitols | 60 | 24 | 25 | 11 | 59 | 172 | 212 | 1193 |
| Team USA | 60 | 25 | 32 | 3 | 53 | 208 | 209 | 1120 |
| Green Bay Gamblers | 60 | 18 | 34 | 8 | 44 | 156 | 213 | 1010 |
Western Conference[]
| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS | GF | GA | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sioux City Musketeers | 60 | 38 | 17 | 5 | 81 | 225 | 170 | 1129 |
| Tri-City Storm | 60 | 37 | 17 | 6 | 80 | 202 | 158 | 1017 |
| Omaha Lancers | 60 | 34 | 17 | 9 | 77 | 195 | 176 | 1258 |
| Sioux Falls Stampede | 60 | 32 | 23 | 5 | 69 | 191 | 181 | 1110 |
| Waterloo Black Hawks | 60 | 28 | 26 | 6 | 62 | 191 | 182 | 889 |
| Fargo Force | 60 | 26 | 28 | 6 | 58 | 48 | 191 | 933 |
| Des Moines Buccaneers | 60 | 21 | 26 | 13 | 55 | 164 | 204 | 1050 |
| Lincoln Stars | 60 | 18 | 37 | 5 | 41 | 150 | 242 | 1183 |
Clark Cup Playoffs[]
Eastern Conference Semifinals[]
- Muskegon defeated Youngstown 3 games to 1 (5-4 (ot), 2-4, 2-1 (2ot), 4-2)
- Dubuque defeated Cedar Rapids 3 games to none (6-3, 5-1, 2-1)
Western Conference Semifinals[]
- Sioux Falls defeated Sioux City 3 games to 2 (5-1, 2-4, 4-1, 1-2, 6-1)
- Tri-City defeated Omaha 3 games to none (2-1, 3-2, 3-1)
Eastern Conference Final[]
- Muskegon defeated Dubuque 3 games to 2 (4-2, 3-7, 3-1, 0-6, 4-3)
Western Conference Final[]
- Sioux Falls defeated Tri-City 3 games to 1 (2-4, 3-2, 4-3, 7-3)
Clark Cup Final[]
- Sioux Falls defeated Muskegon 3 games to none (3-2, 6-1, 4-2)
2015 Clark Cup Champions Sioux Falls Stampede
League Awards[]
- Anderson Cup (regular season champion): Youngstown Phantoms
- Clark Cup (playoff champion):
- Player of the Year:
- Goaltender of the Year:
- Defencemen of the Year
- Forward of the Year:
- Rookie of the Year:
- Coach of the Year
- General Manager of the Year:
- Scholar-Athlete Award:
- Executive of the Year:
- Organization of the Year:
- Distinguished Service Award:
- Curt Hammer Award (recognizes the USHL player who distinguishes himself both on and off the ice by demonstrating outstanding performance skills, pride, and determination):