2004–05 USHL season

The 2004–05 USHL season is the 25th season of the United States Hockey League as an all-junior league. The regular season began on September 24, 2004, and concluded on April 2, 2005,[1] with the regular season champion winning the Anderson Cup. The 2004–05 season was the first for the Indiana Ice who moved from Danville, Illinois, after their first season in the USHL. Two years after being named the River City Lancers, the franchise in Omaha, Nebraska, returned to their original name of Omaha Lancers.

2004–05 USHL season
LeagueUnited States Hockey League
SportIce hockey
DurationSeptember 24, 2004 – May 9, 2005
Number of games60
Number of teams11
Anderson Cup Champions
Season championsCedar Rapids RoughRiders
Omaha Lancers
Clark Cup Champions
ChampionsCedar Rapids RoughRiders

The Clark Cup playoffs features the top four teams from each 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
zCedar Rapids RoughRiders604213589229157
xWaterloo Black Hawks602925664163168
xChicago Steel602629557165187
xIndiana Ice602033747169209
Green Bay Gamblers602137244141220
Des Moines Buccaneers601737640174244

West Division

Team GP W L OTL PTS GF GA
zOmaha Lancers604112789215148
xSioux City Musketeers603717680222173
xLincoln Stars603717680217184
xTri-City Storm603321672189172
Sioux Falls Stampede602728559178200

Clark Cup playoffs

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Clark Cup Championship
                     
1 Cedar Rapids 7 6 5
4 Indiana Ice 3 2 4
1 Cedar Rapids 2 2 4
East Division
2 Chicago 1 1 2
2 Waterloo 5 1 0 3 3
3 Chicago 1 0 7 6 2
E Cedar Rapids 5 1 4 1 4
W Sioux City 0 2 3 2 1
1 Omaha 1 6 2 3 0
4 Tri-City 5 2 6 0 1
4 Tri-City 0 4 1 2
West Division
2 Sioux City 6 3 4 3
2 Sioux City 7 5 1 7
3 Lincoln 4 2 9 5

[3]

Players

Scoring leaders

[4]

Player Team GP G A Pts +/- PIM
1Dan RiedelLincoln Stars60305181+474
2Chad RauDes Moines Buccaneers57314071-1032
3Trevor SmithOmaha Lancers60293968+1878
4Teddy PurcellCedar Rapids RoughRiders58204767+2022
5Cory CarlsonOmaha Lancers60254166+978
6Tim KennedySioux City Musketeers54303161+26112
Brian BalesSioux City Musketeers54204161+3116
8Erik CondraLincoln Stars60303060+556
Rob RicciCedar Rapids RoughRiders59263460+2038
10Sean MuncyWaterloo Black Hawks60263359-526

Leading goaltenders

Player Team GP MIN W L OTL SO GA GAA SV SV%
1Jeff LergOmaha Lancers5231053611461122.161229.916
2Dan TormeyCedar Rapids RoughRiders32183923423692.25869.926
3Drew O'ConnellWaterloo Black Hawks371946151245822.53791.906
4Steve JakielLincoln Stars26143415720612.55668.916
Jeff ZatkoffSioux City Musketeers24127113631542.55575.914

[5]

Awards

References

  1. "2004-05 League Schedule". USHL. Retrieved 2013-07-27.
  2. "2004-05 USHL Standings". USHL. Retrieved 2013-07-27.
  3. "2005 Playoffs League Schedule". USHL. Retrieved 2013-07-27.
  4. "2004-05 Scoring Leaders". USHL. Retrieved 2013-07-27.
  5. "2004-05 Goalie Leaders". USHL. Retrieved 2013-07-27.
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