2003-04 USHL season
LeagueUnited States Hockey League
SportIce hockey
DurationSeptember 28, 2003 – May 5, 2004
Number of games60
Number of teams12
Anderson Cup Champions
Season championsTri-City Storm
Clark Cup Champions
ChampionsWaterloo Black Hawks

The 2003–04 USHL season is the 25th season of the United States Hockey League as an all-junior league. The regular season began on September 26, 2003, and concluded on March 28, 2004,[1] with the regular season champion winning the Anderson Cup. The 2003–04 season was the first for the Danville Wings after transferring from the North American Hockey League and the only season for the St. Louis Heartland Eagles after moving from Topeka, Kansas. At the conclusion of the season, St. Louis voluntarily suspended operations and officially folded a year later.

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
yChicago Steel603422472190165
xCedar Rapids RoughRiders603423371207188
xDanville Wings602923866171178
xWaterloo Black Hawks603027363174162
Green Bay Gamblers602728559171176
St. Louis Heartland Eagles601737640135229

West Division

Team GP W L OTL PTS GF GA
zTri-City Storm604312591225138
xSioux City Musketeers603815783192152
xRiver City Lancers603716781202160
xDes Moines Buccaneers602926563202200
Lincoln Stars602729458174191
Sioux Falls Stampede601542333148252

Clark Cup playoffs

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Clark Cup Championship
                     
1 Chicago 3 1 2 1 0
4 Waterloo 2 2 1 4 1
4 Waterloo 3 6 9
East Division
3 Danville 2 1 1
2 Cedar Rapids 3 0 2 1
3 Danville 1 2 3 4
E Waterloo 3 4 3 2
W Tri-City 2 1 4 1
1 Tri-City 4 5 6
4 Des Moines 3 2 1
1 Tri-City 3 5 1 2
West Division
2 Sioux City 2 2 2 0
2 Sioux City 3 5 4
3 River City 1 4 3

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Players

Scoring leaders

Player Team GP G A Pts +/- PIM
1Mike HoweRiver City Lancers56364278+2730
2Paul StastnyRiver City Lancers56304777+2646
3Bill ThomasTri-City Storm60313869+4330
4Matthew FordSioux Falls Stampede60373168-460
5Jim McKenzieSioux Falls Stampede59263864+13168
Mick LawrenceRiver City Lancers58263864+11127
7Bryan MarshallDanville Wings60283563+152
8Mike EricksonDes Moines Buccaneers58372461+523
9Joel HansonWaterloo Black Hawks60174259+385
10Danny CharlestonChicago Steel59243458+792

[4]

Leading goaltenders

Player Team GP MIN W L OTL SO GA GAA SV SV%
1Peter ManninoTri-City Storm38198726705702.11687.908
2Jeff LergRiver City Lancers35196224524722.20800.917
3Eric AarnioTri-City Storm30163817521612.23601.908
4Jimmy SprattSioux City Musketeers34192219653752.34835.918
5Jeff LantzSioux City Musketeers33173719922682.35779.920

[5]

Awards

  • Coach of the Year: Wil Nichol Chicago Steel
  • Curt Hammer Award: Topher Scott Chicago Steel
  • Defenseman of the Year: Mike Hodgson Sioux City Musketeers
  • Forward of the Year: Mike Howe River City Lancers
  • General Manager of the Year: Bliss Litter Tri-City Storm
  • Goaltender of the Year: Phil Lamoureux Lincoln Stars
  • Organization of the Year: Tri-City Storm
  • Player of the Year: Mike Howe River City Lancers
  • Rookie of the Year: Matthew Ford Sioux Falls Stampede

References

  1. "2003-04 League Schedule". USHL. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
  2. "2003-04 USHL Standings". USHL. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
  3. "2004 Playoffs League Schedule". USHL. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
  4. "2003-04 Scoring Leaders". USHL. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
  5. "2003-04 Goalie Leaders". USHL. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
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