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The 2006–07 USHL season is the 28th 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.
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| 2006-07 USHL season | |
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| League | United States Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | Regular season October 2006 – April 2007 Playoffs April – May 2007 |
| Number of games | 60 |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Anderson Cup Champions | |
| Season champions | Waterloo Black Hawks |
| Clark Cup Champions | |
| Champions | Sioux 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.
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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 Hawks | 60 | 39 | 17 | 4 | 82 | 225 | 157 |
| Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | 60 | 37 | 18 | 5 | 79 | 239 | 189 |
| Indiana Ice | 60 | 27 | 28 | 5 | 59 | 182 | 223 |
| Green Bay Gamblers | 60 | 24 | 30 | 6 | 54 | 176 | 198 |
| Ohio Junior Blue Jackets | 60 | 13 | 40 | 7 | 33 | 119 | 242 |
| Chicago Steel | 60 | 12 | 46 | 2 | 26 | 150 | 253 |
West Division
| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yOmaha Lancers | 60 | 38 | 17 | 5 | 81 | 218 | 191 |
| Tri-City Storm | 60 | 36 | 18 | 6 | 78 | 203 | 171 |
| Lincoln Stars | 60 | 37 | 20 | 3 | 77 | 241 | 200 |
| Sioux Falls Stampede | 60 | 34 | 21 | 5 | 73 | 195 | 174 |
| Sioux City Musketeers | 60 | 34 | 21 | 5 | 73 | 219 | 178 |
| Des Moines Buccaneers | 60 | 29 | 21 | 10 | 68 | 215 | 216 |
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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 19 | Chicago | 0 | Waterloo | 2 | |
| April 21 | Chicago | 1 | Waterloo | 5 | |
| April 22 | Waterloo | 3 | Chicago | 6 | |
| April 24 | Waterloo | 4 | Chicago | 1 | |
| April 25 | Chicago | 4 | Waterloo | 5 |
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 17 | Cedar Rapids | 8 | Ohio | 0 | |
| April 18 | Cedar Rapids | 1 | Ohio | 0 | OT |
| April 20 | Ohio | 1 | Cedar Rapids | 5 | |
| April 21 | Ohio | 2 | Cedar Rapids | 5 |
Cedar Rapids wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 0
Indiana Ice vs. Green Bay Gamblers
| Date | Away | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 18 | Green Bay | 2 | Indiana | 4 | |
| April 20 | Green Bay | 2 | Indiana | 3 | OT |
| April 21 | Indiana | 6 | Green Bay | 2 | |
| April 23 | Indiana | 5 | Green Bay | 3 |
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 18 | Des Moines | 4 | Omaha | 2 | |
| April 20 | Omaha | 2 | Des Moines | 3 | |
| April 21 | Des Moines | 4 | Omaha | 3 | OT |
| April 24 | Omaha | 3 | Des Moines | 1 | |
| April 27 | Des Moines | 3 | Omaha | 2 | 2OT |
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 20 | Sioux City | 4 | Tri-City | 2 | |
| April 21 | Sioux City | 3 | Tri-City | 4 | |
| April 24 | Tri-City | 2 | Sioux City | 1 | |
| April 25 | Tri-City | 1 | Sioux City | 3 | |
| April 26 | Sioux City | 6 | Tri-City | 3 | |
| April 28 | Tri-City | 4 | Sioux City | 3 | |
| April 30 | Sioux City | 2 | Tri-City | 3 |
Tri-City wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 3
Lincoln Stars vs. Sioux Falls Stampede
| Date | Away | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 18 | Lincoln | 2 | Sioux Falls | 8 | |
| April 20 | Lincoln | 1 | Sioux Falls | 5 | |
| April 21 | Sioux Falls | 5 | Lincoln | 0 | |
| April 23 | Sioux Falls | 8 | Lincoln | 7 |
Sioux Falls wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 0
Quarterfinals
East Division
Round-Robin
| Date | Away | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2 | Waterloo | 3 | Indiana | 4 | |
| May 4 | Indiana | 4 | Cedar Rapids | 3 | |
| May 5 | Cedar Rapids | 0 | Waterloo | 6 |
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 2 | Tri-City | 0 | Des Moines | 3 | |
| May 4 | Des Moines | 3 | Sioux Falls | 2 | |
| May 5 | Sioux Falls | 4 | Tri-City | 3 | OT |
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 | |||||||
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Scoring leaders
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Purslow | Des Moines Buccaneers | 60 | 27 | 55 | 82 | -2 | 28 |
| 2 | Phil DeSimone | Sioux City Musketeers | 60 | 26 | 47 | 73 | +13 | 60 |
| 3 | Jacob Cepis | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | 58 | 34 | 38 | 72 | +18 | 59 |
| 4 | Jared Brown | Lincoln Stars | 60 | 30 | 41 | 71 | +22 | 30 |
| James Marcou | Waterloo Black Hawks | 58 | 24 | 47 | 71 | +12 | 60 | |
| Carter Camper | Lincoln Stars | 56 | 23 | 48 | 71 | +24 | 40 | |
| 7 | Aaron Palushaj | Des Moines Buccaneers | 56 | 22 | 45 | 67 | +5 | 62 |
| 8 | Mark Olver | Omaha Lancers | 57 | 29 | 35 | 64 | +27 | 84 |
| Ben Ryan | Des Moines Buccaneers | 59 | 22 | 42 | 64 | -2 | 66 | |
| 10 | Stephen Schultz | Lincoln Stars | 57 | 31 | 32 | 63 | +24 | 74 |
| Garrett Roe | Indiana Ice | 57 | 24 | 39 | 63 | -3 | 143 | |
| Max Pacioretty | Sioux City Musketeers | 60 | 21 | 42 | 63 | +20 | 119 | |
| John Kemp | Indiana Ice | 50 | 16 | 47 | 63 | +3 | 34 |
Leading goaltenders
| Player | Team | GP | MIN | W | L | OTL | SO | GA | GAA | SV | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Rondeau | Waterloo Black Hawks | 33 | 1807 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 74 | 2.46 | 684 | .902 |
| 2 | Matthew DiGirolamo | Waterloo Black Hawks | 33 | 1816 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 77 | 2.54 | 735 | .905 |
| 3 | Matt Lundin | Sioux Falls Stampede | 44 | 2611 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 111 | 2.55 | 1156 | .912 |
| 4 | Ian Keserich | Tri-City Storm | 47 | 2546 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 111 | 2.62 | 1005 | .901 |
| 5 | Jerry Kuhn | Sioux City Musketeers | 49 | 2737 | 27 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 122 | 2.67 | 1426 | .921 |
- 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
Second Team All-Stars
- Drew Palmisano (Goalie) Omaha Lancers
- Colby Cohen (Defense) Lincoln Stars
- Nick Petrecki (Defense) Omaha Lancers
- Richard Purslow (Forward) Des Moines Buccaneers
- James Marcou (Forward) Waterloo Black Hawks
- Carter Camper (Forward) Lincoln Stars
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