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| 2004–05 USHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | United States Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | September 24, 2004 – May 9, 2005 |
| Number of games | 60 |
| Number of teams | 11 |
| Anderson Cup Champions | |
| Season champions | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders Omaha Lancers |
| Clark Cup Champions | |
| Champions | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders |
The 2004–05 USHL season is the 26th 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.
The Clark Cup playoffs features the top four teams from each division competing for the league title.
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
| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| zCedar Rapids RoughRiders | 60 | 42 | 13 | 5 | 89 | 229 | 157 |
| xWaterloo Black Hawks | 60 | 29 | 25 | 6 | 64 | 163 | 168 |
| xChicago Steel | 60 | 26 | 29 | 5 | 57 | 165 | 187 |
| xIndiana Ice | 60 | 20 | 33 | 7 | 47 | 169 | 209 |
| Green Bay Gamblers | 60 | 21 | 37 | 2 | 44 | 141 | 220 |
| Des Moines Buccaneers | 60 | 17 | 37 | 6 | 40 | 174 | 244 |
| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| zOmaha Lancers | 60 | 41 | 12 | 7 | 89 | 215 | 148 |
| xSioux City Musketeers | 60 | 37 | 17 | 6 | 80 | 222 | 173 |
| xLincoln Stars | 60 | 37 | 17 | 6 | 80 | 217 | 184 |
| xTri-City Storm | 60 | 33 | 21 | 6 | 72 | 189 | 172 |
| Sioux Falls Stampede | 60 | 27 | 28 | 5 | 59 | 178 | 200 |
| 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 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Riedel | Lincoln Stars | 60 | 30 | 51 | 81 | +4 | 74 |
| 2 | Chad Rau | Des Moines Buccaneers | 57 | 31 | 40 | 71 | -10 | 32 |
| 3 | Trevor Smith | Omaha Lancers | 60 | 29 | 39 | 68 | +18 | 78 |
| 4 | Teddy Purcell | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | 58 | 20 | 47 | 67 | +20 | 22 |
| 5 | Cory Carlson | Omaha Lancers | 60 | 25 | 41 | 66 | +9 | 78 |
| 6 | Tim Kennedy | Sioux City Musketeers | 54 | 30 | 31 | 61 | +26 | 112 |
| Brian Bales | Sioux City Musketeers | 54 | 20 | 41 | 61 | +31 | 16 | |
| 8 | Erik Condra | Lincoln Stars | 60 | 30 | 30 | 60 | +5 | 56 |
| Rob Ricci | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | 59 | 26 | 34 | 60 | +20 | 38 | |
| 10 | Sean Muncy | Waterloo Black Hawks | 60 | 26 | 33 | 59 | -5 | 26 |
| Player | Team | GP | MIN | W | L | OTL | SO | GA | GAA | SV | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeff Lerg | Omaha Lancers | 52 | 3105 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 112 | 2.16 | 1229 | .916 |
| 2 | Dan Tormey | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | 32 | 1839 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 69 | 2.25 | 869 | .926 |
| 3 | Drew O'Connell | Waterloo Black Hawks | 37 | 1946 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 82 | 2.53 | 791 | .906 |
| 4 | Steve Jakiel | Lincoln Stars | 26 | 1434 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 61 | 2.55 | 668 | .916 |
| Jeff Zatkoff | Sioux City Musketeers | 24 | 1271 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 54 | 2.55 | 575 | .914 |