1995–96 USHL season

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1995–96 USHL season
LeagueUnited States Hockey League
SportIce hockey
DurationRegular season
September 1995 – March 1996
Post-season
March – April 1996
Number of games46
Number of teams11
Regular season
Anderson CupGreen Bay Gamblers
Clark Cup Playoffs
Finals championsGreen Bay Gamblers
  Runners-upRochester Mustangs
USHL seasons

The 1995–96 USHL season was the 17th season of the United States Hockey League as an all-junior league. The regular season began in September 1995 and concluded in March 1996. The Green Bay Gamblers won the Anderson Cup as regular season champions. The Green Bay Gamblers also defeated the Rochester Mustangs 4 games to 3 for the Clark Cup.

Member changes

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Regular season

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Final standings[1]

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched league title

Team GP W L T OTL Pts GF GA
xy – Green Bay Gamblers 46 32 11 3 0 67 219 137
x – Omaha Lancers 46 30 10 2 4 66 195 132
Fargo-Moorhead Bears 46 27 17 1 1 56 182 146
x – North Iowa Huskies 46 26 17 1 2 55 184 181
x – Rochester Mustangs 46 24 20 1 1 50 196 174
x – Waterloo Black Hawks 46 21 19 2 4 48 157 176
x – Des Moines Buccaneers 46 21 21 2 2 46 177 174
x – Twin City Vulcans 46 18 21 3 4 43 169 184
x – Sioux City Musketeers 46 17 24 1 4 39 150 190
Dubuque Fighting Saints 46 15 28 1 2 33 145 214
Thunder Bay Flyers 46 13 29 1 3 30 136 202

Note: The Fargo-Moorhead Bears failed to pay league dues and were suspended at the end of the regular season. As a result, they were excluded from postseason play.

Statistics

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Scoring leaders

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The following players led the league in regular season points at the completion of all regular season games.[2]

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Jeff Panzer Fargo-Moorhead Bears 42 27 47 74 36
Mike Rucinski North Iowa Huskies 44 24 42 66 61
Andrew Tortorella Waterloo Black Hawks 41 18 47 65 44
Matt Noga North Iowa Huskies 39 28 36 64 101
Klage Kaebel Des Moines Buccaneers 46 32 31 63 28
Chad Stauffacher Green Bay Gamblers 46 34 27 61 213
Jesse Rooney Fargo-Moorhead Bears 46 33 27 60 88
Aaron Fox Green Bay Gamblers 46 23 36 59 20
Brian McDonald Green Bay Gamblers 46 24 34 58 57
Jerry Keefe Omaha Lancers 46 18 40 58 40

Clark Cup playoffs

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The Fargo-Moorhead Bears were barred form postseason play, however, because the first round matches had already been set, the Sioux City Musketeers were inserted as the 3-seed in spite of their record.
Teams were reseeded after the quarterfinal round based upon their regular season records.

Quarterfinal
(Best-of-7) 		Semifinal
(Best-of-7) 		Championship
(Best-of-7)
         
1 Green Bay Gamblers 4
8 Twin City Vulcans 3
1 Green Bay Gamblers 4
3 Sioux City Musketeers 0
2 Omaha Lancers 2
7 Des Moines Buccaneers 4
1 Green Bay Gamblers 4
5 Rochester Mustangs 3
3 Sioux City Musketeers 4
6 Waterloo Black Hawks 1
5 Rochester Mustangs 4
7 Des Moines Buccaneers 1
4 North Iowa Huskies 2
5 Rochester Mustangs 4

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Awards

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Award Recipient Team
Player of the Year Jeff Panzer Fargo-Moorhead Bears
Matt Noga North Iowa Huskies
Forward of the Year Jeff Panzer Fargo-Moorhead Bears
Defenseman of the Year Josh DeWolf Twin City Vulcans
Dan Peters Omaha Lancers
Goaltender of the Year Mike Correia Omaha Lancers
Coach of the Year Steve Johnson Fargo-Moorhead Bears

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References

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  1. ^ "USHL Standings". Ushl2011.stats.pointstreak.com. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
  2. ^ "USHL - 1995-1996". Elite Prospects. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
  3. ^ "2024-25 USHL Media Guide". USHL. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
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