2007–08 USHL season

The 2007–08 USHL season is the 29th season of the United States Hockey League as an all-junior league. The regular season began on October 5, 2007, and concluded on April 5, 2008^[1] with the regular season champion winning the Anderson Cup. This was the final season of operation for the Ohio Junior Blue Jackets after failing to find a suitable relocation arrangement.

2007-08 USHL season
League	United States Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	Regular season October 2007 – April 2008 Playoffs April – May 2008
Number of games	60
Number of teams	12
Anderson Cup Champions
Season champions	Omaha Lancers
Clark Cup Champions
Champions	Omaha Lancers

The Clark Cup playoffs featured 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
yIndiana Ice	60	39	15	6	84	223	193
xWaterloo Black Hawks	60	38	17	5	81	183	151
xCedar Rapids RoughRiders	60	33	22	5	71	200	156
xChicago Steel	60	32	22	6	70	218	199
Ohio Junior Blue Jackets	60	26	28	6	58	182	215
Green Bay Gamblers	60	13	41	6	32	130	224

West Division

Team	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	GF	GA
zOmaha Lancers	60	43	12	5	91	224	139
xSioux Falls Stampede	60	35	19	6	76	199	175
xLincoln Stars	60	31	22	7	69	186	163
xSioux City Musketeers	60	32	25	4	67	194	185
Tri-City Storm	60	24	34	2	50	153	213
Des Moines Buccaneers	60	14	40	6	34	134	213

Clark Cup Playoffs

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

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Players

Scoring Leaders

	Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
1	Jack Connolly	Sioux Falls Stampede	58	26	46	72	+18	30
	John Kemp	Indiana Ice	58	13	59	72	0	20
3	Gregory Squires	Indiana Ice	58	24	46	70	+13	50
4	Jason Gregoire	Lincoln Stars	54	37	32	69	+18	41
5	Paul Carey	Indiana Ice	60	34	32	66	+2	32
6	Brian O'Neill	Chicago Steel	60	23	38	61	+29	40
7	Barry Almeida	Omaha Lancers	56	22	38	60	+11	22
8	Billy Maday	Waterloo Black Hawks	60	24	35	59	+5	72
9	Jake Hansen	Sioux Falls Stampede	60	31	27	58	+16	57
	Ryan Kretzer	Lincoln Stars	60	22	36	58	0	47

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Leading Goaltenders

	Player	Team	GP	MIN	W	L	OTL	SO	GA	GAA	SV	SV%
1	David Reekie	Lincoln Stars	38	2235	23	10	4	6	75	2.01	1086	.935
2	Drew Palmisano	Omaha Lancers	45	2579	32	8	3	3	87	2.02	1035	.922
3	Joe Howe	Waterloo Black Hawks	22	1215	13	5	1	2	43	2.12	462	.915
4	Matthew DiGirolamo	Waterloo Black Hawks	42	2437	25	12	4	1	98	2.41	879	.900
5	Brady Hjelle	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders	41	2380	22	15	4	3	99	2.50	1158	.921

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Awards

• Coach of the Year: Steve Poapst Chicago Steel
• Curt Hammer Award: Joey Miller Sioux City Musketeers
• Defenseman of the Year: Blake Kessel Waterloo Black Hawks
• Executive of the Year: Jim Kronschnabel Sioux City Musketeers
• Forward of the Year: Jason Gregoire Lincoln Stars
• General Manager of the Year: Mike Hastings Omaha Lancers
• Goaltender of the Year: David Reekie Lincoln Stars
• Organization of the Year: Indiana Ice
• Player of the Year: Jason Gregoire Lincoln Stars
• Rookie of the Year: Jack Connolly Sioux Falls Stampede
• Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Matt Farris Sioux Falls Stampede

First Team All-Stars

• David Reekie (Goalie) Lincoln Stars
• Blake Kessel (Defense) Waterloo Black Hawks
• Matt Bartkowski (Defense) Lincoln Stars
• Jack Connolly (Forward) Sioux Falls Stampede
• Jason Gregoire (Forward) Lincoln Stars
• Barry Almeida (Forward) Omaha Lancers

Second Team All-Stars

• Drew Palmisano (Goalie) Omaha Lancers
• John Carlson (Defense) Indiana Ice
• Paul Carey (Defense) Indiana Ice
• John Kemp (Forward) Indiana Ice
• Eric Springer (Forward) Sioux Falls Stampede
• Jake Hansen (Forward) Sioux Falls Stampede