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2002-03 USHL season
LeagueUnited States Hockey League
SportIce hockey
DurationSeptember 2002 – April 29, 2003
Number of games60
Number of teams11
Regular season
Anderson CupLincoln Stars
Season MVPRyan Potulny (Lincoln Stars)
Playoffs
Playoffs MVPDanny Irmen (Stars)
Finals championsLincoln Stars
  Runners-upRiver City Lancers
USHL seasons

The 2002–03 USHL season is the 24th season of the United States Hockey League as an all-junior league. The regular season began on September 27, 2002, and concluded on March 30, 2003,[1] with the regular season champion winning the Anderson Cup. The 2002–03 season was the first for the River City Lancers after relocating to Council Bluffs, Iowa, from Omaha, Nebraska, and the last for the Topeka ScareCrows, which relocated to Chesterfield, Missouri, after the season concluded.

The Clark Cup playoffs features the top eight team from the eleven-team league regardless of division competing for the league title.

Regular season

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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

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Team GP W L OTL PTS GF GA
yWaterloo Black Hawks 60 38 17 5 81 221 171
xCedar Rapids RoughRiders 60 27 26 7 61 157 180
xDes Moines Buccaneers 60 27 27 6 60 200 223
Chicago Steel 60 26 28 6 59 178 204
Green Bay Gamblers 60 16 36 8 40 139 215

West Division

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Team GP W L OTL PTS GF GA
zLincoln Stars 60 37 14 9 83 214 153
xTopeka ScareCrows 60 36 17 7 79 211 166
xSioux City Musketeers 60 36 18 6 78 210 186
xRiver City Lancers 60 36 19 5 77 178 149
xTri-City Storm 60 27 28 5 59 183 200
Sioux Falls Stampede 60 24 30 6 54 179 223

Clark Cup playoffs

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Clark Cup Championship
                     
1 Lincoln 5 4 6 – –
8 Tri-City 3 1 0 – –
1 Lincoln 6 3 5 – –
6 Cedar Rapids 3 2 2 – –
3 Topeka 2 2 2 2 –
6 Cedar Rapids 3 1 3 4 –
1 Lincoln 3 0 4 5 –
2 River City 2 2 1 1 –
2 Waterloo 6 3 5 5 –
7 Des Moines 3 7 2 4 –
2 River City 2 4 3 – –
5 Waterloo 0 3 1 – –
4 Sioux City 2 2 4 1 –
5 River City 5 3 1 4 –

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Quarterfinals

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(1) Lincoln Stars vs. (8) Tri-City Storm

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April 2 Tri-City Storm 3 – 5 Lincoln Stars Viaero Center Recap  
Scott Parse (1) - 16:29
Steve Wagner (1) - 19:59 		First period 10:42 - David Backes (1)
No scoring Second period 15:30 - pp - Chris Porter (1)
17:33 - Danny Irmen (1)
Mark Agnew (1) - 4:55 Third period 12:29 - Danny Irmen (2)
19:10 - en - Ben Gordon (1)
Eric Aarnio (29 saves / 33 shots) Goalie stats Nate Ziegelman (23 saves / 26 shots)
April 4 Lincoln Stars 4 – 1 Tri-City Storm Ice Box Recap  
13:20 - Jeff McFarland (1) First period No scoring
19:22 - Ryan Potulny (1)
19:51 - pp - Danny Irmen (3) 		Second period No scoring
16:09 - pp - Chris Porter (2) Third period Scott Parse (2) - 5:36
Jean-Philippe Lamoureux (22 saves / 23 shots) Goalie stats Eric Aarnio (36 saves / 40 shots)
April 5 Lincoln Stars 6 – 0 Tri-City Storm Ice Box Recap  
Danny Irmen (4) - 0:26
Brent Borgen (1) - 1:55 		First period No scoring
John Snowden (1) - 2:13
Ben Gordon (2) - pp - 18:20 		Second period No scoring
Ryan Potulny (2) - 1:25
Ben Gordon (3) - pp - 17:39 		Third period No scoring
Nate Ziegelman (23 saves / 23 shots) Goalie stats Eric Aarnio (22 saves / 26 shots)
Casey Mapes (9 saves / 11 shots)
Lincoln wins series 3 – 0


(3) Topeka Scarecrows vs. (6) Cedar Rapids RoughRiders

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April 2 Topeka Scarecrows 2 – 3 2OT Cedar Rapids RoughRiders Kansas Expocentre Recap  
9:56 - Erik Fabian (1) First period No scoring
No scoring Second period Mike Manley (1) - pp - 7:30
13:20 - pp - Rob Rankin (1) Third period Tyler Howells (1) - 16:55
No scoring Second overtime period Matt Olinger (1) - 7:07
Michael Zacharias (33 saves / 36 shots) Goalie stats Joe Fallon (31 saves / 33 shots)
April 3 Topeka Scarecrows 2 – 1 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders Kansas Expocentre Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period Tyler Howells (2) - 8:05
2:51 - James Unger (1)
10:22 - Eric Vesely (1) 		Third period No scoring
Michael Zacharias (15 saves / 16 shots) Goalie stats Joe Fallon (50 saves / 52 shots)
April 5 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders 3 – 2 Topeka Scarecrows Cedar Rapids Ice Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
19:08 - pp - Troy Brummett (1) Second period No scoring
0:47 - Jon Grabarek (1)
19:31 - pp - Matt Olinger (2) 		Third period J.P. Platisha (1) - pp - 6:08
Eric Vesely (2) - 17:08
Joe Fallon (35 saves / 37 shots) Goalie stats Michael Zacharias (29 saves / 32 shots)
April 6 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders 4 – 2 Topeka Scarecrows Cedar Rapids Ice Arena Recap  
3:28 - Troy Brummett (2) First period Luke Erickson (1) - 9:02
2:44 - Chase Watson (1) Second period Eric Vesely (3) - sh - 7:40
4:43 - pp - Chase Watson (2)
18:56 - en - Zach Pearson (1) 		Third period No scoring
Joe Fallon (19 saves / 21 shots) Goalie stats Michael Zacharias (16 saves / 19 shots)
Cedar Rapids wins series 3 – 1


(2) Waterloo Black Hawks vs. (7) Des Moines Buccaneers

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April 2 Waterloo Black Hawks 6 – 3 Des Moines Buccaneers Young Arena Recap  
5:34 - Derek Whitmore (1)
18:23 - pp - Jon Saunders (1) 		First period No scoring
0:56 - Joe Pavelski (1) Second period Marty Mjelleli (1) - 2:36
5:29 - Ross Carlson (1)
9:44 - Joel Hanson (1)
Third period Marty Mjelleli (2) - 2:26
Jamie Hoffmann (1) - 10:16
Jordan Parise (20 saves / 23 shots) Goalie stats A.J. Bucchino (51 saves / 56 shots)
April 4 Des Moines Buccaneers 7 – 3 Waterloo Black Hawks Buccaneer Arena Recap  
Mike Erickson (1) 2:53
Kyle Bushee (1) - 3:53
Joe Campbell (1) - 16:15
Bryce Anderson (1) - 17:04 		First period No scoring
Tomáš Jasko (1) - 15:32 Second period 0:43 - Joe Pavelski (2)
13:57 - Igor Bobček (1)
Marty Mjelleli (3) - 4:33
Evan Stoflet (1) - 14:31 		Third period 15:03 - pp - Rob Lehtinen (1)
A.J. Bucchino (39 saves / 42 shots) Goalie stats Jeff Jakaitis (2 saves / 4 shots)
Jordan Parise (32 saves / 37 shots)
April 5 Waterloo Black Hawks 5 – 2 Des Moines Buccaneers Young Arena Recap  
Joel Hanson (2) - 1:08 First period No scoring
Matt Fornataro (1) - 11:57
Joel Hanson (3) - 13:53 		Second period 4:41 - Joel Kitchen (1)
Joel Hanson (4) - pp - 11:37
Joe Pavelski (3) - sh - 19:43 		Third period 15:36 - Patrick Borgestad (1)
Jordan Parise (24 saves / 26 shots) Goalie stats A.J. Bucchino (43 saves / 48 shots)
April 8 Des Moines Buccaneers 4 – 5 2OT Waterloo Black Hawks Buccaneer Arena Recap  
5:51 - Marty Guerin (1)
13:47 - Tomáš Jasko (2) 		First period Rob Lehtinen (2) - 8:56
4:52 - pp - Joel Kitchen (2) Second period Ross Carlson (3) - pp - 2:09
Jon Saunders (2) - 3:06
Ross Carlson (4) - pp - 11:44
2:00 - Joel Kitchen (3) Third period No scoring
No scoring Second overtime period 10:03 - Matt Fornataro (2)
A.J. Bucchino (57 saves / 62 shots) Goalie stats Jordan Parise (29 saves / 33 shots)
Waterloo wins series 3 – 1


(4) Sioux City Musketeers vs. (5) River City Lancers

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April 1 Sioux City Musketeers 2 – 5 River City Lancers Tyson Events Center Recap  
No scoring First period Yale Lewis (1) - 18:51
7:25 - pp - Johann Kroll (1) Second period Mike Howe (1) - pp - 14:12
9:24 - Mike Ramirez (1) Third period Drew Miller (1) - sh - 3:20
Grant Clafton (1) - 6:13
Matt Carle (1) - en - 18:57
Ján Chovan (35 saves / 39 shots) Goalie stats Dominic Vicari (32 saves / 34 shots)
April 3 Sioux City Musketeers 2 – 3 OT River City Lancers Tyson Events Center Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
11:41 - Nathan Schwartzbauer (1) Second period Janne Jokila (1) - pp - 5:39
Nate Raduns (1) - 6:37
6:18 - pp - Mike Curry (1) Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period Grant Clafton (2) - 2:23
Ján Chovan (45 saves / 48 shots) Goalie stats Dominic Vicari (17 saves / 19 shots)
April 5 River City Lancers 1 – 4 Sioux City Musketeers Omaha Civic Auditorium Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period Brandon Polich (1) - 4:16
Mike Ramirez (2) - 7:46
Ryan Hawkins (1) - 14:38
10:57 - Corey Carlson (1) Third period B.J. Greaves (1) - en - 17:56
Dominic Vicari (20 saves / 23 shots) Goalie stats Ján Chovan (34 saves / 35 shots)
April 6 River City Lancers 4 – 1 Sioux City Musketeers Omaha Civic Auditorium Recap  
No scoring First period Bill Magnuson (1) - 15:47
3:40 - Charlie Kronschnabel (1)
11:00 - pp - Drew Miller (2) 		Second period No scoring
6:45 - Charlie Kronschnabel (2)
15:42 - Mike Howe (2) 		Third period No scoring
Dominic Vicari (23 saves / 24 shots) Goalie stats Ján Chovan (39 saves / 43 shots)
River City wins series 3 – 1


Semifinals

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(1) Lincoln Stars vs. (6) Cedar Rapids RoughRiders

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April 11 Lincoln Stars 6 – 3 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders Ice Box Recap  
3:47 - pp - Danny Irmen (5)
4:06 - Matt Hayek (1)
7:24 - Tyler Magura (1)
10:27 - sh - David Backes (2)
14:43 - Matt Hayek (2) 		First period Jon Grabarek (2) - pp - 13:44
No scoring Second period No scoring
9:27 - pp - Ben Gordon (4) Third period Matt Olinger (3) - 3:33
Chris Snavely (1) - pp - 8:07
Jean-Philippe Lamoureux (22 saves / 25 shots)
Nate Ziegelmann (5 saves / 5 shots) 		Goalie stats Joe Fallon (21 saves / 26 shots)
Wes Russell (8 saves / 9 shots)
April 12 Lincoln Stars 3 – 2 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders Ice Box Recap
April 15 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders 2 – 5 Lincoln Stars Cedar Rapids Ice Arena Recap
Lincoln wins series 3 – 0


(2) River City Lancers vs. (5) Waterloo Black Hawks

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April 11 Waterloo Black Hawks 0 – 2 River City Lancers Young Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 1:49 - John Togiai (1)
4:12 - Drew Miller (3)
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Jordan Parise (28 saves / 30 shots) Goalie stats Dominic Vicari (29 saves / 29 shots)
April 12 Waterloo Black Hawks 3 – 4 River City Lancers Young Arena Recap
April 15 River City Lancers 3 – 1 Waterloo Black Hawks Omaha Civic Auditorium Recap
River City wins series 3 – 0


Clark Cup Finals

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(1) Lincoln Stars vs. (2) River City Lancers

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April 22 Lincoln Stars 3 – 2 OT River City Lancers Ice Box Recap
April 25 River City Lancers 2 – 0 Lincoln Stars Omaha Civic Auditorium Recap
April 26 Lincoln Stars 4 – 1 River City Lancers Ice Box Recap
April 29 River City Lancers 1 – 5 Lincoln Stars Omaha Civic Auditorium Recap
Lincoln wins series 3 – 1


Players

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Scoring leaders

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Player Team GP G A Pts +/- PIM
1 Ryan Potulny Lincoln Stars 54 35 43 78 +32 18
2 Luke Erickson Topeka ScareCrows 64 31 40 71 +21 72
3 Joe Pavelski Waterloo Black Hawks 60 36 33 69 +26 32
David Backes Lincoln Stars 57 28 41 69 +10 126
5 Jacob Micflikier Sioux Falls Stampede 59 31 36 67 +5 26
Tomáš Jasko Des Moines Buccaneers 60 30 37 67 -3 33
7 Morod Radmacher Sioux Falls Stampede 60 26 38 64 -3 50
8 Marty Guerin Des Moines Buccaneers 60 27 33 60 +14 30
Grant Goeckner-Zoeller Sioux City Musketeers 60 27 33 60 +19 60
Brandon Polich Sioux City Musketeers 60 17 43 60 +20 79

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Leading goaltenders

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Player Team GP MIN W L OTL SO GA GAA SV SV%
1 Dominic Vicari River City Lancers 45 2507 28 14 2 6 85 2.03 902 .914
2 Jean-Philippe Lamoureux Lincoln Stars 34 1967 22 7 4 4 71 2.16 781 .917
3 Jordan Parise Waterloo Black Hawks 35 1927 21 10 2 2 82 2.55 878 .915
Michael Zacharias Topeka ScareCrows 27 1578 14 7 4 2 67 2.55 545 .891
5 Nate Ziegelmann Lincoln Stars 28 1672 15 7 5 1 72 2.58 713 .908

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Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "USHL Standings". Ushl2011.stats.pointstreak.com. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
  2. ^ "USHL Standings". Ushl2011.stats.pointstreak.com. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
  3. ^ "USHL Standings". Ushl2011.stats.pointstreak.com. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
  4. ^ "USHL Standings". Ushl2011.stats.pointstreak.com. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
  5. ^ "USHL Standings". Ushl2011.stats.pointstreak.com. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
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