1991–92 USHL season

1991–92 USHL season
1991–92 USHL season
League	United States Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	Regular season; September 1991 – March 1992; Post-season; March – April 1992
Number of games	48
Number of teams	10
Regular season
Anderson Cup	Thunder Bay Flyers
Clark Cup Playoffs
Finals champions	Des Moines Buccaneers
Runners-up	Dubuque Fighting Saints
USHL seasons
	← 1990–91 1992–93 →

The 1991–92 USHL season was the 13th season of the United States Hockey League as an all-junior league. The regular season began in September 1991 and concluded in March 1992. The Thunder Bay Flyers won the Anderson Cup as regular season champions. The Des Moines Buccaneers defeated the Dubuque Fighting Saints 3 games to 1 for the Clark Cup.

Member changes

The Madison Capitols rebranded as the Wisconsin Capitols

Regular season

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 – Thunder Bay Flyers	48	36	10	1	1	74	265	173
x – Des Moines Buccaneers	48	35	10	2	1	73	291	157
x – St. Paul Vulcans	48	31	12	2	3	67	255	179
x – Dubuque Fighting Saints	48	27	17	2	2	58	256	179
x – Omaha Lancers	48	22	22	1	3	48	222	236
x – Waterloo Black Hawks	48	21	23	2	2	46	253	286
x – Sioux City Musketeers	48	19	26	1	2	41	217	256
x – Rochester Mustangs	48	17	25	2	4	40	185	214
North Iowa Huskies	48	14	32	1	1	30	154	296
Wisconsin Capitols	48	11	33	0	4	26	182	291

Clark Cup playoffs

Teams were reseeded after the quarterfinal round.

Quarterfinal (Best-of-5)			Semifinal (Best-of-5)			Championship (Best-of-5)

1	Thunder Bay Flyers	3

8	Rochester Mustangs	0
			1	Thunder Bay Flyers	1

			4	Dubuque Fighting Saints	3
2	Des Moines Buccaneers	3

7	Sioux City Musketeers	0
						4	Dubuque Fighting Saints	1

						2	Des Moines Buccaneers	3
3	St. Paul Vulcans	3

6	Waterloo Black Hawks	1
			2	Des Moines Buccaneers	3

			3	St. Paul Vulcans	2
4	Dubuque Fighting Saints	3

5	Omaha Lancers	0

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Awards

Award	Recipient	Team
Player of the Year	Peter Ferraro	Waterloo Black Hawks
Forward of the Year	Peter Ferraro	Waterloo Black Hawks
Defenseman of the Year	Andrew Backen	Thunder Bay Flyers
Goaltender of the Year	Paul Sass	Des Moines Buccaneers
Coach of the Year	Mike Guentzel	St. Paul Vulcans
Coach of the Year	Bob Ferguson	Des Moines Buccaneers
General Manager of the Year	Bob Ferguson	Des Moines Buccaneers
General Manager of the Year	Cary Eades	Dubuque Fighting Saints

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References

^ "USHL Standings". Ushl2011.stats.pointstreak.com. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
^ "2024-25 USHL Media Guide". USHL. Retrieved June 18, 2025.

External links

[1] "USHL Standings". Ushl2011.stats.pointstreak.com. Retrieved 2013-09-04.

[guide-2] "2024-25 USHL Media Guide". USHL. Retrieved June 18, 2025.

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