The 2002–03 USHL

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is the 24th season of the

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as an all-junior league. The regular season began on September 27, 2002, and concluded on March 30, 2003, with the regular season champion winning the

Anderson Cup The United States Hockey League (USHL) is the top junior ice hockey league sanctioned by USA Hockey. The league consists of 16 active teams located in the midwestern United States, for players between the ages of 16 and 21. The USHL is strictly ...

. The 2002–03 season was the first for the

River City Lancers The Omaha Lancers are a Tier I junior ice hockey team and are members of the Western Conference of the United States Hockey League (USHL). Founded in 1986, the Lancers play at the Liberty First Credit Union Arena in Ralston, Nebraska. Previou ...

after relocating to

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, from

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, and the last for the Topeka ScareCrows, which relocated to

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, after the season concluded. The

Clark Cup The United States Hockey League began in 1961 as a semi-professional ice hockey league. Starting with the 1979–80 season, the league became a strictly Amateur league, and began awarding its champion the Clark Cup Trophy. All champions of the USHL ...

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

Regular season

Final standings ''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

West Division

Clark Cup playoffs

Players

Scoring leaders

Leading goaltenders

Awards

*Coach of the Year: P.K. O'Handley Waterloo Black Hawks *

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: Jake Taylor Green Bay Gamblers *Defenseman of the Year:

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River City Lancers *Forward of the Year: Ryan Potulny Lincoln Stars *General Manager of the Year: P.K. O'Handley Waterloo Black Hawks *Goaltender of the Year:

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River City Lancers *Organization of the Year:

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*Player of the Year: Ryan Potulny Lincoln Stars *Rookie of the Year:

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Waterloo Black Hawks

References

External links

Official website of the United States Hockey League
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