The 1995–96 USHL

season A season is a division of the year based on changes in weather, ecology, and the number of daylight hours in a given region. On Earth, seasons are the result of the axial parallelism of Earth's axial tilt, tilted orbit around the Sun. In temperat ...

was the 17th season of the

United States Hockey League 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 and Great Plains, for players between the ages of 16 and 21. Th ...

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

* The Wisconsin Capitols folded after the previous season. Their place in the league was taken by an expansion franchise, the Fargo-Moorhead Bears. * The St. Paul Vulcans rebranded as the Twin City Vulcans.

Regular season

Final standings ''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'' 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

Scoring leaders

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

Clark Cup playoffs

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. Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Awards

References

External links

Hockey DB

Elite Prospects
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USHL 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 and Great Plains, for players between the ages of 16 and 21. Th ...

United States Hockey League seasons