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 ...

began in 1961 as a semi-professional

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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 are highlighted in this page.

Clark Cup

The Clark Cup is the current trophy awarded annually to the winner of the

Tier 1 Junior Hockey playoff champions. The Clark Cup was named in honor of Don Clark, the long-time registrar of the Minnesota Amateur Hockey Association. Clark was also the recipient of the NHL's

Lester Patrick Trophy The Lester Patrick Trophy has been presented by the National Hockey League and USA Hockey since 1966 to honor a recipient's contribution to ice hockey in the United States. It is considered a non-NHL trophy because it may be awarded to players, ...

for his contributions to hockey in the United States. The Clark Cup is one of two trophies that can be won by any team in a given year, with the other being 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 and Great Plains, for players between the ages of 16 and 21. Th ...

which is awarded to the team with the most points in the standings at the end of the regular season. Clark Cup and Anderson Cup

USHL Champions

Semi-Pro Era (1961–79)

Junior Era (1979–present)

List of champions:

Championships by team

*Teams marked in ''italics'' are no longer in the United States Hockey League

Clark Cup MVPs

* 1998 – Nate Mauer, F, Omaha * 1999 –

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, F, Des Moines * 2000 – Aaron Smith, F, Green Bay * 2001 – Ray Fraser, G, Omaha * 2002 – Andy Franck, G, Sioux City * 2003 – Danny Irmen, F, Lincoln * 2004 – Kevin Regan, G, Waterloo * 2005 –

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, G, Cedar Rapids * 2006 –

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, F, Des Moines * 2007 – Matt Lundin, G, Sioux Falls * 2008 –

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, G, Omaha * 2010 –

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, F, Green Bay * 2011 – Matt Morris, G, Dubuque * 2012 – Sam Herr, F, Green Bay * 2013 – Mike Szmatula, F, Dubuque * 2014 – Jason Pawloski, G, Indiana * 2015 – Troy Loggins, F, Sioux Falls * 2016 –

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, F, Tri-City * 2017 – Eduards Tralmaks, F, Chicago * 2018 – Griffin Loughran, F, Fargo * 2019 –

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, G, Sioux Falls * 2021 – Adam Fantilli, F, Chicago * 2022 – Alex Tracy, G, Sioux City * 2023 –

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, G, Youngstown * 2024 – Mac Swanson, F, Fargo Muskegon Lumberjacks * 2025 - Tynan Lawrence, F,Muskegon

References

{{USHL United States Hockey League trophies and awards