Most recent season or competition: 2023–24 USHL season | |
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Sport | Ice hockey |
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Founded | 1947 |
Commissioner | Glenn Hefferan[1] |
No. of teams | 16 |
Country | United States |
Most recent champion(s) | Fargo Force (2nd title) |
Most titles | (Clark Cup era) Omaha Lancers (7) (overall) Waterloo Black Hawks (9) |
Official website | www |
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. The USHL is strictly amateur, allowing former players to compete in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) college hockey.
The Fargo Force won the Anderson Cup as the 2023–24 regular season champions, as well as the 2024 Clark Cup playoff championship, their second in franchise history.