1980–81 USHL season

March 2026 1980–81 USHL season #FFFFFF; border-top:#C6093B 3px solid; border-bottom:#000000 3px solid #000000 150px United States Hockey League Ice hockey 48 8 Regular season Anderson Cup Dubuque Fighting Saints Clark Cup Playoffs Dubuque Fighting Saints Austin Mavericks List of USHL seasons USHL 1979–80 USHL season 1979–80 1981–82 USHL season 1981–82 The 1980–81 USHL season was the 2nd season of the United States Hockey League as an all-junior league. The Dubuque Fighting Saints won the Anderson Cup as regular season champions and the Clark Cup as postseason champions. Member changes The Waterloo Black Hawks relocated and became the Dubuque Fighting Saints. Shortly afterwards, the Hennepin Nordiques relocated to Waterloo and assumed the name and history of the Black Hawks.https://waterlooblackhawks.com/sports/2022/8/15/time-capsule.aspx TIME CAPSULE Waterloo Black Hawks June 18, 2025 The Des Moines Buccaneers joined the league as an expansion franchise.https://bucshockey.com/sports/2022/8/17/traditions.aspx Club History Des Moines Buccaneers June 18, 2025 Regular season Final standingshttp://ushl2011.stats.pointstreak.com/standings.html?leagueid=49&seasonid=258 USHL Standings Ushl2011.stats.pointstreak.com 2013-09-04 Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PTS = Points; y = clinched division title; z = clinched league title North Division Team GP Games played W Wins L Losses T Ties Pts Points GF Goals For GA Goals Against y – Green Bay Bobcats 482919058292218 Austin Mavericks 482819157253218 St. Paul Vulcans 482819157291223 Bloomington Junior Stars 481532131206289 South Division Team GP Games played W Wins L Losses T Ties Pts Points GF Goals For GA Goals Against yz – Dubuque Fighting Saints 48389177351187 Des Moines Buccaneers 482325046240299 Waterloo Black Hawks 481632032220311 Sioux City Musketeers 481236024200308 Scoring leaders The following players led the league in regular season points at the completion of all regular season games.https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/top_league.php?lid=ushl1999&sid=1981&leaguenm=USHL USHL 1980-81 League Leaders Hockey DB June 18, 2025 Player Team GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points PIM Penalties in minutes Mike Carlson Dubuque Fighting Saints 47 59 68 127 – Brian Collins Dubuque Fighting Saints 48 55 53 108 – Tom Strelow St. Paul Vulcans – 50 44 94 – Steve Palmiscno Des Moines Buccaneers – 47 44 91 – Tim Lee Green Bay Bobcats – 48 38 86 – Bill Mason Green Bay Bobcats – 33 52 85 – Jeff Thole St. Paul Vulcans – 36 44 80 – Myles Hart Des Moines Buccaneers – 31 49 80 – Dave Mogush Dubuque Fighting Saints 48 40 38 78 – Dean Thomas Dubuque Fighting Saints 47 33 41 74 – Clark Cup playoffs Missing information The Dubuque Fighting Saints won the Clark Cup Awards Award Recipient Team Player of the Year Mike Carlson Dubuque Fighting Saints Forward of the Year Mike Carlson Dubuque Fighting Saints Defenseman of the Year Rick Zombo Austin Mavericks Goaltender of the Year Brian Granger Dubuque Fighting Saints Rookie of the Year Mike Carlson Dubuque Fighting Saints Coach of the Year Jack Barzee Dubuque Fighting Saints General Manager of the Year Jack Barzee Dubuque Fighting Saints https://ushl.1rmg.com/ 2024-25 USHL Media Guide USHL June 18, 2025 References 50em External links Hockey DB Elite Prospects USHL Category:United States Hockey League seasons