The United States Hockey League (USHL) is the top junior hockey league in the United States. To play in the USHL, all players must be 20 or under before the start of each season. The USHL is an amateur league, and players competing within it remain eligible for NCAA scholarships.

Some notable alumni of the USHL include TylerArnason (ChicagoBlackhawks, OttawaSenators), JasonBlake (NewYorkIslanders), ErikCole (CarolinaHurricanes), and DavidHale (NewJerseyDevils).

The USHL continues to produce NHL calibre players, as players such as JoePavelski (SanJoseSharks) who played with the WaterlooBlackhawks made his NHL debut this season.

USHL Teams

East Division

Cedar Rapids RoughRiders

Chicago Steel

Green Bay Gamblers

Indiana Ice

Ohio Junior Blue Jackets

Waterloo Blackhawks

West Division

Des Moines Buccaneers

Lincoln Stars

Omaha Lancers

Sioux City Musketeers

Sioux Falls Stampede

Tri-City Storm

Defunct Teams

St. Louis Heartland Eagles

Topeka ScareCrows

Fargo-Moorhead Bears

Green Bay Bobcats

Minneapolis Stars

Wisconsin Capitols

Thunder Bay Flyers

Fargo-Moorhead Sharks

Tulsa Crude

Danville Wings

Rochester Mustangs

Austin Mavericks

St. Paul/Twin Cites Vulcans

Dubuque Fighting Saints

North Iowa Huskies

Hennepin Nordiques