2012–13 USHL season

The 2012–13 USHL season is the 34th season of the United States Hockey League as an all-junior league. The regular season began on September 28, 2012, and concluded on April 13, 2013, with the regular season champion winning the Anderson Cup.
The playoffs began on April 16, 2013, and completed on May 17, 2013. The top four teams from each conference competed for the Clark Cup, with all series played in a best-of-five format.
This season was the 21st season in which one team captured both the Anderson Cup and the Clark Cup in the same season. It was the first time the Dubuque Fighting Saints accomplished this feat.

Regular season

Final standings reflect games played through April 14, 2013
''Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; PTS = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PIM = Penalties in minutes
x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched conference title; z = clinched regular season title''

Players

Scoring leaders

Final statistics reflect games played through April 14, 2013
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; PTS = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus Rating; PIM = Penalties in minutes

Player	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM
Taylor Cammarata	Waterloo Black Hawks	59	38	55	93	+39	49
Justin Kloos	Waterloo Black Hawks	54	29	58	87	+34	22
Zach Stepan	Waterloo Black Hawks	56	32	46	78	+25	50
Kyle Novak	Green Bay Gamblers	64	27	50	77	+23	19
Mike Szmatula	Dubuque Fighting Saints	63	37	39	76	+49	40
Jake Guentzel	Sioux City Musketeers	60	29	44	73	+13	24
Nicholas Schilkey	Green Bay Gamblers	59	32	39	71	+10	27
Peter Quenneville	Dubuque Fighting Saints	63	33	37	70	+29	18
Dominic Toninato	Fargo Force	64	29	41	70	+29	50
Brendan Harms	Fargo Force	64	25	45	70	+33	45

Leading goaltenders

Final statistics reflect games played through April 14, 2013
Note: GP = Games played; MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; SO = Shutouts; GA = Goals Allowed; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage

Player	Team	GP	MIN	W	L	OTL	SO	GA	GAA	SV%
Artt Brey	Dubuque Fighting Saints	38	2084:24	24	6	4	3	77	2.22	0.904
Kevin Lindskoug	Muskegon Lumberjacks	46	2707:52	23	17	6	8	112	2.48	0.924
Connor Girard	Sioux City Musketeers	33	1854:40	18	10	3	2	77	2.49	0.904
Alex Lyon	Omaha Lancers	50	2894:00	26	21	1	1	128	2.65	0.916
Kyle Hayton	Sioux City Musketeers	25	1515:23	13	8	4	0	67	2.65	0.911

Playoff Statistics

''Statistics reflect games played through May 17, 2013''

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; PTS = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus Rating; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM
Alex Iafallo	Fargo Force	13	6	10	16	+1	4
Dave Gust	Fargo Force	13	3	12	15	+6	4
Austin Ortega	Fargo Force	13	7	5	12	0	15
Mike Szmatula	Dubuque Fighting Saints	11	7	5	12	+2	8
Frank DiChiara	Dubuque Fighting Saints	11	4	8	12	+4	6
Sam Anas	Youngstown Phantoms	9	3	9	12	-7	6
Shane Sooth	Dubuque Fighting Saints	11	2	10	12	+2	0
Gabe Guertler	Fargo Force	13	6	4	10	+3	21
Brendan Harms	Fargo Force	12	5	5	10	+4	4
Peter Quenneville	Dubuque Fighting Saints	9	6	3	9	+4	2

Leading goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; SO = Shutouts; GA = Goals Allowed; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage

Player	Team	GP	MIN	W	L	SO	GA	GAA	SV%
Michael Bitzer	Lincoln Stars	4	238:19	2	2	1	4	1.01	0.972
Artt Brey	Dubuque Fighting Saints	10	618:32	9	1	1	17	1.65	0.935
Sean Romeo	Youngstown Phantoms	9	534:46	5	4	0	21	2.36	0.905
Cam Johnson	Fargo Force	8	475:13	4	3	1	19	2.40	0.931
Charlie Lindgren	Sioux Falls Stampede	10	595:05	5	5	1	25	2.52	0.921