List of USHL seasons

This is a list of seasons of the United States Hockey League since its transition to a junior hockey league in 1979.

Junior league

Starting in 1979–80, the USHL changed to an all-junior league and would operate as an American competitor to the Canadian Hockey League. While the CHL is the major junior program for most professional hockey prospects, its players are forbidden by NCAA regulations to play hockey for Division I or III programs, making the USHL a favorite preparatory league for players seeking to play collegiate hockey in America.

No.	Season	No. of teams	Reg. season games	Start	Finish	Anderson Cup Champion	Clark Cup Champion
1	1979–80	7	48			Hennepin Nordiques	Hennepin Nordiques
2	1980–81	8	48			Dubuque Fighting Saints	Dubuque Fighting Saints
3	1981–82	7	48			Sioux City Musketeers	Sioux City Musketeers
4	1982–83	7	48			Dubuque Fighting Saints	Dubuque Fighting Saints
5	1983–84	8	48			St. Paul Vulcans	St. Paul Vulcans
6	1984–85	10	48			Austin Mavericks	Dubuque Fighting Saints
7	1985–86	9	48			Sioux City Musketeers	Sioux City Musketeers
8	1986–87	10	48			Rochester Mustangs	Rochester Mustangs
9	1987–88	10	48			Thunder Bay Flyers	Thunder Bay Flyers
10	1988–89	10	48			Thunder Bay Flyers	Thunder Bay Flyers
11	1989–90	10	48	September 30		Omaha Lancers	Omaha Lancers
12	1990–91	10	48			Thunder Bay Flyers	Omaha Lancers
13	1991–92	10	48			Thunder Bay Flyers	Des Moines Buccaneers
14	1992–93	10	48			Omaha Lancers	Omaha Lancers
15	1993–94	10	48–54			Des Moines Buccaneers	Omaha Lancers
16	1994–95	11	48			Des Moines Buccaneers	Des Moines Buccaneers
17	1995–96	11	46			Green Bay Gamblers	Green Bay Gamblers
18	1996–97	12	54		April 22	Green Bay Gamblers	Lincoln Stars
19	1997–98	13	24, 56		April 21	Des Moines Buccaneers	Omaha Lancers
20	1998–99	13	56		April 23	Des Moines Buccaneers	Des Moines Buccaneers
21	1999–2000	14	58	September 17	April 27	Lincoln Stars	Green Bay Gamblers
22	2000–01	13	24, 58		April 28	Lincoln Stars	Omaha Lancers
23	2001–02	14	13, 61		May 12	Omaha Lancers	Sioux City Musketeers
24	2002–03	11	60	September 27	April 29	Waterloo Black Hawks	Lincoln Stars
25	2003–04	12	60	September 26	May 5	Tri-City Storm	Waterloo Black Hawks
26	2004–05	11	60	September 24	May 9		Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
27	2005–06	11	60	September 23	May 1	Sioux Falls Stampede	Des Moines Buccaneers
28	2006–07	12	60	October 5	May 15	Waterloo Black Hawks	Sioux Falls Stampede
29	2007–08	12	60	October 5	May 10	Omaha Lancers	Omaha Lancers
30	2008–09	12	60	October 3	May 8	Green Bay Gamblers	Indiana Ice
31	2009–10	14	60	October 2	May 12	Green Bay Gamblers	Green Bay Gamblers
32	2010–11	16	60	October 1	May 21	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders	Dubuque Fighting Saints
33	2011–12	16	60	September 30	May 23	Green Bay Gamblers	Green Bay Gamblers
34	2012–13	16	64	September 28	May 17	Dubuque Fighting Saints	Dubuque Fighting Saints
35	2013–14	16	60	September 20	May 20	Waterloo Black Hawks	Indiana Ice
36	2014–15	17	60	September 26	May 15	Youngstown Phantoms	Sioux Falls Stampede
37	2015–16	17	60	September 25	May 20	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders	Tri-City Storm
38	2016–17	17	60	September 23	May 24	Sioux City Musketeers	Chicago Steel
39	2017–18	17	60	October 6	May 19	Waterloo Black Hawks	Fargo Force
40	2018–19	17	62	September 27	May 17	Tri-City Storm	Sioux Falls Stampede
41	2019–20	16	47–50	September 26	March 11	Chicago Steel	Not awarded
42	2020–21	14	49–54	November 6	April 24	Chicago Steel	Chicago Steel
43	2021–22	16	62	September 23	May 21	Tri-City Storm	Sioux City Musketeers
44	2022–23	16	62	September 22	May 19	Fargo Force	Youngstown Phantoms
45	2023–24	16	62	September 20	May 22	Fargo Force	Fargo Force