1970-71 USHL STANDINGS
| TEAM | GP | W | L | T | PTS |
| Marquette Iron Rangers | 40 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 54 |
| Waterloo Black Hawks | 40 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 40 |
| Thunder Bay Twins | 40 | 19 | 20 | 1 | 39 |
| Soo Canadians | 40 | 19 | 21 | 0 | 38 |
| Green Bay Bobcats | 40 | 14 | 25 | 1 | 29 |
USHL scoring leaders
There were no USHL playoffs in 1971.
Allan Cup playdowns
Soo Canadians vs. Thunder Bay Twins
Game 1: Canadians 7 Twins 4 (@ Sault Ste. Marie)
Game 2: Canadians 6 Twins 5 (@ Sault Ste. Marie)
Game 3: Twins 4 Canadians 1 (@ Thunder Bay)
Game 4: Twins 7 Canadians 4 (@ Thunder Bay)
Game 5: Twins 6 Canadians 1 (@ Thunder Bay)
Thunder Bay wins best–of–five series 3–2
Galt (Cambridge) Hornets vs. Thunder Bay Twins
Game 1: Hornets 8 Twins 5 (@ Galt)
Game 2: Hornets 4 Twins 3 (@ Galt)
Game 3: Twins 7 Hornets 2 (@ Thunder Bay)
Game 4: Hornets 8 Twins 1 (@ Thunder Bay)
Galt wins best-of-five series 3-1
NOTE: The Hornets went on the defeat the Grand Falls Cataracts 3-2 in a match-up that went the distance before going on to sweep the Calgary Stampeders in four straight games to win the 1971 Allan Cup.
June 19, 1970: Thunder Bay joins USHL
Nov. 18, 1970: Twins blank Bobcats 4-0
Nov. 30, 1971: Thunder Bay raps Bobcats in USHL test
March 20, 1971: Twins fall at Sault Canadians