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Note: September statistics are also included in October Players Of The Month Forwards Roman Wolynec, Seattle Totems The third-year Premier standout Wolynec (‘05/Langley, B.C.) absolutely blasted out to the scoring lead for the league, putting up 13 goals and 36 assists for 49 points in 13 games. He is averaging 3.77 points per game…
Note: September statistics are also included in October Players Of The Month Forwards Liam Krupcyznski, San Diego Sabers A third-year junior veteran with two prior years of Tier II experience, Krupcyznski (‘04/San Marcos, Calif.) has been a massive offensive force for the Sabers, adding nine goals and 23 assists for 32 points in 15…
By Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com One week after we last checked in with teams, two things remain very familiar – the Metro Jets and Vernal Oilers entered November completely undefeated, still the last two teams with that honor. Elsewhere from the Great Lakes on west, some teams have been growing their winning streaks, including…
Week of Oct. 31, 2024 Games of Oct. 22-28, 2024 Florida Division Forward: Joseph Walter, Atlanta Mad Hatters Walter (‘05/Crawford, Pa.) registered a 3-2-5 line as the MadHatters split with the Palm Beach Typhoon, and he now has a 4-5-9 line in 11 games. Defense: Zachary Smith, Palm Beach Typhoon Smith (‘05/Charlotte, N.C.)…
Week of Oct. 31, 2024 Games of Oct. 22-28, 2024 Midwest Division Forward: Dylan Davis, Fort Wayne Spacemen Davis (‘06/Fort Wayne, Ind.) scored four goals and added one assist for five points, including scoring the GWG against the Decatur Blaze on Oct. 26. The next day, he added a shorthanded goal and two assists…
KRACH Explained What is it? – KRACH is “Ken’s Rating for American College Hockey.” Ken is statistician Ken Butler and the mathematical model he used is known as the Bradley-Terry Rating System. KRACH combines the performance of each team with the strength of the opposition against which that performance was achieved and produces a value (“rating”)…
Week of Oct. 30, 2024 Games of Oct. 22-28, 2024 Northwest Division Forward: Kasper Pohjala, Vernal Oilers Pohjala (‘05/Helsinki, Finland) has been a huge reason for the Oilers’ 11-game undefeated streak out of the gate. He put up a 3-2-5 line in the Oilers’ only game last week against their new Utah division-mates the…
KRACH Explained What is it? – KRACH is “Ken’s Rating for American College Hockey.” Ken is statistician Ken Butler and the mathematical model he used is known as the Bradley-Terry Rating System. KRACH combines the performance of each team with the strength of the opposition against which that performance was achieved and produces a value (“rating”) for each…
Week of Oct. 30, 2024 Games of Oct. 22-28, 2024 North Division Forward: Preston Lundbohm, Northwest Express Lundbohm (‘05/Roseau, Minn.) was absolutely on fire during the USPHL Wisconsin Midwest Showcase. Looking at even half of their showcase games, those of Oct. 22 and 23, he put up four goals and four assists for eight…
Week of Oct. 30, 2024 Games of Oct. 22-28, 2024 New England Division Forward: Jack Roberts, Islanders Hockey Club Roberts (‘04/Middlefield, Conn.) ascended to third all-time on the IHC Premier list, dating back to the 2017-18 season, as he posted a pair of goals and added three assists for five points. For the season,…