Premier Conference
The National Collegiate Development Conference and United States Premier Hockey League congratulate eight players who have played in the NCDC and USPHL and were selected in the 2025 United States Hockey League Entry Draft Phase II on Tuesday, May 6. Phase II included players born between 2005 and 2008, after Monday’s Phase I was exclusively…
Forward: Cannon Bonifay, Minnesota Squatch Bonifay (’04/Fort Worth, TX) was already a star in the Premier from his amazing 47-goal and 88-point performance of 2023-24, but he improved on those already lofty totals by breaking the century mark with 44 goals and 57 assists for 101 points, becoming the third Squatch player in just three…
Forward: Jay Ellingson, Minnesota Squatch Ellingson (’05/Maple Grove, Minn.) was one of many great offensive weapons the Squatch had at their beck and call, leading the team to rank in the top 10 for goals for per game at 5.5 and third in shots on goal per game at 51.0. Ellingson registered 28 goals and…
The Cincinnati Jr. Cyclones are proud to announce that forward Brendan Walk has declared his commitment to play for NCAA Division III Fitchburg State University in Fitchburg, Mass., where he will pursue a business major. “The USPHL Premier was a great experience for me,” Walk said. “It prepared me well for success at the next…
Life is good when you’re an All-Star, especially for Wisconsin Rapids Riverkings forward Benjamin Pizzimenti. The forward was one of the driving forces in pushing the Riverkings to second place in a very competitive eight-team Midwest West Division. After being named a USPHL Premier Midwest West All-Star following a 46-point campaign, Pizzimenti got the great…
The Minnesota Moose of the USPHL are excited to announce the addition of Associate Head Coach Ryan Theros to the Coaching Staff for the 2022-23 season. The Moose play out of Blaine, Minn., at Fogerty Arena. Blaine has been a hockey hot bed for many years and the Moose are proud to continue adding to the winning…
The Springfield Pics and Vernal Oilers will compete for the USPHL Premier National Championship on Monday, March 24, at 10:30 a.m. EST The Pics and Oilers won two very different semifinal games to advance from Sunday’s semifinal round. Vernal came into the 2024 National Championships tournament as the No. 1 overall seed, but fell to…
The USPHL Premier Semifinals will be played on Sunday, March 23, at the Ice Vault at Wayne, N.J. A variety of close and unexpected scores dominated the Saturday night Round Robin Day 3 games. The final product will see the following semifinal games: (1) Tampa Bay Juniors vs. (4) Vernal Oilers, 2:30 p.m. (2) Potomac…
Metro Jets 2, P.A.L. Jr. Islanders 0 The Jets improved to five points in the standings with their first regulation win of the USPHL Premier Nationals, defeating the Jets by a 2-0 score on Friday evening. Rostislav Efremov stopped all 25 shots he faced in the game, Jaxon Stone scored the GWG and Evan Cote…
Springfield Pics 9, Minnesota Squatch 4 The first final score of the 2025 Nationals is in the books, as the Springfield Pics have defeated the Minnesota Squatch by a 9-4 score. Maverick Labonte scored two goals and one assist, including the GWG. He was one of four Pics with three points, also including Travis Raisanen…