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The United States Premier Hockey League has selected the 18 coaches to lead the eight NCDC and USPHL teams at the 2025 All-Star Game in Foxboro, Mass., January 27-28. Eight NCDC and 10 USPHL Premier coaches will oversee the teams as they showcase the best players the USPHL has to offer. Please visit the 2025…
Week of Jan. 8, 2025 Games played Jan. 1-6, 2025 Forward: Xavier Vaillancourt, South Shore Kings Vaillancourt (‘04/Pointe-Claire, Quebec) scored five points over two games this week, helping the South Shore Kings cement their spot at the top of the New England Division leaderboard. The left wing is playing his second NCDC season and…
Jersey Hitmen 6, Connecticut Jr. Rangers 0 Big 6-0 shutout victory for the Hitmen today, as they got 26 saves from Nick Bunch (’05/Canton, Mich.) in net, as well as two goals apiece from Aiden Ryan (’04/Raleigh, N.C.) and Sammy Mielock (’04/Grand Rapids, Mich.) Ryan also had an assist. Breyden Zupsansky (’04/Brecksville, Ohio) had a…
South Shore Kings 5, Islanders Hockey Club 2 The Kings came back from being down 2-0 after the first period to score five unanswered goals en route to a 5-2 win against the Islanders Hockey Club, and the defending Dineen Cup Champions continue to have a 25-game point streak (23-0-2-0). Will Rassier (’04/Princeton, N.J.) put…
Forwards Ryan Franks, PAL Jr. Islanders With 29 points in 26 games this year, the 2005-born native of Roslyn, N.Y., has remained a major contributor to the Jr. Islanders’ success, which saw them post an 18-game point streak up to Dec. 16. During the month of January, Franks put up six goals and six assists…
Forwards Braxton Powers, Islanders Hockey Club Powers (‘04/Raleigh, N.C.) earns his third-straight Player of the Month nomination just after hitting some major milestones. He surpassed 100 career points when he scored his 50th career goal and 50th career assist on Dec. 13. He continued a 14-game points streak that began on Oct. 26, helping him…
Forwards Andrew Schmidt, Idaho Falls Spud Kings Schmidt (‘05/Chicago, Ill.) secured his second consecutive Player of the Month nomination for his 10 points over six games in December, averaging 1.67 points per game. The Spud Kings’ points leader this season, he is on a 10-game points streak that began on Nov. 22. He has 43…
By Richard Dunne / Seattle Totems “Pack your bags, son. You’re going to the bigs.” That’s a line every aspiring hockey player wants to hear. While Totems’ captain, Wilhelm Folkesson, is not going to the NHL, he is going to get a chance to showcase his talents to the next level up from the Totems.…
The NCDC’s Pueblo Bulls recently welcomed to the team Roni Alanko and Kasper Pohjala, the top two scoring leaders for the Premier’s undefeated Vernal Oilers (28-0 to date). From Helsinki, Finland, Alanko and Pohjala’s impact on the Oilers’ success and promotion to the Bulls highlight the USPHL’s dedication to providing a clear pathway to success…
By Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com Liam Coutu, a 2006-born player who started the season with the USPHL Premier’s Elmira Impact, has moved up to the Pueblo Bulls of the NCDC and it certainly appears that he is there to stay. Coutu has been a point-per-game player with the Bulls since joining just prior to Dec.…