USPHL Nationals

USPHLUSPHL NationalsPage 5

#USPHLNationals Elite Team Preview: Potomac Patriots

By iclarke / March 18, 2024 / Comments Off on #USPHLNationals Elite Team Preview: Potomac Patriots

By Joshua Boyd / USPHLElite.com    Welcome to the Nationals, Potomac Patriots. A legacy member of the USPHL Elite (and USPHL Premier) in 2017-18, the Patriots have had a long and winding road to get to Utica not just this year, but over their seven years in the league.  For the first five years in…

Read More

#USPHLNationals Premier Team Preview: Ontario Jr. Reign

By iclarke / March 17, 2024 / Comments Off on #USPHLNationals Premier Team Preview: Ontario Jr. Reign

By Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com   The Ontario Jr. Reign became the third Pacific Division team to qualify for Nationals after the division and its teams made their USPHL debut in 2020-21.  After the Fresno Monsters took the first two division titles and the attached Nationals berths, the Las Vegas Thunderbirds broke that monopoly and…

Read More

#USPHLNationals Premier Team Preview: Fort Wayne Spacemen 

By iclarke / March 17, 2024 / Comments Off on #USPHLNationals Premier Team Preview: Fort Wayne Spacemen 

By Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com    Year 1 at the Nationals was a good start for the Fort Wayne Spacemen. Head Coach Lincoln Kaleigh Schrock hopes that last year’s success – in reaching the quarterfinals in their first Nationals run – is only the hint of better things to come here in 2024.  They certainly…

Read More

#USPHLNationals Premier Team Preview: Islanders Hockey Club 

By iclarke / March 17, 2024 / Comments Off on #USPHLNationals Premier Team Preview: Islanders Hockey Club 

By Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com    The Islanders Hockey Club have become a Nationals regular, qualifying for their fifth year in a row after playing all or parts of 15 periods of hockey to get there.  They played in just four games, but their series victory against the South Shore Kings came after a double-overtime…

Read More

#USPHLNationals Elite Team Preview: Tampa Bay Juniors

By iclarke / March 17, 2024 / Comments Off on #USPHLNationals Elite Team Preview: Tampa Bay Juniors

By Joshua Boyd / USPHLElite.com    The Tampa Bay Juniors are geared up and excited to fly north to Utica, N.Y., where they’ll be part of a very tough field of 10 teams.  The Juniors, however, have a lot of experience with Nationals. This is the Elite program’s fourth straight trip and sixth overall. The…

Read More

#USPHLNationals Elite Team Preview: Atlanta MadHatters

By iclarke / March 16, 2024 / Comments Off on #USPHLNationals Elite Team Preview: Atlanta MadHatters

By Joshua Boyd / USPHLElite.com    The Atlanta MadHatters are ready to come into the 2024 Nationals with nothing but positive energy. This will be the MadHatters first time playing in the Nationals (they had previously qualified for the ultimately canceled 2020 Nationals), so they’re ready to take full advantage of the experience after defeating…

Read More

#USPHLNationals Elite Team Preview: Rockets Hockey Club

By iclarke / March 16, 2024 / Comments Off on #USPHLNationals Elite Team Preview: Rockets Hockey Club

By Joshua Boyd / USPHLElite.com    The Rockets Hockey Club have themselves a few gems in terms of offense, and a team defense that can play the shutdown game. So they certainly come into Utica feeling good about their chances in the 2024 field.  Returning Rockets forwards John Crowdell and Jace Lombardo put themselves in…

Read More