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USPHL Southeast Showcase: Youth Shows Way Forward For Elite Teams

By iclarke / September 28, 2022 / Comments Off on USPHL Southeast Showcase: Youth Shows Way Forward For Elite Teams

The USPHL Southeast Showcase Presented by LTD Hospitality and hosted by the Hampton Roads Whalers wrapped up Monday, Sept. 26 after originally opening on Thursday, Sept. 22.  Check out how the best USPHL Elite teams fared at the showcase, as we take a look at all teams that finished with at least a .500 record. …

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USPHL Elite Players Of The Week: South Region

By iclarke / September 22, 2022 / Comments Off on USPHL Elite Players Of The Week: South Region

Week of Sept. 22, 2022 Southeast Division  Forward: Zarand Varga, Potomac Patriots  Varga (‘04/Hungary) has enjoyed his new life in North America, scoring eight points already in his first two games off three goals and five assists.    Defense: Ian Dracoulis, Richmond Generals The Generals’ ice time leader against Hampton Roads, the third-year General Dracoulis…

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Hampton Roads Whalers USPHL Southeast Showcase Begins Thursday

By iclarke / September 20, 2022 / Comments Off on Hampton Roads Whalers USPHL Southeast Showcase Begins Thursday

The first event on the always exciting and comprehensive USPHL Showcase Series schedule will begin this Thursday, Sept. 22, when the puck drops for the USPHL Southeast Showcase in Chesapeake, Va. All games will be played at Chilled Ponds Ice Sports Complex, home of the Hampton Roads Whalers (and previously site of the 2021 USPHL…

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USPHL Elite Players Of The Week: Sept. 15, 2022

By iclarke / September 15, 2022 / Comments Off on USPHL Elite Players Of The Week: Sept. 15, 2022

USPHL Elite Players Of The Week: Sept. 15, 2022   By USPHL Staff   The USPHL congratulates its first group of Players Of The Week, for this week only representing all of the league as only six teams competed last week. Going forward, Players Of The Week will be awarded by Division.    Forward: Jake…

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USPHL Elite 2022-23 Preview Series: Southeast Division

By iclarke / September 7, 2022 / Comments Off on USPHL Elite 2022-23 Preview Series: Southeast Division

The Southeast Division of the USPHL Elite Conference kept up its title as the “Home Of The Champions.” Every National Champion since 2017-18 has come out of the Southeast, including the Richmond Generals for the second time in that span. No one ever underestimates the Southeast Division in its competitive might.   Order is 2021-2022…

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Metro Jets Hockey Club And Fort Wayne Spacemen Come Together For Jets Braydin Lewis

By iclarke / August 31, 2022 / Comments Off on Metro Jets Hockey Club And Fort Wayne Spacemen Come Together For Jets Braydin Lewis

Fort Wayne Komets Hold Alumni Game To Benefit Jets Defenseman Fighting Cancer Braydin Lewis, a Metro Jets player and Fort Wayne, Ind., native, is battling the unthinkable. Lewis was diagnosed with glioblastoma. Glioblastoma is an aggressive type of cancer that affects the brain. Lewis underwent emergency surgery on June 2 to remove a malignant brain…

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Hockey Hall Of Fame-Honored Broadcaster Jiggs McDonald To Call Select Florida Jr. Blades Games

By iclarke / August 29, 2022 / Comments Off on Hockey Hall Of Fame-Honored Broadcaster Jiggs McDonald To Call Select Florida Jr. Blades Games

McDonald Was TV Voice Of New York Islanders’ Stanley Cup Dynasty; Also First Voice Of Kings And Flames The first broadcast voice of the Los Angeles Kings. The voice of the New York Islanders’ Stanley Cup glory years. Winner of the Hockey Hall of Fame’s Foster Hewitt Memorial Award. And soon to be the guest…

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NCDC Die-Hards: Hitmen’s Two-Time Dineen Cup Champ DiPietra Excited For Year 4 In League

By iclarke / August 29, 2022 / Comments Off on NCDC Die-Hards: Hitmen’s Two-Time Dineen Cup Champ DiPietra Excited For Year 4 In League

DiPietra Is Already No. 10 All-Time In NCDC Regular Season Games Played Growing up and developing his game around Chicagoland, Michael DiPietra could not begin to predict he’d someday be making his biggest mark in hockey in New Jersey. However, after three seasons in the Garden State, he is the proud owner of two championship rings…

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South Shore Kings Name Tyler Holske As New NCDC Head Coach

By iclarke / August 24, 2022 / Comments Off on South Shore Kings Name Tyler Holske As New NCDC Head Coach

Holske Will Be Youngest NCDC Head Coach This Season The United States Hockey League, and its Tier II Tuition-Free National Collegiate Development Conference, congratulates the South Shore Kings’ Tyler Holske on his promotion to NCDC Head Coach for the Kings. Holske was, until this past weekend, the Associate Coach and Assistant General Manager for the…

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NCDC Die-Hards: Connecticut Jr. Rangers’ Zielinski Focusing On Huge Third Year

By iclarke / August 24, 2022 / Comments Off on NCDC Die-Hards: Connecticut Jr. Rangers’ Zielinski Focusing On Huge Third Year

Over five years, the USPHL’s National Collegiate Development Conference has proven itself as a strong feeder to the NCAA Division I ranks and also to NHL franchises. Nearly 200 NCDC players have committed to Division I institutions, and the league has also seen seven NHL Draft picks of current or former players in the last…

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