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Chiefs North NCDC Team Will Operate In Biddeford, Maine, in 2025-26 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Aug. 7, 2025 Nashua, N.H. – The United States Premier Hockey League (“USPHL”) is pleased to announce that the CT Chiefs organization has acquired the National Collegiate Development Conference (“NCDC”) franchise formerly known as the Eastern Charlotte Kingfishers. The team…
Read MoreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Aug. 7, 2025 Nashua, N.H. – The United States Premier Hockey League (“USPHL”) is pleased to announce that the Calgary Bandits will join the USPHL Premier for the 2025-26, becoming the sixth team in the new USPHL Premier Alberta Division. The Bandits are owned by Jason Stajkowski, who will also serve as…
Read MoreBy Joshua Boyd / USPHL.com Two years of strong play for two teams in the USPHL Premier have yielded exactly what goaltender Chris Giglio was seeking – the key to his future in NCAA hockey. Giglio, a 2005-born goaltender from Merrick, N.Y., made his commitment to Salem State University in Massachusetts, and he is certainly…
Read MoreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 1, 2025 Nashua, N.H. – The United States Premier Hockey League (“USPHL”) is pleased to announce that five new teams located in the Canadian province of Alberta will be joining the USPHL Premier Conference. In 2025-26, these teams will form the new Alberta Division and will play only against each other,…
Read MoreBy Joshua Boyd / USPHL.com The USPHL’s unparalleled three-tier development model serves the purpose of bringing in players who have the raw skills and toolset to become college hockey players, but may need seasoning in the USPHL Premier or USPHL Elite before they advance to the top-tier National Collegiate Development Conference. Every year, hundreds of…
Read MoreBy Joshua Boyd / USPHL.com It didn’t take long for Russ Decoste to make his presence known in the USPHL as a first-year player. The 2005-born goaltender from Halifax, N.S., was named the USPHL Premier Florida Division Goaltender Of The Month for October – and then again in November – and December. So it comes…
Read MoreBy Joshua Boyd / USPHL.com It wasn’t a very long transition between playing and coaching for Joseph Vandervere. In fact, it was while he was still a player with the P.A.L. Jr. Islanders when an injury sidelined him for an extended period. During the interim time off the ice, he began to learn about video…
Read MoreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 28, 2025 Nashua, N.H. – The United States Premier Hockey League (“USPHL”) and its top-tier National Collegiate Hockey Conference (“NCDC”) are pleased to announce the release of the 2025-26 regular season schedule, available for viewing on USPHL.com/NCDC. You can also view the schedules with this direct link: https://usphl.com/ncdc/game-center/schedules/?season=65&month=09 (change month…
Read MoreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 28, 2025 Nashua, N.H. – The United States Premier Hockey League (“USPHL”) is pleased to announce the release of the 2025-26 USPHL Elite Conference’s regular season schedule, available for viewing on USPHL.com/Elite. You can also follow this direct link: https://usphl.com/elite/game-center/schedules/?season=65&month=09 (change month to view each month of the season) The USPHL…
Read MoreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 28, 2025 The United States Premier Hockey League (“USPHL”) is pleased to announce the release of the 2025-26 USPHL Premier regular season schedule, available for viewing on USPHL.com/Premier. You can also follow this direct link: https://usphl.com/premier/game-center/schedules/?season=65&month=09 (change month to view each month’s schedule) In the 2025-26 season, the USPHL Premier will…
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