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Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 3, Mercer Chiefs 1 The Great 8’s are going to the Atlantic Division Final. The Atlantic’s No. 8 seed WBS Knights have finished their second straight 2-0 series win after defeating the Mercer Chiefs by a 3-1 score on Saturday. Ilya Baldin scored the GWG and added an assist, and in net, Gusts…
By Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com The Vernal Oilers will make their third straight trip to the #USPHLNationals as Northwest Division Champions. The Oilers closed out their series against the Seattle Totems with a 6-1 victory for the game and 2-0 for the series. Gergo Schwartz scored twice, Filip Lezzani had a goal and two assists,…
Tampa Bay Juniors 3, Palm Beach Typhoon 2 The USPHL Elite regular season champion Juniors were 3-2 winners against the No. 4 seed Palm Beach Typhoon to start the Florida Division double elimination tournament. Tampa’s Paul Johnson scored twice, and Kelan Jamison and Max Ratliff each had two assists. TBJ goaltender Shane Passaro stopped 31…
Forwards Kasper Pohjala, Vernal Oilers Pohjala (‘05/Helsinki, Finland) closed out an immense season with the league’s only fully undefeated team at 44-0 by scoring five goals and dishing out 18 assists for 23 points in just five February regular season games. He finished fifth in regular season scoring with 97 points in 28 games. …
Islanders Hockey Club 2, South Shore Kings 1 (OT) The Islanders evened their semifinal series against the South Shore Kings with a 2-1 overtime win on Friday afternoon. The hero for today was Edijs Freimanis, who scored both goals including the OT winner. Jake Henry stopped 27 of 28 shots for the win. The Kings’…
Northern Cyclones 2, Springfield Pics 1 Our Elite New England Division final is set, as the Cyclones closed out the Springfield Pics, 2-1, today. The Islanders Hockey Club will face the Cyclones for the Division title and USPHL Nationals berth. Jackson Bulthaup scored the game-and series-winning goal near the end of regulation to send the…
Forwards: Serres Sadler, Hershey Cubs Sadler (06/Canmore, Alb.) was a goal-scoring magician for the Cubs, posting 10 goals and adding seven assists for 17 points in February. He finished his season with 37 points in 37 games. Viktor Wardas, Rockets Hockey Club Wardas (‘07/Ceske Budejovice, Czechia) played in five Premier games during a…
Forwards Matteo Pero, Ontario Jr. Reign Pero returned to the Reign after previously playing with the team in 2022-23. He also picked up right where he left off in terms of scoring, with a 7-12-19 line for 3.80 points per game in five games. Pero improved his career totals to 94 points in 51 games. …
Forwards: Charlie Olmsted, Collège Universel Gatineau Olmsted (‘05/Pontiac, Que.) scored four goals and added 11 assists for 15 points in six games, averaging 2.50 points per game. He finished the season by scoring two points or more in each of his seven games back to Jan. 31. He scored 44 points in 41 games this…
Re-published and altered to include alumni information by permission and courtesy of UCHC. The United Collegiate Hockey Conference announced its 2024-25 Men’s Award Winners and All-Conference teams. The award winners were selected through a thorough survey of the league’s six head coaches. Three NCDC alumni were among the UCHC’s individual award winners. Chatham University’s Nick…