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By Joshua Boyd / USPHL.com The Springfield Pics organization made big news when it was announced during the winter that they would be moving up to the National Collegiate Development Conference for the 2025-26 season. It should come as no surprise then that many veteran Pics players took the opportunity to elevate their own game.…
Read MoreBy Joshua Boyd / USPHL.com Three years of hard work, practices, games, bus rides and amazing performances in net have helped launch veteran Rogue Valley Royals goaltender Kaeden Edstrom towards an NCAA hockey career. The 2004-born native of Fairplay, Colo., has made his commitment to the College of St. Scholastica, located in Duluth, Minn. “St.…
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 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…
Read MoreBy Joshua Boyd / USPHL.com Red Bank Generals goaltender Braxton Singleton is extremely excited that he has made his commitment this summer to the NCAA’s New England College. “I started speaking with NEC over the summer. They told me they really like my compete level and game sense, which I take a lot of pride…
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