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Photo By Heather O’Connell / Mercer Chiefs By Joshua Boyd / USPHL.com Francis Rose was a heart-and-soul player for the Mercer Chiefs’ inaugural USPHL Premier team, bringing in key NCDC experience and becoming Chiefs’ first-ever leading scorer. One first-year team experience is in the books, and another is on tap, as Rose will become a…
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By Joshua Boyd / USPHL.com Twice a Florida All-Division selection and a representative of the division at the 2025 USPHL Premier All-Star event, Emil Grinsvall certainly made a name for himself during his two years with the Bold City Battalion. Next, Grinsvall will get a chance to make a name for himself in the NCAA…
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The United States Premier Hockey League has opened its 2025 Fans Choice Awards Nomination period, allowing fans of the USPHL Premier and USPHL Elite from coast to coast and in Canada the chance to have their voice be heard on who earns the top awards for the league. The Nomination period will remain open until…
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The Coral Springs Jr. Cats are gearing up for an exciting first season starting this August, and the anticipation is already building! In a thrilling display of team spirit, the team’s jersey made a special appearance at Game 4 of the Florida Panthers vs. Edmonton Oilers Stanley Cup Final series. Adding to the excitement, several…
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The United States Premier Hockey League (“USPHL”) congratulates all 44 of its alumni of the USPHL Premier and Elite conferences who played in IIHF World Championship tournaments, which ran from April through May in cities around the world. The top level of World Championships was held in Sweden and Denmark and the United States of…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 17, 2025 BUFFALO, N.Y. – The United States Premier Hockey League is proud to announce that the Bearcat Hockey Club is relocating to Buffalo, N.Y. Andrew Vargo, a distinguished former Rochester Institute of Technology college coach, AAA youth coach, and successful business owner, has assumed ownership of the Bearcat Hockey Club…
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T-Rex Will Field USPHL Premier and USPHL Elite Teams In 2025-26 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 3, 2025 Chicago, IL – The United States Premier Hockey League (“USPHL”) is proud to announce the acquisition of the Decatur Blaze USPHL junior franchise by Peter Olson, who also owns the USPHL’s Chicago Cougars and Chicago Crush, solidifying…
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By Joshua Boyd / USPHL.com Tucker Tone closed his four-year USPHL Premier career in the best possible way – with an NCAA college commitment in hand. Tone, a 2004-born native of Crown Point, Ind., originally played in the Premier in 2021-22 with the former Midwest Blackbirds, moving the next year to begin his three-year run…
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By Joshua Boyd / USPHL.com The season may be over, but the preparation for NCAA college hockey never really ends, including for now former Northern Cyclones defenseman Rory Hammersmith. He will be taking his game to Assumption University, an NCAA Division II school that plays in the Northeast-10 Conference. “I first started talking to…
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NCDC Ownership Adds Premier and Elite Teams in Jacksonville to Growing Hockey Portfolio Jacksonville, Fla. — May 20, 2025 – The United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL) is proud to announce the official acquisition of the Bold City Battalion Premier and Elite teams by Chris and Rhea Reaves of Raleigh, N.C. The Reaves continues to…
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