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Coral Springs Jr. Cats Attracting Attention During Stanley Cup Finals

By usphl / June 17, 2025 / Comments Off on Coral Springs Jr. Cats Attracting Attention During Stanley Cup Finals

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…

Premier, Elite Alumni Win World Championship Gold Medals

By usphl / June 17, 2025 / Comments Off on Premier, Elite Alumni Win World Championship Gold Medals

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…

Bearcat Hockey Club Relocates to Buffalo, N.Y., Under New Ownership and Leadership

By usphl / June 17, 2025 / Comments Off on Bearcat Hockey Club Relocates to Buffalo, N.Y., Under New Ownership and Leadership

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 former Rochester Institute of Technology ACHA Division I college coach, AAA youth coach, and successful business owner, has assumed ownership of the Bearcat…

Chicago T-Rex Join USPHL After Acquisition Of Decatur Blaze Junior Franchise

By usphl / June 3, 2025 / Comments Off on Chicago T-Rex Join USPHL After Acquisition Of Decatur Blaze Junior Franchise

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…

USPHL Commitment Profiles: Fort Wayne’s Tone Advancing To Rivier University 

By usphl / June 2, 2025 / Comments Off on USPHL Commitment Profiles: Fort Wayne’s Tone Advancing To Rivier University 

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…

USPHL Commitment Profiles: Cyclones’ Hammersmith To Join Assumption University

By usphl / May 20, 2025 / Comments Off on USPHL Commitment Profiles: Cyclones’ Hammersmith To Join Assumption University

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…

Chris And Rhea Reaves Acquire Bold City Battalion Franchise

By usphl / May 20, 2025 / Comments Off on Chris And Rhea Reaves Acquire Bold City Battalion Franchise

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…

2025 NCDC Entry Draft To Be Held May 15, Live On Black Bear TV

By usphl / May 8, 2025 / Comments Off on 2025 NCDC Entry Draft To Be Held May 15, Live On Black Bear TV

The future of the NCDC takes center stage on Thursday, May 15, as the 2025 NCDC Entry Draft gets underway live on Black Bear TV. The two-phase event begins at 11 a.m. EST with Phase I, followed by Phase II at 2 p.m. EST, and promises to shine a spotlight on the next wave of NCDC prospects. You can also follow the draft…

USPHL Premier 2024-25 North Division First Team

By usphl / April 30, 2025 / Comments Off on USPHL Premier 2024-25 North Division First Team

Forward: Cannon Bonifay, Minnesota Squatch Bonifay (’04/Fort Worth, TX) was already a star in the Premier from his amazing 47-goal and 88-point performance of 2023-24, but he improved on those already lofty totals by breaking the century mark with 44 goals and 57 assists for 101 points, becoming the third Squatch player in just three…

USPHL Premier 2024-25 North All-Division Second Team

By usphl / April 30, 2025 / Comments Off on USPHL Premier 2024-25 North All-Division Second Team

Forward: Jay Ellingson, Minnesota Squatch Ellingson (’05/Maple Grove, Minn.) was one of many great offensive weapons the Squatch had at their beck and call, leading the team to rank in the top 10 for goals for per game at 5.5 and third in shots on goal per game at 51.0. Ellingson registered 28 goals and…