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By Joshua Boyd / USPHLElite.com Welcome to the Nationals, Potomac Patriots. A legacy member of the USPHL Elite (and USPHL Premier) in 2017-18, the Patriots have had a long and winding road to get to Utica not just this year, but over their seven years in the league. For the first five years in…
Read MoreBy Joshua Boyd / USPHLElite.com The Tampa Bay Juniors are geared up and excited to fly north to Utica, N.Y., where they’ll be part of a very tough field of 10 teams. The Juniors, however, have a lot of experience with Nationals. This is the Elite program’s fourth straight trip and sixth overall. The…
Read MoreBy Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com The Ontario Jr. Reign became the third Pacific Division team to qualify for Nationals after the division and its teams made their USPHL debut in 2020-21. After the Fresno Monsters took the first two division titles and the attached Nationals berths, the Las Vegas Thunderbirds broke that monopoly and…
Read MoreBy Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com The Islanders Hockey Club have become a Nationals regular, qualifying for their fifth year in a row after playing all or parts of 15 periods of hockey to get there. They played in just four games, but their series victory against the South Shore Kings came after a double-overtime…
Read MoreBy Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com Year 1 at the Nationals was a good start for the Fort Wayne Spacemen. Head Coach Lincoln Kaleigh Schrock hopes that last year’s success – in reaching the quarterfinals in their first Nationals run – is only the hint of better things to come here in 2024. They certainly…
Read MoreBy Joshua Boyd / USPHLElite.com The Atlanta MadHatters are ready to come into the 2024 Nationals with nothing but positive energy. This will be the MadHatters first time playing in the Nationals (they had previously qualified for the ultimately canceled 2020 Nationals), so they’re ready to take full advantage of the experience after defeating…
Read MoreBy Joshua Boyd / USPHLElite.com The Rockets Hockey Club have themselves a few gems in terms of offense, and a team defense that can play the shutdown game. So they certainly come into Utica feeling good about their chances in the 2024 field. Returning Rockets forwards John Crowdell and Jace Lombardo put themselves in…
Read MoreThe Dan K Show, the USPHL’s Broadcasting and Podcasting Partners, held the inaugural USPHL Nationals Selection Show on FloHockey on Wednesday night, and picked at random the Seeding Round match-ups (with the proviso that no teams in the same division can play each other). All games will be played at the Utica University Nexus…
Read MoreThe Dan K Show hosted its inaugural #USPHLNationals Selection Show on Wednesday, March 13, and randomly drew the match-ups for the Seeding Round, which will be held March 21-22. All teams will be seeded from the results of these games for the March 23 Round of 16. The USPHL thanks @The_DanKShow for their Selection Show! …
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