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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,…
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’…
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…
Montreal Black Vees 7, College Universel Gatineau 4 Dylan Perron scored a hat trick for the Black Vees and added one assist. Justin Tremblay had three assists, Charles-Emile Clermont posted two assists, and Olivier Sirois posted a goal and an assist. In net, Nathan Rutter-Richardson made 29 saves on 33 shots. For Gatineau, Derek Petitpas…
The Potomac Patriots will make their return to the USPHL Nationals, making a second straight trip at the USPHL Premier level. The Patriots won 5-4 against the Hampton Roads Whalers, with Bryce Grandbois scoring the hat trick goal to send the Pats to Wayne, N.J., for the March 20-24 National Championships. Yovanni Flores and Matvei…
Metro Jets Development Program 2, Motor City Gamblers 0 William Belitski stopped all 24 shots he faced for the MJDP, while Luke Straser was also strong in net for the Gamblers with 40 saves on 42 shots. Raphael Belley-Pelletier scored a goal and an assist, and Christopher Otero scored the first (and game-winning) goal. The…