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Tampa Bay Juniors 3, Bold City Battalion 2 (2OT) It’s all over in Wesley Chapel, Fla.! The Tampa Bay Juniors won in double overtime to advance to the USPHL Nationals. This instant classic saw Aki Jokela score the Double-OT winner at the 5:25 mark of the second extra session. Along with Jokela, Jason Johnson and Dawson…
Read MoreIslanders Hockey Club 6, South Shore Kings 0 The Jr. Islanders scored a 6-0 victory against the South Shore Kings. IHC goaltender Jake Henry made 21 saves in his shutout win. Edijs Freimanis and Parker Stepien each had a goal and an assist for the Islanders. The Islanders move on to the New England Division…
Read MoreForward: Jason Gongol, Chicago Crush Gongol (‘05/Carol Stream, Ill.) finished as the leading scorer for the Crush, coming in with 64 points in 36 games. He put up 19 of those points in 12 games in February, scoring five goals and adding 14 assists. Rocco Romita, Chicago Cougars Romita (‘04/Naperville, ,Ill.) scored eight…
Read MoreWilkes-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…
Read MoreBy 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,…
Read MoreForwards 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. …
Read MoreIslanders 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’…
Read MoreForwards: 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…
Read MoreForwards 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. …
Read MoreForwards: 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…
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