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USPHL Premier 2024-25 Northwest All-Division Team

By iclarke / April 16, 2025 / Comments Off on USPHL Premier 2024-25 Northwest All-Division Team

  Forward: Aatu Suontakanen, Seattle Totems Suontakanen (‘05/Helsinki, Finland) was all over the opposition from the time he joined the Totems in this, his first North American season. He scored 49 goals and added 77 assists for 126 points, ranking him second overall in league scoring behind teammate Roman Wolynec. He was the league’s goal-scoring…

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Bakersfield Roughnecks Relocate To Idaho, Rebrand As McCall Smokejumpers

By iclarke / April 11, 2025 / Comments Off on Bakersfield Roughnecks Relocate To Idaho, Rebrand As McCall Smokejumpers

Smokejumpers Will Join USPHL Premier Northwest Division In 2025-26   McCall, Idaho – April 11 – The Bakersfield Roughnecks have relocated to McCall, Idaho, and will play as the McCall Smokejumpers in the 2025-26 season in the USPHL Premier Conference. The Smokejumpers, who are leaving the Pacific Division, will join the Northwest Division.  The team…

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Vernal Oilers Win 2025 USPHL Premier National Championship By 6-2 Final Against Springfield

By iclarke / March 24, 2025 / Comments Off on Vernal Oilers Win 2025 USPHL Premier National Championship By 6-2 Final Against Springfield

The Vernal Oilers defeated the Springfield Pics, 6-2, on Monday afternoon to claim the 2025 USPHL National Championship. The Pics started the offense on the day with the first lead, when Benjamin Adcock scored at the 7:40 mark of the second period. With a 30-second 5-on-3 power play and a 4:28 5-on-4 power play to…

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Vernal Oilers Win Northwest Division, Earn Third Straight USPHL Nationals Berth

By iclarke / March 9, 2025 / Comments Off on Vernal Oilers Win Northwest Division, Earn Third Straight USPHL Nationals Berth

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,…

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USPHL Premier Northwest Division Players Of The Month: February 2025

By iclarke / March 8, 2025 / Comments Off on USPHL Premier Northwest Division Players Of The Month: February 2025

  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. …

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USPHL Premier Players Of The Week: West Region

By iclarke / February 20, 2025 / Comments Off on USPHL Premier Players Of The Week: West Region

Week of Feb. 19, 2025 Games of Feb. 11-17, 2025   Northwest Division  Forward: Wilhelm Rosdahl Folkesson, Seattle Totems Rosdahl Folkesson (‘05/Sweden) scored five points in back-to-back games against Bremerton, registering a 3-2-5 line on Valentine’s Day. He added his 40th goal of the season and four assists for a total of 82 points in…

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USPHL Premier Players Of The Week: West Region

By iclarke / February 13, 2025 / Comments Off on USPHL Premier Players Of The Week: West Region

Week of Feb. 12, 2025 Games of Feb. 4-10, 2025   Pacific  Forward: Kai Tsoar, Ventura Vikings  Tsoar (‘04/Calabasas, Calif.) was immense with his offense in a three-game series against the Colorado Fighting Elk. He registered four goals and added 12 assists for 16 points, averaging 5.33 points per game. He now has 62 points…

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USPHL Premier Players Of The Week: West Region

By iclarke / February 9, 2025 / Comments Off on USPHL Premier Players Of The Week: West Region

Week of Feb. 9 Games of Jan. 28-Feb. 3   Pacific Division  Forward: Simon Eriksson, Fresno Monsters Eriksson (‘05/Sundsvall, Sweden) put away two goals and added three assists for five points against Ventura on Jan. 30. He now has 35 goals and 72 points in 37 games.    Defense: Felix Heinas, Fresno Monsters Heinas (‘05/Sundsvall,…

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USPHL Premier Northwest Division Players Of The Month: January 2025

By iclarke / February 6, 2025 / Comments Off on USPHL Premier Northwest Division Players Of The Month: January 2025

Forwards Kasper Pohjala, Vernal Oilers  Pohjala (‘05/Helsinki, Finland) averaged an incredible five points per game in January, scoring eight goals and posting 17 assists for 25 points in five games. The Vernal Oilers forward is a statement-making rookie, and heads into February after scoring two goals and two assists for the Pacific/NW/Canada All-Star Team.   …

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USPHL Premier Players Of The Week: West Region

By iclarke / February 1, 2025 / Comments Off on USPHL Premier Players Of The Week: West Region

Week of Feb. 1, 2025 Games of Jan. 21-27, 2025   Pacific Division  Forward: Jose-Jasmir Guseff, Lake Tahoe Lakers Guseff (‘04/Nokia, Finland) has been on fire recently, putting up a 4-4-8 line, for 2.67 points per game. He has improved to 65 points in 35 games this season.    Defense: Aidan Cosgrove, San Diego Sabers…

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