USPHL Premier Final Buzzer: Santa Clarita Sweeps As Red River And Toledo Win Three In Fort Wayne | Oct. 30-Nov. 1, 2026

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Final Buzzer

Sixty games filled the USPHL Premier schedule from Oct. 30 through Nov. 1, highlighted by the Fort Wayne Spacemen Midwest Showcase. Red River and Toledo each earned three Showcase victories, while Santa Clarita, Minnesota, Florida Jr., Somang and Ottawa Valley completed undefeated weekends elsewhere.

Santa Clarita completed a three-game sweep while scoring 27 goals. Red River and Toledo each collected three showcase victories, Hudson Havoc rolled through three North Division opponents and Hanna scored 28 times while moving into sole possession of first place in Alberta.

In the Atlantic, Mercer and Red Bank both swept their weekend schedules, while the Metro Jets extended their Great Lakes winning streak to 12 games.

Ten games were decided by one goal, four required overtime or a shootout and seven ended in shutouts.

Red River And Toledo Win Three At Midwest Showcase

Red River opened the showcase with a 5-3 loss to Columbus but responded with three consecutive victories.

The Spartans defeated Midwest leader Cincinnati 6-3, edged MJDP 4-3 in a shootout and completed their run with a 2-1 victory over Decatur Blaze J18.

Toledo also finished with three wins in four games. The Cherokee dropped Friday’s opener to Cincinnati 2-1 before shutting out Flint 1-0 in overtime, defeating Dells 4-1 and closing with an 8-3 victory over host Fort Wayne.

Toledo allowed only one goal across its victories over Flint and Dells before producing its largest offensive performance Sunday.

Columbus went 2-1, defeating Red River 5-3 and Decatur 7-2 before falling to Chicago T-Rex J18. Cincinnati finished 2-1 with victories over Toledo and Flint, while Fort Wayne split its two games.

Fort Wayne showcase results

Friday

  • Cincinnati Cyclones 2, Toledo Cherokee 1
  • Decatur Blaze J18 4, MJDP 0
  • Fort Wayne Spacemen 4, Dells Ducks 1
  • Columbus Mavericks 5, Red River Spartans 3

Saturday

  • Columbus Mavericks 7, Decatur Blaze J18 2
  • Chicago T-Rex J18 5, MJDP 1
  • Toledo Cherokee 1, Flint Icelanders 0 — OT
  • Red River Spartans 6, Cincinnati Cyclones 3
  • Decatur Blaze J18 3, Dells Ducks 0
  • Chicago T-Rex J18 4, Columbus Mavericks 1
  • Red River Spartans 4, MJDP 3 — SO

Sunday

  • Toledo Cherokee 4, Dells Ducks 1
  • Cincinnati Cyclones 9, Flint Icelanders 3
  • Red River Spartans 2, Decatur Blaze J18 1
  • Toledo Cherokee 8, Fort Wayne Spacemen 3

Santa Clarita Scores 27 In Three-Game Sweep

The Santa Clarita Lakers completed one of the weekend’s most productive sweeps, defeating Rogue Valley three times.

Santa Clarita opened with a 7-4 victory Friday, won Saturday’s rematch 9-1 and finished with an 11-4 performance Sunday. The Lakers outscored the Royals 27-9 across the series.

The six-point weekend strengthened Santa Clarita’s position directly behind the idle Long Beach Bombers in the Pacific Division.

Long Beach remains the division leader after beginning the season 13-0, but Santa Clarita’s sweep reduced the distance while extending its own strong run.

Hanna Scores 28 And Takes Alberta Lead

The Hanna Havoc produced two of the weekend’s largest offensive performances.

Hanna defeated Three Hills 14-5 on Friday and Chestermere 10-1 on Saturday. The Mustangs answered Sunday with a 5-4 victory, but Hanna still collected four points and moved ahead in the Alberta race while Claresholm was idle.

The Havoc scored 28 goals across three games.

Bassano also earned a productive weekend, defeating OLCN twice beyond regulation. The Beavers won Friday’s game 7-6 in a shootout and took Saturday’s rematch 4-3 in overtime.

Those extra-time results allowed OLCN to collect two points despite the losses, keeping the Scouts involved near the top of the division.

Atlantic Division: Mercer And Red Bank Sweep

Mercer earned four points with two commanding victories.

The Chiefs defeated the Connecticut Jr. Rangers 7-1 on Saturday before beating P.A.L. by the same score Sunday. Those results strengthened Mercer’s position among the Atlantic’s leading teams.

Red Bank was equally productive. The Generals defeated the New Jersey Renegades 13-1 Saturday and completed their weekend with a 7-3 win over the Jersey Hitmen.

West Chester earned a 4-3 victory over the Rockets Hockey Club on Friday, while WBS defeated the Renegades 7-3 Sunday.

The Atlantic’s leading group is now even more compressed, with P.A.L., Mercer, West Chester, Red Bank, the Rockets and WBS all competing for position.

Atlantic results

  • West Chester Wolves 4, Rockets Hockey Club 3
  • Mercer Chiefs 7, Connecticut Jr. Rangers 1
  • Red Bank Generals 13, New Jersey Renegades 1
  • Mercer Chiefs 7, P.A.L. Jr. Islanders 1
  • WBS Knights 7, New Jersey Renegades 3
  • Red Bank Generals 7, Jersey Hitmen 3

Florida Division: Tampa Bay Strengthens Its Lead

Tampa Bay swept two games from the Florida Eels and strengthened its hold on first place.

The Juniors won 8-1 Friday and survived a much closer rematch Saturday, 6-5. Tampa Bay scored 14 goals across the two games and extended its winning streak to four.

The Florida Jr. Blades collected two victories against the Surge, winning 2-0 Saturday and 8-3 Sunday. Their only blemish was Saturday’s game shown on the weekend slate? The final-score boards list both Blades victories, giving Florida four points from the weekend series.

Coral Springs defeated Typhoon 7-2, producing another important result in the race behind Tampa Bay.

Florida results

  • Tampa Bay Juniors 8, Florida Eels 1
  • Tampa Bay Juniors 6, Florida Eels 5
  • Coral Springs Jr. Cats 7, Typhoon Hockey Club 2
  • Florida Jr. Blades 2, Florida Surge 0
  • Florida Jr. Blades 8, Florida Surge 3

Great Lakes Division: Metro Reaches 12 Straight

The Metro Jets defeated the Chicago Crush 4-1 Friday, extending their winning streak to 12 games.

Metro continues to lead the Great Lakes after allowing only one goal in its lone weekend appearance.

Columbus added showcase victories over Red River and Decatur, while Toledo won three of four in Fort Wayne. The Cherokee’s results included victories over two Midwest Division teams and one North Division opponent.

Red River’s three-game response after Friday’s loss was another major Great Lakes development. The Spartans defeated Cincinnati, MJDP and Decatur in succession.

Midwest Division: Cincinnati Answers On Sunday

Cincinnati opened the showcase with a 2-1 victory over Toledo before losing 6-3 to Red River.

The Cyclones responded Sunday with a 9-3 win over Flint, finishing the weekend 2-1 and protecting their position at the front of the Midwest Division.

MJDP endured a difficult showcase but earned a point from Saturday night’s shootout loss to Red River. Flint also collected a point in its 1-0 overtime loss to Toledo.

New England Division: Worcester And Northern Keep Winning

Worcester extended its winning streak with a 5-3 victory over South Shore on Friday.

Northern also collected two points, defeating the New England Wolves 7-4 Saturday. The results kept the Railers and Cyclones at the front of the New England race.

The Boston Jr. Terriers earned a 7-6 victory over the Boston Jr. Rangers in Friday’s highest-scoring divisional game.

South Shore responded to its loss against Worcester by shutting out Cyclones Academy 5-0 Saturday.

New England results

  • Boston Jr. Terriers 7, Boston Jr. Rangers 6
  • Worcester Railers JHC 5, South Shore Kings 3
  • Northern Cyclones 7, New England Wolves 4
  • South Shore Kings 5, Cyclones Academy 0

North Division: Hudson Collects Three Victories

Hudson Havoc produced a perfect weekend against North Division opponents.

The Havoc defeated Northwest Express 11-2 on Friday and Kinni Spirit 9-2 on Saturday before completing the sweep against the Minnesota Mullets on Sunday.

Hudson’s three victories continued a surge that began with its sweep of division-leading Dells the previous weekend.

The Mullets opened with an 8-1 victory over Kinni before meeting Hudson on Sunday. Dells went winless at the showcase, dropping games to Fort Wayne, Decatur and Toledo.

Hudson’s six-point weekend significantly tightened the race at the top of the North.

Pacific Division: Lakers Surge While Bremerton Takes Two

Santa Clarita’s three victories were the headline, but Bremerton and Iron County also played a competitive three-game series.

The Sockeyes defeated the Yeti 5-1 Friday. Iron County answered with a 4-3 win Saturday before Bremerton closed the series with a 5-3 victory Sunday.

Bremerton therefore collected four of the available six points, while Iron County came away with two.

Long Beach and Salt Lake were idle, allowing Santa Clarita and Bremerton to strengthen their positions in the upper half of the division.

Southeast Division: Charleston And Charlotte Add Four Points

Charleston collected two victories in three games.

The Colonials defeated Carolina 4-1 Friday, were shut out 4-0 by Hampton Roads on Saturday and answered with a 4-1 win over the Whalers on Sunday.

Charlotte swept Carolina, winning 6-3 Saturday and 5-1 Sunday. The four-point weekend kept the Rush closely connected to Charleston at the top of the Southeast.

Yorktown also swept its series against Potomac, winning 5-2 and 6-1.

The weekend produced clear separation among the leading Southeast clubs, with Charleston, Charlotte and Yorktown all collecting four points.

Southeast results

  • Charleston Colonials 4, Carolina Jr. Hurricanes 1
  • Hampton Roads Whalers 4, Charleston Colonials 0
  • Yorktown Admirals 5, Potomac Patriots 2
  • Charlotte Rush 6, Carolina Jr. Hurricanes 3
  • Charleston Colonials 4, Hampton Roads Whalers 1
  • Yorktown Admirals 6, Potomac Patriots 1
  • Charlotte Rush 5, Carolina Jr. Hurricanes 1

St. Lawrence Division: Somang And Ottawa Valley Sweep

Somang completed a four-point weekend with decisive victories over Universel Collège Gatineau and Hudson.

Somang won 6-2 Friday and 5-1 Saturday, continuing its rise through the tightly packed St. Lawrence standings.

Ottawa Valley also collected two victories. The Centennials defeated division-leading Deux-Montagnes 7-5 Saturday and edged New York Dynamo 3-2 Sunday.

St-Lazare split its weekend, defeating Montreal 5-3 before dropping a 1-0 result to Kingston. New York Dynamo opened with a 4-2 win over Kingston before its Sunday loss to Ottawa Valley.

Somang’s sweep carried it into the leading group, while Ottawa Valley made one of the division’s strongest positive moves.

St. Lawrence results

  • Somang Hockey 6, Universel Collège Gatineau 2
  • New York Dynamo 4, Kingston Wranglers 2
  • St-Lazare Avalanche 5, Montreal Black Vees 3
  • Ottawa Valley Centennials 7, Deux-Montagnes Ravens 5
  • Somang Hockey 5, Hudson Knights 1
  • Ottawa Valley Centennials 3, New York Dynamo 2
  • Kingston Wranglers 1, St-Lazare Avalanche 0

Five Stories That Defined The Weekend

  1. Santa Clarita scores 27 in a sweep: The Lakers defeated Rogue Valley three times and continued closing the Pacific gap.
  2. Red River responds with three consecutive wins: After losing Friday, the Spartans defeated Cincinnati, MJDP and Decatur.
  3. Toledo takes three of four: The Cherokee allowed one combined goal against Flint and Dells before scoring eight against Fort Wayne.
  4. Hanna takes over in Alberta: The Havoc scored 28 goals and collected four points while Claresholm was idle.
  5. Mercer and Red Bank sweep: Both Atlantic clubs earned four points and strengthened their positions in the division’s crowded leading group.