United States Premier Hockey League

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United States Premier Hockey League
United States Premier Hockey League.png
Sport Ice Hockey
Founded2012
CommissionerBob Turow [1]
Country United States
Most recent
champion(s)		P.A.L. Jr. Islanders (NCDC)
Connecticut Jr.Rangers (Premier)
Northern Cyclone's (Elite)
Official website USPHL.com

The United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL) is an American ice hockey league. Founded in 2012, the USPHL has grown to over 60 organizations from across the United States fielding teams in the National Collegiate Development Conference (NCDC), Premier, Elite, EHF, 18U, 16U, 15U, and High Performance youth divisions.

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From 2013 to 2017, USA Hockey sanctioned the Premier, Elite, Empire, Midwest, and USP3 Divisions as Tier III junior leagues. In 2017, the USPHL added a higher level junior league named the National Collegiate Development Conference (NCDC) for the 2017–18 season. The NCDC was seeking free-to-play Tier II junior league sanctioning, but was denied by USA Hockey. In response, the USPHL junior level leagues withdrew from USA Hockey sanctioning altogether. [2] The 18U, 16U and 15U divisions are still considered Tier I youth hockey divisions by USA Hockey. [3]

History

Establishment (2013–2017)

During the 2012–13 season, several organizations within the Eastern Junior Hockey League (EJHL) decided to form their own league and created the United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL). Those organizations also added their youth programs under the USPHL name as the 18U and 16U divisions. The original Tier III junior teams were categorized in the Premier Division when the USPHL absorbed the Empire Junior Hockey League (becoming the Empire Division) and the newly formed Eastern Elite Hockey League (becoming the Elite Division). With the additions, the USPHL added 16 more organizations to the original 15 before the inaugural 2013–14 season. The formation of the USPHL also led the remaining EJHL teams to join the Atlantic Junior Hockey League and create the Eastern Hockey League (EHL).

For the league's second season in 2014–15, the USPHL added the 16U Futures (16UF) Division [4] for players who aspire to play midget hockey, but are not yet ready for the 16U Division. Eight organizations fielded teams in the 16UF Division for its first season. During the 2014 off-season the USPHL lost the New York Applecore (Empire), but added the Providence Capitals (Elite & 16U), Jersey Shore Whalers (Empire), and the Richmond Generals (Elite, Empire) organizations to increase the total number of organizations to 35 headed into the 2014–15 season.

During the 2014–15 season, the USPHL announce the creation of a Midwest Division to begin in the 2015–16 season by adding several teams from the Minnesota Junior Hockey League (MnJHL). [5] By the end of the season, the Midwest Division would add all but one active MnJHL team causing the MnJHL to disband for the following season. On March 10, 2015, the USPHL also added the entire Midwest Junior Hockey League to its new Midwest Division for the 2015–16 season. [6] USPHL Midwest became the fourth Tier III division under the USPHL umbrella.

The changes for the 2015–16 continued into April when the New York Aviators announced their decision to leave the USPHL and join the North American 3 Eastern Hockey League (NA3EHL). The USPHL promptly reassigned the Aviator franchise to Rye, New York, and was renamed to the New York Dragons. [7] In early April 2015, the Empire Division would expand to Daytona, Florida with the Daytona Racers. Also in April, it was announced the Empire Division would be renamed as the USP3 Division. In late April 2015, the Charlotte Rush was announced as an expansion franchise by adding two teams, one in the Elite Division and one in the USP3. The Wooster Oilers from the former MnJHL decided against fielding two Tier III teams and dropped their membership in the USPHL Midwest and would only play in the North American 3 Hockey League. Initially announced with 22 member teams, the new Midwest Division saw a number of teams cease operations prior to the 2015–16 season including the Indiana Attack, Ironwood Fighting Yoopers, Minnesota Owls, Soo Firehawks, and St. Louis Storm due to lack of players. The Midwest Division did not have its own championship playoffs, but instead the top two teams in each conference from the Midwest and USP3 Divisions played for a single championship.

On January 14, 2016, the league announced the formation of a High Performance Youth Division for the upcoming 2016–17 season. The new division added 14 and under (Bantams), 12 and under (Peewees), along with 10 and under (Squirts) to the USPHL umbrella. Charter members of the High Performance Youth Division were to include the New Jersey Rockets, Hartford Junior Wolfpack, Jersey Hitmen, and P.A.L. Jr. Islanders. In late April, the USPHL announced that the Elite and USP3 Divisions were expanding by splitting the teams from the one-year-old Midwest Division into the Elite and USP3 platforms. [8] More changes came on May 20, 2016, when the USPHL added the four remaining teams from the former Northern Pacific Hockey League to the USP3 as a Pacific Division. [9] Before the start of the season, the loss of the Illiana Blackbirds (Elite), Michigan Wild (USP3), and Marquette Royales (USP3) was offset by the additions of Team Beijing (Elite), another team from the New York Aviators organization (Elite), and the return of the Ironwood Fighting Yoopers (USP3).

League realignment (2017–present)

In October 2016, the USPHL announced it had applied to USA Hockey for approval to start a Tier II junior league for the 2017–18 season. The proposed Tier II USPHL division was announced to consist of 11 teams, seven from organizations in the USPHL Premier, the newly added Rochester Monarchs, and the Boston Bandits, New Jersey Rockets, and Northern Cyclones from the Eastern Hockey League. [10] At the time, the only USA Hockey-sanctioned Tier II league is the North American Hockey League. However, in December 2016, USA Hockey denied their application for a Tier II league. [11] The USPHL launched its tuition-free league as the National Collegiate Development Conference. [12] In response, the USPHL dropped USA Hockey sanctioning from their junior level leagues and operates unsanctioned beginning with the 2017–18 season. [2]

In December 2016, the USPHL also announced the addition of six organizations from the Eastern Hockey League for the 2017–18 season: the previously mentioned Bandits, Rockets, and Cyclones would be joined by the Connecticut Nighthawks, Hartford Jr. Wolfpack, and New Hampshire Junior Monarchs. The New Hampshire Monarchs previously fielded USPHL teams in the youth levels. While the Bandits, Rockets and Cyclones have free-to-play teams in the new NCDC, all six organizations were announced to have Tier III teams in the Premier Division and five teams in the Elite Division. [13] The Jr. Monarchs would also add a NCDC team in 2018.

The league also announced the retirement of the USP3 Division, with the Premier Division remaining the top pay-to-play division and the Elite Division the only Tier III feeder division. [14] The Jersey Shore Whalers and the Florida Jr. Blades, both members of the former USP3 Division, were granted teams in the Premier Division, as well as the Jr. Blades adding their USP3 team to the Elite Division. [15] [16] The Skipjacks Hockey Club also added a Premier team to augment their teams in the youth divisions. The Wisconsin Muskies also announced they would field an expansion team in the Premier Division. As part of the many changes, three of the four isolated former USP3 Pacific Division teams left the league with only the Eugene Generals remaining. The Generals would have a modified schedule for the season in the Elite Division playing most of their games against local youth and academy teams while only playing other USPHL teams in showcases. [17]

For 2018–19, the league merged with the Eastern Hockey Federation (EHF) youth leagues. The EHF organization already had many of the USPHL's junior organization's youth clubs. [18] The league also rebranded its 16U Futures as 15U. On March 8, 2019, the USPHL and EHF announced plans to integrate the USPHL's High Performance Youth Division into the EHF to create the EHF South Division, expanding the youth league's footprint into the Mid-Atlantic region, beginning with the 2019–20 season. [19]

In 2020, the USPHL Premier added the Anaheim Avalanche, Fresno Monsters, Las Vegas Thunderbirds, Northern Colorado Eagles, Ogden Mustangs, Pueblo Bulls, San Diego Sabers, Southern Oregon Spartans, and the Utah Outliers from the Western States Hockey League, another independent junior hockey organization. [20] [21] Complimentary additions to the USPHL Premier included Elmira Jr. Enforcers (renamed in 2023 to the Elmira Impact), Provo Riverblades, and the return of the Wooster Oilers after a one-year absence.

During the 2019–20 season the Boston Bandits NCDC membership was purchased by the Philadelphia Hockey Club, to replace the Bandits in 2020–21. [22] Rochester Monarchs were removed and replaced by Boston Advantage for the 2020–21 season. [23]

Ryder Rondeau, a hockey player for the Minnesota Moose. He is being highlighted as an example player of the league. Ryder Rondeau USPHL.jpeg
Ryder Rondeau, a hockey player for the Minnesota Moose. He is being highlighted as an example player of the league.

For the 2022–23 season, several new teams joined the USPHL. The Mercer Chiefs joined the NCDC. [25] The Bakersfield Roughnecks joined the Pacific Division in the USPHL Premier. [26] The Idaho Falls Spud Kings joined the Mountain Division in the USPHL Premier. [27] The Minnesota Squatch joined the Midwest West Division in the USPHL Premier. [28] Finally, several former teams from the WSHL—the Bellingham Blazers, Rock Springs Prospectors, Rogue Valley Royals, Seattle Totems, and Vernal Oilers—created a new North West Division in the USPHL Premier. [29]

Member teams

National Collegiate Development Conference

DivisionTeamLocationArenaJoined
AtlanticConnecticut Jr. Rangers Stamford, Connecticut Chelsea Piers Connecticut 2017
Jersey Hitmen Wayne, New Jersey Ice Vault Arena 2017
Mercer Chiefs Hamilton, New Jersey ProSkate Arena2022
Rockets Hockey Club Bridgewater, New Jersey Bridgewater Sports Arena2017
P.A.L. Jr. Islanders Hauppauge, New York Northwell Health Ice Center2017
West Chester Wolves West Chester, Pennsylvania PNY Sports Arena2024
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights Pittston, Pennsylvania Revolution Ice Center2022
MountainCasper Warbirds Casper, Wyoming Acord Ice Center 2023
Idaho Falls Spud Kings Idaho Falls, Idaho Mountain America Center 2023
Ogden Mustangs Ogden, Utah The Ice Sheet 2023
Pueblo Bulls Pueblo, Colorado Pueblo Ice Arena2023
Rock Springs Grizzlies Rock Springs, Wyoming Rock Springs Ice Arena2023
Utah Outliers West Valley City, Utah West Valley Acord Ice Center2023
New England Islanders Hockey Club Tyngsborough, Massachusetts Skate 3 Ice Arena 2017
Northern Cyclones Hudson, New Hampshire Cyclones Arena2017
South Shore Kings Foxboro, Massachusetts Foxboro Sports Center2017
Twin City Thunder Auburn, Maine Norway Savings Bank Arena2019
Utica Jr. Comets Utica, New York Adirondack Bank Center [30] 2017

Premier and Elite teams

Seattle Totems playing against the Rogue Valley Royals in Medford, OR in January 2024 1-19-24-minolta-14.jpg
Seattle Totems playing against the Rogue Valley Royals in Medford, OR in January 2024

The USPHL consists of Premier and Elite junior levels, as well as EHF Selects, EHF South, 18U, 16U, 15U, and High Performance youth divisions with organizations located across the United States.

TeamLocationPremierEliteNCDC affiliate
Atlanta Mad Hatters Marietta, Georgia FloridaFlorida—
Bakersfield Roughnecks Bakersfield, California Pacific——
Battle Creek Kernels Battle Creek, Michigan Great Lakes ——
Bellingham Blazers Bellingham, Washington Northwest——
Bold City Battalion Jacksonville, Florida FloridaFlorida—
Bremerton Sockeyes Bremerton, Washington Northwest——
Brooklyn Aviators Brooklyn, New York Atlantic——
Carolina Jr. Hurricanes Wake Forest, North Carolina SoutheastSoutheast—
Charlotte Rush Pineville, North Carolina SoutheastSoutheastNorthern Cyclones
Chicago Cougars Bensenville, Illinois Midwest EastMidwest—
Chicago Crush Addison, Illinois Midwest EastMidwest—
Cincinnati Jr. Cyclones Evendale, Ohio Great Lakes——
College Universel Sherbrooke Sherbrooke, Quebec Canada——
Colorado Fighting Elk Craig, Colorado Northwest——
Columbia Infantry Irmo, South Carolina SoutheastSoutheast—
Columbus Mavericks Lewis Center, Ohio Great Lakes——
Connecticut Jr. Rangers Stamford, Connecticut AtlanticMid-AtlanticConnecticut Jr. Rangers
Decatur Blaze Decatur, Illinois Midwest EastMidwestP.A.L. Jr. Islanders
Dells Ducks Lake Delton, Wisconsin Midwest West—New Jersey Rockets
Elmira Impact Elmira, New York AtlanticMid-Atlantic—
Florida Eels Fort Myers, Florida FloridaFloridaIslanders Hockey Club
Florida Jr. Blades Estero, Florida FloridaFloridaP.A.L. Jr. Islanders
Fort Wayne Spacemen Fort Wayne, Indiana Midwest EastMidwest—
Fresh Coast Freeze Holland, Michigan Great Lakes——
Fresno Monsters Fresno, California Pacific——
Gatineau Universel Gatineau, Quebec Canada——
Hampton Roads Whalers Yorktown, Virginia SoutheastSoutheastNew Jersey Rockets
Hawkesbury Knights Hawkesbury, Ontario Canada——
Henderson Force Henderson, Nevada Pacific——
Hershey Cubs Hershey, Pennsylvania AtlanticAtlantic —
Hudson Havoc Hudson, Wisconsin Midwest West—Boston Junior Bruins
Iron County Yeti Enoch, Utah Northwest——
Isanti Outlaws Isanti, Minnesota Midwest West—Utica Jr. Comets
Islanders Hockey Club North Andover, Massachusetts New EnglandNew EnglandIslanders Hockey Club
Jersey Hitmen Wayne, New Jersey AtlanticAtlanticJersey Hitmen
Kingston Wranglers Kingston, Ontario Canada——
Lake Tahoe Lakers South Lake Tahoe, California Pacific——
Long Beach Bombers Lakewood, California Pacific——
Mercer Chiefs Hamilton, New Jersey Atlantic—Mercer Chiefs
Metro Jets Mount Clemens, Michigan Great LakesMidwestBoston Junior Bruins
Metro Jets Development Program Mount Clemens, Michigan Midwest East——
Minnesota Blue Ox Coon Rapids, Minnesota Midwest West—New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs
Minnesota Mullets Minneapolis, Minnesota Midwest West—Jersey Hitmen
Minnesota Squatch Elk River, Minnesota Midwest West——
Montreal BlackVees Montreal, Quebec Canada——
Motor City Gamblers Fraser, Michigan Midwest EastMidwestSouth Shore Kings
Nashville Spartans Nolensville, Tennessee Great Lakes—Provo Predators
Northern Cyclones Hudson, New Hampshire New EnglandNew EnglandNorthern Cyclones
Ontario Jr. Reign Ontario, California Pacific——
Palm Beach Typhoon Palm Beach, Florida FloridaFlorida—
P.A.L. Jr. Islanders Hauppauge, New York AtlanticAtlanticP.A.L. Jr. Islanders
Potomac Patriots Woodbridge, New Jersey SoutheastSoutheastUtica Jr. Comets
Red Bank Generals Red Bank, Virginia Atlantic——
Richmond Generals Richmond, Virginia SoutheastSoutheastJersey Hitmen
Rockets Hockey Club Bridgewater, New Jersey AtlanticMid-Atlantic Rockets Hockey Club
Somang Hockey Club Montreal, Quebec Canada——
Rogue Valley Royals Medford, Oregon Northwest——
San Diego Sabers Carlsbad, California Pacific——
Seattle Totems Mountlake Terrace, Washington Northwest——
Sherbrooke Universel Sherbrooke, Quebec Canada——
South Shore Kings Foxboro, Massachusetts New England—South Shore Kings
Springfield Pics West Springfield, Massachusetts New EnglandNew EnglandNorthern Cyclones
Steele County Blades Owatonna, Minnesota Midwest West—New Jersey Rockets
Tampa Bay Juniors Wesley Chapel, Florida FloridaFloridaSouth Shore Kings
Toledo Cherokee Toledo, Ohio Great Lakes——
Twin City Thunder Auburn, Maine New England—Twin City Thunder
Utica Jr. Comets Utica, New York New England—Utica Jr. Comets
Vernal Oilers Vernal, Utah Northwest——
Ventura Vikings Simi Valley, California Pacific——
West Chester Wolves West Chester, Pennsylvania Atlantic—West Chester Wolves
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights Pittston, Pennsylvania AtlanticMid-Atlantic Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights
Wisconsin Rapids Riverkings Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin Midwest West—Islanders Hockey Club

Champions

YearPremier DivisionElite DivisionUSP3 [lower-alpha 1] 18U Division16U Division16U Futures Division
2013–14Boston Jr. BruinsSpringfield Jr. PicsFlorida Jr. BladesSelects AcademySelects Academy—
2014–15Jersey HitmenBoston Jr. BruinsNew York AviatorsJersey HitmenWilkes-Barre/Scranton KnightsCarolina Eagles
2015–16Jersey HitmenHampton Roads WhalersDells Ducks [lower-alpha 2] Selects AcademySelects AcademyPotomac Patriots [31]
2016–17Islanders Hockey ClubCharlotte RushFlorida Jr. BladesP.A.L. Jr. IslandersSelects AcademyJersey Hitmen [32]
YearNCDCPremier DivisionElite Division18U Division16U Division15U [lower-alpha 3]
2017–18Islanders Hockey ClubHampton Roads WhalersHampton Roads WhalersSelects AcademySelects AcademyJersey Hitmen
2018–19 Boston Junior Bruins Hampton Roads Whalers Richmond Generals Selects Academy [33] Islanders Hockey Club [lower-alpha 4]
Pittsburgh Vengeance [lower-alpha 5] 		Philadelphia Hockey Club [36]
2019–20Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic Jersey Hitmen [37] Rockets Hockey Club [lower-alpha 6] [38]
Springfield Pics [lower-alpha 7] [39] 		Palmyra Black Knights [40]
2020–21 Jersey Hitmen Charlotte Rush [41] Charlotte Rush [42] Boston Junior Bruins [lower-alpha 8] [43]
Maine Moose [lower-alpha 9] [43] 		Islanders Hockey Club [lower-alpha 6] [43]
Springfield Pics [lower-alpha 7] [43] 		Jersey Hitmen [43]
2021–22Jersey HitmenRockets Hockey Club Richmond Generals Skipjacks Hockey Club [lower-alpha 8] [44]
Connecticut Jr. Rangers [lower-alpha 9] [44] 		P.A.L. Jr. Islanders [lower-alpha 6] [44]
Rockets Hockey Club [lower-alpha 7] [44] 		P.A.L. Jr. Islanders [44]
2022-23P.A.L. Jr. IslandersNorthern CyclonesCarolina Jr. Hurricanes
2023-24 South Shore Kings Connecticut Jr. RangersNorthern Cyclones
  1. ↑ Formerly called Empire Division from 2013 to 2015
  2. ↑ 2016 Championship series was held between the new Midwest Division and the USP3 Division for a single champion won by the Midwest's Dells Ducks
  3. ↑ Also known as 16U Futures Division prior to the 2018–19 season.
  4. ↑ Won the 16U Springfield Championship. [34]
  5. ↑ Won the 16U Bridgewater Championship. [35]
  6. 1 2 3 Won the 16U National Championship.
  7. 1 2 3 Won the 16U American Championship.
  8. 1 2 Won the 18U National Championship.
  9. 1 2 Won the 18U American Championship.

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