USPHL Premier Players Of The Week: West Region

Week of Oct. 19, 2022   Pacific Division  Summaries by Grace Mello  Forward: Ethan McKibbin, Ontario Jr. Reign It was a seven point weekend for the Pacific Division point leader, Ethan McKibbin (‘02/Chestermere, Alberta). He now sits at 26 points in 10 games with the Jr. Reign, putting him in a tie for third in […]

USPHL Premier Through The Numbers: West Region 

Week of Oct. 18, 2022 By Grace Mello, Brendan Price and Joshua Boyd / USPHL.com   There were some wild results from California on up through Washington State and diagonally down to Utah this past weekend, as teams continue jostling for early favorable standings positions to try to gain advantages for the long haul of […]

USPHL Premier Through The Numbers: West Region

By Brendan Price, Grace Mello and Joshua Boyd / USPHL.com    Mountain Division  We’ll start here in the future NCDC West, as some very strong USPHL Premier franchises prepare for their 2023-24 Tier II future with one eye, while also looking for a successful regular season and potential Nationals berth. Here we look at what’s […]

USPHL Premier Players Of The Week: West Region

Summaries Provided By Joshua Boyd, Grace Mello and Brendan Price Week of Oct. 12, 2022 Northwest Division  Forward: Austin Tessier, Seattle Totems Tessier (‘03/Airdrie, Alb.) put together a hat trick plus an assist in their second win of the weekend against the Bellingham Blazers, including the GWG. Earning multiple votes from division coaches, he put […]

USPHL Premier Players Of The Week: West Region

Northwest Division  Forward: Alex Bartakovics, Vernal Oilers Bartakovics (‘04/Slovakia) had a fantastic USPHL debut, posting a hat trick and two assists in the OIlers’ first-ever Premier contest, a decisive victory over Bellingham.    Defense: Matej Nemec, Rock Springs Prospectors  Nemec (‘05/Czechia) racked up three assists over the three games the Prospectors played, in which they […]

USPHL Through The Numbers: West Region

Photo Courtesy Rogue Valley Royals / Rodney Rampy  By Brendan Price, Grace Mello and Joshua Boyd    Let’s spin the wheel and see how the best teams in the Mountain, Pacific and Northwest fared this past week.    Mountain Division Pueblo Bulls (3-0-0) The Bulls polished off a commanding sweep over Idaho Falls, outscoring the […]

USPHL Premier Players Of The Week: West Region

Week 1 Northwest Division Forward: Roman Wolynec, Bellingham Blazers The Blazers were led in their first USPHL weekend by the ‘05 forward from nearby Langley, B.C.. He posted a goal and three assists for four points in his first two games against Seattle.     Defense: Joel Lyrintzis, Seattle Totems Lyrintzis (‘03/Snohomish, Wash.) led all skaters […]

USPHL Premier 2022-2023 Preview Series: Mountain Division

By Brendan Price / USPHL.com  The Mountain Division enters its third season and has been at times a very nip-and-tuck division in both the first two years. While the Utah Outliers captured both of the division’s first two Nationals berths, that certainly doesn’t take away from any other team in the division. After all, USPHL […]