By Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com    Filip Tjarnhell became a big fan of the North American style of hockey these past two seasons, so much so that he’s coming back this side of the Atlantic Ocean to start up his NCAA hockey career.  Tjarnhell, an ‘02 from Sweden, will be joining the NCAA team of […]

By Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com    Landry Laird has crossed a lot of North America in search of his college hockey future – from his home in El Paso, Texas to Ontario and to Massachusetts. And it is in Massachusetts where he was able to make the college hockey dream come true, thanks in large […]

On March 28, 2023, in Utica, N.Y., the Northern Cyclones won their first-ever USPHL Premier National Championship by defeating the Charlotte Rush by a 3-1 score.   Relive with us some of the amazing moments of the Cyclones journey to the title, including coming back from a one-goal deficit with seven seconds remaining in the […]

By Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com   Sometimes, one big game on your league’s biggest stage can be a tipping point in sending a college coach to inquire about your future with their team.  This was the case for Northern Cyclones goaltender Mason Meyer, who put up a 33-save performance in a 5-1 win against the […]

By Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com   Evan Armit enjoyed working with Islanders Hockey Club USPHL Premier Head Coach Jay Punsky so much, he signed on for four more years.  Punsky, also an assistant coach for Worcester State, was among those on the Lancers staff who convinced the 2002-born native of Dryden, Ont., to commit to […]

By Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com    It was with his NCAA Hockey commitment to Framingham State University in hand that Storm Davis went into the USPHL National Championships with the highest confidence in his team, and in his future endeavors.  Davis, an ‘02 from North Reading, Mass., closed his third season in the Cyclones organization […]

By Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com    It won’t be easy for the Utica Jr. Comets to send their Captain onward, but they couldn’t be happier to see two-year Jr. Comet and three-year USPHL Premier veteran Jude Cole moving on to Arcadia University.  Cole began talking to Arcadia about his college hockey future in the winter, […]

By Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com    What’s better to help your cause for an NCAA commitment than winning the USPHL Premier National Championship? The “Nationals bump” sure was a thing when it comes to Northern Cyclones forward Connor Crawford, whose conversations with Boston’s Suffolk University almost immediately after he lifted the Premier Cup.   Just being […]

By Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com    Chris Allain certainly stuck to his guns and trusted the fickle process of advancement, and it all paid off. The ‘02 Oxford, Mass., native is moving on to NCAA hockey with Framingham State University this fall, closing out a five-year USPHL career that started at the USPHL 16U level, […]

Congratulations to our 2022-23 USPHL Premier New England Division All-Stars as nominated and selected by the division’s coaches.    Forwards Billy Dougherty, Northern Cyclones The leading scorer for the National Champion Cyclones was also among the division’s overall leaders, putting up 26 goals and 29 assists for 55 points. A Cyclone since 2019 and a […]