By Grace Mello / USPHLPremier.com   Las Vegas Thunderbirds  Seed: Pacific Division #1 Seeding Round Schedule All games at Utica University Nexus Center, Utica, N.Y. Day 1: Thursday, March 23, vs. Metro Jets, 4 p.m. EST Day 2: Friday, March 25, vs. Tampa Bay Juniors, 8 p.m. EST Remaining schedule determined by results of seeding […]

By Grace Mello / USPHLPremier.com    Pacific Division  Fresno Monsters (1) vs. Las Vegas Thunderbirds (2) All games at Gateway Ice Center  Game 1: Thursday, March 9, 7:45 p.m. PST Game 2: Friday, March 10, 6 p.m. PST Game 3: Saturday, March 11, 5 p.m. PST (if necessary)    These two teams have been neck […]

Submitted By Grace Mello Forwards Noak Persson, Fresno Monsters Finishing the regular season ranked seventh in points in the USPHL Premier, Fresno’s Noak Persson (‘03/Sollefteå, SWE) has dominated the ice. Prior to post season play, Persson recorded 93 points (41 goals, 52 assists) in just 27 games with the Monsters; this put him second in […]

By Grace Mello / USPHL.com  Pacific Division  Las Vegas Thunderbirds (2) vs. Ontario Jr. Reign (3)  Thursday, March 2, 6 p.m. PST, Las Vegas Ice Center Friday, March 3, 8:45 p.m. PST, Las Vegas Ice Center Saturday, March 4, 8 p.m., Lifeguard Arena (if necessary)   Tonight at Las Vegas Ice Center, the second-seeded Las […]

By Grace Mello / USPHL.com Pacific Division Fresno Monsters (1) vs. San Diego Sabers (4) All games at Fresno Thursday, March 2, 7:45 p.m. PST Friday, March 3, 6:00 p.m. PST Saturday, March 4, 5:00 p.m. PST (if necessary) The first-seeded Fresno Monsters (38-7-1) will host the fourth-seeded San Diego Sabers (33-11-2) at Gateway Ice […]

Games of Feb. 15-21, 2023   Northwest Division Submitted by Jonathan West Forward: Alex Rene Bartakovics, Vernal Oilers The ’04 from Slovakia notches another POTW honor near the end of the season. Following up three assists on Friday night at home, the Oil centerman recorded nine points (2-7-9) on Saturday night. The Provo NCDC tender […]

Week of Feb. 9-15, 2023    Northwest Division (Summaries by Joshua Boyd) Forward: Ethan Christian, Vernal Oilers Christian (‘03/Red Deer, Alb.) put up his first Premier hat trick, with his three goals against Rock Springs on Feb. 12. He had two additional goals on Feb. 4-5 for five of his nine tallies this year being […]

Games of Feb. 1-7, 2023   Northwest Division (Summaries By Joshua Boyd) Forward: Filip Molnar, Vernal Oilers Molnar (‘03/Bratislava, Slovakia) put up an outstanding 3-5-8 line in their trip to Washington State over which they went 2-1. Molnar, a Provo Predators NCDC Tender for 2023-24, has improved to 69 points in 28 games this season […]

Summaries by Grace Mello    Forwards Noak Persson, Fresno Monsters Scoring points in eight of his nine games in January, Noak Persson (‘03/Sollefteå, SWE) propelled the Monster’s offense. Not only is he second in points for Fresno with 58, but he led the Pacific Division in scoring this month. Persson recorded 21 points in January […]

Games of Jan. 9-22   Northwest Division  (By Joshua Boyd) We have three teams already set for the Northwest Division playoffs, so congratulations are in order for Vernal Oilers, Seattle Totems and Rock Springs Prospectors. There is one more spot up for grabs, but the Bellingham Blazers and Rogue Valley Royals may be dueling it […]