Week of Sept. 26-Oct. 3, 2023   Pacific Division  Forward: Francois-Xavier Marois, Bakersfield Roughnecks In a three-game sweep for the Roughnecks, Marois (‘03/St-Lin, Que.) had a huge weekend in a sweep against the Rogue Valley Royals. He registered three points in each of the three wins, with an 0-3-3 line the first night and 1-2-3 […]

Week of Sept. 28, 2023 (Games of Sept. 20-26)   Northwest Division Forward: Tyler Hanson, Rogue Valley Royals The Royals’ All-Star local product Hanson (‘03/Medford, Ore.), a fourth-year junior player and second-year Royal, made his name known yet again right off the bat. He put up two goals and added seven assists for nine points […]

By Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com     The USPHL Pacific Division has settled in very well to the Premier Conference, and will now enter its fourth campaign. For the first time last year, the Las Vegas Thunderbirds powered their way into the USPHL Nationals following two prior trips by division representatives the Fresno Monsters.  There’s every […]

The Dan K Show, the Most Watched Show In Junior Hockey, caught up with newly-signed Las Vegas Thunderbirds goaltender Naomi Baechler, who will become the first-ever female goalie in the #USPHLPremier this coming season! The Dan K Show talked to Naomi about making history, paving her path to college hockey (with a spot at Yale […]

By Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com All it took was one year of junior hockey for 2007-born Robin Benoit to prove he could play with anyone, at any age. That one year of junior hockey took place in Bakersfield, Calif., as Benoit signed on with the 2022-23 USPHL Premier expansion team the Bakersfield Roughnecks. The youngest […]

The Bakersfield Roughnecks’ 2007-born forward Robin Benoit, born in St-Felicien, Que., was selected this past weekend in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) Draft. Benoit was selected 56th overall, in the third round, by the Sherbrooke Phoenix. Benoit, a USPHL Premier Pacific Division All-Star after scoring 52 points in 43 games this past season, […]

By Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com    Welcome to June 12, 2023. It’s an exciting time for hockey in Las Vegas.  The hometown Vegas Golden Knights hold a 3-1 lead in their second Stanley Cup Final in their sixth year of existence, and right in their home practice rink, the local USPHL Premier team – the […]

By Las Vegas Thunderbirds Staff The Las Vegas Thunderbirds, a Junior Hockey Team in the USPHL Premier Pacific Division, today unveiled an exciting new team logo, marking a significant milestone in the team’s history. This innovative logo, designed with the help of cutting-edge AI tool Midjourney, signals a dynamic shift not just for the Thunderbirds, but for […]

By Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com  From Chase Sechrist’s home in Santa Rosa, Calif., it’s about a 40-minute drive to put your toe in the Pacific Division. It may be a brisk walk for him this fall to put the same toe in the Atlantic Ocean. Sechrist, a two-year leading light for the Lake Tahoe Lakers […]

Congratulations to our Pacific Division All-Stars, who were selected from votes made by the coaches with support from the League Media Director. Forwards  Christopher Miraldo, Fresno Monsters The ‘02 from Montreal, Que., may have traveled the breadth of a continent, but he made it to Fresno, and boy did he make it! After an already […]