USPHL Premier 2022-23 Pacific Division All-Stars

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 […]

#USPHLNationals Premier Team Preview Series: Las Vegas Thunderbirds

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 […]

#USPHLPlayoffs Series Preview: Fresno Monsters vs. Las Vegas Thunderbirds

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 […]

USPHL Premier Players Of The Month – February 2023: Pacific Division

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 […]

#USPHLPlayoffs Series Preview: Las Vegas Thunderbirds vs. Ontario Jr. Reign

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 […]

#USPHLPlayoffs Series Preview: Fresno Monsters vs. San Diego Sabers

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 […]

USPHL Premier Players Of The Week: West Region

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 […]

USPHL Premier Players Of The Week: West Region

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 […]

USPHL Premier Players Of The Week: West Region

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 […]

USPHL Premier Players Of The Month – January 2023: Pacific Division

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 […]