By Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com    Four years was just right for J.D. Speer to develop from a New York high school hockey player to an NCAA-ready prospect, and all thanks to the Utica Jr. Comets program. For the next stop on his hockey journey, he’ll take his game to Aston, Pennsylvania’s Neumann University.  Speer, […]

By Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com The Northern Cyclones are the 2022-23 National Champions at the USPHL Premier level for the first time, taking the trophy after a 3-1 victory against the Charlotte Rush on Tuesday, March 28, at the Utica University Nexus Center in Utica, N.Y. The Cyclones showed just how hungry they were, coming […]

The Northern Cyclones will play the Charlotte Rush in the USPHL National Championship Game on Tuesday, March 28, at 1 p.m. The Cyclones tied their game with 7.2 seconds left, forcing overtime against the Florida Eels. James Vermeersch sent the Cyclones into the title game with an overtime goal at 5:09. The lead swung three […]

The Charlotte Rush will advance to the USPHL Premier National Championship game for the second time in three years, following their 2-0 win over Southeast Division rival the Richmond Generals. The Rush rode a 21-save shutout performance by Nick Anderson and a stifling team defensive effort to propel them to the final where, as of […]

Graphic by The Dan K Show. Standings are only as of the end of Day 1 and are subject to (a lot of) change on Day 2!    By Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com   Charlotte Rush 5, Minnesota Moose 1 Bryce Battaglia outscored the Moose 2-1 before the end of the second period, before Cam […]

By Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com  Northern Cyclones  Seed: New England #1  Seeding Round Schedule  All games to be played at Utica University Nexus Center, Utica, N.Y. Game 1: Thursday, March 23, vs. Tampa Bay Juniors, 8 p.m. EST Game 2: Friday, March 24, vs. MJDP, 5:30 p.m. EST Remainder of schedule to be determined by […]

By Patrick Ramsdale / USPHL.com Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights Seed: Mid-Atlantic Division #2 Seeding Round Schedule All games at Utica University Nexus Center, Utica, N.Y. Day 1: Thursday, March 23, vs. Fort Wayne Spacemen, 12:30 p.m. EST Day 2: Friday, March 24, vs. Hudson Havoc, 1:30 p.m. EST Remaining schedule determined by results of seeding round Wilkes-Barre/Scranton […]