By Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com    Every year that Devin Shepherd was with the Florida Eels, he just got better and better. As a junior rookie in 2021-22, he jumped right in as an 18-year-old and posted eight points in 35 games. The next year, he brought that point total up to 26 points in […]

By Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com    Holden Beckett is very familiar with the USPHL Premier, having just completed his third regular season, and first with the Florida Eels. He’s seen it all, but he’s been especially impressed with what he’s seen from the Eels organization in the way of support in placement to college hockey. […]

The USPHL Premier semifinals are all set for Monday, as the quarterfinal round on Sunday had some surprises (based on the original Seeding Round results). In the first Semifinal, the Connecticut Jr. Rangers squeaked past the Charlotte Rush on a 2-0 victory that saw goalie Teddy Ecker make 49 saves for a shutout win.  Emil […]

By Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com    The Florida Eels are in the “Seven-Timer Club” with the Charlotte Rush, as both teams have made the USPHL Premier National Championships every year since the Premier’s inaugural 2017-18 season. They always find their way to put together fantastic regular seasons and are able to cash in on those […]

Florida Division  Florida Eels (2) vs. Tampa Bay Juniors (3)  All Games To Be Played At Fort Myers Skatium, Fort Myers, FL Saturday, March 9, 4:30 p.m. EST Sunday, March 10, 7:30 p.m. EST Monday, March 11, 4:30 p.m. EST (If Necessary)    By Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com  We’ve seen a few match-ups like this […]

Limited March regular season games were also taken into statistical account.     Selection Process: The league media office sends top candidates to divisional coaches for review and coaches either approve or challenge the nominations.   Summaries By Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com    Forward: Dario Zitko, Florida Eels Zitko (‘03/Port Moody, B.C.) finished his regular season […]

Selection Process: The league media office sends top statistical candidates to divisional coaches for review and coaches either approve or challenge the nominations.    Summaries by Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com    Forward: Cooper Ireland, Florida Jr. Blades  Ireland (‘04/Bangor, Maine) certainly changed climates from one Premier season to another, after playing for the former Twin […]

Summaries By Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com    Forward: Bryson Walz, Bold City Battalion  The ‘06 from Rockford, Ill., had a monstrous December when he put up eight goals and added four assists for 12 points in nine games, giving a 1.33 points per game. He led all Battalion forwards in ice time last month with […]

Summaries by Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com   Forward: Noah Trathen, Florida Eels Trathen came up huge yet again, repeating in this position after also starting hot in September and October. He put up eight goals and three assists for 11 points over the last five of his six November games, and he carries that exact […]

By Fort Myers NBC 2 News Staff The Florida Eels, a junior league hockey team based in Fort Myers, are cruising through the season at 16-5. With a grueling schedule comes vigorous training and conditioning. “We skate five times a week, workout five times a week, stick handle, shoot too, and we play games every […]