By Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com   On August 21, Gage Dill was in a car out of Fort Myers, Fla., and bound for Milton, Massachusetts, which will be his home for most of the next nine months.  “We’re on our way up. We check in Thursday and classes start on Monday [Aug. 28],” said Dill. […]

The United States Premier Hockey League is saddened to hear of the death today of Tom Staniec, a longtime assistant coach with the Florida Eels at the USPHL Premier and USPHL Elite levels. Staniec was always a friendly presence at league events and extremely loyal to the Eels players. Our condolences go to the Staniec […]

By Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com  The University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth is getting a clear-cut, dyed-in-the-wool goal-scorer in Collin Patterson.  The three-year Florida Eels veteran committed this month to the southeastern Massachusetts state university branch after posting back-to-back USPHL Premier seasons of 32 and 33 goals, the fourth-and second-best single season performances in the Eels’ […]

By Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com    Wilkes University is getting a great one, as the Florida Eels’ two-year goaltender Duncan Rolleman is headed to the Pennsylvania NCAA Division III institution after a two-year career that included an All-Star nod this past 2022-23 season.  Rolleman leaves with the Eels’ all-time best career save percentage for a […]

By Frank Scarpaci / Florida Eels The Florida Eels are proud to announce that Damon Kiyawasew, a two-year veteran of the program, has committed to playing NCAA Division III college hockey for Rivier University. The talented forward hails from Sherwood Park, Alb., and has been an integral part of the Eels’ success over the past […]

By Florida Eels Staff The Florida Eels are proud to announce that Easton Moore, the captain of their USPHL Premier team, has committed to attending and playing NCAA Division 3 for the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA). Moore is a talented two-way forward who has impressed both on and off the ice with his […]

Liam Hennessy made the big decision to move from the traditional hockey market of his hometown Calgary, Alb., to Fort Myers, Fla. After all, who wouldn’t want to move to a Florida Eels program that has moved more than 330 players to college hockey?  The move has paid huge dividends as Hennessy is officially set […]

By Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com   Florida Eels Seed: Florida #1  All games at Utica University Nexus Center, Utica  Seeding Round Day 1: MJDP, 11 a.m.  Day 2: Islanders Hockey Club, 1:30 p.m.    Make it six Premier Nationals in a row for the Florida Eels – and in the last couple, they’ve made it […]

By Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com    Florida Division  Florida Eels (1) vs. Palm Beach Typhoon (4)  All games at Fort Myers Skatium Florida Eels are home team for Games 1 and 3, and Palm Beach is home for Game 2 Game 1: Saturday, March 11, 4 p.m. Game 2: Sunday, March 12, 7 p.m. Game […]

The Florida Eels are extremely proud of Gage Dill, Taurin Haddon-Harris (Curry College) Ayodele Adeniye (Adrian College), and Joshua Belgrave (SUNY Plattsburgh) who continue back-boning their teams as impactful players in the Final 8! Dill was an Eel from 2018 through 2022, playing mostly at the USPHL Premier. Posting 29 points in 27 games, he […]