The Florida Jr Blades proudly announce the appointment of Ken Strong as the new Head Coach for its USPHL Premier and Elite Division programs. Ken brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the Florida Jr Blades franchise, with a distinguished career both on and off the ice.   With an impressive resume spanning decades […]

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 […]

Week of Jan. 19, 2024 Games of Jan. 10-17, 2024   Summaries by Joshua Boyd / USPHL.com    Florida Division Forward: Cooper Ireland, Florida Jr. Blades  Ireland (‘04/Bangor, Maine) had a dynamite weekend against the Palm Beach Typhoon in putting up a 3-3-6 line in the two games, with a 2-2-4 performance on Dec. 11. […]

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 Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com    After an entire hockey career up to 2022 spent in his native Canada, 2002-born Prevost, Que., native Johnny Ramoundos made the decision to move south of the border to keep his hockey dream going – way south of the border. All the way to Estero, Florida.  “I had originally […]

By Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com    The Carabelli family is all about the UMass-Boston Beacons. Goaltender Sal Carabelli, a driving force for the Florida Jr. Blades over the last two of his three-year USPHL Premier career, will be joining his brother Gino at UMB, after committing to the NCAA Division III institution in late May.  […]

By Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com    For one memorable season, Charlie Chinian was able to walk around in shorts and flip-flops even in December and January. He battled all year to become one of the Florida Jr. Blades’ leaders on and off the ice in one of the USPHL Premier’s toughest circuits, the Florida Division.  […]

Photo Caption: Current and former Florida Eels players helped out to clear trees and other debris around the Fort Myers area in the days following the landfall of Hurricane Ian.  By USPHL Staff The United States Premier Hockey League is excited to announce that fans, parents, coaches and many others in the #hockeyfamily community have […]