#USPHLNationals Premier Team Preview Series: Fort Wayne Spacemen

By Miles Regan / USPHLPremier.com   Fort Wayne Spacemen  Seed: Midwest East #1 All games at Utica University Nexus Center, Utica, N.Y. Day 1: Thursday, March 23, vs. Wilkes-Barre Scranton Knights, 12:30 p.m. EST  Day 2: Friday, March 24, vs. Richmond Generals, 7 p.m. EST  Remainder of team schedule TBD pending seeding round results   […]

#USPHLPlayoffs Series Preview: Fort Wayne Spacemen vs. Chicago Cougars

By Miles Regan / USPHLPremier.com Midwest East Division Fort Wayne Spacemen (1) vs. Chicago Cougars (No. 4) All games at SportONE/Parkview Ice House Game 1: Fri., March 10, 7:35 p.m. EST Game 2: Sat., March 11, 7:00 p.m. EST Game 3: Sun., March 12, 2:30 p.m. EST (if necessary) Fort Wayne enters the second round […]

USPHL Premier Players Of The Month – February 2023: Midwest East Division

Summaries by Miles Regan   Forwards Evan Burkle, Battle Creek Kernels Another productive month for Battle Creek’s leading scorer. The homegrown Kernel scored the club’s first-ever goal in October and set their single game scoring record on Feb. 10, recording 6 (4 2–6) points in Battle Creek’s 8-2 win over Decatur. The ‘02 winger continued […]

#USPHLPlayoffs Series Preview: Chicago Cougars vs. Chicago Crush

By Miles Regan Midwest East Division Chicago Cougars (4) vs. Chicago Crush (5) All games at Fifth Third Arena Sat., March 4, 6:40 p.m. CST Sun., March 5, 1:40 p.m. CST Mon., March 6, 2:00 p.m. CST (if necessary) The USPHL’s Windy City rivalry will take center stage during the opening round of the Midwest […]

#USPHLPlayoffs Series Preview: Metro Jets Development Program vs. Decatur Blaze

By Miles Regan / USPHL.com  Midwest East Division Metro Jets Development Program (2) vs. Decatur Blaze (7) All games at MJDP Friday, March 3, 7 p.m. EST Saturday, March 4, 12:45 p.m. EST Sunday, March 5, 12:05 p.m. EST (if necessary) There exists a decent amount of playoff history between these two teams. MJDP defeated […]

#USPHLPlayoffs Series Preview: Motor City Gamblers vs. Battle Creek Kernels

By Miles Regan / USPHL.com Battle Creek Kernels (No. 6) at Motor City Gamblers (No. 3)  Midwest East Division  All games at Motor City  Thurs., March 2, 7:45 p.m. EST Fri., March 3, 3 p.m. EST Sun., March 5, 5 p.m. EST (if necessary)  Motor City enters their opening round series as the hottest team […]

USPHL Premier Players Of The Week: Midwest Region

Games of Feb. 15-21, 2023   Great Lakes Division Summaries by Lexi Obrycki Forward: Alex Schaumburger, Metro Jets A fourth-year forward for the Jets, Schaumburger had a great weekend on the ice, with a total of three goals and five assists over the four games Metro played in at the South Shore Kings Presidents Day […]

USPHL Premier Players Of The Week: Midwest Region

Games of Feb. 8-14, 2023   Midwest East Division Summaries by Miles Regan Forward: Evan Burkle, Battle Creek Kernels Battle Creek picked up two big divisional wins over the Decatur Blaze thanks to a huge weekend from homegrown Kernel Evan Burkle. The ‘02 winger recorded eight (5-3–8) points across two games in Decatur, including a […]

USPHL Premier Through The Numbers: Midwest Region

USPHL Premier Through The Numbers: Midwest Region    Games of Jan. 20-Feb. 6   Great Lakes Division  (By Lexi Obrycki)    Toledo Cherokee (6-1)  The Cherokee were the hottest team in the Great Lakes Division. After defeating two against the Buffalo Stampede, they posted wins No. 6 in a row on Jan. 26 with a […]