As the buzzer sounded on Ogden’s semifinal win in Game 3 over Pueblo, Mustangs head coach Kenny Orlando checked off the first box: getting to Nationals in Utica. “We had some moments of adversity that really tested the character in the room. Seeing the response of the group with their backs against the wall shows […]

By Brendan Price / USPHLPremier.com    It’s a battle for the division crown between these two Beehive State foes as the current #2 seed Ogden Mustangs will try and knock off defending division champion, the #1 seed Utah Outliers, in this weekend’s best-of-three series. The winner of this series will be the Mountain #1 seed […]

By Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com   Mountain Division  Utah Outliers (1) vs. Idaho Falls Spud Kings (5)  All games at Acord Ice Arena, Utah Game 1: Saturday, March 11, 7:05 p.m. MST Game 2: Sunday, March 12, 12:05 p.m. MST Game 3: Monday, March 13, 12:05 p.m. MST (if necessary)    A playoff series win […]

By Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com    Mountain Division  Ogden Mustangs (2) vs. Pueblo Bulls (3)  All games played at The Ice Sheet, Ogden Game 1: Friday, March 10, 7:15 p.m. MST Game 2: Saturday, March 11, 7:15 p.m. MST Game 3: Sunday, March 12, 1:30 p.m. MST (if necessary)    Utah’s Salt Lake City area […]

Summaries by Brendan Price   Forwards Jake Meure, Ogden Mustangs Meure (’02/Fremont, Calif.) native finished the regular season with a flourish and became the first 100-point scorer in Mountain Division history while setting the all-time league scoring mark in his second to last game. Meure had at least one point in all but one of […]

All games played at the Pueblo Ice Arena Game 1 – Friday, March 3, 7 p.m. MST Game 2 – Saturday, March 4, 7 p.m. MST Game 3 – Sunday, March 5, 2:00 p.m. MST (*if necessary) The sixth-seeded Provo Predators travel to Pueblo for a first-round series against the third-seeded Pueblo Bulls. This will […]

By Brendan Price / USPHL.com  Mountain Division  Northern Colorado Eagles (4) vs. Idaho Falls Spud Kings (5)  All games at Greeley Ice Haus Friday, March 3, 8:30 p.m. MST Saturday, March 4, 3:30 p.m. MST Sunday, March 5, 12 p.m. MST (if necessary)  Between the Eagles and Spud Kings, NoCo won the overall season series […]

Games of Feb. 15-21, 2023   Northwest Division Submitted by Jonathan West Forward: Alex Rene Bartakovics, Vernal Oilers The ’04 from Slovakia notches another POTW honor near the end of the season. Following up three assists on Friday night at home, the Oil centerman recorded nine points (2-7-9) on Saturday night. The Provo NCDC tender […]

Week of Feb. 9-15, 2023    Northwest Division (Summaries by Joshua Boyd) Forward: Ethan Christian, Vernal Oilers Christian (‘03/Red Deer, Alb.) put up his first Premier hat trick, with his three goals against Rock Springs on Feb. 12. He had two additional goals on Feb. 4-5 for five of his nine tallies this year being […]

By Brendan Price and Joshua Boyd The Utah Outliers’ Matthew Koepke, a third-year Outlier with 74 points in his USPHL Premier career, is bound for NCAA hockey with Concordia University (of Wisconsin) next season. He caught up with USPHL Premier Mountain Correspondent Brendan Price on a recent road trip to Northern Colorado to face the […]