By Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com    Nicholas Becker won’t have to go too far from his Portland, Maine, home to kick off his NCAA hockey career, as he just recently committed to New England College in Henniker, N.H. The two-year junior veteran forward couldn’t be more excited to get started later this summer.  “I started […]

By Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com    Filip Tjarnhell became a big fan of the North American style of hockey these past two seasons, so much so that he’s coming back this side of the Atlantic Ocean to start up his NCAA hockey career.  Tjarnhell, an ‘02 from Sweden, will be joining the NCAA team of […]

By Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com   Sometimes, one big game on your league’s biggest stage can be a tipping point in sending a college coach to inquire about your future with their team.  This was the case for Northern Cyclones goaltender Mason Meyer, who put up a 33-save performance in a 5-1 win against the […]

By Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com   Evan Armit enjoyed working with Islanders Hockey Club USPHL Premier Head Coach Jay Punsky so much, he signed on for four more years.  Punsky, also an assistant coach for Worcester State, was among those on the Lancers staff who convinced the 2002-born native of Dryden, Ont., to commit to […]

By Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com    What’s better to help your cause for an NCAA commitment than winning the USPHL Premier National Championship? The “Nationals bump” sure was a thing when it comes to Northern Cyclones forward Connor Crawford, whose conversations with Boston’s Suffolk University almost immediately after he lifted the Premier Cup.   Just being […]

By Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com    Chris Allain certainly stuck to his guns and trusted the fickle process of advancement, and it all paid off. The ‘02 Oxford, Mass., native is moving on to NCAA hockey with Framingham State University this fall, closing out a five-year USPHL career that started at the USPHL 16U level, […]

Congratulations to our 2022-23 USPHL Premier New England Division All-Stars as nominated and selected by the division’s coaches.    Forwards Billy Dougherty, Northern Cyclones The leading scorer for the National Champion Cyclones was also among the division’s overall leaders, putting up 26 goals and 29 assists for 55 points. A Cyclone since 2019 and a […]

By Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com    Even before lifting the USPHL Premier National Championship trophy, defenseman Alex Ferris knew his future held more high level hockey. The ‘02 blueliner out of Enfield, Conn., just completed his second year with the National Champion Cyclones and is hoping to bring future playoff success to the new NCAA […]

By Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com   Hunter Dunn is just fine with tests, so bring on the tests of university life. After all, he joined with his Northern Cyclones teammates on facing what looked like absolute elimination during the semifinal round of the National Championship tournament. The Cyclones rebounded to tie against the Florida Eels […]

By Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com    The USPHL Premier National Championship Trophy is in Hudson, N.H., where Northern Cyclones forward Garrett Conner certainly feels it has always belonged. Though it was a tough road to bring it home – especially considering the Cyclones were 7.2 seconds from elimination in the semifinal round – Conner is […]