Week of Oct. 18, 2022 By Grace Mello, Brendan Price and Joshua Boyd / USPHL.com   There were some wild results from California on up through Washington State and diagonally down to Utah this past weekend, as teams continue jostling for early favorable standings positions to try to gain advantages for the long haul of […]

By Brendan Price, Grace Mello and Joshua Boyd / USPHL.com    Mountain Division  We’ll start here in the future NCDC West, as some very strong USPHL Premier franchises prepare for their 2023-24 Tier II future with one eye, while also looking for a successful regular season and potential Nationals berth. Here we look at what’s […]

Photo Courtesy Rogue Valley Royals / Rodney Rampy  By Brendan Price, Grace Mello and Joshua Boyd    Let’s spin the wheel and see how the best teams in the Mountain, Pacific and Northwest fared this past week.    Mountain Division Pueblo Bulls (3-0-0) The Bulls polished off a commanding sweep over Idaho Falls, outscoring the […]

Week of Sept. 29, 2022   Pacific Division Forward: Narek Aleksanyan, Las Vegas Thunderbirds The ’02 forward is back for his second year in the USPHL and is already off to a hot start. Aleksanyan (East Angus, Que.) picked up six goals and six assists for a total of 12 points in just three games. […]

Week 1 Northwest Division Forward: Roman Wolynec, Bellingham Blazers The Blazers were led in their first USPHL weekend by the ‘05 forward from nearby Langley, B.C.. He posted a goal and three assists for four points in his first two games against Seattle.     Defense: Joel Lyrintzis, Seattle Totems Lyrintzis (‘03/Snohomish, Wash.) led all skaters […]

You may have heard of the Four Corners Intertribal Park, where you can stand and put your arms down in four states at once. This past spring, the USPHL performed the hockey equivalent, by adding five teams in the Pacific Northwest and officially having a team at each corner of the Lower 48 states – […]