#USPHLPlayoffs Series Preview: Las Vegas Thunderbirds vs. Ontario Jr. Reign

By Grace Mello / USPHL.com  Pacific Division  Las Vegas Thunderbirds (2) vs. Ontario Jr. Reign (3)  Thursday, March 2, 6 p.m. PST, Las Vegas Ice Center Friday, March 3, 8:45 p.m. PST, Las Vegas Ice Center Saturday, March 4, 8 p.m., Lifeguard Arena (if necessary)   Tonight at Las Vegas Ice Center, the second-seeded Las […]

#USPHLPlayoffs Series Preview: Fresno Monsters vs. San Diego Sabers

By Grace Mello / USPHL.com Pacific Division Fresno Monsters (1) vs. San Diego Sabers (4) All games at Fresno Thursday, March 2, 7:45 p.m. PST Friday, March 3, 6:00 p.m. PST Saturday, March 4, 5:00 p.m. PST (if necessary) The first-seeded Fresno Monsters (38-7-1) will host the fourth-seeded San Diego Sabers (33-11-2) at Gateway Ice […]

USPHL Premier Players Of The Week: West Region

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 […]

USPHL Premier Players Of The Week: West Region

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 […]

USPHL Premier Players Of The Week: West Region

Games of Feb. 1-7, 2023   Northwest Division (Summaries By Joshua Boyd) Forward: Filip Molnar, Vernal Oilers Molnar (‘03/Bratislava, Slovakia) put up an outstanding 3-5-8 line in their trip to Washington State over which they went 2-1. Molnar, a Provo Predators NCDC Tender for 2023-24, has improved to 69 points in 28 games this season […]

USPHL Premier Players Of The Month – January 2023: Pacific Division

Summaries by Grace Mello    Forwards Noak Persson, Fresno Monsters Scoring points in eight of his nine games in January, Noak Persson (‘03/Sollefteå, SWE) propelled the Monster’s offense. Not only is he second in points for Fresno with 58, but he led the Pacific Division in scoring this month. Persson recorded 21 points in January […]

USPHL Premier Through The Numbers: West Region 

Games of Jan. 9-22   Northwest Division  (By Joshua Boyd) We have three teams already set for the Northwest Division playoffs, so congratulations are in order for Vernal Oilers, Seattle Totems and Rock Springs Prospectors. There is one more spot up for grabs, but the Bellingham Blazers and Rogue Valley Royals may be dueling it […]

USPHL Premier Players Of The Week: West Region

Games of Jan. 17-23   Northwest Division  Summaries by Joshua Boyd Forward: Filip Molnar, Vernal Oilers Molnar (‘03/Bratislava, Slovakia) posted three goals against the Mountain Division’s Ogden Mustangs and Idaho Falls Spud Kings, two teams moving up to the Tier II NCDC level next season. He now has 10 goals over his last seven games […]

USPHL Premier Players Of The Week: West Region

Games of Jan. 10-16, 2023   Mountain Division (Summaries by Brendan Price)  Forward: Wilder Jacober, Provo Predators Only one team has defeated the Vernal Oilers at home this season and forward Wilder Jacober was a big part of that for Provo last weekend. Jacober (’03/Carbondale, Colo.) set a career-high with five points (1-4-5) in Friday’s […]

USPHL Premier Players Of The Week: West Region

Games of Jan. 1-8, 2023   Northwest Division (Summaries by Joshua Boyd) Forward: Raine Hodge, Seattle Totems A newcomer who just started with the Totems in December, Hodge (‘04/Hamilton, Ont.) has been among the most productive leaguewide since his arrival. Only a handful had a better point per game average since Dec. 1 than his […]