By Vernal Oilers Staff  The Vernal Oilers are thrilled to announce that USPHL record-setting forward Alex Rene Bartakovics has signed a professional contract with HK Nitra in the Slovakian Extraliga for the 2023-24 season! The 2004-born forward recorded a jaw-dropping 121 points in 40 games played during the 2022-23 season, setting the single season point […]

By Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com  Making the jump to a relatively new team in your final season of junior hockey carries with it a share of challenges and new territory to conquer. Vernal Oilers goaltender Antonio Tarantino, a second-year USPHL Premier goaltender, certainly conquered a whole lot. First of all, he was the only Northwest […]

By Jonathan West / USPHLPremier.com   Vernal Oilers Seed: Northwest #1 Seeding Round Schedule All games at Utica University Nexus Center, Utica, N.Y. Game 1: Thursday, March 23, vs. New York Aviators, 5:30 p.m. EST Game 2: Friday, March 24, vs. Toledo Cherokee, 12:30 p.m. EST Remainder of schedule to be determined by seeding round […]

By Jonathan West / USPHLPremier.com    Northwest Division  Vernal Oilers (1) vs. Seattle Totems (2)  All Games At Western Park Arena  Game 1: Friday, March 10, 8:30 p.m. MST Game 2: Saturday, March 11, 8:30 p.m. MST Game 3: Sunday, March 12, 1 p.m. MST (if necessary)  The town of Vernal, Utah, tucked between the […]

By Jonathan West / USPHL.com  Northwest Division  Vernal Oilers (1) vs. Rogue Valley Royals (4)  All games at Western Park Arena Friday, March 3, 8:30 p.m. MST Saturday, March 4, 8:30 p.m. MST Sunday, March 5, 1 p.m. MST (if necessary)   Finishing the regular season with 73 points and ranking eighth in the USPHL, […]