By Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com   The Vernal Oilers were able to maintain their Northwest Division crown a second straight year and remain the only Northwest Division participants at the USPHL Nationals. The Northwest Division and its teams were welcomed to the league ahead of the 2022-23 season.  “We are thrilled to be returning to […]

Northwest Division  Seattle Totems (2) at Vernal Oilers (1)  All Games to Be Played At Western Park Arena, Vernal, UT Friday, March 8, 7 p.m. MST Saturday, March 9, 7 p.m. MST Sunday, March 10, 11:30 a.m. MST (If Necessary)    By Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com    The Vernal Oilers certainly enjoyed the time they […]

Summaries By Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com    Selection Process: The league media office sends statistical leaders to divisional coaches for review and coaches either approve or challenge the nominations.    Forward: Seth Morris, Seattle Totems  Morris (‘06/Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.) was all over Totems opponents during February, ringing up 10 goals and adding 14 assists for […]

Rogue Valley Royals (4) at Vernal Oilers (1)  All Games At Western Park Arena, Vernal, UT Friday, March 1, 7 p.m. MST Saturday, March 2, 7 p.m. MST  Sunday, March 3, 11:30 a.m. MST (If Necessary)    By Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com    A year ago, the Vernal Oilers made some history, becoming the first […]

Selection Process: The league media office sends top statistical candidates to divisional coaches for review and coaches either approve or challenge the nominations.    Summaries by Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com    Forward: Tyler Hanson, Rogue Valley Royals Hanson (‘03/Medford, Ore.) put up five goals and 12 points in eight games during last month’s action, while […]

By USPHL Staff In The Playoff Push, we will take a look at the busiest game days’ most integral games in regards to teams clinching playoffs or clinching specific playoff berths, as we head down the stretch toward the end of the regular season in early March. Pretty light one today.   USPHL Premier  The […]

By Joshua Boyd / USPHLNCDC.com The Rock Springs Grizzlies of the NCDC have called up the Vernal Oilers’ goaltender Nikolas Charles not once, but twice, during this season. and on Dec. 2, he made his debut. He stopped 36 of 40 Pueblo Bulls shots, but had to take a 4-1 loss in the end. For […]

#USPHLAdvancement always works to develop players and challenge them at new levels above those in which they’ve already proven their skill set and acclimation. This recently has benefited two-year Vernal Oilers (USPHL Premier) left wing Seungpyo “Greener” Cho, who has been called up to play for the NCDC’s  Rock Springs Grizzlies. In two Premier seasons, […]

Courtesy of www.icehockeyuk.co.uk/ Great Britain have named their final team for the men’s IIHF Under-20 World Championship Division II Group A taking place on home ice in Scotland. The six-team tournament is being held at Dumfries Ice Bowl from Dec. 11-17, where Team GB will joined by Lithuania, Netherlands and Spain, along with promoted China […]

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 […]