By Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com    The Nationals are quite a bit different than when the Riverkings last made the trip in the inaugural USPHL Premier season of 2017-18. Yes, it’s true that some things haven’t changed – the Florida Eels and Charlotte Rush have been there all along – but the league has expanded […]

Midwest West Division  Minnesota Moose (5) at Wisconsin Rapids Riverkings (1)  Friday, March 8, 7 p.m. CST  Saturday, March 9, 7 p.m. CST Sunday, March 10, 7 p.m. CST (If Necessary)    By Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com The Riverkings are hyped up and, coming off a 2024 Midwest West Division regular season title, absolutely determined […]

Summaries By Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com    Selection Process: The league media office sends top candidates to divisional coaches for review and coaches either approve or challenge the nominations.   Forward: Jay Ellingson, Minnesota Squatch Ellingson (‘05/Maple Grove, Minn.) put up five goals and 17 assists for 22 points in seven games, racking up 3.14 […]

Minnesota Mullets (8) at Wisconsin Rapids Riverkings (1) All Games At South Wood County Recreation Center, Wisconsin Rapids, WI Friday, March 1, 7 p.m. CST Saturday, March 2, 7 p.m. CST Sunday, March 3, 7 p.m. EST (If Necessary)    By Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com   Six years is an awful long time between Nationals […]

Summaries by Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com Forward: Noah LaFleur, Steele County Blades LaFleur (‘03/Fairbanks, Alaska) racked up no less than 12 goals and added 10 assists for 22 points in 11 games during the month of December. The Blades made the trip to Las Vegas and LaFleur posted a 4-4-8 line for the four-game showcase. […]

S.J. LeComte, of the Wisconsin Rapids Riverkings, has no problem heading east. He’s done it a few times this season, including a Dec. 3 call-up with the NCDC’s Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights. That was his second call-up to the NCDC, where he also played for the Rock Springs Grizzlies, decidedly not east.  His next trip east, however, […]

Grizzlies announce Paul Pechmann as their Midwestern USA Scouting Director. Paul played hockey at South Kent Selects Academy Prep School and then for the NCAA University of Connecticut Huskies in college. He has been scouting for several years and has helped numerous players reach their goal of playing college hockey in the NCAA and ACHA. […]

USPHL Premier 2023-24 Midwest West Division Players Of The Month: November 2023   Summaries by By Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com    Forward: Luke Steffen, Hudson Havoc When Steffen (‘04/Blaine, Minn.) first arrived in Hudson, he started out with a five-point game in his debut on Nov. 1. That blossomed into a nine-game, 23-point run for […]

By Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com    When Shane Buckley took the head coaching job with the NCAA’s Northland College this summer, John Leppert was more than happy to follow one of his favorite coaches. The two had many conversations and connected to the point where Leppert was previously heading to a different school to there […]

By Jim den Hollander / USPHLPremier.com Midwest West Division Hudson Havoc (1) vs. Wisconsin Rapids Riverkings (4)  All games at Hudson Sports and Civic Center Game 1: Friday, March 10, 7 p.m. CST Game 2: Saturday, March 11, 7 p.m. CST Game 3: Sunday, March 12, 7 p.m. CST (if necessary)  The Hudson Havoc has […]