United States Premier Hockey League
Sport | Ice Hockey |
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Founded | 2012 |
CEO | Richard Gallant |
Commissioner | Jeff Nygaard |
No. of teams | 61 organizations |
Country | United States |
Most recent champion(s) | Islanders Hockey Club (Premier) Charlotte Rush (Elite) Florida Jr. Blades (USP3) |
Official website | USPHL.com |
The United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL) is an American ice hockey league. Founded in 2012, the USPHL has grown to over 60 organizations from across the United States fielding teams in Premier, Elite, 18U, 16U, 16U Futures, and High Performance Youth divisions.
From 2013 to 2017, USA Hockey sanctioned the Premier, Elite, Empire, Midwest, and USP3 Divisions as Tier III junior leagues. In 2017, the USPHL added a higher level junior league named the National Collegiate Development Conference (NCDC) for the 2017–18 season. The NCDC was seeking free-to-play Tier II junior league sanctioning, but was denied by USA Hockey. In response, the USPHL junior level leagues withdrew from USA Hockey sanctioning altogether.[1] The 18U, 16U and 16U Futures divisions are still considered Tier I youth hockey divisions by USA Hockey.[2]
History
Establishment (2013–2017)
During the 2012–13 season, several organizations within the Eastern Junior Hockey League (EJHL) decided to form their own league and created the United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL). Those organizations also added their youth programs under the USPHL name as the 18U and 16U divisions. The original Tier III junior teams were categorized in the Premier Division when the USPHL absorbed the Empire Junior Hockey League (becoming the Empire Division) and the newly formed Eastern Elite Hockey League (becoming the Elite Division). With the additions, the USPHL added 16 more organizations to the original 15 before the inaugural 2013–14 season. The formation of the USPHL also led the remaining EJHL teams to join the Atlantic Junior Hockey League and create the Eastern Hockey League (EHL).
For the league's second season in 2014–15, the USPHL added the 16U Futures (16UF) Division[3] for players who aspire to play midget hockey, but are not yet ready for the 16U Division. Eight organizations fielded teams in the 16UF Division for its first season. During the 2014 off-season the USPHL lost the New York Applecore (Empire), but added the Providence Capitals (Elite & 16U), Jersey Shore Whalers (Empire), and the Richmond Generals (Elite, Empire) organizations to increase the total number of organizations to 35 headed into the 2014–15 season.
During the 2014–15 season, the USPHL announce the creation of a Midwest Division to begin in the 2015–16 season by adding several teams from the Minnesota Junior Hockey League (MnJHL).[4] By the end of the season, the Midwest Division would add all but one active MnJHL team causing the MnJHL to disband for the following season. On March 10, 2015, the USPHL also added the entire Midwest Junior Hockey League to its new Midwest Division for the 2015–16 season.[5] USPHL Midwest became the fourth Tier III division under the USPHL umbrella.
The changes for the 2015–16 continued into April when the New York Aviators announced their decision to leave the USPHL and join the North American 3 Eastern Hockey League (NA3EHL). The USPHL promptly reassigned the Aviator franchise to Rye, New York, and was renamed to the New York Dragons.[6] In early April 2015, the Empire Division would expand to Daytona, Florida with the Daytona Racers. Also in April, it was announced the Empire Division would be renamed as the USP3 Division. In late April 2015, the Charlotte Rush was announced as an expansion franchise by adding two teams, one in the Elite Division and one in the USP3. The Wooster Oilers from the former MnJHL decided against fielding two Tier III teams and dropped their membership in the USPHL Midwest and would only play in the North American 3 Hockey League. Initially announced with 22 member teams, the new Midwest Division saw a number of teams cease operations prior to the 2015–16 season including the Indiana Attack, Ironwood Fighting Yoopers, Minnesota Owls, Soo Firehawks, and St. Louis Storm due to lack of players. The Midwest Division did not have its own championship playoffs, but instead the top two teams in each conference from the Midwest and USP3 Divisions played for a single championship.
On January 14, 2016, the league announced the formation of a High Performance Youth Division for the upcoming 2016–17 season. The new division added 14 and under (Bantams), 12 and under (Peewees), along with 10 and under (Squirts) to the USPHL umbrella. Charter members of the High Performance Youth Division were to include the New Jersey Rockets, Hartford Junior Wolfpack, Jersey Hitmen, and P.A.L. Jr. Islanders. In late April, the USPHL announced that the Elite and USP3 Divisions were expanding by splitting the teams from the one-year-old Midwest Division into the Elite and USP3 platforms.[7] More changes came on May 20, 2016, when the USPHL added the four remaining teams from the former Northern Pacific Hockey League to the USP3 as a Pacific Division.[8] Before the start of the season, the loss of the Illiana Blackbirds (Elite), Michigan Wild (USP3), and Marquette Royales (USP3) was offset by the additions of Team Beijing (Elite), another team from the New York Aviators organization (Elite), and the return of the Ironwood Fighting Yoopers (USP3).
League realignment (2017–present)
In October 2016, the USPHL announced it had applied to USA Hockey for approval to start a Tier II junior league for the 2017–18 season. The proposed Tier II USPHL division was announced to consist of 11 teams, seven from organizations in the USPHL Premier, the newly added Rochester Monarchs, and the Boston Bandits, New Jersey Rockets, and Northern Cyclones from the Eastern Hockey League.[9] At the time, the only USA Hockey-sanctioned Tier II league is the North American Hockey League. However, in December 2016, USA Hockey denied their application for a Tier II league.[10] The USPHL still intends to launch its tuition-free league and announced its name as the National Collegiate Development Conference.[11] In response, the USPHL dropped USA Hockey sanctioning from their junior level leagues and will operate unsanctioned for the 2017–18 season.[1]
In December 2016, the USPHL also announced the addition of six organizations from the Eastern Hockey League for the 2017–18 season: the previously mentioned Bandits, Rockets, and Cyclones would be joined by the Connecticut Nighthawks, Hartford Jr. Wolfpack, and New Hampshire Junior Monarchs. The New Hampshire Monarchs previously fielded USPHL teams in the youth levels. While the Bandits, Rockets and Cyclones have free-to-play teams in the new NCDC, all six organizations were announced to have Tier III teams in the Premier Division and five teams in the Elite Division.[12] The Jr. Monarchs would also add a NCDC team in 2018.
The league also announced the retirement of the USP3 Division, with the Premier Division remaining the top pay-to-play division and the Elite Division the only Tier III feeder division.[13] The Jersey Shore Whalers and the Florida Jr. Blades, both members of the former USP3 Division, were granted teams in the Premier Division, as well as the Jr. Blades adding their USP3 team to the Elite Division.[14][15] The Skipjacks Hockey Club also added a Premier team to augment their teams in the youth divisions. The Wisconsin Muskies also announced they would field an expansion team in the Premier Division. As part of the many changes, three of the four isolated former USP3 Pacific Division teams left the league with only the Eugene Generals remaining. The Generals would have a modified schedule for the season in the Elite Division playing most of their games against local youth and academy teams while only playing other USPHL teams in showcases.[16]
Member teams
National Collegiate Development Conference
Team | Arena | Location | Joined |
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Boston Bandits | Bridgewater Ice Arena | Bridgewater, Massachusetts | 2017 |
Boston Junior Bruins | New England Sports Center | Marlborough, Massachusetts | 2017 |
Connecticut Jr. Rangers | Chelsea Piers CT | Stamford, Connecticut | 2017 |
Islanders Hockey Club | Lawler Arena | North Andover, Massachusetts | 2017 |
Jersey Hitmen | Ice Vault Arena | Wayne, New Jersey | 2017 |
New Jersey Rockets | Prudential Center | Newark, New Jersey | 2017 |
Northern Cyclones | Cyclones Arena | Hudson, New Hampshire | 2017 |
P.A.L. Jr. Islanders | Northwell Health Ice Center | Hauppauge, New York | 2017 |
Rochester Monarchs | Rochester Ice Center | Rochester, New York | 2017 |
South Shore Kings | Foxboro Sports Center | Foxboro, Massachusetts | 2017 |
Syracuse Stars | Cicero Twin Rinks | Cicero, New York | 2017 |
Junior and youth leagues
As of the 2017–18 season, the USPHL consists of Premier and Elite Junior divisions, as well as 18U, 16U, 16U Futures, and High Performance youth divisions with organizations located on the East Coast, Midwest, and Pacific Northwest United States.
Divisions as of September 11, 2017.
Team | Location | NCDC Affiliate | Premier | Elite | 18U | 16U | 16U Futures | HP Youth |
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Atlanta Junior Knights | Marietta, Georgia | Boston Bandits | Southeast | Southeast | ||||
Beijing Shougang Eagles | East Meadow, New York | Mid Atlantic | ||||||
Boston Bandits | Bridgewater, Massachusetts | Boston Bandits | North | North | ||||
Boston Junior Bruins | Marlborough, Massachusetts | Boston Junior Bruins | North | North | North | North | ||
Carolina Eagles | Wake Forest, North Carolina | Rochester Monarchs | Southeast | Southeast | ||||
Charlotte Rush | Indian Trail, North Carolina | Northern Cyclones | Southeast | Southeast | ||||
Chicago Cougars | Chicago, Illinois | Boston Bandits | Midwest East | |||||
Connecticut Jr. Rangers | Stamford, Connecticut | Connecticut Jr. Rangers | Mid Atlantic | South | South | 16U Futures | HP Youth | |
Connecticut Nighthawks | Simsbury, Connecticut | Jersey Hitmen | Mid Atlantic | |||||
CP Dynamo | Clifton Park, New York | North | North | HP Youth | ||||
Daytona Racers | Daytona, Florida | Boston Junior Bruins | Florida | Florida | ||||
Decatur Blaze | Decatur, Illinois | P.A.L. Jr. Islanders | Midwest East | |||||
Dells Ducks | Lake Delton, Wisconsin | New Jersey Rockets | Midwest West | |||||
Detroit Fighting Irish | Brownstown, Michigan | Islanders Hockey Club | Midwest East | |||||
Eugene Generals | Eugene, Oregon | Islanders Hockey Club | Pacific | |||||
Florida Eels | Fort Myers, Florida | Islanders Hockey Club | Florida | Florida | ||||
Florida Jr. Blades | Estero, Florida | P.A.L. Jr. Islanders | Florida | Florida | 16U Futures (Jr. Everblades) |
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Hampton Roads Whalers | Chesapeake, Virginia | New Jersey Rockets | Southeast | Southeast | ||||
Hartford Jr. Wolfpack | Cromwell, Connecticut | South Shore Kings | Mid Atlantic | Mid Atlantic | North | HP Youth | ||
Hudson Havoc | Hudson, Wisconsin | Boston Junior Bruins | Midwest West | |||||
Ironwood Fighting Yoopers | Ironwood, Michigan | Northern Cyclones | Midwest West | |||||
Islanders Hockey Club | Tyngsborough, Massachusetts | Islanders Hockey Club | North | North | North | North | 16U Futures | |
Jersey Hitmen | Wayne, New Jersey | Jersey Hitmen | Mid Atlantic | Mid Atlantic | South | South | 16U Futures | HP Youth |
Jersey Shore Whalers | Brick, New Jersey | Mid Atlantic | Mid Atlantic | South | South | 16U Futures | ||
Kalkaska Rhinos | Kalkaska, Michigan | Boston Junior Bruins | Midwest East | |||||
Minnesota Blue Ox | Coon Rapids, Minnesota | Midwest West | ||||||
Minnesota Moose | Blaine, Minnesota | Midwest West | ||||||
Minnesota Mullets | Forest Lake, Minnesota | Jersey Hitmen | Midwest West | |||||
Motor City Hawks | Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan | South Shore Kings | Midwest East | |||||
New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs | Hooksett, New Hampshire | Connecticut Jr. Rangers | North | North | 16U Futures | |||
New Jersey Rockets | Berkeley Heights, New Jersey | New Jersey Rockets | Mid Atlantic | Mid Atlantic | South | South | 16U Futures | HP Youth |
New York Aviators | Brooklyn, New York | Rochester Monarchs | Mid Atlantic | Mid Atlantic | HP Youth | |||
Northern Cyclones | Hudson, New Hampshire | Northern Cyclones | North | North | 16U Futures | |||
P.A.L. Jr. Islanders | Hauppauge, New York | P.A.L. Jr. Islanders | Mid Atlantic | South | South | 16U Futures | HP Youth | |
Palm Beach Hawks | Lake Worth, Florida | Connecticut Jr. Rangers | Florida | Florida | ||||
Philadelphia Blazers | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 16U Futures | ||||||
Potomac Patriots | Woodbridge, Virginia | Syracuse Stars | Southeast | Southeast | South | 16U Futures | ||
Richmond Generals | Richmond, Virginia | Jersey Hitmen | Southeast | Southeast | ||||
Rochester Monarchs | Rochester, New York | Rochester Monarchs | North | North | North | |||
Selects Academy | South Kent, Connecticut | South | South | |||||
Skipjacks Hockey | York, Pennsylvania | Boston Junior Bruins | Mid Atlantic | South | South | 16U Futures | ||
South Shore Kings | Foxboro, Massachusetts | South Shore Kings | North | North | North | |||
Springfield Pics | West Springfield, Massachusetts | Northern Cyclones | North | North | North | North | ||
Steele County Blades | Owatonna, Minnesota | New Jersey Rockets | Midwest West | |||||
Syracuse Stars | Cicero, New York | Syracuse Stars | North | North | North | North | ||
Tampa Bay Juniors | Wesley Chapel, Florida | South Shore Kings | Florida | Florida | ||||
Tri-City Ice Hawks | Bay City, Michigan | Syracuse Stars | Midwest East | |||||
Wisconsin Muskies | Spooner, Wisconsin | Midwest West | ||||||
Wisconsin Rapids Riverkings | Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin | Islanders Hockey Club | Midwest West |
Champions
Year | Premier Division | Elite Division | USP3[a] | 18U Division | 16U Division | 16U Futures Division |
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2013–14 | Boston Jr. Bruins | Springfield Jr. Pics | Florida Jr. Blades | Selects Academy | Selects Academy | — |
2014–15 | Jersey Hitmen | Boston Jr. Bruins | New York Aviators | Jersey Hitmen | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights | Carolina Eagles |
2015–16 | Jersey Hitmen | Hampton Roads Whalers | Dells Ducks[b] | Selects Academy | Selects Academy | Potomac Patriots[17] |
2016–17 | Islanders Hockey Club | Charlotte Rush | Florida Jr. Blades | P.A.L. Jr. Islanders | Selects Academy | Jersey Hitmen[18] |
Former teams
- Adirondack Jr. Wings— (2013–15, Empire/16U/16U Futures Divisions) Team ceased operations prior to 2015–16 season; also fielded youth teams for one more season.[19][20]
- Alpena Flyers— (2014–17, Midwest/USP3 Divisions) Team ceased operations following the end of the 2016–17 season.[21]
- Bay State Breakers— (2013–15, Premier Division) Premier franchise sold to the Syracuse Stars organization; continues to field their Elite Division and youth teams for one more season.[22]
- Blaine Energy— (2015–17, Midwest/Elite Divisions) Formerly in the Minnesota Junior Hockey League as the Maple Grove Energy; ceased operations at the end of the 2016–17 season.
- Brewster Bulldogs— (2013–15, Empire Division) Formerly in the Empire Junior Hockey League; continues to field their EHL 19U Elite team that was formerly in Metropolitan Junior Hockey League until 2016.
- Florida Bulldogs— (2013–15, Elite Division) Formerly called the Space Coast Jr. Hurricanes when the organization joined from the Eastern Elite Hockey League and for the 2013–14 USPHL season; merged with the Roswell Bulldogs organization in April 2014 and played under that name for the 2014–15 season; renamed Florida Bulldogs prior to the 2015–16 season but ceased operation due to lack of players after one game, an 8-2 loss to the Palm Beach Hawks.[23]
- Forest Lake Lakers— (2015–17, Midwest/Elite Divisions) Formerly in the Minnesota Junior Hockey League; team sold and renamed Minnesota Mullets after the 2016–17 season.
- Frederick Freeze– (2013–16, Empire/USP3 Division) Formerly in the Empire Junior Hockey League, removed from USP3 schedule in September 2016.
- Illiana Blackbirds– (2015–16, Midwest Division) Based out of Dyer, Indiana; joined from the Minnesota Junior Hockey League in 2015; merged into the Elite Division for 2016–17 but ceased operations prior to scheduling.
- Indiana Attack— Announced team for 2015–16 season in the Midwest Division; formerly the Fort Wayne Federals of the Minnesota Junior Hockey League; canceled their opening night game against the Alpena Flyers one day before it was scheduled and ceased operations.[24]
- Jersey Wildcats— (2013–15, Empire Division) Formerly in the Empire Junior Hockey League; continued to field a team in the North American 3 Atlantic Hockey League (formerly called the Metropolitan Junior Hockey League) from 2015 to 2017.
- Marquette Royales– (2015–16, Midwest Division) Formerly in the Minnesota Junior Hockey League, moved to the USP3 Division in 2016 but was removed from the schedule prior to the 2016–17 season.
- Michigan Wild– (2015–16, Midwest Division) Joined from the Midwest Junior Hockey League as the Michigan Ice Dogs but were renamed the Wild prior to their first season in the USPHL; joined the USP3 Division in 2016 but were removed from the schedule less than one week before the start of the season.
- Minnesota Owls— Announced team for 2015–16 season in the Midwest Division; formerly in the Minnesota Junior Hockey League; took leave of absence prior to first season.[25]
- New York Apple Core— (2013–14, Empire Division) Formerly in the Empire Junior Hockey League; continues to field their Eastern Hockey League teams.
- New York Aviators— (2013–15, Empire Division) The organization decided to play in the North American 3 Eastern Hockey League and the Empire franchise was reassigned to the New York Dragons. The Aviators returned to the USPHL with an Elite Division and youth teams in 2016. The former NA3EHL team became the Long Island Sharks in the North American 3 Hockey League.
- New York Dragons– Announced team for the 2015–16 season in the USP3 Division with the franchise rights from the previous New York Aviators but appears to have dropped from the division prior to the season.
- Okanagan European Eagles– (2015–17, Premier Division) A team based in Austria made up of European players. Left the league after two seasons.
- Philadelphia Flyers Junior Hockey Club– (2013–17, Premier Division) An expansion team and founding member of the USPHL Premier. Sold to the Lightning Hockey Club and relocated to Newark, Delaware, in 2017.[26] The Lightning HC were removed from the league prior to the start of the 2017–18 season.
- Portland Jr. Pirates— (2013–16, Premier/Elite/18U Divisions) Based out of Saco, Maine. Not listed by USPHL in 2016 but continues to operate youth hockey programs outside the USPHL umbrella.
- Providence Capitals— (2014–16, Elite/18U/16U Divisions)
- River Falls Renegades— (2016–17, Elite Division) Former SCV Magicians, were not listed in the league membership for 2017–18.[27]
- Rochester Jr. Americans— (2013–16, Premier/Elite/18U Divisions) Replaced by the Rochester Monarchs organization.
- SCV Magicians— (2015–16, Midwest Division) Joined as the Hudson Crusaders of Hudson, Wisconsin, from the Minnesota Junior Hockey League in 2015; rebranded prior to their first season in the USPHL and relocated mid-season to Vadnais Heights, Minnesota; relocated again in 2016 to become the River Falls Renegades in River Falls, Wisconsin.
- Seattle Ravens — (2016–17, USP3 Division); Joined from the Northern Pacific Hockey League for the 2016–17 season; Left the league in 2017, rebranded as the Kent Ravens and joined the Western States Hockey League but folded prior to playing a game.
- Soo Firehawks— Announced team for 2015–16 season in the Midwest Division; formerly in the Midwest Junior Hockey League; ceased operations prior to first season.[28]
- St. Louis Storm— Announced team for 2015–16 season in the Midwest Division; formerly the St. Louis Frontenacs of the Minnesota Junior Hockey League; ceased operations prior to first season.[29]
- Team Comcast— (2014–15, 18U/16U Divisions) Youth teams associated with the Philadelphia Flyers Junior Hockey Club. In March 2016, was renamed Virtua Hockey[30] and joined the Atlantic Youth Hockey League.
- Traverse City Hounds— (2015–16, Midwest Division) Joined from the Midwest Junior Hockey League in 2015; renamed Traverse City North Stars after the former NAHL team in 2016.
- Traverse City North Stars— (2016–17, USP3 Division) Went dormant prior to the 2017–18 season.[31]
- Tri-City Outlaws— (2016–17, USP3 Division) Joined from the Northern Pacific Hockey League for the 2016–17 season; not listed as a member of the USPHL for the 2017–18 season.
- West Sound Warriors— (2016–17, USP3 Division) Joined from the Northern Pacific Hockey League for the 2016–17 season; suspended operations in 2017. The Vancouver Rangers of the WSHL relocated to Bremerton and became the West Sound Warriors for the 2017–18 season.[32]
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