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USPHL Premier Great Lakes Division Players Of The Month: December 2024

By iclarke / January 4, 2025 / Comments Off on USPHL Premier Great Lakes Division Players Of The Month: December 2024

Forwards Aidan Besedic, Toledo Cherokee Besedic (‘04/Belleaire, Fla.) had an extremely productive December, including a four-point and a five-point game – back-to-back. For the month, he put up a 4-8-12 line en route to his current total of 33 points in 27 games. Besedic joined the Cherokee this year after two prior junior seasons in…

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USPHL Elite Power Rankings: Dec. 26, 2024-Jan. 2, 2025

By iclarke / December 27, 2024 / Comments Off on USPHL Elite Power Rankings: Dec. 26, 2024-Jan. 2, 2025

Read About How The United States Premier Hockey League Utilizes Ken’s Ratings For American College Hockey (“KRACH”) to determine its Power Rankings.  These rankings are used by the USPHL only to determine Divisional seeding for Premier Nationals; for selecting the Elite wild card team to fill out the 6-team Elite Nationals field.  Power Movers: The…

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USPHL Advancement In Action: Seattle’s Folkesson Called Up To NCDC Grizzlies

By iclarke / December 27, 2024 / Comments Off on USPHL Advancement In Action: Seattle’s Folkesson Called Up To NCDC Grizzlies

By Richard Dunne / Seattle Totems “Pack your bags, son. You’re going to the bigs.” That’s a line every aspiring hockey player wants to hear.  While Totems’ captain, Wilhelm Folkesson, is not going to the NHL, he is going to get a chance to showcase his talents to the next level up from the Totems.…

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USPHL Advancement In Action: NCDC’s Bulls Call Up Vernal’s Alanko and Pohjala

By iclarke / December 27, 2024 / Comments Off on USPHL Advancement In Action: NCDC’s Bulls Call Up Vernal’s Alanko and Pohjala

The NCDC’s Pueblo Bulls recently welcomed to the team Roni Alanko and Kasper Pohjala, the top two scoring leaders for the Premier’s undefeated Vernal Oilers (28-0 to date). From Helsinki, Finland, Alanko and Pohjala’s impact on the Oilers’ success and promotion to the Bulls highlight the USPHL’s dedication to providing a clear pathway to success…

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USPHL Advancement In Action: Elmira’s Coutu Joins NCDC’s Pueblo Bulls

By iclarke / December 27, 2024 / Comments Off on USPHL Advancement In Action: Elmira’s Coutu Joins NCDC’s Pueblo Bulls

By Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com  Liam Coutu, a 2006-born player who started the season with the USPHL Premier’s Elmira Impact, has moved up to the Pueblo Bulls of the NCDC and it certainly appears that he is there to stay. Coutu has been a point-per-game player with the Bulls since joining just prior to Dec.…

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USPHL Advancement In Action: Tampa Bay’s Koudelny Advances To NCDC’s Idaho Falls Spud Kings

By iclarke / December 27, 2024 / Comments Off on USPHL Advancement In Action: Tampa Bay’s Koudelny Advances To NCDC’s Idaho Falls Spud Kings

By Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com  The Tampa Bay Juniors have bid a fond farewell to one of their top players of the first half of 2024-25. General Manager/Head Coach Garrett Strot does not expect to see Jakub Koudelny back in the TBJ lineup. And that’s a good thing, because it means the NCDC team that…

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USPHL Premier Power Rankings: Dec. 26, 2024 & Jan. 2, 2025

By iclarke / December 26, 2024 / Comments Off on USPHL Premier Power Rankings: Dec. 26, 2024 & Jan. 2, 2025

Read About How The United States Premier Hockey League Utilizes Ken’s Ratings For American College Hockey (“KRACH”) to determine its Power Rankings.  These rankings are used by the USPHL only to determine Divisional seeding for Premier Nationals; for selecting the Elite wild card team to fill out the 6-team Elite Nationals field.  Since games don’t…

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USPHL Elite Players Of The Week: South Region

By iclarke / December 24, 2024 / Comments Off on USPHL Elite Players Of The Week: South Region

Week of Dec. 24, 2024 Games of Dec. 17-22, 2024   Southeast Division  Forward: Kayden Suy, Potomac Patriots  Suy (‘05/Gainesville, Va.) was the most generous player you could find at the USPHL Florida College Showcase, dishing out eight assists in the four games, over which the Patriots went 3-1-0-0. He has 33 points in 26…

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USPHL Premier Players Of The Week: Northeast Region

By iclarke / December 24, 2024 / Comments Off on USPHL Premier Players Of The Week: Northeast Region

Week of Dec. 23, 2024  Games of Dec. 17-22, 2024    Atlantic Division Forward: Anthony Rizzi, Brooklyn Aviators  Rizzi (‘04/Montreal) registered six points for the Aviators in three games this week, including three goals. He has 31 points in his first Premier season, with 15 goals and 16 assists across 24 games. He is the…

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USPHL Premier Players Of The Week: Midwestern Region

By iclarke / December 24, 2024 / Comments Off on USPHL Premier Players Of The Week: Midwestern Region

Week of Dec. 23, 2024 Games of Dec. 17-22, 2024   Great Lakes Division  Forward: Brayden Goncalves, Red River Spartans Goncalves (‘04/Vancouver, B.C.) started and never stopped until the final buzzer of the Spartans’ second game against Battle Creek, putting up five goals and nine assists for 14 points in just two games. Through it…

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