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By Joshua Boyd / USPHL.com The people have spoken and they’re excited about the future of 2008-born Johnny Iwankiw, of the Rockets Hockey Club. Iwankiw received more votes than all players in the 2025 USPHL Elite Fans Choice voting, and earned the Fans Choice MVP and Forward Of The Year titles. “I am truly honored…
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By Joshua Boyd / USPHL.com Anthony Trantas led all Carolina Jr. Hurricanes USPHL Elite goaltenders in games played (39) and in wins (29) – and went on to win his final game, which allowed him and his Jr. Canes teammates to lift the USPHL Elite National Championship trophy. Trantas is excited to be able to…
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By Joshua Boyd / USPHL.com Anthony De Simone is proud to have been a member of the Rockets Hockey Club for every year of this decade, originally joining the Bridgewater, N.J.-based organization as a 14U player. Great friendships, memories and great games abound for the 2004-born native of Staten Island, N.Y. Now, he moves on…
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The National Collegiate Development Conference congratulates former Rockets Hockey Club defenseman Anthony Allain-Samake, who has been selected in the sixth round, 168th overall, by the Anaheim Ducks in the 2025 NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles, on Saturday, June 28. Allain-Samake played with the Rockets in the 2023-24 NCDC season, registering seven assists in 47…
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By Joshua Boyd / USPHL.com Colin Bailey certainly feels he is right where he belongs, doing what he was born to do and loving every minute of it. The Wausau, Wis., native who just turned 29 is entering his fourth season as Assistant Coach with the NCAA Division III College of St. Scholastica in Duluth,…
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Final voting is now open for the USPHL Elite Fans Choice Awards. You can cast your ballot at the link below. You can vote for each individual position winner, plus the overall Fans Choice Most Valuable Player. The players listed received the most individual fan nominations at their respective positions to enter this Final Vote…
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Photo By Heather O’Connell / Mercer Chiefs By Joshua Boyd / USPHL.com Francis Rose was a heart-and-soul player for the Mercer Chiefs’ inaugural USPHL Premier team, bringing in key NCDC experience and becoming Chiefs’ first-ever leading scorer. One first-year team experience is in the books, and another is on tap, as Rose will become a…
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The Coral Springs Jr. Cats are gearing up for an exciting first season starting this August, and the anticipation is already building! In a thrilling display of team spirit, the team’s jersey made a special appearance at Game 4 of the Florida Panthers vs. Edmonton Oilers Stanley Cup Final series. Adding to the excitement, several…
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The United States Premier Hockey League (“USPHL”) congratulates all 44 of its alumni of the USPHL Premier and Elite conferences who played in IIHF World Championship tournaments, which ran from April through May in cities around the world. The top level of World Championships was held in Sweden and Denmark and the United States of…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 17, 2025 BUFFALO, N.Y. – The United States Premier Hockey League is proud to announce that the Bearcat Hockey Club is relocating to Buffalo, N.Y. Andrew Vargo, a former Rochester Institute of Technology ACHA Division I college coach, AAA youth coach, and successful business owner, has assumed ownership of the Bearcat…
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