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USPHL Premier 2024-25 Northwest All-Division Team

By iclarke / April 16, 2025 / Comments Off on USPHL Premier 2024-25 Northwest All-Division Team

  Forward: Aatu Suontakanen, Seattle Totems Suontakanen (‘05/Helsinki, Finland) was all over the opposition from the time he joined the Totems in this, his first North American season. He scored 49 goals and added 77 assists for 126 points, ranking him second overall in league scoring behind teammate Roman Wolynec. He was the league’s goal-scoring…

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USPHL Premier National Championships Set For Monday Between Springfield Pics and Vernal Oilers

By iclarke / March 24, 2025 / Comments Off on USPHL Premier National Championships Set For Monday Between Springfield Pics and Vernal Oilers

The Springfield Pics and Vernal Oilers will compete for the USPHL Premier National Championship on Monday, March 24, at 10:30 a.m. EST The Pics and Oilers won two very different semifinal games to advance from Sunday’s semifinal round. Vernal came into the 2024 National Championships tournament as the No. 1 overall seed, but fell to…

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Vernal Oilers Win 2025 USPHL Premier National Championship By 6-2 Final Against Springfield

By iclarke / March 24, 2025 / Comments Off on Vernal Oilers Win 2025 USPHL Premier National Championship By 6-2 Final Against Springfield

The Vernal Oilers defeated the Springfield Pics, 6-2, on Monday afternoon to claim the 2025 USPHL National Championship. The Pics started the offense on the day with the first lead, when Benjamin Adcock scored at the 7:40 mark of the second period. With a 30-second 5-on-3 power play and a 4:28 5-on-4 power play to…

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USPHL Premier National Semifinals Are Set For Sunday

By iclarke / March 23, 2025 / Comments Off on USPHL Premier National Semifinals Are Set For Sunday

The USPHL Premier Semifinals will be played on Sunday, March 23, at the Ice Vault at Wayne, N.J. A variety of close and unexpected scores dominated the Saturday night Round Robin Day 3 games. The final product will see the following semifinal games: (1) Tampa Bay Juniors vs. (4) Vernal Oilers, 2:30 p.m. (2) Potomac…

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Vernal Oilers Win Northwest Division, Earn Third Straight USPHL Nationals Berth

By iclarke / March 9, 2025 / Comments Off on Vernal Oilers Win Northwest Division, Earn Third Straight USPHL Nationals Berth

By Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com The Vernal Oilers will make their third straight trip to the #USPHLNationals as Northwest Division Champions. The Oilers closed out their series against the Seattle Totems with a 6-1 victory for the game and 2-0 for the series. Gergo Schwartz scored twice, Filip Lezzani had a goal and two assists,…

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USPHL Premier Northwest Division Players Of The Month: January 2025

By iclarke / February 6, 2025 / Comments Off on USPHL Premier Northwest Division Players Of The Month: January 2025

Forwards Kasper Pohjala, Vernal Oilers  Pohjala (‘05/Helsinki, Finland) averaged an incredible five points per game in January, scoring eight goals and posting 17 assists for 25 points in five games. The Vernal Oilers forward is a statement-making rookie, and heads into February after scoring two goals and two assists for the Pacific/NW/Canada All-Star Team.   …

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USPHL Premier Northwest Division Players Of The Month: December 2024

By iclarke / January 5, 2025 / Comments Off on USPHL Premier Northwest Division Players Of The Month: December 2024

  Forwards Roman Wolynec, Seattle Totems Wolynec (‘05/Langley, B.C.) registered a very healthy four goals and 10 assists for 14 points in just five December games to continue to lead the USPHL Premier in scoring. He stands at 93 points through 26 games, and with nearly half a season left, there’s no telling how high…

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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 Premier Northwest Division Players Of The Month: October 2024

By iclarke / November 5, 2024 / Comments Off on USPHL Premier Northwest Division Players Of The Month: October 2024

Note: September statistics are also included in October Players Of The Month   Forwards Roman Wolynec, Seattle Totems The third-year Premier standout Wolynec (‘05/Langley, B.C.) absolutely blasted out to the scoring lead for the league, putting up 13 goals and 36 assists for 49 points in 13 games. He is averaging 3.77 points per game…

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The Playoff Push: Jan. 19, 2024

By iclarke / January 19, 2024 / Comments Off on The Playoff Push: Jan. 19, 2024

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…

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