Smith not only helped the Hitmen finish second in a division that was the strongest its been in years, he also helped push the Hitmen to their second Nationals trip in three years. SEED 11 SEED 6 LINK TO 2023 SEEDING ROUND SCHEDULE (ALSO CLICK ON GRAPHIC ABOVE), #USPHLNationals: Northern Cyclones Win First USPHL Premier Title After 3-1 Win Against Charlotte, #USPHLNationals: Northern Cyclones Defeat Florida Eels In OT, Advance To Face Charlotte In Championship Game, #USPHLNationals: Charlotte Rush Advances To USPHL Premier National Championship Game, #USPHLNationals: USPHL Premier Semifinals Set For Monday. #USPHLCommitments: Rockets Hockey Club Veteran Forward Jack Quigley Commits To Arcadia University . Most points achieved Head-to-Head assuming all tied teams played each other. *EACH ROUND RE-SEEDED FOR THE HIGHEST SEED TO PLAY THE LOWEST REMAINING SEED AND SO ON. He is also excited about returning home to Wisconsin for college and get to play in front of family and friends. Playoffs for the USPHL Premier and USPHL Elite Conferences begin in late February and generally run until the final weekend before the beginning of the National Championships as each conference plays down to determine their representative, or representatives, for the National Championships. Boughen (04/Peterborough, U.K.) returned to the Knights fold this year even more determined to shake off the title of backup by putting together a season for the ages. An easy pick here, Bruce (05/Kitchener, Ont.) USPHL Premier 2021-22 Preview Series: Great Lakes Division. Fighting Irish Head Coach Sam Shaheen saw just how potent his team could be last year, when the team ended the season with a 3-0-0-1 run, including a big win over the Chicago Cougars, their first since Nov. 3, 2018, with a string of nine contests with only one overtime loss point in between. For his 30-game Elite career, he is 23-3-2-0 with a .923 save percentage. The Chicago Cougars joined the MJDP at Nationals, marking their third straight trip (and fourth straight qualification, counting the canceled 2020 Nationals). GF/(GF+GA) 6. McGowan added 33 assists for a clean 70-point season, good for fifth overall. Kossakowski Southern New Hampshire University (2019), Brandon Ritchey New York University/NYU (2017), Conan Hayton University of Mary, 2021 and 2022 Back To Back National Champions, Jay Croop Williston State College (2015). It has the academic program he wishes to pursue and a quality hockey program. When youve had multiple years of players like John Crowdell and Michael McGowan shooting at you in practice, you cant help but sharpen your skills. We also have Brendan Hirliman [03] and Jake Sullivan [02] on the back end who we feel will be top defensemen for us by the end of the year.. There are several brand-name hotels in Utica, many within walking distance of the Nexus Center for the convenience of the teams that reach the National Championships. If you would have asked me, with our ownership group five years ago, there was no way we could ever support an Elite team, but with this group of ownership and their morals of how they run their business and treat kids and develop, it was time to take the next step and expand to Elite programs. This week's #DanKShow episode is a deep dive into the USPHL'sNCDC division. New England (2 Teams) In the postseason, he put up a 3-0 mark and then it was a 1.69 goals against average and a .944 save percentage all topped with nothing better than a National Championship. Not only did he return, but played while undergoing treatment. Standing tall, we look forward to the Leagues expansion. A longtime teammate of McHale, including in the Philadelphia Little Flyers Midget program, Bess also joined up with the Knights this year and put up a fantastic 32 goals and 58 points in 34 games for a 1.71 points per game average. The Metro Jets Development Program gave the Jets organization, located in Mount Clemens, Mich., not one but two USPHL Premier Division championships for the 2020-21 season. Curry (05/Torrance, Calif.) finished with his teams second best and tied for the leagues third best points per game of the season at 1.89, as he played in just 28 games. SEED 8 SEED 1 He also finished with the leagues best save percentage this year at .937 and third best goals against average this season at 1.92. We love you. Congratulations to our North Division All-Stars, who were selected from votes made by the coaches. The Decatur Blaze are excited to add an Elite team as it will allow us to have more local players in our organization and help develop players locally and within our organization to become better hockey players and human beings.. His 1.39 points per game average was fifth best in Elite GEnerals history, one that includes the 2019 and 2022 National Championships. USPHL Releases 2021 National Championships Schedule and Pools Featured NCDC USPHL Elite USPHL Premier USPHL Releases 2021 National Championships Schedule and Pools by Admin March 11, 2021 0 Share Read full story for latest details. This former New York Star and Rockets Hockey Club 18U goaltender very successfully moved into the junior realm this year with a save percentage of .919 and a win-loss record of 12-11-3-0. Certainly many eyes will be on Indelicato as he continues to move through his junior career. GAME# AWAY HOME Meinheim is a municipality in the Weienburg-Gunzenhausen district, in Bavaria, Germany . We expect Chicago to be good as usual and at the top. A National Champion netminder, Fillion ('04/Chicoutimi, Que.) 9. Jace Weimer, an 05 defenseman, brings a calmness to the blue line.. 6. Maine (02) put up good offense from the blue line with the Tri-State Spartans 18U AAA team, and 01 French forward Daita is playing in his first North American season after already earning experience in the pro ranks of his home country. 5. The 05 from Suffield, Conn., was a textbook two-way defenseman who didnt put together the game-by-game highlights that might have earned him weekly or monthly honors during the season, but rather a steady, in-your-face game that saw him register 17 points in 32 games. When the final buzzer sounded in the regular season, the lifetime Jr. Cane Strong (04/Wake Forest, N.C.) put up 18 goals and 48 assists for 66 points in just 39 games, good for a 1.69 points per game average. Jake echoed that UW-Milwaukee is a perfect fit for him. His ability to work with young men to advance their hockey skills and prepare them for their next steps is a special gift. The Spacemen have been consistently a winning team in the USPHL Premier Division, not bad for just being two years out of their creation. Bess also earned one game apiece with the Knights Premier and NCDC games during the season. Tweet at the @The_DanKShow using the hashtag #DanKshow. The defenseman was a force to be reckoned with, and was a fan favorite and beloved by everyone. That was the second best regular season in Jr. Canes Elite history, which helped earn him a unanimous vote. They play in a tough division (the NCHL) against the likes of: Northern Michigan, UW-Oshkosh, Roosevelt, St. Norbert College, Lewis University, Concordia University-Wisconsin, Marquette University, Marian University, DePaul University and others. The MJDP will certainly be pushing for another division title along with the Metro Jets of the Great Lakes Division - but only so far as that comes along with success in their primary objective of developing players to have their best success at the college hockey level. He also got a chance to help out with the Premier team, posting two assists in four Premier games. Utica is conveniently located off of I-90 (known in New York as the Thomas E. Dewey Thruway), 90 minutes driving time from the state capital in Albany, and 50 minutes by highway from Syracuse. Travel will be light, limited generally to the states of Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan. Mountain (2 Teams) Tickets | Awards . McHale scored 10 points in seven postseason games. QUARTERFINALS (DAY 4): 6 MOUNTAIN #2 MIDWEST WEST #1 in Fraser, Mich., located 40 minutes from Detroit Metro Wayne County Airport. Premier Teams Florida Great Lakes Mid Atlantic Midwest East Midwest West Pacific New England Southeast Mountain Northwest League Leaders In just 64 Elite games, he has posted a total of 102 points in the regular season and hes also put up 18 points in 13 playoff games after two straight trips to the Nationals in the Knights first two years. A local area product, he was recently with the Suffield-Granby-Windsor Locks high school team while also playing for the Pics USPHL 15U squad in 2020-21. The biggest difference for this years team will be our work ethic. With an additional group of highly-anticipated newcomers, you can expect that the Cougars will remain a going concern for the Midwest East and all of their non-divisional opponents. The Rockets Captain, a third-year player for Head Coach Todd Wagenbach, put together his best of three seasons with a line of 21-28-49 for a 1.14 points per game average over 43 games. Seeding Round Standings and Tiebreakers Congratulations to our Mid-Atlantic Division All-Stars, who were selected from votes made by the coaches with support from the League Media Director. Home The Nexus Center will be connected by a walkway to the historic Adirondack Bank Center at the Utica Memorial Auditorium, which brings the total up to four surfaces for sports tournaments. date. He finished undefeated in regulation with a line of 15-0-2-0 and the leagues third best save percentage at .933, not to four shutouts (also third in the league). Midwest East (2 Teams) The United States Premier Hockey League of 2020-21 will be the nation's largest amateur ice hockey league and the only league to span the continental United States and parts of Canada. Season Opener: Fri., Sept. 24, at Dells Ducks. The Northern squad came across the regular season finish line at second overall with 77 points. stepped out of Massachusetts public high school hockey in his hometown right into a top spot on the Eels blue line. In Seeding Round and subsequent play, when standings are required to determine placement, the following shall be used in order to determine the ranking: 18 Nationals Participants: Ask Dan your questions and tell him what you're thinking. I look forward to the development of our guys as the season moves forward, said McCrimmon. I'm excited for the season to start and get back to competing every night and moving our guys to the next level., Tag(s): The leagues top level, the Tuition Free Tier II National Collegiate Development Conference, led all North American Tier II leagues with three players selected in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft and has seen more than 200 NCAA Division I commitments since its 2017 inception. Out of 26 total players on the TBJ Elite roster, only one goaltender didnt register at least one point. Tristan Falsetto, Carolina Jr. Hurricanes. Receiving several votes from across the league, Barrow (04/Massapequa, N.Y.) was the outright and clear leader for the always-strong Rush squad. BREAKING TIES in STANDINGS: The following shall be the order considered: In cases where teams play a different number of League games, winning percentage shall replace Most Points in the hierarchy and iv. Sweitzer (03/West Chester, Pa.) put together a powerful season of a 7-34-41 line offensively, and helped the Rush to yet another 30-win season, their fifth straight at that level. The Elite division will give us the opportunity to create another solid foundation within our organization and an additional pipeline that will move people who come through our organization to higher levels of Junior Hockey and beyond., We feel strongly that this well enhance our development process and help get more guys to the next level, said, General Manager John Finch. With the addition of the Northwest Division for the 2022-2023 USPHL Premier Season, the 2023 USPHL Premier National Championships will increase from a 16 to 18 team format. The USPHL Premier semifinals will be played on March 27, the same day as the Elite National Championship Game. He will be joined up front with Walker Smith, an 02 who returns to the Blaze after a season away with the Omaha AAA Hockey Club. With an All-Star back on defense, the Fighting Irish have the makeup that could lead to them having one of their best seasons in their recent history. @2021 - TheJuniorHockeyNes.com. "The boys were ecstatic at the final buzzer. Ownership and home ice may be the same for the Blackbirds, but essentially everything has else has changed. The efforts it has taken to enhance the experience to better the game offers an amazing unparalleled opportunity for these young men to get to the next level and achieve their dreams of college hockey and beyond. Blake Ferris, an 02 who joined the Spacemen for eight games last season and was impressive in each. In the News I expect our Midwest East division to make a statement all the way around. He also had the most productive scoring streak, posting points in 25 straight games for 62 total. Founded in 2012, the USPHL has grown to over 60 organizations from across the United States fielding teams in the National Collegiate Development Conference (NCDC), Premier, Elite, EHF, 18U, 16U, 15U, and High Performance youth divisions. Vosslers coaching career began in Iceland at the U18 and U16 levels. He also blocked 44 shots and had 48 defensive takeaways. DiMatteo (04/Boca Raton, Fla.) only got a chance to play in half the season due to a broken ankle, but at the time of his injury in December, he was the clear leader in points per game with 2.04. 1 overall seed to close the regular season and jump in the playoffs on the right foot, Straarup was the league leader in points per game by a defender with 0.86 off a line of 8-22-30 in 35 games. Melnikov (01) is a longtime North American-experienced goalie from Belarus, who already has one USPHL Premier season under his belt. Last year, we struggled to finish games the right way. Hes just as effective in the postseason, with a two-year playoff save percentage of .933. Horn (04/Danvers, Mass.) Straarup (03/Kerning, Denmark) came into this, his third North American season but first in the USPHL with a will to win and thats exactly what the Knights did so much of this year. That was good for Top 10 all-time in the Elite Division and is the second best season by a Rockets Elite player in the six years of the Conference. All 12 forwards can play at both ends of the ice and we love our defensive core.. 3. The USPHL Midwest East Division, in conjunction with the United States Premier Hockey League, are working to expand westward within the USPHLs Tier 3 USPHL Elite Conference. The new division will consist of the following organizations, all with existing teams at the USPHL Premier Division: Chicago Cougars, Fort Wayne Spacemen, Motor City Gamblers, Decatur Blaze, Chicago Crush and Metro Jets. All Rights Reserved. home team. We are thrilled to be able to host the USPHL National Championships at the Nexus Center in 2023, said Comets President Robert Esche. Varga (04/Hungary) enjoyed his first season in North America, joining after a very offensively productive season in his home country. USPHL Nationals Elite Team Previews: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights TOURNAMENT FORMAT: USPHL Premier National Championships (March 24-29, 2022) Round Robin (March 24-26, Cyclones Arena, Hudson, N.H.) 16-Team format with 4 round robin pools. We wish Jake the very best. For the Generals, it continued a Tradition of Champions that has reached every level of the college hockey realm in recent years. NASHUA, NH 03063. Schedules were created within those guidelines, matching teams for their specific matchups, based on overall divisional success in the 2021-2022 Regular Season, Postseason and at the 2022 Nationals. He had some big point runs, like putting five points up twice in a row to bridge November and December, or a run of 13 points in a row in six games, including five games in a row of two points or more. The United States Premier Hockey League and the Utica Jr. Comets organization are proud to announce that the 2023 USPHL Premier and Elite National Championships will be held at the Nexus Center in Utica, N.Y. the brand new home of the Jr. Comets USPHL teams between March 23 and March 28, 2023. The United States Premier Hockey League of 2020-21 will be the nations largest amateur ice hockey league and the only league to span the continental United States and parts of Canada. He has been very a key ingredient in three Divisional Titles, Playoff Championships and National appearances. USPHL Premier 2022-23 New England Division All-Stars Premier Conference Outman (03/Fairview, Texas) was a total package on the blue line this year for the Rush. has been working and developing in the IHC program for some years and has now become an indispensable blueliner for the Elite team of 2022-23. Elite Prospects - Team Standings USPHL Premier Add to the mix veterans Matthew Hagerstrom and Alex Hertlein (both 01) and Brendan Miranda (03). Markham put up a line of 9-36-45 in 42 games for a 1.07 points per game average. The brand new Nexus Center will feature all the most modern technology, in order to facilitate a prime viewing experience for those watching on HockeyTV, the exclusive broadcast partner of the USPHL. The United States Premier Hockey League and the Utica Jr. Comets organization are proud to announce that the 2023 USPHL Premier and Elite National Championships will be held at the. That certainly helped provide some leadership for the young Clones team, as he churned out 25 goals and 26 assists for 51 points in just 35 games played, good for a 1.46 points per game average, second only to his teammate Josh Bruno. He put up 76 blocked shots, the most in the league, and he was also a +16 this year. He received votes from outside of the Pics organization, showing just how much respect he earned throughout the season.
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