usphl premier nationals 2021
Up front, Michael Sliwinski (01) marks two returning All-Stars for Head Coach Josh Dallmanns crew. 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. In the first set of games, the Metro Jets came back late from being down 1-0 for most of the game to win 2-1 against their Great Lakes Division rivals the Toledo Cherokee. He also has seven points in five playoff games in his last two years. Anthony Crescimanni, P.A.L. He received votes from outside of the Pics organization, showing just how much respect he earned throughout the season. The Bandits knew exactly what they were getting this year in the veteran DoCanto (02/Wareham, Mass.). We are excited to field another model of opportunity for young players who want to develop, said Justin Quenneville, Head Coach/GM of the Metro Jets organization, which fields the current Premier teams the Metro Jets and Metro Jets Development Program (MJDP) out of Mount Clemens, Mich. Our platform is unique and we have always prided ourselves on giving the best environment for players to invest in themselves. 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. Already, former Fort Wayne Komets Captain and current Spacemen Head Coach Lincoln Schrock has hit upon a strong recipe for player development, movement and on-ice success, all wrapped up in one big frustrating mix for opponents. What you call a great get.. For the Generals, it continued a Tradition of Champions that has reached every level of the college hockey realm in recent years. 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. 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. At the 2021 Detroit Showcase, TheDan K Show had a chance to sit down with Marty Kerr, Owner of the Wooster Oilers. We have a host of rookies that are to make a huge difference in the programs success this season, said McCrimmon. Gifford (04/Cary, N.C.) improved his points total by even more than Strong, improving from nine points to 56 this year, off an even 28-28-56 line in 39 games. Season Opener: Fri., Oct. 1, at Cincinnati Jr. Cyclones. Bringing in 03 Jonathan Gurgul from Providence Catholic High in Illinois will bolster the offense. The defenseman was a force to be reckoned with, and was a fan favorite and beloved by everyone. It wasnt often sunshine and roses for the Pics this season, but Ebeyer gave them fantastic chances to win all season and backstopped many of the teams best victories in and out of their division. 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. Ask Dan your questions and tell him what you're thinking. We are proud to be a part of their journey and help them on their way., I think it was time for the Midwest to add an Elite Division because it helps with the development of players, added Zac Pearson, Head Coach/GM and Co-Owner of the, . Congratulations to our Mid-Atlantic Division All-Stars, who were selected from votes made by the coaches with support from the League Media Director. Seeding Round game points will be awarded as follows: 3 points for a regulation win, 2 points for an overtime win or shootout win, and 1 point for an overtime or shootout loss and 0 points for a regulation loss. 6. Helping to lead the team will be returning Midwest East All-Stars Austin Buck (01), who is already fourth all-time in games played for the Spacemen. This young man comes from a great family who has been very supportive of helping Jake realize his dreams of advancing to college and playing college hockey. Midwest West (2 Teams) We will never forget you, Lewey. His 45 points is an all-time record for a Jr. Canes defenseman, but it doesnt end there. The team brings back Captain Austin Floyd (01), who posted 55 points last season as the second-leading scorer. He became the Spartans first leading scorer, and the first to hit at least a 1.00 points per game average. The biggest difference for this years team will be our work ethic. The USPHL will field approximately 550 teams representing over 100 organizations comprised of 11,000 players spanning the ages of 6 through 20. In February 2021, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights announced they would be reactivating their junior teams in the Premier and Elite Divisions of the United States Premier Hockey League. After his cancer diagnosis last summer, he was determined to return to the ice for his third season. Lundberg, an 05 local product from Atlanta, was very often the hottest hand on the ice. SEED 16 SEED 1 2. The Eels placed seventh overall and second in the Florida Division with 31.3 shots against per game. SEED 3 SEED 2, 2023 USPHL PREMIER NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (DAY 6): 4. 7 FLORIDA #2 NEW ENGLAND #1 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. At the 2021 Detroit Showcase, TheDan K Show had a chance to sit down with Marty Kerr, Owner of the Wooster Oilers. Overall, across all of its divisions, the USPHL had more than 1,200 alumni playing college hockey in 2019-20 and more than 250 playing pro hockey, including in the NHL. All Rights Reserved. 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., Carolina Cup Outdoor Game On Nov. 18 To Feature Carolina Jr. Hurricanes, Charlotte Rush, USPHL Elite Players Of The Week: North Region. 2. 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. PARTICIPATING TEAMS: USPHL Premier Division Playoff Format 2021-22 Season Each team's 28-man playoff roster must be declared by February 10, 2022 Midwest West and New England Conferences: Top 8 teams make . GAME# AWAY HOME It is with heavy hearts to share the news that our warrior, Braydin Lewis, lost his battle with cancer late last night (April 15) with family by his side. Coming back from the 2020-21 Blackbirds are 01 goaltender Nick Meyering, defensemen Mason Perri (01), Connor Homan (02) and Jake Funge (03), and forwards Kevin Uhlir (01) and Derek Eaton (03). Order is 2020-21 regular season finish. GAME # AWAY HOME Pierces season was historic as his 18 wins is tied for second all-time in a single Elite season, knotted with fellow former Cyclones goalie Dylan Sheets (2019-20). Apparel with the new 2023 USPHL National Championships at Utica logo will be available online in the weeks prior to the event, online and on site during the event, and for a short time online following the National Championships. Our goaltending has improved, especially from where we started at last year. Crawford (04/Greenwich, Conn.) was another great pickup for not just the Rush but the USPHL Elite overall this year, as Crawford had come out of Ohios University School and put up a .932 save percentage and a 1.82 goals against average as a junior rookie. The USPHL Elite National Championship Game will be held on March 27, with the USPHL Premier National Championship game being played one day later on March 28. With an 8-22-30 line in 44 games, the second-year Elite veteran DiCarlo was a guiding light for a team with 16 05s and 06s. He was also on fire in the postseason en route to the National Championship, as he put up a 5-4-9 line in seven games. Blatt, with a line of 21-21-42 in 42 games, was the leading scorer for this largely by-committee offensive approach. He is joined by several players from last years Metro Hockey Club (MHC) now jumping on to the MJDP as the MHC is not playing this year. A veteran goaltender for the Hitmen, Smith (04/Little Ferry, N.J.) repeats as an All-Star thanks to his .926 save percentage and a 10-5-3-1 record. @usphl #NCDC #DineenCup Champions The #JerseyHitmen 2020-21 & 2021-22 All I Do Is Win - DJ Khaled NCDC 2022-23 Team Preview: South Shore Kings No news currently found. We were able to bring back a great core group from the year before with players looking to take next the step after a year of juniors under their belt.. Most Points Vargas Hungarian countryman was actually originally born in 2004 in Dunajsk Streda, Slovakia, but joined his longtime Gyori ETO club teammate in going to North America. A team cannot play an opponent from its own division, or the two geographically closest divisions in the Seeding Round. He put up 21 goals and 37 assists for 58 points as a junior rookie out of the Northern Pre-University 18U squad in his home province of Quebec. Watch The Dan K Shows latest episode NOW! @FSURams. was the only Florida Division goaltender to rank in the top 10 of both save percentage and goals against average. He also had a 25-save shutout in that stretch along with stopping 41 of 43 shots. Csemi put up a line of 23-33-56 in 39 games, and he set the single season goals record and was second all-time in Patriots Elite points. USPHL Premier 2022-23 Southeast . 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. Paul Taylor is just as excited for 2021-22, believing the Outliers can of course hang with anyone in such a tight conference as the Mountain. 5 SOUTHEAST #2 MOUNTAIN #1 I feel this year's team will be deeper and more skilled. 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. Mountain (2 Teams) visiting team. Di Re (03/Vaudreuil, Que.) 2. Crowdell first joined the Rockets in 2019-20 at the USPHL 16U level and continued for two 18U seasons before being the true leader in every respect for this years team. Jack Parks, an 01 defenseman, is also back after playing 17 games with the Cougars last season. His best run in putting together 12 wins on the season was a stretch from Jan. 29 through Feb. 24, when he won five in a row and allowed more than one goal just once and that was giving up two. 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. 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 event will open with a three-day round-robin tournament for the USPHL Elite Conference between March 23-25. The core of the 2020-21 Blaze is back for another shot at keeping their name always in the conversation in the Midwest East Division, especially after earning a Nationals berth in 2020 for a tournament that was canceled due to COVID-19. Ask Dan your questions and tell him what you're thinking. The USPHL Elite National Championship Game will be held on March 27, with the USPHL Premier National Championship game being played one day later on March 28. made the best of his second trip to Nationals in as many USPHL Premier seasons, but his first with the Cyclones. But that was just one of more than 30 goals he scored in the regular season and playoffs. Im extremely excited to be hired as the first Head Coach of the Bold City Battalion! We wish Jake the very best. SEED 13 SEED 4 He added seven points in six regular season games. Over these same days, the USPHL Premier will open with a two-day seeding round (March 23-24) to determine who moves on to the single-elimination Round of 16 on March 25. His first North American season yielded great dividends, namely 16 goals and 16 assists for 32 points in 28 games for an average of 1.14 points per game. With 33 goals this year, Nichols finished in a three-way tie for third in the Elite goal-scoring race. Pacific (1 Team) *Division Champion Monarchs - Hooksett, New Hampshire, New Jersey Rockets -Bridgewater, New Jersey, Northern Cyclones - Hudson, New Hampshire, P.A.L Jr. Islanders - Hauppauge, New York, Philadelphia Hockey Club - Sewell, New Jersey, Rochester, Monarchs - Rochester, New York, South Shore Kings - Foxboro, Massachusetts, Boston Jr Bruins - Marlborough,Massachusetts, Carolina Jr. Hurricanes - Wake Forest, North Carolina, Charleston Colonials - North Charleston, South Carolina, Charlotte Rush - Indian Trail, North Carolina, Connecticut Nighthawks - Simsbury, Connecticut, Detroit Fighting Irish - Brownstown, Michigan, Fort Wayne Spacemen - Fort Wayne, Indiana, Hampton Roads Whalers - Chesapeake, Virginia, Islanders Hockey Club - Tyngsborough, Massachusetts, Las Vegas Thunderbirds - Las Vegas, Nevada, Minnesota Blue Ox - Coon Rapids, Minnesota, Minnesota Mullets - Forest Lake, Michigan, New Jersey Rockets - Bridgewater, New Jersey, Northern Colorado Eagles - Greeley, Colorado, Philadelphia Hockey Club - Sewell, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh Vengeance - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Southern Oregon Spartans - Medford, Oregon, Springfield Pics - West Springfield, Massachusetts, Steele County Blades - Owatonna, Minnesota, Tampa Bay Juniors - WesleyChapel, Florida, Wisconsin Rapids Riverkings - Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, 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 and Greene are excited to build a whole new culture for the Blackbirds. Another player earning votes beyond the IHC fold, Cavalcanti (04/Dunedin, Fla.) posted 22 goals and 26 assists for 48 points in 39 games, an average of 1.23 points per game. Lewey started with the Jets in 2020. A team can be matched up against a division rival and/or a team they have already played in the Seeding Round if the results dictate that matchup. It has the academic program he wishes to pursue and a quality hockey program. 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. He has been very a key ingredient in three Divisional Titles, Playoff Championships and National appearances. SEED 4 SEED 1 The Chicago Combine will be held at a newly announced location: the Midwest Training and Ice Center at 10600 White Oak Ave. in Dyer, Indiana, located 45 minutes from Chicagos OHare International Airport. Midwest East (2 Teams) Wilding (04/London, Ont.) 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. 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. We are also fortunate to Add Coach Joakim Falt to our staff. He finished third in goals in the Elite with 33, and fourth in assists with 43. 3. He put up a .934 save percentage, the second best save percentage for an Elite goalie with at least 800 minutes played. Both Albany and Syracuse have full-service airports and several car rental agencies and other transportation services available to get players and their supporters to Utica. We intend to be a very hard team to play against. NATIONAL CHAMPIONS NATIONAL CHAMPIONS #USPHLCommitments: Eels Two-Year Veteran Kiyawasew Commits To Rivier University. Along with the three ice sheets at the Nexus Center, players at the USPHL National Championships will have access to a fully functioning pro shop on site, a sport-specific gym and a warmup track that surrounds the ice arenas. 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. Stick around for a bonus interview with Jr. Cyclones Forward, and USPHL All-Time leading goal scorer, Drake Barnish 3. To help the team secure the No. Jake is very excited about the opportunity ahead of him. Teams have crept closer to the Jets since they led by more than 20 points in the first season. 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. This includes creating yet another pathway to the USPHLs own Tier II National Collegiate Development Conference, which will see 20 teams playing on the Eastern Seaboard and in the Rocky Mountain States of Colorado, Utah and Idaho in 2023-24. and v. shall be averaged. The Richmond Generals were thrilled to see former USPHL Elite and Premier defenseman Austin Mourar (2017-19) claim the 2023 NCAA Division III National Championship as a member of the Hobart College Statesmen in March. Season Opener: Fri., Sept. 24, at Dells Ducks. Jr. A Team, This website is powered by SportsEngine's. 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. 9. Moving up from the Northern Cyclones Academy 18U team one year prior, Bruno put up 29 goals and 39 assists for a North Division-leading 68 points in 42 games for the Cyclones. Those teams can only play "Division Champs" also known as our 1 seeds in the Seeding Round. 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. Tristan Falsetto, Carolina Jr. Hurricanes. Stats, standings, conjecture, predictions, wild theories, off-topic stories, and more! With that in mind, the Cougars upped their game by joining forces with the Chicago Blackhawks to share the same facility where the Blackhawks practice, Fifth Third Arena (also the site of two USPHL NCDC Combines). He put up five goals and 16 assists for 21 points in 36 games. 1. Blake Ferris, an 02 who joined the Spacemen for eight games last season and was impressive in each. In the playoffs, he continued a torrid pace that pushed the Wilkes Wagon to the final, posting 15 points in seven postseason games. Along with his efforts at the Elite level, Cavalcanti earned a three-game call-up to the Premier Conference. We are solely focused on providing them with this special semi-professional experience that only junior hockey can offer and are proud of our partnership with USPHL. There are few who are able to more than triple their points especially if they scored 21 the year before. Premier Teams Florida Great Lakes Mid Atlantic Midwest East Midwest West Pacific New England Southeast Mountain Northwest League Leaders SEED 7 SEED 2 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. ROUND OF 16 (DAY 3): We are excited about our group again this year. With the Patriots, who made their first playoff appearance in their history, posted 20 goals and 40 assists for 60 points this season. Stats, standings, conjecture, predictions, wild theories, off-topic stories, and more! We have been doing two-a-days for the past ten days and will continue that for the next two to three weeks.. The USPHL Premier semifinals will be played on March 27, the same day as the Elite National Championship Game. Utilizing three sheets will allow for a better travel-friendly schedule for all teams, as well as extra recovery time as the multiple surfaces will eliminate scheduled early morning and late night start times. stepped out of Massachusetts public high school hockey in his hometown right into a top spot on the Eels blue line. The Jets Development Program did a fine job in their Nationals debut, racking up a 2-1 record at the playoffs for the National Championship. For more information, head to woosteroilers.com, The Dan K Show Presents Junior Hockey Podcast, Season 7, Episode 11: December Power Rankings, This website is powered by SportsEngine's. And the results were not much different from Vargas. That was the second best regular season in Jr. Canes Elite history, which helped earn him a unanimous vote. He came away from his rookie junior season with a very impressive 10 goals and 14 assists for 24 points in 42 games. He was also a +11 with 56 takeaways this season, showing just how good his two-way game. 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. We have full confidence that Robert Esche and Nicole Kelly will lead their team to produce our best Nationals ever based on the solid foundation the Northern Cyclones and Hampton Roads Whalers have provided, said USPHL Commissioner Bob Turow. Our program is dedicated to providing this additional opportunity and look forward to joining Elite teams in the Midwest.