United States Premier Hockey League

The United States Premier Hockey League was founded in November of 2012 with several organizations that had split away from the Eastern Junior Hockey League..  The league was originally formed with three divisions (Premier, U18 and U16).  On June 6, 2013 the league announced it had merged with from teams in the following leagues:  Empire Junior Hockey League and the newly formed Eastern Elite Hockey League, which was a merger of the remained of the teams from the Eastern Junior Hockey League and the EJHL South ,   The expanded league would operate five leagues including "Premier" (Tier-III). "Elite"(Tier-III), "Empire" (Tier-III), "18U", "16U". Until the end of the 2016-17 season all leagues were sanctioned by USA Hockey.  The five leagues started play in the fall of 2013.  The league is based in Marlborough, Massachusetts.  Each of the three Tier III level leagues had their champion qualified for the 2014 USA Hockey Tier III Junior National Championship. 
For the organizations second season (2014-15) the league added a U-16D (Under-16 development) league The Premier League did not participate in the 2015 USA Hockey Tier III Junior National Championship. 
The league announced the formation of a Mid-West Division on December 18, 2014 scheduled to commence play for the 2015-16 season.  The original membership of the division was the entire Central Division of the Minnesota Junior Hockey League and all but five of the Minnesota Division teams.  On March 10, 2014 the whole membership of the Midwest Junior Hockey League was added to the newly formed division and at by late April the whole membership of the Minnesota Junior Hockey League (including two of three dormant franchises) except for the Rochester Ice Hawks and the dormant Twin Cities Northern Lights had joined the new division.  The league had also added the Kalkaska Rhinos formerly of the Canadian International Hockey League as well.  The Minnesota Junior Hockey League would  announce that it was disbanding for the 2015-16 season on April 29th.
On January 14, 2016 the USPHL announced the formation of youth divisions at the major and minor levels to begin for the 2016-17 season. The new divisions would involve 14 and under (Bantam), 12 and under (Peewees), and 10 and under (Squirts).
The league announced on April 28, 2016 that the USPHL Midwest Division was being broken up and being reorganized as part of the USPHL Elite Division and USP3HL with 9 teams going to the forming the Midwest Division of the USPHL Elite  and 9 teams going to the forming the Midwest Division of the USP3HL.  Included in these 18 teams will be the return of the Ironwood Fighting Yoopers who went dormant prior to the 2015-16 season due to a lack of players.
The league announced on May 6, 2016 that players 18 and over would be able to play wearing the half-shield visor starting with the 2016-17 season.
On May 20, 2016; the league announced that the four remaining members of the Northern Pacific Hockey League would form the USPHL's new USP3 Pacific Division. As part of the release a statement from the now former NPHL commissioner Garry Swain indicated that the four teams unanimously decided to join the USPHL citing the league's track record of player development since its founding.
==2017-18 changes==
On October 6, 2016 the league announced its' intention to offer a tuition free-division (Tier-II) of junior hockey in 2017-18. The league stated that it had submitted a formal application to USA Hockey to be a certified Tier 2 league pending the approval of USA Hockey. The release mentioned eleven members to be in the new league (Boston Bandits, Boston Jr. Bruins, Connecticut Jr Rangers, Islanders Hockey Club, Jersey Hitmen, New Jersey Rockets, Northern Cyclones, P.A.L. Jr. Islanders, Rochester Monarchs, South Shore Kings, and the Syracuse Stars. USA Hockey denied the application for Tier-II status for the league at a meeting of the junior hockey council in January 2017; but the league has gone forward with plans to play as a Tier-II league. Apparently, the main issue with the proposal was the method in which the league was being funded; the United States Hockey League and North American Hockey League are based on ticket revenue (as the teams in these leagues tend to play in larger arenas which are usually owned by third parties such as local/county governments) and advertising, while the USPHL planned on funding the new league with a tax (or higher playing fee) on players in lower tiers to offset the cost as most of the team owners in the USPHL organization are the arena owners and run programs from junior down to youth levels and run their operations mostly based on player fees instead of ticket sales in mostly smaller arenas.
On December 22, 2016 the USPHL announced that the Boston Bandits, Connecticut Nighthawks, Hartford Jr. Wolfpack, New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs, New Jersey Rockets, and Northern Cyclones organizations are leaving the Eastern Hockey League and joining the United States Premier Hockey League for the 2017-18 season. This move would bring six premier level and five elite junior teams. The 16U, 18U and youth programs of these organizations would also be involved in this move. The Boston Bandits, New Jersey Rockets, and Northern Cyclones would be also be part of the National Collegiate Development Conference when it commences play for the 2017-18 season.
In March 2017, the league announced that the USP3HL was being retired with the Premier and Elite Divisions remaining. The league also announced that the Jersey Shore Whalers and Florida Jr. Blades would be added to the Premier Division along with the Skipjacks Hockey Club. The Jr. Blades were also moving their USP3HL team to the Elite division. With the reorganization of the leagues many of the teams would move up from the Elite to Premier Division and from the USP3HL to the Elite Division for 2017-18. As part of fallout from the rejection of Tier-II status for the National Collegiate Development Conference; the whole United States Premier Hockey League withdrew from USA Hockey sanctioning and will be unsanctioned for the 2017-18 season. Previous speculation indicated that the USPHL may affiliate with the Amateur Athletic Union's United Hockey Union for 2017-18. A possible return to USA Hockey is on the agenda at the Winter meetings of USA Hockey in January of 2018.
The only team not to jump from the USP3HL to the Elite League appears to be the Alpena Flyers who later folded. Three other organizations are retaining teams in the Elite Division that were already members but not in the USP3HL, the P.A.L. Jr. Islanders, Jersey Hitmen, and Team Beijing. The New Jersey Rockets organization (who joined from the EHL) was adding a team to the Elite Division.
The Bay State Breakers and the River Falls Renegades appear to have withdrawn from the USPHL after having teams in the Elite Division in 2016-17. The Springfield Pics stay in the Premier Division and don't elevate to the NCHC. The Connecticut Jr Rangers return from leave and join the Premier Division. In addition to the six organizations joining from the EHL new organizations include the Spooner, Wisconsin based Wisconsin Muskies; the York, Pennsylvania based Skipjacks Hockey Club, and the Harrington, Delaware based Delaware Lightning. Eight additional organizations made the jump from the USP3HL to the Premier Division (Daytona Racers, Decatur Blaze, Florida Jr. Blades, Ironwood Fighting Yoopers, Kalkaska Rhinos, Motor City Hawks, Traverse City North Stars, and Tri-City Ice Hawks.
On May 18, 2017 the league announced that the Hudson, Wisconsin based Hudson Havoc organization will be added to the Premier Midwest West Division for the 2017-18 season. The team will be based out of the Hudson Sports & Civic Center. The West Sound Warriors announced they would go dormant for the 2017-18 season, but the Vancouver Rangers of the Western States Hockey League relocated to Bremerton, Washington and would assume the Warriors identity in the WSHL. The Seattle Ravens announced they would be renamed the Kent Ravens and join the WSHL as well.
On June 14, 2017 the USPHL announced the addition of the Minnesota Blue Ox who will be based out of the Coon Rapids Ice Center in Coon Rapids, Minnesota.  The team's ownership includes Minnesota Wild head coach Bruce Boudreau, his wife Crystal, and Jay Witta who will be the head coach and general manager.  The team will play in the Premier Midwest West Division.
===2018-19===
On December 1, 2017 the league announced that the Premier Division will be adding the Twin City Thunder to the the Northern Division for the 2018-19 season. The team will be based out of the Norway Savings Bank Arena in Auburn, Maine.
The Atlanta Jr. Knights were renamed the Atlanta Kings as part of a move to a new arena in the same city.
The whole East Division from 2017-18 North American 3 Hockey League withdrew from that league and joined the USPHL Premier Division. The Lansing Wolves, Metro Jets, Pittsburgh Vengeance, Southern Tier Xpress, Toledo Cherokee, and Wooster Oilers were announced on April 19th that the teams joined the United States Premier Hockey League and would form a Great Lakes Conference within the Premier Division.
The newly added Southern Tier Xpress were force to relocate when the Philadelphia Rebels of the North American Hockey League relocated to Jamestown, New York and the Xpress franchise was sold to Lake Erie Eagles owner who closed up the Eagles operations, relocated the Xpress franchise to the Erie Bank Sports Park in Summit Township, Pennsylvania where they were renamed them the Lake Erie Bighorns.
===2019-20===
The DME Swamp Rabbits, Hartford Jr. Wolfpack, Palm Beach Hawks, and Wooster Oilers withdraw from the league
The Syracuse Stars announced they would move their NCDC, Premier, and U-18 Tier 1 - to the Adirondack Bank Center at Utica Memorial Auditorium in Utica, New York for the 2018-19 season while retaining the Syracuse Stars name are renamed the Utica Jr. Comets for 2019-20.
The Lake Erie Bighorns and P.A.L. Jr. Islanders would rejoin the league after withdrawing prior to the start of the 2018-19 season.
The Jersey Shore Whalers appear to have folded after forfeiting two road games to Springfield over the weekend of October 19-20, 2019.https://www.juniorhockey.com/news/news_detail.php?news_id=93768https://thejuniorhockeynews.com/the-death-pool-usphl-whalers-get-harpooned/
On March 27, 2020 the USPHL announced the addition of the Elmira Jr. Enforcers for the 2020-21 season.https://www.usphl.com/news_article/show/1098545?referral=rss
===2020-21===
On April 17, 2020 the Anaheim Avalanche, Fresno Monsters, Las Vegas Thunderbirds, Northern Colorado Eagles, Pueblo Bulls, San Diego Sabers, Southern Oregon Spartans, and Utah Outliers were announced as joining the United States Premier Hockey League's Premier League for the 2020-21 season.https://www.usphl.com/news_article/show/1101391  On April 21st the Ogden Mustangs were announced as joining them.https://www.usphl.com/news_article/show/1101884 Both announcements indicated that more announcements on teams from the west coast would be coming shortly.
==USPHL Premier (Tier III Junior A)==
The membership for the 2013-14 season would be composed of the Boston Junior Bruins (Marlboro MA) (from EJHL),Islanders Hockey Club (North Andover MA) (from EJHL), Jersey Hitmen (Wayne NJ) (from EJHL), South Shore Kings (Foxboro MA) (from EJHL), Philadelphia Flyers Elite (new team from Philadelphia Flyers junior program), Bay State Breakers (Kingston MA) (from EJHL), Portland Junior Pirates (Saco ME) (from EJHL), CT Yankees (Stamford CT) (new franchise), PAL Junior Islanders (Suffolk NY) (from EJHL).
The CT Yankees announced on April 1, 2014 that the organization will be renamed the Connecticut Junior Rangers as part of a new relationship with the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League.
The Premier division added the Rochester Jr. Americans and the Springfield Jr. Pics for the 2014-15 season.
In early March 2015 the Syracuse Stars organization acquired the rights to a Premier Division team from the Bay State Breakers.
The league announced May 7, 2015 that Okanagan Hockey Stars from Austria would join the league for the 2015-16 season playing a full schedule and participating in all league events.
The Portland Jr. Pirates and Rochester Jr. Americans leave the league for the 2016-17 season.
==USPHL Elite (Tier III Junior A)==
The elite division was originally made up of the Atlanta Junior Knights (Marietta) (from EJHL South), Bay State Breakers (Kingston MA) (from ESHL), Boston Junior Bruins (Marlboro) (from ESHL). Brewster Bulldogs (from ESHL), East Coast Eagles (Wake Forest NC) (from EJHL South), Florida Eels (Fort Myers) (from EJHL South), Hampton Roads Whalers (Chesapeake) (from EJHL South), Islanders Hockey Club (North Andover MA) (from ESHL),Jersey Hitmen (Wayne NJ) (from ESHL), Space Coast Jr. Hurricanes (Rockledge FL) (from EJHL South), New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs (Hooksett) (from ESHL), Palm Beach Hawks (Lake Worth FL) (from EJHL South), Portland Pirates (Saco ME) (from EJHL), Potomac Patriots (Dale City VA) (from EJHL South),Rochester Stars (from EJHL) renamed Rochester Jr. Americans, South Shore Kings (Foxboro MA) (from EJHL),Springfield Pics (West Springfield) (from ESHL), Syracuse Stars (Cicero NY) (from EJHL),Tampa Bay Juniors (Ellenton) (from EJHL South)
The Richmond Generals and the Providence Capitals were added for the 2014-15 season.
The PAL Islanders and Rochester American will add teams</span> to the league for the 2015-16 season and the New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs franchise rights were relocated to Indian Head, NC and the franchise would be renamed the Charlotte Rush.
The Illiana Blackbirds were forced to withdraw for the 2016-17 season when the team's owner and coach was named a coach with the Chicago Blackhawks of the NHL and new management could not be put in place in time to prepare for the season. The organization has announced it is intending to return for the 2017-18 season.
==USP3HL (known as USPHL Empire 2013-2015) (Tier III Junior A)==
Adirondack Wings (Troy, NY) (from EJHL), Atlanta Junior Knights (Marietta) (from EJHL South), Bay State Breakers (Kingston MA) (from ESHL), Boston Junior Bruins (Marlboro) (from ESHL), Brewster Bulldogs (from ESHL), East Coast Eagles (Wake Forest, North Carolina), (from EJHL South), Florida Blades (Estero) (from EJHL), Florida Eels (Fort Myers) (from EJHL South), Frederick Freeze (from ESHL), Hampton Roads Whalers (Chesapeake) (from EJHL South), Islanders Hockey Club (North Andover MA) (from EJHL),Jersey Hitmen (Wayne NJ) (from EJHL),Jersey Wildcats (Wharton) (from ESHL), New York Apple Core (Brewster) (from ESHL), New York Aviators (Brooklyn) (from ESHL), PAL Junior Islanders (Suffolk NY) (from EJHL), Palm Beach Hawks (Lake Worth, Florida) (from EJHL South), Philadelphia Revolution (Warwick) (from ESHL), Potomac Patriots (Dale City VA) (from EJHL South), Rochester Stars (from EJHL) renamed Rochester Jr. Americans, South Shore Kings (Foxboro MA) (from EJHL), Springfield Pics (West Springfield) (from ESHL), Syracuse Stars (Cicero NY) (from EJHL), Tampa Bay Juniors (Ellenton) (from EJHL South).
The Boch Blazers (Dedham MA) (from ESHL) and the Space Coast Jr. Hurricanes(Rockledge FL) (from EJHL South)joined the league but appear not to have played in the 2013-14 season.
The Jersey Shore Whalers and the Richmond Generals were added for the 2014-15 season.
The USPHL announce on May 7, 2015 that the Empire division would be renamed the USP3HL starting with the 2015-16 season. The division added the Daytona Racers to be based out of the Daytona International Skateway. The New York Aviators are being renamed the New York Dragons when the organization moved to the NA3EHL and the franchise was sold and moved to a new facility in Rye, New York.
The league would be eliminated for the 2017-18 season as the NCDC was formed as a Tier-II (free to play) league and then the Premier Division became the organization's 2nd highest league moving most of the then Elite Division to the Premier Division and the USP3HL teams to the Elite Division as the organization's 3rd highest league.
==USPHL 18U Division==
Bay State Breakers (Kingston, Massachusetts), CT Yankees (Stamford), Islanders Hockey Club (North Andover MA), Jersey Hitmen (Wayne), Junior Bruins (Marlboro MA), New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs, PAL Jr. Islanders, Portland Pirates (Saco, ME), Rochester Jr. Americans, Selects Academy (South Kent School, CT), Skipjacks Hockey (York, PA), South Shore Kings (Foxboro MA) Springfield Pics.
The CT Yankees were renamed the Connecticut Jr Rangers as part of an affiliation with the New York Rangers in 2014.
The Syracuse Jr. Stars, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights and Team Comcast will be added to the league for the 2014-15 season.
The New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs and Team Comcast left the league for 2015-16.
The league is scheduled to add the CP Dynamo, Jersey Shore Whalers, and New Jersey Rockets for the 2016-17 season.
For 2017-18 the league added the Boston Bandits, New York Jr. Aviators, Northern Cyclones, and the Northwood School from Lake Placid, New York and the New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs returned to the league.
==16U (Youth)==
Bay State Breakers (Kingston, Massachusetts), CT Yankees (Stamford) (renamed Connecticut Jr. Rangers), Islanders Hockey Club (North Andover MA), Jersey Hitmen (Wayne), Junior Bruins (Marlboro MA), New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs, PAL Jr. Islanders, Rochester Jr. Americans, Selects Academy (South Kent School, CT), Skipjacks Hockey (York, PA), South Shore Kings (Foxboro MA) Springfield Pics,
The Syracuse Jr. Stars, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights, Providence Capitals, and Team Comcast were added to the league for the 2014-15 season.
For the 2015-16 season the league added the Adirondack Jr. Wings and the league lost the Bay State Breakers, Team Comcast, New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs and the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights.  The league added the CP Dynamo, Jersey Shore Whalers, and Potomac Patriots, and the Rochester Monarchs replaced the Rochester Jr. Americans. The Providence Capitals left the league.
For the 2016-17 season, the Hartford Jr. Wolfpack, New Jersey Rockets, and Springfield Pics were added to the league.
For 2017-18, the league added the Boston Bandits, New Jersey Rockets, New York Jr. Aviators, and Northern Cyclones.
==U16F (Youth)==
added for 2014-15 season
Islander Hockey Club, Jersey Hitmen, Manchester Jr. Monarchs, PAL Junior Islanders, NY Junior Aviators, Adirondack Junior Wings, Potomac Patriots, East Coast Eagles, Florida Junior Blades, Florida Eels, Syracuse Stars.
For 2015-16 the league added the Skipjacks Hockey Club, Connecticut Rangers, Hampton Roads Whalers, and Palm Beach Hawks while losing the Islanders Hockey Club, Manchester Jr. Monarchs, East Coast Eagles, Florida Blades, and the Syracuse Stars.
==Future additions to the league==
===2014-15===
In a press release dated October 10, 2013 the league announced that greater Philadelphia based Team Comcast will be added to the 18U an16U divisions for the 2014-15 season.  They will partner up with the Philadelphia Flyers Junior organization of the USPHL.
The league announced on March 31, 2014 that the Richmond Generals have joined the league with teams in the Elite and Empire divisions.  The organization has been in existence for the past three seasons having most recently played in the Metropolitan Junior Hockey League.
The league announced on April 9, 2014 that the Jersey Shore Whalers based in Brick, New Jersey will be added to the Empire Division for the 2014-15 season The Whalers organization has been in operation for several seasons and are trying to elevate their program
The league announced on May 2, 2014 the addition of the Providence Capitals organization to the Junior Elite and Midget 16U divisions.  The Capitals organization have participated in the Eastern Hockey Federation since its founding in 2004, which is an elite level youth program and previously participated in the Metropolitan Boston Hockey League, which dates back to 1977.  Both of the USPHL teams will be new teams within the organization.The league also announced the formation of an Under 16 Futures league (U16F) which will take to the ice for the 2014-15 season The league was announced to involve 11 organizations (Islander Hockey Club, Jersey Hitmen, Manchester Monarchs, PAL Junior Islanders, NY Junior Aviators, Adirondack Junior Wings, Potomac Patriots, East Coast Eagles, Florida Junior Blades, Florida Eels, Syracuse Stars).
===2015-16===
The league announced a formation of a division to be based in the Midwestern United States on December 14, 2014.  The teams are being added from the Minnesota Junior Hockey League. The teams included in the announcement of the new division are the Crystal Lake Rampage (who will be renamed the Chicago Cougars for 2015-16) Dells Ducks,  Fort Wayne Federals (renamed Indiana Attack before play), Hudson Crusaders, Illiana Blackbirds, Ironwood Yoopers, Marquette Royales, Minnesota Owls, St Louis Frontenacs (being renamed the Storm),  Tri City Ice Hawks, Wisconsin Rapids River Kings, and the Wooster Oilers. The Forest Lake Lakers were added to the league in another announcement on February 28, 2015.  The second announcement stated that the division was still looking at potential members and that the division could have as many as 20 members.
The league announced the addition of the whole membership of the Midwest Junior Hockey League to the Mid-West division on March 8, 2015.  The teams included in this expansion include the Alpena Flyers, Decatur Blaze, Detroit Fighting Irish, Michigan Ice Dogs (renamed Michigan Wild prior to 2015-16 season), Motor City Hawks (who were renamed from the Monarchs) ,  Soo Firehawks, and the Traverse City Hounds.  The league also announced the addition of the Kalkaska Rhinos formerly of the Canadian International Hockey League as well.  The release also stated that the league had added 14 members of the Minnesota Junior Hockey League up from the previous 13 included teams (the former Maple Grove Energy, who were renamed the Blaine Energy.
The Midwest division was originally stated as having 2-12 team divisions.  The league also listed the Steel County Blades as a league member as of when the Minnesota Junior Hockey League announced it was suspending operations for 2015-16 on April 29, 2015.  The Minnesota Junior Hockey League was down to two teams; the Rochester Ice Hawks (who have been rumored to be trying to join the NAHL for 2016-17 and end up joining the North American 3 Hockey League for the 2015-16 season) and the inactive (for the 2014-15 season) Twin Cities Northern Lights.
On February 12th, the Cleveland Jr. Lumberjacks of the North American 3 Hockey League announced they were relocating the franchise to Wooster, Ohio as the Oilers.  The website team's website says they had played in the Minnesota Junior Hockey League previously are will begin playing in the NA3HL for 2015-16 and the USPHL website still listed them as a member of the Midwest division (with the same head coach as the contact).  On June 8th a report indicated that the USPHL franchise was going to be folded and that the organization was going to play in the NA3HL.
By the start of the season the Midwest division was down to 17 teams.
===2016-17===
The Midwest Division would be broken up into the Elite and USP3HL leagues for 2016-17.  Each would form a Midwest division in the respective leagues..
The USP3HL would also absorb what was left of the membership of the Northern Pacific Hockey League as they are scheduled to be their own division and will participate in the league's showcase events during the season.
===2017-18===
The USPHL announced a Tier-II league known as the National Collegiate Development Conference would be started for the 2017-18 season.  The league is planned to have 11 teams.  The league also gained several members from the Eastern Hockey League (the Boston Bandits, Connecticut Nighthawks, Hartford Jr. Wolfpack, New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs, New Jersey Rockets, and Northern Cyclones).  The Boston Bandits, New Jersey Rockets, and Northern Cyclones would be also be part of the National Collegiate Development Conference..
==Champions==
Year 	Premier Division 	Elite Division 	USP3HL 	18U Division 	16U Division 	16U Futures Division
2013–14	Boston Jr. Bruins 	Springfield Jr. Pics 	Florida Jr. Blades 	Selects Academy 	Selects Academy 	-
2014–15	Jersey Hitmen 	Boston Jr. Bruins 	New York Aviators 	Jersey Hitmen 	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 	Team Carolina
2015–16	Jersey Hitmen 	Hampton Roads Whalers 	Dells Ducks* 	Selects Academy 	Selects Academy 	Potomac Patriots
2016-17	Islanders Hockey Club 	Charlotte Rush 	Florida Jr Blades 	PAL Jr. Islanders 	Selects Academy 	Jersey Hitmen
Year 	NCDC 	Premier Division 	Elite Division 	18U Division 	16U Division 	16U Futures Division
2017-18	Islanders Hockey Club 	Hampton Roads Whalers 	Hampton Roads Whalers 	Selects Academy 	Selects Academy 	Jersey Hitmen
2018-19	Boston Jr. Bruins 	Hampton Roads Whalers 	Richmond Generals 	Selects Academy 	Islanders Hockey Club& Pittsburgh Vengeance (2 playoffs)** 	Philadelphia Hockey Club
2019–20	Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic	Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic	Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic	Jersey Hitmen 	Rockets Hockey ClubSpringfield Pics 	Palmyra Black Knights
2020–21	Jersey Hitmen 	Charlotte Rush 	Charlotte Rush 	Boston Junior BruinsMaine Moose 	Islanders Hockey ClubSpringfield Pics 	Jersey Hitmen
2021-22	Jersey Hitmen 	Rockets Hockey Club 	Richmond Generals 	Skipjacks Hockey Club (National)Connecticut Jr. Rangers (American)	P.A.L. Jr. Islanders (National)Rockets Hockey Club (American)	P.A.L. Jr. Islanders
2022-23	P.A.L. Jr. Islanders 	Northern Cyclones 	Carolina Jr. Hurricanes 	Esmark Stars 	Islander Hockey Club 	Rockets Hockey Club
2023-24	 	Connecticut Jr Rangers 	Northern Cyclones 	 	 	
:*2016 Championship series was held between the new Midwest Division and the re-branded USP3 Division (formerly named Empire Division) for a single champion won by the Midwest's Dells Ducks
:**2019 16U playoffs were held in two locations and champions were decided at each location
Starting in 2022-23, the U18, U16 and U16 Futures (U15) USPHL Cups were also part of the Tier 1 Hockey Federation. The cup brings the THF South, USPHL North, and THF West conferences together for the season-ending Championship.
==Former teams==
*Adirondack Jr. Wings— (2013–15, Empire Division) Team ceased operations prior to 2015–16 season; continues to field youth teams.
*Bay State Breakers— (2013–15, Premier Division) Premier franchise sold to the Syracuse Jr. Stars organization; continues to field their Elite Division and youth teams.
*Blaine Energy- (2015-17, Midwest/Elite Divisions) former member of Minnesota Junior Hockey League as Maple Grove Energy; cease operations after 2016-17 season
*Brewster Bulldogs— (2013–15, Empire Division) Formerly in the Empire Junior Hockey League; continues to field their Metropolitan Junior Hockey League team.
*Florida Bulldogs— (2013–15, Elite Division) Formerly called the Space Coast Hurricanes when the organization joined from the Eastern Elite Hockey League and for the 2013–14 USPHL season; merged with the Roswell Bulldogs organization in April 2014 and played under that name for the 2014–15 season; renamed Florida Bulldogs prior to the 2015–16 season but ceased operation due to lack of players after one game, an 8-2 loss to the Palm Beach Hawks.
*Forest Lake Lakers-- (2015-17, Midwest/Elite Divisions) former member of Minnesota Junior Hockey League sold and renamed Minnesota Mullets after 2016-17 seasons
*Frederick Freeze (2013-16, Empire/USP3 Division) removed from schedule in September 2016
*Illiana Blackbirds (2015–16, Midwest Division) Based out of Dyer, Indiana; joined from the Minnesota Junior Hockey League in 2015; merged into the Elite Division for 2016–17 but ceased operations prior to scheduling.
*Indiana Attack— Announced team for 2015–16 season in the Midwest Division; formerly the Fort Wayne Federals of the Minnesota Junior Hockey League; canceled their opening night game against the Alpena Flyers one day before it was scheduled and ceased operations.
*Ironwood Fighting Yoopers— Announced team for 2015–16 season in the Midwest Division; formerly in the Minnesota Junior Hockey League; took leave of absence prior to first season. The team has been announced to return as part of the USP3 in 2016–17.
*Jersey Wildcats— (2013–15, Empire Division) formerly in the Empire Junior Hockey League; continues to field their Metropolitan Junior Hockey League team.
*Marquette Royales– (2015–16, Midwest Division) Formerly in the Minnesota Junior Hockey League, moved to the USP3 Division in 2016 but was removed from the schedule prior to the 2016–17 season.
*Michigan Wild– (2015–16, Midwest Division) Joined from the Midwest Junior Hockey League as the Michigan Ice Dogs but were renamed the Wild prior to their first season in the USPHL; joined the USP3 Division in 2016 but were removed from the schedule less than one week before the start of the season.
*Minnesota Owls— Announced team for 2015–16 season in the Midwest Division; formerly in the Minnesota Junior Hockey League; took leave of absence prior to first season.
*New York Apple Core— (2013–14, Empire Division) Formerly in the Empire Junior Hockey League; continues to field their Eastern Hockey League and Metropolitan Junior Hockey League teams.
*New York Aviators— (2013–15, Empire Division) The organization decided to play in the North American 3 Eastern Hockey League and the Empire franchise was reassigned to the New York Dragons. The Aviators returned to the USPHL with an Elite Division and youth teams in 2016. The former NA3EHL team became the Long Island Sharks in the North American 3 Hockey League.
*New York Dragons– Announced team for the 2015–16 season in the USP3 Division with the franchise rights from the previous New York Aviators but appears to have dropped from the division prior to the season.
*Portland Jr. Pirates— (2013–16, Premier Division)
*Providence Capitals— (2014–16, Elite/18U/16U Divisions)
*Rochester Jr. Americans— (2013–16, Premier/Elite/18U Divisions) Replaced by the Rochester Monarchs organization.
*SCV Magicians— (2015–16, Midwest Division) Joined as the Hudson Crusaders of Hudson, Wisconsin, from the Minnesota Junior Hockey League in 2015; re-branded prior to their first season in the USPHL and relocated mid-season to Vadnais Heights, Minnesota; relocated again in 2016 to become the River Falls Renegades in River Falls, Wisconsin.
*Seattle Ravens (2016-17, USP3HL Pacific) renamed Kent Ravens and join Western States Hockey League
*Soo Firehawks— Announced team for 2015–16 season in the Midwest Division; formerly in the Midwest Junior Hockey League; ceased operations prior to first season.
*St. Louis Storm— Announced team for 2015–16 season in the Midwest Division; formerly the St. Louis Frontenacs of the Minnesota Junior Hockey League; ceased operations prior to first season.
*Team Comcast— (2014–15, 18U/16U Divisions) Youth teams associated with the Philadelphia Flyers Junior Hockey Club.
*Traverse City North Stars— (2015–16, Midwest Division) Joined from the Midwest Junior Hockey League in 2015; renamed Traverse City North Stars after the former NAHL team of the same name in 2016.
*West Sound Warriors (2016-17 USP3HL Pacific Division) go dormant; replaced in Bremerton, WA by Vancouver Rangers and join Western States Hockey League
==League Seasons==
*2013-14 USPHL Premier Season
*2013-14 USPHL-Elite Season
*2013-14 USPHL-Empire Season
*2013-14 USPHL-U18 Season
*2014-15 USPHL-Premier Season
*2014-15 USPHL-Elite Season
*2014-15 USPHL-Empire Season
*2014-15 USPHL-U18 Season
*2015-16 USPHL-Premier Season
*2015-16 USPHL-Elite Season
*2015-16 USPHL-Midwest Season
*2015-16 USP3HL Season
*2015-16 USPHL-U18 Season
*2016-17 USPHL-Premier Season
*2016-17 USPHL-Elite Season
*2016-17 USP3HL Season
*2016-17 USPHL-U18 Season
*2017-18 NCDC Season
*2017-18 USPHL-Premier Season
*2017-18 USPHL-Elite Season
*2017-18 USPHL-U18 Season
*2018-19 NCDC Season
*2018-19 USPHL-Premier Season
*2018-19 USPHL-Elite Season
*2018-19 USPHL-U18 Season
*2019-20 NCDC season
*2019-20 USPHL-Premier season
*2019-20 USPHL-Elite season
*2019-20 USPHL-U18 season
*2020-21 NCDC season
*2020-21 USPHL-Premier season
*2020-21 USPHL-Elite season
*2020-21 USPHL-U18 season
*2021-22 NCDC Season
*2021-22 USPHL-Premier Season
*2021-22 USPHL-Elite Season
*2021-22 USPHL-U18 season
*2022-23 NCDC season
*2022-23 USPHL-Premier season
*2022-23 USPHL-Elite season
Category:Established in 2012
Category:United States Premier Hockey League