2023-24 USPHL-Premier season

This is the 2023-24 United States Premier Hockey League Premier League season.
==Membership Changes==
*In late January 2023, the USPHL would announce the addition of the Jacksonville, Florida based Bold City Battalion to both the Premier and elite leagues for the 2023-24 season.https://usacracing.redpodium.com/2023-2024-bold-city-battalion-hockey
*The sale of the Rock Springs Prospectors was announced in April of 2023. The team was renamed to the Rock Springs Grizzlies and was also being added as a member of the NCDC for the 2023-24 season.https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/weekly-sports-league-and-franchise-report/n-5951570 By the time the schedule was released only the NCDC team would be listed in the league.
*The New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs organization would cease operations at the end of the 2022-23 playing season as the arena they had been playing in, the Tri-Town Ice Arena in Hooksett, New Hampshire became home the New Hampshire Mountain Kings, an expansion team in the North American Hockey League and the North American 3 Hockey League, the New Hampshire Mountain Kings replacing the Premier and Elite Division teams.
*On May 10, 2023 the league announced the addition of the Casper Roughnecks to the Northwest Division for the 2023-24 season. The team will be based out of the Casper Family Recreation Center in Casper, Wyoming.http://casperroughnecks.hockeyshift.com/news/roughnecks-arrive-in-casper
*On May 17, 2023 the Bridgewater Bandits announced they were rejoining Eastern Hockey League's two leagues from the United States Premier Hockey League's Premier and Elite leagues for the 2023-24 playing season.https://www.easternhockeyleague.org/news_article/show/1270294
*On June 2, 2023 it was announced that the Elmira Jr. Enforcers are being renamed the Elmira Impact for the 2023-24 playing season.https://www.usphlelite.com/elmira-junior-enforcers-rebrand-as-elmira-impact
*On August 23, 2023 the league announce the addition of the Universel College Unik to both the Premier and Elite divisions for the 2023-24 season, with both teams playing road games as the Premier team playing a full schedule and the Elite team playing in several of the league showcase events.https://www.usphlpremier.com/college-universel-gatineau-canada
*The Boston Advantage and Twin City Thunder are no longer in the league.
*The New York Jr. Aviators are renamed the Brooklyn Jr. Aviators.
*The Buffalo Jr. Stampede and Rockets Hockey Club are added back to the league.
*The Mountain Division (Idaho Falls Spud Kings, Northern Colorado Eagles, Northern Colorado Eagles, Ogden Mustangs, Provo Predators, Pueblo Bulls, and Utah Outliers) was taken en masse to for a new division in the National Collegiate Development Conference for the 2023-24 season.
*On December 5, 2023 the Richmond Generals announced they were suspending their junior hockey operations in both the USPHL Premier and Elite Leagues for the remainer of the 2023-24 season.https://www.usphlpremier.com/richmond-generals-suspend-2023-24-operations
*On January 25, 2024 the USPHL announced the addition of the Red Bank, New Jersey based Red Bank Generals to the Premier league for the 2024-25 season. The team has previously operated teams in the Tier I Elite Hockey League and is starting to offer junior level programs. The team will be based out of the Red Bank Armory.https://thejuniorhockeynews.com/usphl-premier-welcomes-red-bank-generals-in-2024-25-season/https://www.usphlpremier.com/red-bank-generals-2024-25
*On February 12, 2024 the USPHL announced the addition of five teams located in Ontario and Quebec and that it would establish a Canadian Division consisting of the Gatineau based Universel College Unik, which already joined the league for the 2023-24 season, and now with the subsequent addition of the Montreal BlackVees, Hawkesbury Knights, Terrebonne based Somang Laurentides Lanaudiere HC, and Kingston Wranglers.
*On March 14, 2024 the league announced the addition of the Ventura Vikings to the Pacific Division for the 2024-25 season. The team will be based out of the Iceoplex Simi Valley in Simi Valley, California.https://www.usphlpremier.com/ventura-vikings-2024-25
*On March 21, 2024 the United States Premier Hockey League announced the addition of the West Chester Wolves to the National Collegiate Development Conference and United States Premier Hockey League's Premier league for the 2024-25 season. The teams will be based out of the recently renovated PNY Sports Arena in West Chester, Pennsylvania.https://www.ncdchockey.com/west-chester-wolves-2024-25
*On April 2, 2024 the Long Beach Shredders announced that they were renaming the team the Long Beach Bombers after a previous junior team that had used the name previously in the Western States Hockey League.https://www.usphlpremier.com/long-beach-bombers-2024-25
==Additional 2024-25 changes==
As part of an April 22, 2024 announcement the league announced the following changes for 2024-25.
*The Buffalo Jr. Stampede were sold and will be relocated to the Griff's Icehouse West in Holland, Michigan and will be renamed the Fresh Coast Freeze.
*The Las Vegas Thunderbirds relocate their home games to the America First Center in Henderson, Nevada and will be renamed the Henderson Force.
*The Battle Creek Kernels will be moved from the Midwest East Division to the Great Lakes Division.
*The Casper Roughnecks franchise was being relocated to the KJ's Ice Barn in Enoch, Utah and will be renamed the Iron County Yeti after originally being planned to be named the Southern Utah Yeti.
The Twin City Thunder (New England Division), West Chester Wolves (Atlantic Division), and the Mercer Chiefs (Atlantic Division) will be adding teams to the Premier league in addition to their NCDC teams.
*The Bremerton Sockeyes will be added to the league. The team will be based out of the Bremerton Ice Center in Bremerton, Washington. The team will be added to the Northwest Division.
*The Colorado Fighting Elk will be added to the league. The team will be based out of the Moffat County Ice Arena in Craig, Colorado. The team will be added to the Northwest Division.
*The Columbia Infantry were sold to new owners in the area and will not relocate.
*On April 25, 2024 the league announced the West Chester Wolves purchased the Atlanta Mad Hatters and would be adding a second team to the premier league for the 2024-25 season.https://thejuniorhockeynews.com/usphl-announces-sale-of-ncdc-provo-predators-relocating-to-casper-wyoming/
*On May 31, 2024 the league announced the relocation of the Minnesota Moose to the Spooner Civic Center in Spooner, Wisconsin and that they were being rebranded as the Northwest Express.https://thejuniorhockeynews.com/usphl-announces-relocation-of-minnesota-moose-to-spooner-wisconsin-as-the-northwest-express/
*On June 19, 2024 the United States Premier Hockey League announced that the Boston Jr. Rangers and the Railers Jr. Hockey Club will both be joining the USPHL's NCDC and Premier leagues along with icing a combined team in the Elite league as the two teams have shared ownership in AXE Sports Group, Inc. Both organizations had been playing in the Eastern Hockey League. https://www.usphlpremier.com/boston-jr-rangers-railers-junior-hockey-club-join-usphl
==Teams==
New England Division 	New England Division 	New England Division
Team 	Location 	Arena
Boston Jr. Bruins 	Marlborough, Massachusetts 	New England Sports Center
Islanders Hockey Club 	Tyngsborough, Massachusetts 	Skate 3
Northern Cyclones 	Hudson, New Hampshire 	Cyclones Arena
South Shore Kings 	Foxboro, Massachusetts 	Foxboro Sports Center
Springfield Pics 	West Springfield, Massachusetts	Olympia Ice Center
Utica Jr. Comets 	Utica, New York 	Adirondack Bank Center at Utica Memorial Auditorium/Nexus Center
Universel College Unik 	Gatineau, Quebec 	Road games only
Mid-Atlantic Division 	Mid-Atlantic Division 	Mid-Atlantic Division
Brooklyn Jr. Aviators 	Brooklyn, New York 	Aviator Sports and Events Center
Connecticut Jr Rangers 	Stamford, Connecticut 	Chelsea Piers
Elmira Impact 	Elmira, New York 	First Arena
Hershey Cubs 	Hershey, Pennsylvania 	Hersheypark Arena
Jersey Hitmen 	Wayne, New Jersey 	Capital One Bank Ice Vault Arena
P.A.L. Jr. Islanders 	Hauppauge, New York 	The Rinx-Hidden Pond Park
Rockets Hockey Club 	Bridgewater, New Jersey 	Bridgewater Sports Arena
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 	Pittston, Pennsylvania 	Revolution Ice Centre
South East Division 	South East Division 	South East Division
Carolina Jr. Hurricanes 	Wake Forest, North Carolina 	Polar Ice House
Charlotte Rush 	Indian Trail, North Carolina 	Extreme Ice Center
Hampton Roads Whalers 	Chesapeake, Virginia 	Chilled Ponds Ice Sports Complex
Potomac Patriots 	Woodbridge, Virginia 	Prince William Ice Center
Richmond Generals 	Richmond, Virginia 	SkateNation Plus & Richmond Ice Zone
Florida Division 	Florida Division 	Florida Division
Atlanta Mad Hatters 	Marietta, Georgia 	Marrietta Ice Center
Bold City Battalion 	Jacksonville, Florida 	Community First Igloo
Columbia Infantry 	Irmo, South Carolina 	Flight Adventure Park
Florida Eels 	Fort Myers, Florida 	Fort Myers Skatium
Florida Jr. Blades 	Estero, Florida 	Germain Arena
Palm Beach Typhoon 	Palm Beach, Florida 	Palm Beach Skate Zone
Tampa Bay Juniors 	Ellenton, Florida 	Ellenton Ice
Great Lakes Division 	Great Lakes Division 	Great Lakes Division
Buffalo Jr. Stampede 	Lockport, New York 	Cornerstone Ice Arena
Cincinnati Jr. Cyclones 	Cincinnati, Ohio 	Heritage Bank Center
Columbus Mavericks 	Lewis Center, Ohio 	OhioHealth Chiller North
Metro Jets 	Mount Clemens, Michigan 	Mount Clemens Ice Arena
Nashville Spartans 	Nolensville, Tennessee 	Gary Force Acura Ice Arena
Toledo Cherokee 	Toledo, Ohio 	Team Toledo Ice House
Midwest East Division 	Midwest East Division 	Midwest East Division
Battle Creek Kernels 	Battle Creek, Michigan 	The Rink Ice Arena
Chicago Cougars 	Chicago, Illinois 	Fifth Third Arena
Chicago Crush 	Addison, Illinois 	Addison Ice Arena
Decatur Blaze 	Decatur, Illinois 	Decatur Civic Center
Fort Wayne Spacemen 	Fort Wayne, Indiana 	SportONE/Parkview Icehouse
Metro Jets Development Program	Mount Clemens, Michigan 	Mount Clemens Ice Arena
Motor City Gamblers 	Fraser, Michigan 	Big Boy Arena
Midwest West Division 	Midwest West Division 	Midwest West Division
Dells Ducks 	Lake Delton, Wisconsin 	Poppy Waterman Ice Arena
Hudson Havoc 	Hudson, Wisconsin 	Hudson Sports & Civic Center
Isanti Outlaws 	Isanti, Minnesota 	David C. Johnson Arena
Minnesota Blue Ox 	Coon Rapids, Minnesota 	Coon Rapids Ice Center
Minnesota Moose 	Blaine, Minnesota 	Fogerty Arena
Minnesota Mullets 	Forest Lake, Minnesota 	Forest Lake Sports Center (Lichtscheidl Arena)
Minnesota Squatch 	Elk River, Minnesota 	Furniture-and-Things Community Event Center
Steele County Blades 	Owatonna, Minnesota 	Four Seasons Arena
Wisconsin Rapids RiverKings 	Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin 	South Wood County Rec Center
Pacific Division 	Pacific Division 	Pacific Division
Bakersfield Roughnecks 	Bakersfield, California 	Valley Children’s Ice Center
Fresno Monsters 	Fresno, California 	Gateway Ice Center
Lake Tahoe Lakers 	South Lake Tahoe, California 	South Lake Tahoe Ice Arena
Las Vegas Thunderbirds 	Las Vegas, Nevada 	SoBe Ice Arena
Long Beach Shredders 	Lakewood, California 	Lakewood Ice
Ontario Jr. Reign 	Ontario, California 	Ontario Ice Skating Center
San Diego Sabers 	Escondido, California 	Iceoplex Escondido
Northwest Division 	Northwest Division 	Northwest Division
Bellingham Blazers 	Bellingham, Washington 	Bellingham Sportsplex
Casper Roughnecks 	Casper, Wyoming 	Casper Family Recreation Center
Rogue Valley Royals 	Medford, Oregon 	The RRRink
Seattle Totems 	Mountlake Terrace, Washington 	Olympic View Arena
Vernal Oilers 	Vernal, Utah 	Western Park Ice Rink
==Standings==
===New England Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Utica Jr. Comets 	44	36	6 	1 	1 	220	105	74
Northern Cyclones 	44	29	11	3 	1 	173	113	62
Islanders Hockey Club 	44	22	15	3 	4 	144	141	51
Universel College Unik	44	22	20	1 	1 	145	134	46
Springfield Pics 	44	21	21	2 	0 	149	156	44
South Shore Kings 	44	17	23	3 	1 	122	149	38
Boston Jr. Bruins 	44	13	28	1 	2 	152	191	29
===Atlantic Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Connecticut Jr Rangers 	44	41	3 	0 	0 	341	105	82
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights	44	30	7 	3 	4 	209	110	67
Hershey Cubs 	44	26	15	3 	0 	189	166	55
P.A.L. Jr. Islanders 	44	25	16	3 	0 	179	152	53
Elmira Impact 	44	23	14	5 	2 	183	144	53
Rockets Hockey Club 	44	22	17	4 	1 	162	158	49
Jersey Hitmen 	44	12	28	3 	1 	148	222	28
Brooklyn Jr. Aviators 	44	1 	42	1 	0 	51 	372	3
===South East Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Potomac Patriots 	42	36	3 	3 	0 	255	112	75
Charlotte Rush 	42	35	5 	1 	1 	215	89 	72
Carolina Jr. Hurricanes	42	28	12	2 	0 	170	114	58
Hampton Roads Whalers 	42	17	20	2 	3 	134	148	39
Richmond Generals 	20	6 	14	0 	2 	66 	88 	12
Columbia Infantry 	42	5 	35	2 	2 	83 	260	12
===Florida Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Bold City Battalion	44	30	11	3 	0 	195	112	63
Florida Eels 	44	28	14	1 	1 	209	116	58
Tampa Bay Juniors 	44	28	16	0 	0 	154	142	56
Atlanta Mad Hatters	44	24	17	3 	0 	142	138	51
Florida Jr. Blades 	44	11	29	3 	1 	99 	184	26
Palm Beach Typhoon 	44	8 	32	2 	2 	113	264	20
===Great Lakes Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Metro Jets 	43	38	2 	2 	1 	359	71 	79
Nashville Spartans 	44	36	7 	1 	0 	318	83 	73
Toledo Cherokee 	44	31	11	2 	0 	248	106	64
Columbus Mavericks 	43	8 	32	2 	1 	89 	306	19
Buffalo Jr. Stampede 	44	6 	38	0 	0 	105	328	12
Cincinnati Jr. Cyclones	44	3 	40	1 	0 	77 	370	7
===Midwest East Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Metro Jets Development Program	44	31	7 	2 	4 	180	90 	68
Fort Wayne Spacemen 	44	32	10	2 	0 	224	112	66
Chicago Crush 	44	25	15	3 	1 	142	126	54
Chicago Cougars 	44	23	17	2 	2 	154	143	50
Motor City Gamblers 	44	19	20	3 	2 	157	180	43
Battle Creek Kernels 	44	12	29	2 	1 	108	199	27
Decatur Blaze 	44	7 	35	2 	0 	90 	290	16
===Midwest West Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Wisconsin Rapids RiverKings	44	30	7 	3 	4 	162	92 	67
Minnesota Squatch 	44	32	10	2 	0 	244	132	66
Hudson Havoc 	44	30	12	0 	2 	150	108	62
Minnesota Blue Ox 	44	25	18	0 	1 	169	144	51
Minnesota Moose 	44	23	18	1 	2 	143	118	49
Steele County Blades 	44	19	22	2 	1 	151	159	41
Isanti Outlaws 	44	13	30	1 	0 	129	222	27
Minnesota Mullets 	44	13	31	0 	0 	135	202	26
Dells Ducks 	44	11	31	1 	1 	106	235	24
===Northwest Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Vernal Oilers 	44	29	9 	4 	2 	222	138	64
Seattle Totems 	44	28	14	1 	1 	190	131	58
Casper Roughnecks 	44	19	22	2 	1 	171	197	41
Rogue Valley Royals	44	13	29	2 	0 	119	227	28
Bellingham Blazers 	44	6 	36	0 	2 	87 	207	14
===Pacific Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Fresno Monsters 	46	39	5 	2 	0 	345	130	80
Ontario Jr. Reign 	46	37	8 	0 	1 	241	110	75
Las Vegas Thunderbirds	46	31	14	1 	0 	222	151	63
Bakersfield Roughnecks	46	27	15	2 	2 	216	141	58
Lake Tahoe Lakers 	46	18	24	3 	1 	147	195	40
San Diego Sabers 	46	15	30	1 	0 	212	248	31
Long Beach Shredders 	46	6 	40	0 	0 	84 	422	12
==Playoffs==
The national championship portion of the tournament is held at the Nexus Center in Utica, New York.
===New England Division Quarterfinals===
*Boston Jr. Bruins defeated Northern Cyclones 2 games to none (4-1, 2-1 (2ot))
*Islanders Hockey Club defeated South Shore Kings 2 games to none (3-1, 3-2 (2ot)
*Universel College Unik defeated Springfield Pics 2 games to 1 (2-1 (2ot), 0-4, 2-4)
===Atlantic Division Quarterfinals===
*Connecticut Jr Rangers defeated Brooklyn Jr. Aviators 2 games to none (11-0, 11-0)
*Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights defeated Jersey Hitmen 2 games to none (7-1, 6-3)
*Rockets Hockey Club defeated Hershey Cubs 2 games to none (4-1, 6-1)
*Elmira Impact defeated P.A.L. Jr. Islanders 2 games to none (3-2, 4-2)
===Great Lakes Division Quarterfinals===
*Toledo Cherokee defeated Cincinnati Jr. Cyclones 2 games to none (12-0, 7-0)
*Buffalo Jr. Stampede defeated Columbus Mavericks 2 games to none (5-4, 5-4 (ot))
===Midwest East Quarterfinals===
*Chicago Crush defeated Battle Creek Kernels 2 games to none (2-1, 4-2)
*Motor City Gamblers defeated Chicago Cougars 2 games to none (4-1, 5-4 (ot))
===Midwest West Quarterfinals===
*Wisconsin Rapids RiverKings defeated Minnesota Mullets 2 games to none (6-0, 3-2)
*Minnesota Squatch defeated Isanti Outlaws 2 games to none (4-3, 6-3)
*Hudson Havoc defeated Steele County Blades 2 games to 1 (4-3, 2-4, 4-2)
*Minnesota Moose defeated Minnesota Blue Ox 2 games to none (7-4, 6-3)
===New England Division Semifinals===
*Utica Jr. Comets defeated Boston Jr. Bruins 2 games to none (5-3, 5-3)
*Islanders Hockey Club defeated Universel College Unik 2 games to none (5-4 (ot), 4-0)
===Atlantic Division Semifinals===
*Connecticut Jr Rangers defeated Rockets Hockey Club 2 games to none (3-1, 6-0)
*Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights defeated Elmira Impact 2 games to none (3-2 (ot), 3-2 (ot))
===South East Division Semifinals===
*Potomac Patriots defeated Hampton Roads Whalers 2 games to none (7-1, 5-4 (ot))
*Charlotte Rush defeated Carolina Jr. Hurricanes 2 games to 1 (3-0, 3-4, 6-2)
===Florida Division Semifinals===
*Bold City Battalion defeated Atlanta Mad Hatters 2 games to 1 (5-2, 1-2, 5-2) 
*Florida Eels defeated Tampa Bay Juniors 2 games to 1 (5-1, 3-4 (ot), 5-0
===Great Lakes Semifinals===
*Metro Jets defeated Buffalo Jr. Stampede 2 games to none (12-0, 11-0) 
*Nashville Spartans defeated Toledo Cherokee 2 games to none (5-2, 8-2)
===Midwest East Semifinals=== 
*Metro Jets Development Program defeated Motor City Gamblers 2 games to none (5-0, 8-5)
*Fort Wayne Spacemen defeated Chicago Crush 2 games to 1 (3-4, 4-1, 5-4 (ot))
===Midwest West Semifinals===
*Wisconsin Rapids RiverKings defeated Minnesota Moose 2 games to none (3-2, 4-0) 
*Minnesota Squatch defeated Hudson Havoc 2 games to 1 (6-3, 3-4 (ot), 7-6 (2ot))
===Northwest Division Semifinals===
*Vernal Oilers defeated Rogue Valley Royals 2 games to none (9-2, 5-2)
*Seattle Totems defeated Casper Roughnecks 2 games to none (6-3, 5-1)
===Pacific Division Semifinals===
*Fresno Monsters defeated Bakersfield Roughnecks 2 games to none (5-0, 8-7 (ot))
*Ontario Jr. Reign defeated Las Vegas Thunderbirds 2 games to 1 (3-5, 2-1 (ot), 5-0)
===Northwest Division Final===
*Vernal Oilers defeated Seattle Totems 2 games to 1 (4-5, 1-5, 6-2)
===Pacific Division Final===
*Ontario Jr. Reign defeated Fresno Monsters 2 games to none (3-1, 7-3)
==Nationals==
Held at the Nexus Center in Utica, New York
===Seeding Round===
(March 21 & 22)
*Metro Jets Development Program defeated Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 1-0
*Nashville Spartans defeated Bold City Battalion 3-2
*Metro Jets defeated Islanders Hockey Club 7-1
*Fort Wayne Spacemen defeated Vernal Oilers 7-2
*Charlotte Rush defeated Connecticut Jr Rangers 4-3
*Florida Eels defeated Potomac Patriots 6-5 (ot) 
*Utica Jr. Comets defeated Minnesota Squatch 2-1
*Wisconsin Rapids RiverKings defeated Ontario Jr. Reign 5-3 
*Florida Eels defeated Metro Jets Development Program 5-1
*Connecticut Jr Rangers defeated Islanders Hockey Club 4-3 (ot)
*Potomac Patriots defeated Fort Wayne Spacemen 10-2
*Metro Jets defeated Minnesota Squatch 6-2 
*Nashville Spartans defeated Wisconsin Rapids RiverKings 7-5
*Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights defeated Bold City Battalion 3-0
*Charlotte Rush defeated Utica Jr. Comets 5-1
*Vernal Oilers defeated Ontario Jr. Reign 5-4 (ot)
===Eighthfinals===
(March 23)
*Metro Jets Development Program defeated Utica Jr. Comets 4-2
*Fort Wayne Spacemen defeated Wisconsin Rapids RiverKings 4-0
*Charlotte Rush defeated Bold City Battalion 4-0
*Metro Jets defeated Minnesota Squatch 7-3
*Islanders Hockey Club defeated Nashville Spartans 8-5
*Florida Eels defeated Ontario Jr. Reign 5-3
*Connecticut Jr Rangers defeated Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 6-2
*Potomac Patriots defeated Vernal Oilers 6-4
===Quarterfinals===
(March 24)
*Connecticut Jr Rangers defeated Charlotte Rush 2-0
*Florida Eels defeated Fort Wayne Spacemen 4-2
*Islanders Hockey Club defeated Metro Jets 4-3
*Metro Jets Development Program defeated Potomac Patriots 4-3 (2ot)
===Semifinals===
(March 25)
*Connecticut Jr Rangers defeated Metro Jets Development Program 5-2
*Islanders Hockey Club defeated Florida Eels 3-1
===Championship Game===
(March 26)
*Connecticut Jr Rangers defeated Islanders Hockey Club 5-4 (ot)
==References==
Category:2023-24 in ice hockey
Category:USPHL Seasons