2019-20 USPHL-Premier season

This is the 2019-20 United States Premier Hockey League Premier League season.
==Cancellation of Playoffs==
On March 12, 2020 the league released the following statement.
"The USPHL announced Thursday its decision to suspend Premier and Elite National Championships effective immediately. The decision was unanimously made by the USPHL Board of Directors with the best interest of USPHL players and staff in mind."https://www.usphl.com/news_article/show/1095032
==Membership Changes==
*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
*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.
*The Wooster Oilers are announced on May 11, 2020 as returning to the Premier league for the 2020-21 season after the team was sold during the 2019-20 season after previous ownership suspended operations. The team will continue to be based out of the Alice Noble Ice Arena.https://www.usphl.com/news_article/show/1104885?referral=rss
*On June 11, 2020 the league announced the addition of the Provo Riverblades for the 2020-21 season.https://www.usphl.com/news_article/show/1109134?referral=rss
==Teams==
New England Division 	New England Division 	New England Division
Team 	Location 	Arena
Boston Bandits 	Bridgewater, Massachusetts 	Bridgewater Ice Arena
Boston Jr. Bruins 	Marlborough, Massachusetts 	New England Sports Center
Islanders Hockey Club 	Tyngsborough, Massachusetts 	Skate 3
New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs 	Hooksett, New Hampshire 	Tri-Town Ice Arena
Northern Cyclones 	Hudson, New Hampshire 	Cyclones Arena
South Shore Kings 	Foxboro, Massachusetts 	Foxboro Sports Center
Twin City Thunder 	Auburn, Maine 	Norway Savings Bank Arena
North East Division 	North East Division 	North East Division
Team 	Location 	Arena
Buffalo Thunder 	Irving, New York 	SNI Cataraugus Community Center
Connecticut Jr Rangers 	Stamford, Connecticut 	Chelsea Piers
Connecticut Nighthawks 	Simsbury, Connecticut 	International Skating Center of Connecticut
Rochester Monarchs 	Fairport, New York 	Thomas Creek Ice Arena
Springfield Pics 	West Springfield, Massachusetts 	Olympia Ice Center
Utica Jr. Comets 	Utica, New York 	Adirondack Bank Center at Utica Memorial Auditorium
Mid-Atlantic Division 	Mid-Atlantic Division 	Mid-Atlantic Division
Jersey Hitmen 	Wayne, New Jersey 	Capital One Bank Ice Vault Arena
Jersey Shore Whalers 	Farmingdale, New Jersey 	Howell Ice Arena
New Jersey Rockets 	Berkeley Heights, New Jersey 	Prudential Center
New York Jr. Aviators 	Brooklyn, New York 	Aviator Sports and Events Center
P.A.L. Jr. Islanders 	Hauppauge, New York 	The Rinx-Hidden Pond Park
Philadelphia Hockey Club 	Sewell, New Jersey 	Hollydell Ice Arena
Skipjacks Hockey Club 	York, Pennsylvania 	York City Ice Arena
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 Kings 	Marietta, Georgia 	Marrietta Ice Center
Charleston Colonials 	North Charleston, South Carolina	Carolina Ice Palace
Florida Eels 	Fort Myers, Florida 	Fort Myers Skatium
Florida Jr. Blades 	Estero, Florida 	Germain Arena
Tampa Bay Juniors 	Ellenton, Florida 	Ellenton Ice
Great Lakes Division 	Great Lakes Division 	Great Lakes Division
Columbus Mavericks 	Lewis Center, Ohio 	OhioHealth Chiller North
Lake Erie Bighorns 	Summit Township, Pennsylvania 	Erie Bank Sports Park
Lansing Wolves 	Dimondale, Michigan 	The Summit Sports and Ice Complex
Metro Jets 	Fraser, Michigan 	Fraser Hockeyland
Pittsburgh Vengeance 	Harmarville, Pennsylvania 	Alpha Ice Complex
Toledo Cherokee 	Toledo, Ohio 	Team Toledo Ice House
Midwest East Division 	Midwest East Division 	Midwest East Division
Chicago Cougars 	West Dundee, Illinois 	Leafs Ice Centre and Sears Centre
Decatur Blaze 	Decatur, Illinois 	Decatur Civic Center
Detroit Fighting Irish 	Brownstown Township, Michigan 	Ice Box Sports Center
Fort Wayne Spacemen 	Fort Wayne, Indiana 	SportONE/Parkview Icehouse
Midwest Blackbirds 	Dyer, Indiana 	Midwest Training and Ice Center
Metro Jets 	Fraser, Michigan 	Fraser Hockeyland
Motor City Hockey Club 	Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan 	Fraser Hockeyland
Tri-City Ice Hawks 	Bay City, Michigan 	Bay County Civic 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
Metro Jets Development Program	Fraser, Michigan 	Fraser Hockeyland
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)
Rochester Vipers 	Rochester, Minnesota 	The Graham Arena Complex
Rum River Mallards 	Isanti, Minnesota 	David C. Johnson Arena
Steele County Blades 	Owatonna, MN 	Four Seasons Arena
Wisconsin Rapids RiverKings 	Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin 	South Wood County Rec Center
==Standings==
===New England Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Islanders Hockey Club 	44	36	5 	3 	209	89 	75
Northern Cyclones 	44	28	11	5 	162	105	61
New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs	44	28	12	4 	150	128	60
Boston Bandits 	44	24	15	5 	151	115	53
Twin City Thunder 	44	22	21	1 	157	176	45
Boston Jr. Bruins 	44	21	20	3 	144	137	45
South Shore Kings 	44	14	24	6 	127	167	34
===North East Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Utica Jr. Comets 	44	30	11	3 	194	122	63
Springfield Pics 	44	29	14	1 	167	108	59
Connecticut Jr Rangers	44	21	21	2 	175	168	44
Buffalo Thunder 	43	16	25	2 	134	193	34
Rochester Monarchs 	44	6 	34	4 	93 	267	16
Connecticut Nighthawks	43	5 	38	0 	74 	322	10
===Mid-Atlantic Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts
New Jersey Rockets 	44	38	6 	0 	249	79 	76
New York Jr. Aviators 	44	34	8 	2 	263	121	70
Philadelphia Hockey Club	44	27	14	3 	190	132	57
Skipjacks Hockey Club 	43	26	16	1 	158	130	53
Jersey Hitmen 	44	12	29	3 	116	169	27
P.A.L. Jr. Islanders 	44	10	32	2 	87 	202	22
Jersey Shore Whalers 	14	1 	12	1 	12 	61 	3
===South East Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Charlotte Rush 	44	34	9 	1 	190	86 	69
Hampton Roads Whalers 	44	31	11	2 	179	89 	64
Richmond Generals 	44	26	17	1 	167	138	53
Carolina Jr. Hurricanes	44	24	17	3 	160	131	51
Potomac Patriots 	44	20	22	2 	120	159	42
===Florida Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Florida Eels 	44	32	9 	3 	190	125	67
Tampa Bay Juniors 	44	21	20	3 	173	151	45
Charleston Colonials	44	21	21	2 	117	149	44
Florida Jr. Blades 	44	16	23	5 	132	162	37
Atlanta Mad Hatters 	44	11	29	4 	110	191	26
===Great Lakes Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Metro Jets 	44	36	7 	1 	271	87 	73
Pittsburgh Vengeance	43	33	7 	3 	199	84 	69
Toledo Cherokee 	44	31	12	1 	210	141	63
Lake Erie Bighorns 	44	20	22	2 	114	146	42
Lansing Wolves 	44	14	27	3 	123	198	31
Columbus Mavericks 	44	7 	35	2 	124	259	16
===Midwest East Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Chicago Cougars 	44	35	8 	1 	299	104	71
Decatur Blaze 	44	23	18	3 	189	161	49
Metro Jets Development Program	44	22	20	2 	130	123	46
Fort Wayne Spacemen 	44	21	19	4 	203	179	46
Detroit Fighting Irish 	44	12	30	2 	130	292	26
Midwest Blackbirds 	44	12	32	0 	110	279	24
Motor City Hockey Club 	44	4 	39	1 	78 	311	9
===Midwest West Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Hudson Havoc 	44	33	8 	3 	219	96 	69
Wisconsin Rapids RiverKings	44	31	11	2 	205	89 	64
Minnesota Moose 	44	29	12	3 	202	122	61
Minnesota Blue Ox 	44	26	14	4 	210	152	56
Rum River Mallards 	44	26	17	1 	207	154	53
Minnesota Mullets 	44	22	17	5 	175	149	49
Steele County Blades 	44	11	31	2 	99 	240	24
Dells Ducks 	44	9 	32	3 	108	221	21
Rochester Vipers 	44	6 	38	0 	88 	284	12
==Division Playoffs==
===Format===
Division playoffs are done until two teams remain. The final two teams advance to the national tournament where the sixteen teams are paired into four pools of four teams which play in a round robin. Each pool winner advances to the semifinals. Semifinal winners meet in the championship game.
===New England Division===
====Quarterfinals====
*Boston Jr. Bruins defeated New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs 2 games to 1
*Boston Bandits defeated Twin City Thunder 2 games to none
====Semifinals====
*Islanders Hockey Club defeated Boston Jr. Bruins 2 games to 1
*Boston Bandits defeated Northern Cyclones 2 games to none
===North East Division===
====Quarterfinals====
*Connecticut Jr Rangers defeated Connecticut Nighthawks 2 games to none
*Buffalo Thunder defeated Rochester Monarchs 2 games to none
====Semifinals====
*Utica Jr. Comets defeated Buffalo Thunder 2 games to none
*Springfield Pics defeated Connecticut Jr Rangers 2 games to none
===Mid-Atlantic Division===
====Quarterfinals====
*Philadelphia Hockey Club defeated P.A.L. Jr. Islanders 2 games to 1
*Skipjacks Hockey Club defeated Jersey Hitmen 2 games to none
====Semifinals====
*New Jersey Rockets defeated Skipjacks Hockey Club 2 games to none
*New York Jr. Aviators defeated Philadelphia Hockey Club 2 games to none
===South East Division===
====Semifinals====
*Charlotte Rush defeated Carolina Jr. Hurricanes 2 games to none
*Hampton Roads Whalers defeated Richmond Generals 2 games to none
===Florida Division===
====Semifinals====
*Florida Eels defeated Florida Jr. Blades 2 games to none
*Tampa Bay Juniors defeated Charleston Colonials 2 games to none
===Great Lakes Division===
====Quarterfinals====
*Toledo Cherokee defeated Columbus Mavericks 2 games to none
*Lake Erie Bighorns defeated Lansing Wolves 2 games to 1
====Semifinals====
*Metro Jets defeated Lake Erie Bighorns 2 games to none
*Pittsburgh Vengeance defeated Toledo Cherokee 2 games to none
===Mid-West East Division===
====Quarterfinals====
*Decatur Blaze defeated Motor City Hockey Club 2 games to none
*Metro Jets Development Program defeated Midwest Blackbirds 2 games to none
*Fort Wayne Spacemen defeated Detroit Fighting Irish 2 games to none
====Semifinals====
*Chicago Cougars defeated Fort Wayne Spacemen 2 games to 1
*Decatur Blaze defeated Metro Jets Development Program 2 games to none
===Mid-West West Division===
====Quarterfinals====
*Hudson Havoc defeated Dells Ducks 2 games to none
*Wisconsin Rapids RiverKings defeated Steele County Blades 2 games to none
*Minnesota Moose defeated Minnesota Mullets 2 games to none
*Minnesota Blue Ox defeated Rum River Mallards 2 games to 1
====Semifinals====
*Hudson Havoc defeated Minnesota Blue Ox 2 games to none
*Minnesota Moose defeated Wisconsin Rapids RiverKings 2 games to 1
==References==
Category:2020 in hockey
Category:USPHL Seasons