2016-17 USP3HL Season

This is the 2016-17 United States Premier 3 Hockey League season.  This is the league's 2nd season under this name and 4th overall.  The league was known as the USPHL Empire Division for 2013-14 and 2014-15.
==Membership Changes==
*The league would add 9 members from the USPHL Midwest Division which was merged into the USP3HL and USPHL Elite Division
*The P.A.L. Jr. Islanders withdrew their team from this level
*The Marquette Royales ceased operations on August 31, 2016
*The Frederick Freeze and Michigan Wild were dropped from the league in mid-September
*With the elimination of the USP3HL for the 2017-18 season, as of April 16, 2017 all of the members of the league except the Alpena Flyers appear to have members in the USPHL Elite League for the 2017-18 season.
*The Seattle Ravens withdrew from the USPHL and joined the Western States Hockey League as the Kent Ravens for the 2017-18 season. 
*The West Sound Warriors also withdrew from the USPHL and announced they were suspending operations for 2017-18; but the former Vancouver Rangers of the Western States Hockey League would move to Bremerton, Washington and assume the identity of the Warriors under the ownership of the original Vancouver team
==Member Teams==
The USP3HL consists of 27 organizations located along the East Coast spanning from Massachusetts to Florida and in upper mid-western United States and the Pacific Northwestern United States.
North Conference 	North Conference 	North Conference
Team 	Centre 	Arena
Boston Jr. Bruins 	Marlborough, Massachusetts 	New England Sports Center
Islanders Hockey Club 	Tyngsborough, Massachusetts 	Skate 3
Jersey Hitmen 	Wayne, New Jersey 	Capital One Bank Ice Vault Arena
Jersey Shore Whalers 	Brick Township, New Jersey 	Ocean Ice Palace
Springfield Pics 	West Springfield, Massachusetts	Olympia Ice Center
South Conference 	South Conference 	South Conference
Team 	Centre 	Arena
Atlanta Jr. Knights 	Marietta, Georgia 	Marietta Ice Center
Carolina Eagles 	Wake Forest, North Carolina 	Polar Ice House
Charlotte Rush 	Indian Trail, North Carolina 	Extreme Ice Center
Daytona Racers 	Daytona Beach, Florida 	Daytona International Skateway
Florida Eels 	Fort Myers, Florida 	Fort Myers Skatium
Florida Jr. Blades 	Estero, Florida 	Germain Arena
Hampton Roads Whalers 	Chesapeake, Virginia 	Chilled Ponds Ice Sports Complex
Palm Beach Hawks 	Lake Worth, Florida 	Palm Beach Skate Zone
Potomac Patriots 	Woodbridge, Virginia 	Prince William Ice Center
Richmond Generals 	Richmond, Virginia 	SkateNation Plus
Tampa Bay Juniors 	Ellenton, Florida 	Ellenton Ice
Midwestern Conference 	Midwestern Conference 	Midwestern Conference
Team 	Centre 	Arena
Alpena Flyers 	Alpena, Michigan 	Northern Lights Arena
Decatur Blaze 	Decatur, Illinois 	Decatur Civic Center
Ironwood Fighting Yoopers	Ironwood, Michigan 	Pat O'Donnell Center
Kalkaska Rhinos 	Kalkaska, Michigan 	The Kaliseum
Motor City Hawks 	Fraser, Michigan 	Fraser Hockeyland
Traverse City North Stars	Traverse City, Michigan 	Centre Ice Arena
Tri-City Ice Hawks 	Bay City, Michigan 	Bay County Civic Arena
Pacific Conference 	Pacific Conference 	Pacific Conference
Team 	Centre 	Arena
Eugene Generals 	Eugene, OR 	The Rink Exchange
Seattle Ravens 	Kent, WA 	Kent Valley Ice Centre
Tri-City Outlaws 	Kennewick, WA 	Toyota Center (Kennewick)
West Sound Warriors 	Bremerton, WA 	Bremerton Ice Center
==Standings==
===North Conference===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Jersey Hitmen 	40	29	8 	3 	151	90 	61
Islanders Hockey Club	40	28	9 	3 	158	108	59
Jersey Shore Whalers 	40	24	13	3 	160	109	51
Junior Bruins 	40	14	24	2 	117	147	30
Springfield Pics 	40	4 	35	1 	90 	213	9
===South Conference===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Florida Jr. Blades 	44	43	1 	0 	275	47 	86
Charlotte Rush 	44	35	8 	1 	218	93 	71
Carolina Eagles 	44	32	11	1 	210	97 	65
Richmond Generals 	44	28	12	4 	187	100	60
Hampton Roads Whalers	44	25	15	4 	184	111	54
Atlanta Jr. Knights 	44	24	15	5 	140	121	53
Palm Beach Hawks 	44	20	20	4 	114	154	44
Florida Eels 	44	19	24	1 	99 	147	39
Daytona Racers 	44	13	27	4 	119	200	30
Tampa Bay Juniors 	44	11	31	2 	119	197	24
Potomac Patriots 	44	1 	42	1 	35 	353	3
===Midwest Conference===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Traverse City North Stars	41	32	7 	2 	226	115	66
Decatur Blaze 	44	26	11	7 	204	161	59
Motor City Hawks 	41	22	15	4 	155	164	48
Ironwood Fighting Yoopers	41	19	16	6 	155	168	44
Alpena Flyers 	40	21	18	1 	155	144	43
Kalkaska Rhinos 	39	16	20	3 	120	139	35
Tri-City Ice Hawks 	38	9 	25	4 	79 	154	22
===Pacific Conference===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Eugene Generals 	42	32	7 	3 	223	103	67
Seattle Ravens 	40	22	14	4 	175	123	48
Tri-City Outlaws 	38	11	26	1 	119	227	23
West Sound Warriors	40	4 	35	1 	78 	280	9
==Playoffs==
===North Conference===
Top four teams qualify. One team advances to USP3HL Final
====Semifinals====
*Jersey Hitmen defeated Jr. Bruins 2 games to 1
*Islanders Hockey Club defeated Jersey Shore Whalers 2 games to none
====Final====
*Jersey Hitmen defeated Islanders Hockey Club 2 games to 1
===South Conference===
Top Eight teams qualify. Two teams advance to USP3HL Final
====Quarterfinals====
*Florida Jr. Blades defeated Florida Eels 2 games to none
*Charlotte Rush defeated Palm Beach Hawks 2 games to none
*Atlanta Jr. Knights defeated Carolina Eagles 2 games to none
*Hampton Roads Whalers defeated Richmond Generals 2 games to 1
====Semifinals====
*Florida Jr. Blades defeated Atlanta Jr. Knights 2 games to none
*Charlotte Rush defeated Hampton Roads Whalers 2 games to none
===Midwest Conference===
Top seven teams qualify. Two teams advance to USP3HL Final
====Quarterfinals====
*Decatur Blaze defeated Tri-City Ice Hawks 2 games to none
*Motor City Hawks defeated Kalkaska Rhinos 2 games to none
*Alpena Flyers defeated Ironwood Fighting Yoopers 2 games to none
====Semifinals====
*Traverse City North Stars defeated Alpena Flyers 2 games to none
*Decatur Blaze defeated Motor City Hawks 2 games to 1
===Pacific Conference===
Top two teams qualify. One team advances to USP3HL Final.
====Final====
*Eugene Generals defeated Seattle Ravens 2 games to none
==USP3HL Championship==
Held at New England Sports Center in Marlborough, MA
===Format===
The six qualifying teams are paired off as follows:
*Pool A: Florida Jr. Blades, Traverse City North Stars, Eugene Generals
*Pool B: Jersey Hitmen, Charlotte Rush, Decatur Blaze
A modified round robin tournament is held on March 8th and 9th with the teams from one pool playing the teams from the other pool once.  The top two teams in each pool advances to the semifinals held the evening of the 9th.
===Round Robin Results===
*Charlotte defeated Eugene 3-1
*Florida defeated Decatur 7-3
*Jersey defeated Traverse City 6-5 (ot)
*Florida defeated Eugene 6-0
*Decatur defeated Jersey 6-1
*Traverse City defeated Charlotte 6-5
*Eugene defeated Decatur 2-1
*Charlotte defeated Jersey 2-1
*Traverse City defeated Florida 4-1
===Semifinals===
*Traverse City defeated Decatur 7-2
*Florida defeated Charlotte 4-1
===Final===
*Florida Jr. Blades defeated Traverse City North Stars 2 games to none
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