This is the 2018-19 United States Premier Hockey League Premier League season .
Membership Changes [ ]
On December 1, 2017 the league announced that they were adding the Auburn, Maine based Twin City Thunder to the New England Division of the Premier League for the 2018-19 season. The team will be based out of the Norway Savings Bank Arena in Auburn.
After not being able to secure a lease at the Spooner Civic Center , the Wisconsin Muskies folded
An expansion team was added in Kasson, Minnesota where they were to be named the Dodge County Wildcats but they would later be renamed the Kasson Vipers to give them a separate identity from the youth hockey program that is based out of the same arena and that they were affiliated with.
On May 16, 2018 it was announced on the Ironwood Fighting Yoopers facebook page that the organization had been sold and would be relocating to Isanti, Minnesota and the team would be known as the Rum River Mallards.
The league added the Philadelphia Hockey Club who are based out of the Hollydell Ice Arena in Sewell, New Jersey .
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 .
The former Midwest Blackbirds who sat out the past two seasons return as the Midwest Blackbirds .
The Rochester Monarchs add a team to their organization that was added to the premier division for 2018-19.
The Daytona Racers were renamed to DME Hockey Academy which is the name of the organization that has been running the team. The team would later be renamed the DME Swamp Rabbits
The Niagara Falls PowerHawks of the North American 3 Hockey League added a team to the league, the Niagara Falls Thunder also to be based out of the Hyde Park Ice Pavilion .
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 while retaining the Syracuse Stars name.
The Lake Erie Bighorns and P.A.L. Jr. Islanders would withdraw prior to the star of play.
The Metro Jets appear to have added their developmental team (known as the MJDP Academy) to the league as well, listed below as the MJDP .
Teams [ ]
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
Team
Location
Arena
Connecticut Jr Rangers
Stamford, Connecticut
Chelsea Piers
Connecticut Nighthawks
Simsbury, Connecticut
International Skating Center of Connecticut
Hartford Jr. Wolfpack
Cromwell, Connecticut
Champions Skating Center
Niagara Falls Thunder
Niagara Falls, New York
Hyde Park Ice Pavilion
Rochester Monarchs
Fairport, New York
Thomas Creek Ice Arena
Springfield Pics
West Springfield, Massachusetts
Olympia Ice Center
Syracuse Stars
Utica, New York
Adirondack Bank Center at Utica Memorial Auditorium
Mid-Atlantic Division
Jersey Hitmen
Wayne, New Jersey
Capital One Bank Ice Vault Arena
Jersey Shore Whalers
Brick Township, New Jersey
Ocean Ice Palace
New Jersey Rockets
Berkeley Heights, New Jersey
Prudential Center
New York Jr. Aviators
Brooklyn, New York
Aviator Sports and Events Center
Philadelphia Hockey Club
Sewell, New Jersey
Hollydell Ice Arena
Skipjacks Hockey Club
York, Pennsylvania
York Ice Arena
South East Division
Atlanta Kings
Marietta, Georgia
Marrietta Ice Center
Carolina Eagles
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
DME Swamp Rabbits
Daytona Beach, Florida
Daytona International Skateway
Florida Eels
Fort Myers, Florida
Fort Myers Skatium
Florida Jr. Blades
Estero, Florida
Germain Arena
Palm Beach Hawks
Lake Worth, Florida
Palm Beach Skate Zone
Tampa Bay Juniors
Ellenton, Florida
Ellenton Ice
Great Lakes Division
Lansing Wolves
Dimondale, Michigan
The Summit Sports and Ice Complex
Metro Jets
Fraser, Michigan
Fraser Hockeyland
MJDP
Fraser, Michigan
Fraser Hockeyland
Pittsburgh Vengeance
Harmarville, Pennsylvania
Alpha Ice Complex
Toledo Cherokee
Toledo, Ohio
Team Toledo Ice House
Wooster Oilers
Wooster, Ohio
Alice Noble Ice Arena
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
Midwest Blackbirds
Dyer, Indiana
Midwest Training and Ice Center
Motor City Hockey Club
Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan
Fraser Hockeyland
Tri-City Ice Hawks
Bay City, Michigan
Bay County Civic Arena
Midwest West Division
Dells Ducks
Lake Delton, Wisconsin
Poppy Waterman Ice Arena
Hudson Havoc
Hudson, Wisconsin
Hudson Sports & Civic Center
Kasson Vipers
Kasson, Minnesota
Dodge County Ice 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)
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
Withdrew prior to play [ ]
Standings [ ]
New England Division [ ]
North East Division [ ]
Mid-Atlantic Division [ ]
South East Division [ ]
Florida Division [ ]
Great Lakes Division [ ]
Midwest East Division [ ]
Midwest West Division [ ]
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 [ ]
Semifinals [ ]
North East Division [ ]
Quarterfinals [ ]
Semifinals [ ]
Mid-Atlantic Division [ ]
Quarterfinals [ ]
Semifinals [ ]
South East Division [ ]
Semifinals [ ]
Florida Division [ ]
Semifinals [ ]
Great Lakes Division [ ]
Semifinals [ ]
Mid-West East Division [ ]
Quarterfinals [ ]
Semifinals [ ]
Mid-West West Division [ ]
Quarterfinals [ ]
Semifinals [ ]
Nationals [ ]
Group W [ ]
Results [ ]
Standings [ ]
Group X [ ]
Results [ ]
Standings [ ]
Group Y [ ]
Results [ ]
Standings [ ]
Group Z [ ]
Results [ ]
Standings [ ]
Semifinals [ ]
Final [ ]
2019 USPHL Premier champions Hampton Roads Whalers