{{Short description|American ice hockey league}} {{Not to be confused with| United States Hockey League}} {{Infobox sports league | title = United States Premier Hockey League | logo = File:United_States_Premier_Hockey_League.png | sport = [[Ice Hockey]] | founded = 2012 | teams = | current_season = 2025–26 NCDC season | country = [[United States]]<br>[[Canada]] | champion = [[Idaho Falls Spud Kings]] (NCDC)<br>Vernal Oilers (Premier)<br>Northern Cyclones (Elite) | champ_season = 2024 | TV = [[BlackBearTV]] | website = [http://www.usphl.com USPHL.com] | commissioner = Murry N. Gunty <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usphlelite.com/usphl-names-new-commissioner-and-deputy-commissioner |title= USPHL Names New Commissioner And Deputy Commissioner |website=usphlelite.com}}</ref> }}
The '''United States Premier Hockey League''' ('''USPHL''') is an American [[ice hockey]] league. Founded in 2012, the USPHL has grown to over 60 organizations from across the United States/Canada fielding teams in the National Collegiate Development Conference (NCDC), Premier, Elite, EHF, 18U, 16U, 15U, and High Performance youth divisions.
From 2013 to 2017, [[USA Hockey]] sanctioned the Premier, Elite, Empire, Midwest, and USP3 Divisions as [[Junior ice hockey#Tier III|Tier III junior]] leagues. In 2017, the USPHL added a higher level junior league named the National Collegiate Development Conference (NCDC) for the 2017–18 season. The NCDC was seeking free-to-play [[Junior ice hockey#Tier II|Tier II junior]] league sanctioning, but was denied by USA Hockey. In response, the USPHL junior level leagues withdrew from USA Hockey sanctioning altogether.<ref name="USPHL leaves USA Hockey">{{cite web |url=https://www.juniorhockey.com/news/news_detail.php?news_id=92335 |title=DAILY DISH: USA HOCKEY ANNUAL CONGRESS |publisher=Junior Hockey News |date=June 6, 2017 |access-date=June 6, 2017 |archive-date=July 9, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170709091437/https://www.juniorhockey.com/news/news_detail.php?news_id=92335 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The 18U, 16U and 15U divisions are still considered Tier I youth hockey divisions by USA Hockey.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.juniorhockey.com/news/news_detail.php?news_id=79194|title = USA Hockey agrees to sanction USPHL, major eastern mergers|date = 6 May 2013|website = Junior Hockey News}}</ref>
Beginning in the 2024–25 season, the league plans to expand into Canada’s [[Quebec]]/[[Ontario]] provinces, effectively creating an entire new division.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thejuniorhockeynews.com/usphl-premier-expands-to-canada-with-new-division-in-ontario-and-quebec-2/ |title=USPHL Premier Expands To Canada With New Division In Ontario And Quebec |website=TheJuniorHockeyNews.com |date=February 13, 2024|access-date=July 17, 2024|last1=Boyd|first1=Joshua}}</ref>
==History== ===Establishment (2013–2017)=== During the 2012–13 season, several organizations within the [[Eastern Junior Hockey League]] (EJHL) decided to form their own league and created the United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL). Those organizations also added their youth programs under the USPHL name as the 18U and 16U divisions. The original [[Junior ice hockey#Tier III|Tier III junior]] teams were categorized in the Premier Division when the USPHL absorbed the [[Empire Junior Hockey League]] (becoming the Empire Division) and the newly formed [[EJHL South|Eastern Elite Hockey League]] (becoming the Elite Division). With the additions, the USPHL added 16 more organizations to the original 15 before the inaugural 2013–14 season. The formation of the USPHL also led the remaining EJHL teams to join the Atlantic Junior Hockey League and create the [[Eastern Hockey League (2013–)|Eastern Hockey League]] (EHL).
For the league's second season in 2014–15, the USPHL added the 16U Futures (16UF) Division<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.hometeamsonline.com/teams/default.asp?u=ADIRONDACKJRWINGS&t=c&s=hockey&p=newsstory&newsID=32131|title = USPHL announces 16U Futures Division|date = 7 March 2014|website = Adirondack Junior Wings}}</ref> for players who aspire to play midget hockey, but are not yet ready for the 16U Division. Eight organizations fielded teams in the 16UF Division for its first season. During the 2014 off-season the USPHL lost the [[New York Applecore]] (Empire), but added the Providence Capitals (Elite & 16U), Jersey Shore Whalers (Empire), and the Richmond Generals (Elite, Empire) organizations to increase the total number of organizations to 35 headed into the 2014–15 season.
During the 2014–15 season, the USPHL announce the creation of a Midwest Division to begin in the 2015–16 season by adding several teams from the [[Minnesota Junior Hockey League]] (MnJHL).<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.postbulletin.com/sports/localsports/minnesota-junior-hockey-league-gets-a-shakeup/article_1c61e0e4-bbc3-5f3e-bc66-f6571b0b332f.html|title = Minnesota Junior Hockey League gets a shakeup|date = 18 December 2014|website = Post Bulletin}}</ref> By the end of the season, the Midwest Division would add all but one active MnJHL team causing the MnJHL to disband for the following season. On March 10, 2015, the USPHL also added the entire [[Midwest Junior Hockey League]] to its new Midwest Division for the 2015–16 season.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.usphl.com/news_article/show/488961?referrer_id=1452697|title = Midwest Junior Hockey League Joins USPHL Mid-West Junior Hockey Division|publisher = USPHL|date = 10 March 2015|access-date = 31 March 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150402132621/http://www.usphl.com/news_article/show/488961?referrer_id=1452697|archive-date = 2 April 2015|url-status = dead|df = dmy-all}}</ref> USPHL Midwest became the fourth Tier III division under the USPHL umbrella.
The changes for the 2015–16 continued into April when the New York Aviators announced their decision to leave the USPHL and join the [[North American 3 Eastern Hockey League]] (NA3EHL). The USPHL promptly reassigned the Aviator franchise to [[Rye, New York]], and was renamed to the New York Dragons.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/weekly-sports-league-and-franchise-report/n-4960768 |title=Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report |publisher=OurSports Central |date=April 27, 2015}}</ref> In early April 2015, the Empire Division would expand to [[Daytona, Florida]] with the Daytona Racers. Also in April, it was announced the Empire Division would be renamed as the USP3 Division. In late April 2015, the Charlotte Rush was announced as an expansion franchise by adding two teams, one in the Elite Division and one in the USP3. The [[Wooster Oilers]] from the former MnJHL decided against fielding two Tier III teams and dropped their membership in the USPHL Midwest and would only play in the [[North American 3 Hockey League]]. Initially announced with 22 member teams, the new Midwest Division saw a number of teams cease operations prior to the 2015–16 season including the Indiana Attack, Ironwood Fighting Yoopers, [[Minnesota Owls]], Soo Firehawks, and St. Louis Storm due to lack of players. The Midwest Division did not have its own championship playoffs, but instead the top two teams in each conference from the Midwest and USP3 Divisions played for a single championship.
On January 14, 2016, the league announced the formation of a High Performance Youth Division for the upcoming 2016–17 season. The new division added 14 and under (Bantams), 12 and under (Peewees), along with 10 and under (Squirts) to the USPHL umbrella. Charter members of the High Performance Youth Division were to include the New Jersey Rockets, Hartford Junior Wolfpack, Jersey Hitmen, and P.A.L. Jr. Islanders. In late April, the USPHL announced that the Elite and USP3 Divisions were expanding by splitting the teams from the one-year-old Midwest Division into the Elite and USP3 platforms.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usphl.com/news_article/show/642477?referrer_id=1576352 |title=USPHL Expands Elite and USP3 Divisions for 2016-17 Season |publisher=USPHL |date=April 28, 2016}}</ref> More changes came on May 20, 2016, when the USPHL added the four remaining teams from the former [[Northern Pacific Hockey League]] to the USP3 as a Pacific Division.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usphl.com/news_article/show/650569?referrer_id=1576352 |title=West Coast Teams Join Nation's Top College Development League (USPHL) |publisher=USPHL |date=May 20, 2016 |access-date=May 20, 2016 |archive-date=May 26, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160526091044/http://www.usphl.com/news_article/show/650569?referrer_id=1576352 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Before the start of the season, the loss of the Illiana Blackbirds (Elite), Michigan Wild (USP3), and Marquette Royales (USP3) was offset by the additions of Team Beijing (Elite), another team from the New York Aviators organization (Elite), and the return of the Ironwood Fighting Yoopers (USP3).
===League realignment (2017–present)=== [[File:Ryder Rondeau USPHL.jpeg|thumb|right|Ryder Rondeau, a hockey player for the Minnesota Moose. He is being highlighted as an example player of the league.<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 19, 2023|title=Meet Ryder Rondeau|url=https://www.usphlelite.com/stats/player/19560/134/charles-rondeau|website=Minnesota Moose}}</ref>]] In October 2016, the USPHL announced it had applied to [[USA Hockey]] for approval to start a [[Junior ice hockey#Tier II|Tier II junior]] league for the 2017–18 season. The proposed Tier II USPHL division was announced to consist of 11 teams, seven from organizations in the USPHL Premier, the newly added [[Rochester Monarchs]], and the [[Boston Bandits]], [[New Jersey Rockets (ice hockey)|New Jersey Rockets]], and [[Northern Cyclones]] from the [[Eastern Hockey League (2013–)|Eastern Hockey League]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.juniorhockey.com/news/news_detail.php?news_id=91431 |title=USPHL Announces New Tuition Free Hockey Division for 2017-18 Season |publisher=Junior Hockey News|date=October 6, 2016}}</ref> At the time, the only USA Hockey-sanctioned Tier II league is the [[North American Hockey League]]. However, in December 2016, USA Hockey denied their application for a Tier II league.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.juniorhockey.com/news/news_detail.php?news_id=91798 |title=DAILY DISH: USPHL-NAHL Showdown? Yea Right |publisher=Junior Hockey News |date=December 5, 2016}}</ref> The USPHL launched its tuition-free league as the '''National Collegiate Development Conference'''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.juniorhockey.com/news/news_detail.php?news_id=91825 |title=National Collegiate Development Conference Officially Launches For 2017-18 |publisher=Junior Hockey News |date=December 15, 2016 |access-date=December 15, 2016 |archive-date=December 20, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220153554/https://www.juniorhockey.com/news/news_detail.php?news_id=91825 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In response, the USPHL dropped USA Hockey sanctioning from their junior level leagues and operates unsanctioned beginning with the 2017–18 season.<ref name="USPHL leaves USA Hockey" />
In December 2016, the USPHL also announced the addition of six organizations from the [[Eastern Hockey League (2013–)|Eastern Hockey League]] for the 2017–18 season: the previously mentioned Bandits, Rockets, and Cyclones would be joined by the Connecticut Nighthawks, [[Hartford Jr. Wolfpack]], and [[New Hampshire Junior Monarchs]]. The New Hampshire Monarchs previously fielded USPHL teams in the youth levels. While the Bandits, Rockets and Cyclones have free-to-play teams in the new NCDC, all six organizations were announced to have Tier III teams in the Premier Division and five teams in the Elite Division.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usphl.com/news_article/show/736892?referrer_id=2082268 |title=USPHL Consolidating Tier III Junior Hockey in the East |publisher=USPHL |date=December 22, 2016 |access-date=December 22, 2016 |archive-date=December 23, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223063450/http://www.usphl.com/news_article/show/736892?referrer_id=2082268 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Jr. Monarchs would also add a NCDC team in 2018.
The league also announced the retirement of the USP3 Division, with the Premier Division remaining the top pay-to-play division and the Elite Division the only Tier III feeder division.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usajuniorhockey.com/tuition-free-national-collegiate-development-conference-logical-next-step-usphl/ |title=Tuition-free National Collegiate Development Conference the logical next step for USPHL |publisher=USA Junior Hockey Magazine |date=January 7, 2017}}</ref> The Jersey Shore Whalers and the Florida Jr. Blades, both members of the former USP3 Division, were granted teams in the Premier Division, as well as the Jr. Blades adding their USP3 team to the Elite Division.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usphl.com/news_article/show/758672?referrer_id=2016842 |title=Jersey Shore Whalers Revamp for 2017-18 USPHL Season |publisher=USPHL |date=February 15, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usphl.com/news_article/show/756139?referrer_id=1452697 |title=Florida Jr. Blades Announce Expansion Plans for 2017-18 USPHL Season |publisher=USPHL |date=February 10, 2017}}</ref> The Skipjacks Hockey Club also added a Premier team to augment their teams in the youth divisions. The Wisconsin Muskies also announced they would field an expansion team in the Premier Division. As part of the many changes, three of the four isolated former USP3 Pacific Division teams left the league with only the [[Eugene Generals]] remaining. The Generals would have a modified schedule for the season in the Elite Division playing most of their games against local youth and academy teams while only playing other USPHL teams in showcases.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usphl.com/news_article/show/821812?referral=rss |title=Eugene Generals: Schedule Shake-Up Announced For 2017-18 Season |publisher=USPHL |date=August 9, 2017 |access-date=September 7, 2017 |archive-date=August 10, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810051617/http://www.usphl.com/news_article/show/821812?referral=rss |url-status=dead }}</ref>
For 2018–19, the league merged with the Eastern Hockey Federation (EHF) youth leagues. The EHF organization already had many of the USPHL's junior organization's youth clubs.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usphl.com/news_article/show/927031 |title=The EHF Merges With The USPHL |publisher=USPHL |date=June 14, 2018 |access-date=August 27, 2018 |archive-date=August 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808122342/https://www.usphl.com/news_article/show/927031 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The league also rebranded its 16U Futures as 15U. On March 8, 2019, the USPHL and EHF announced plans to integrate the USPHL's High Performance Youth Division into the EHF to create the EHF South Division, expanding the youth league's footprint into the Mid-Atlantic region, beginning with the 2019–20 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fedhockey.com/index.php?opt=viewpage&type=news&id=0000445 |title=USPHL ANNOUNCES FORMATION OF EHF SOUTH DIVISION |publisher=EHF |date=March 8, 2019}}</ref>
In 2020, the USPHL Premier added the Anaheim Avalanche, [[Fresno Monsters]], [[Las Vegas Thunderbirds]], Northern Colorado Eagles, [[Ogden Mustangs]], [[Pueblo Bulls]], [[San Diego Sabers]], [[Southern Oregon Spartans]], and the [[Utah Outliers]] from the [[Western States Hockey League]], another independent junior hockey organization.<ref>{{Cite web|date=April 18, 2020|title=Southern Oregon Spartans move to new league|url=https://mailtribune.com/sports/professional/spartans-join-usphl-as-part-of-western-expansion-in-junior-a-hockey|website=Mail Tribune}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=April 29, 2020|title=USPHL 2020-2021 Western Expansion|url=https://www.usajuniorhockey.com/news_article/show/1102870|website=USA Junior Hockey Magazine}}</ref> Complimentary additions to the USPHL Premier included Elmira Jr. Enforcers (renamed in 2023 to the Elmira Impact), Provo Riverblades, and the return of the Wooster Oilers after a one-year absence.
During the 2019–20 season the Boston Bandits NCDC membership was purchased by the Philadelphia Hockey Club, to replace the Bandits in 2020–21.<ref>{{Cite web|date=November 14, 2019|title=Philadelphia Hockey Club To Join NCDC In 2020-21|url=https://www.tjhpodcast.com/post/2019/11/14/philadelphia-hockey-club-to-join-ncdc-in-2020-21|website=The Junior Hockey Podcast}}</ref> Rochester Monarchs were removed and replaced by Boston Advantage for the 2020–21 season.<ref>{{Cite web|date=June 9, 2020|title=Boston Advantage Joins USPHL, NCDC|url=https://www.neutralzone.net/mens/2020/06/09/boston-advantage-joins-usphl-ncdc/|website=Neutral Zone}}</ref>
For the 2022–23 season, several new teams joined the USPHL. The Mercer Chiefs joined the NCDC.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usphl.com/news_article/show/1213673 |title=Tier 1 Hockey Federation, USPHL Announce Collaboration, Mercer Chiefs Join NCDC For 2022-23 |website=USPHL |date=March 7, 2022}}</ref> The Bakersfield Roughnecks joined the Pacific Division in the USPHL Premier.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usphl.com/news_article/show/1188564 |title=Bakersfield Roughnecks To Join USPHL Premier's Pacific Division In 2022-23 |website=USPHL |date=October 13, 2021}}</ref> The Idaho Falls Spud Kings joined the Mountain Division in the USPHL Premier.<ref>{{cite web |title=Team Members |url=https://www.usphl.com/teammembers |website=USPHL.com |publisher=USPHL}}</ref> The Minnesota Squatch joined the Midwest West Division in the USPHL Premier.<ref>{{Cite web |last=USPHL.com |first=Joshua Boyd / |date=2022-05-05 |title=Minnesota Squatch Join United States Premier Hockey League, Will Play In Elk River |url=https://www.usphl.com/news_article/show/1224378-minnesota-squatch-join-united-states-premier-hockey-league-will-play-in-elk-river |access-date=2022-05-06 |website=U.S. Premier Hockey League |language=en-us}}</ref> Finally, several former teams from the WSHL—the [[Bellingham Blazers (2012–)|Bellingham Blazers]], Rock Springs Prospectors, Rogue Valley Royals, [[Seattle Totems (junior hockey)|Seattle Totems]], and Vernal Oilers—created a new North West Division in the USPHL Premier.<ref>{{Cite web |last=USPHL.com |first=Joshua Boyd / |date=2022-05-06 |title=United States Premier Hockey League Announces Formation Of Northwest Division In USPHL Premier |url=https://www.usphl.com/news_article/show/1224465-united-states-premier-hockey-league-announces-formation-of-northwest-division-in-usphl-premier |access-date=2022-05-06 |website=U.S. Premier Hockey League |language=en-us}}</ref>
==Member teams== ===National Collegiate Development Conference (Tier II)=== [[File:National Collegiate Development Conference.png|right|200px]] {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! Conference !! Division !! Team !! Location !! Arena !! Joined |- ! rowspan="7" style="background:#b6d999" | Atlantic ! rowspan="7" style="background:#f0f0f0" | N/A | [[Connecticut Jr. Rangers]] ||[[Stamford, Connecticut]]||[[Chelsea Piers Connecticut]]|| 2017 |- | [[Jersey Hitmen]] || [[Wayne, New Jersey]] || [[Ice Vault Arena]] || 2017 |- | [[Mercer Chiefs]] || [[Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey|Hamilton, New Jersey]] || [[Ice Land Skating Center]] || 2022 |- | [[P.A.L. Jr. Islanders]] || [[Hauppauge, New York]]|| [[Northwell Health Ice Center]] || 2017 |- | [[Rockets Hockey Club]] || [[Bridgewater, New Jersey]] || [[Bridgewater Sports Arena]] || 2017 |- | [[West Chester Wolves]] || [[West Chester, Pennsylvania]]|| [[PNY Sports Arena]] || 2024 |- | [[Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights]] || [[Pittston, Pennsylvania]] || [[Revolution Ice Center]] || 2022 |- ! rowspan="8" style="background:linen" | Colonial ! rowspan="8" style="background:#f0f0f0" | N/A | [[CT Chiefs North|Connecticut Chiefs]] || [[Newington, Connecticut]] || [[Newington Arena]] || ????** |- | [[Connecticut RoughRiders]] || [[Norwalk, Connecticut]] || [[Acord Ice Center]] || 2013** |- | [[Springfield Pics]] || [[West Springfield, Massachusetts]] || [[Olympia Ice Center]] || 2025 |- | [[Red Bank Generals]] || [[Red Bank, New Jersey]] || [[Red Bank Armory]] || 2024 |- | [[NY Dynamo|New York Dynamo]] || [[Clifton, New York]] || [[Capital Ice Arena]] || 2019 |- | [[Utica Jr. Comets]] || [[Utica, New York]] || [[Adirondack Bank Center]] || 2015 |- | [[Universel Sherbrooke|Vermont Universal]] || [[????, Vermont]] || [[To be determined|tbd]] || ???? |- |[[Seattle Totems (junior hockey)|Syracuse Lightning]] ||[[Syracuse, New York]] || [[To be determined|tbd]] || ???? |- ! rowspan="8" style="background:#9aa5d2" | Metropolitan ! rowspan="8" style="background:#f0f0f0" | N/A | [[Boston Dogs]] || [[Canton, Massachusetts]] || [[Canton Ice Center]] || 2024 |- | [[Boston Jr. Rangers]] || [[Tewksbury, Massachusetts]] || [[Breakaway Ice Center]] || 2024 |- | [[Boston Junior Bruins]] || [[Marlborough, Massachusetts]] || [[New England Sports Center]] || 2025<sup>a</sup> |- | [[Islanders Hockey Club]] || [[Tyngsborough, Massachusetts]] || [[Skate 3 Ice Arena]] || 2017 |- | [[New England Wolves]] || [[Laconia, New Hampshire]] || [[Merrill Fay Arena]] || 2014 |- | [[Northern Cyclones]] || [[Hudson, New Hampshire]] || [[Cyclones Arena]] || 2017 |- | [[South Shore Kings]] || [[Foxboro, Massachusetts]] || [[Foxboro Sports Center]] || 2017 |- | [[Worcester Jr. Railers]] || [[Worcester, Massachusetts]] || [[Fidelity Bank Worcester Ice Center]] || 2024 |- ! rowspan="11" style="background:Orange | Midwest ! rowspan="6" style="background:#aaddff" | Great Lakes | [[Chicago Union]] || [[Chicago, Illinois]] || [[Canton Ice Center]] || 2024 |- | [[Columbus Mavericks]] || [[Lewis Center, Ohio]] || [[OhioHealth Chiller North]] || 2019 |- | [[Fort Wayne Spacemen]] || [[Fort Wayne, Indiana]] || [[SportONE/Parkview Icehouse]] || 2019 |- | [[Metro Jets]] || [[Mount Clemens, Michigan]] || [[Mount Clemens Ice Arena]] || 2018 |- | [[Red River Spartans]] || [[Clarksville, Tennessee]] || [[F & M Bank Arena]] || 2022 |- | [[Toledo Cherokee]] || [[Toledo, Ohio]] || [[Team Toledo Ice House]] || 2018 |- ! rowspan="5" style="background:#aaaaff" | North | [[Hudson Havoc]] || [[Hudson, Wisconsin]] || [[Hudson Sports & Civic Center]] || 2017 |- | [[Minnesota Blue Ox (ice hockey)|Minnesota Blue Ox]] || [[Coon Rapids, Minnesota]] || [[Coon Rapids Ice Center]] || 2017 |- | [[Minnesota Squatch]] || [[Elk River, Minnesota]] || [[Furniture-and-Things Community Event Center]] || 2022 |- | [[Northwest Express (ice hockey)|Northwest Express]] || [[Spooner, Wisconsin]] || [[Spooner Civic Center]] || 2017 |- | [[Wisconsin Rapids RiverKings]] || [[Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin]] || [[South Wood County Rec Center]] || 2017 |- ! rowspan="8" style="background:#dbabb0;" | Mountain ! rowspan="8" style="background:#cedff2" | N/A |[[Montana Buckaroos|Billings Cattle Punchers]] ||[[Billings, Montana]] ||[[Signal Peak Energy Arena]] ||2026 |- | [[Casper Warbirds]] || [[Casper, Wyoming]] || [[Acord Ice Center]] || 2023 |- | [[Grand Junction River Hawks]] || [[Grand Junction, Colorado]] || [[River City Sportplex]] || 2025
|- | [[Idaho Falls Spud Kings]] || [[Idaho Falls, Idaho]] || [[Mountain America Center]] || 2023 |- | [[Ogden Mustangs]] || [[Ogden, Utah]] || [[The Ice Sheet Ogden, Utah|The Ice Sheet]] || 2023 |- | [[Pueblo Bulls]] || [[Pueblo, Colorado]] || [[Pueblo Ice Arena]] || 2023 |- | [[Rock Springs Miners]] || [[Rock Springs, Wyoming]] || [[Rock Springs Ice Arena]] || 2023 |- | [[Utah Outliers]] || [[West Valley City, Utah]] || [[Acord Ice Center]] || 2023 |- ! rowspan="8" style="background:bluesky | Northeast ! rowspan="8" style="background:#cedff2" | N/A |[[Lewiston MAINEiacs (USPHL)|Lewiston MAINEiacs]] || [[Lewiston, Maine]] || [[The Colisée]] || 2025 |- | [[Montreal Black Vees]] || [[Montreal, Quebec]] || [[Centre Sportif et Culturel du Collége St-Jean Vianney]] || 2024 |- | [[Northern Maine Pioneers]] || [[Presque Isle, Maine]] || [[The Forum (Presque Isle)|The Forum]] || 2025 |- | [[Bearcat Hockey Club|Perth-Andover Bearcats]] || [[Perth-Andover, New Brunswick]] || [[-]] || 2017 |- | [[Universel Quebec]] ||[[Quebec City, Quebec]] || [[Seminaire Saint-Francois]] || 2025 |- | [[St. Stephen County Moose]]|| [[St. Stephen, New Brunswick]] || [[Garcelon Civic Centre]] || 2025 |- | [[Thunder Hockey Club]] || [[Exeter, New Hampshire]]|| [[The Rinks At Exeter]] || 2019 |- | [[Woodstock Slammers (NCDC)|Woodstock Slammers]] || [[Woodstock, New Brunswick]] || [[AYR Motor Centre]] || 2025 |- ! rowspan="12" style="background:yellow | South ! rowspan="6" style="background:#aaddff" | Florida | [[Coral Springs Jr. Cats]] || [[Coral Springs, Florida]] || [[IceDen]] || 2023 |- | [[Florida Eels]] || [[Fort Myers, Florida]] || [[Fort Myers Skatium]] || 2017 |- | [[Florida Jr. Blades]] || [[Estero, Florida]] || [[Hertz Arena]] || 2017 |- | [[Florida Surge]] || [[Jacksonville, Florida]] || [[ - - ]] || 2026 |- | [[Tampa Bay Juniors]] || [[Ellenton, Florida]] || [[Ellenton Ice]] || 2017 |- | [[Palm Beach Typhoon|Typhoon Hockey Club]] || [[Palm Beach, Florida]] || [[Palm Beach Skate Zone]] || 2021 |- ! rowspan="6" style="background:#aaaaff" | South East | [[Carolina Jr. Hurricanes]] || [[Morrisville, North Carolina]] || [[Wake Competition Center]] || 2017 |- | [[Charleston Colonials]] || [[North Charleston, South Carolina]] || [[Carolina Ice Palace]] || 2019 |- | [[Charlotte Rush]] || [[Indian Trail, North Carolina]] || [[Extreme Ice Center]] || 2017 |- | [[Hampton Roads Whalers]] || [[Chesapeake, Virginia]] || [[Chilled Ponds Ice Sports Complex]] || 2017 |- | [[Potomac Patriots]] || [[Woodbridge, Virginia]] || [[Prince William Ice Center]] || 2017 |- | [[Yorkton Admirals]] || [[Yorkton, Virginia]] || [[Chilled Ponds Ice Center]] || 2026 |- ! rowspan="12" style="background:beige | Mountain ! rowspan="6" style="background:#aaddff" | N/A | [[Fresno Monsters]] || [[Fresno, California]] || [[Gateway Ice Center]] || 2020 |- | [[Lake Tahoe Lakers]] || [[South Lake Tahoe, California]] || [[South Lake Tahoe Ice Arena]] || 2021 |- | [[Bakersfield Roughnecks|McCall Smokejumpers]] || [[McCall, Idaho]] || [[Manchester Ice and Event Centre]] || 2022 |- | [[Ontario Jr. Reign]] || [[Ontario, California]] || [[Ontario Ice Skating Center]] || 2021 |- | [[Ventura Vikings]] || [[Simi Valley, California]] || [[Iceoplex Simi Valley]] || 2022 |- | [[Vernal Oilers]] || [[Vernal, Utah]] || [[Western Park Ice Rink]] || 2022 |} a - The Boston Junior Bruins previously played at the NCDC level before selling that franchise to the West Chester Wolves in 2024 and then promoting their Premier division club the following year.<br> b - Universel Academy is based out of Sherbrooke but the NCDC team will play their home games at [[Jay Peak Resort]] in [[Jay, Vermont]].
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===Premier (Tier III)=== [[File:USPHL Premier.png|right|200px]] [[File:1-19-24-Seattle Totems playing against the Rogue Valley Royals in Medford, OR.jpg|thumb|Seattle Totems playing against the Rogue Valley Royals in Medford, OR in January 2024]] <small>As of July 10, 2025</small> {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" ! Division !! Team !! Location !! Arena !! Joined |- ! rowspan="7" style="background:;#b6d999;" | Alberta | [[Bassano Beavers]] || [[Bassano, Alberta]] || [[Bassano Arena]] || 2025 |- | [[Calgary Bandits]] || [[Calgary, Alberta]] || TBA || 2025 |- | [[Diamond Valley Rockies]] || [[Diamond Valley, Alberta]] || [[Oilfields Regional Arena]] || 2025 |- | [[Hanna Havoc]] || [[Hanna, Alberta]] || [[Hanna Agri-Sports Complex]] || 2025 |- | [[Onion Lake Border Chiefs|OLCN Scouts]] || [[Onion Lake, Saskatchewan]] || [[Onion Lake Memorial Communiplex]] || 2014 |- | [[Southern Alberta Mustangs]] || [[Stavely, Alberta]] || [[Stavely Arena]] || 2025 |- | [[Three Hills Titans]] || [[Three Hills, Alberta]] || [[Centennial Place Arena]] || 2025 |- ! rowspan="9" style="background:#aaccff" | Atlantic | [[Connecticut Jr. Rangers (Tier III)|Connecticut Jr. Rangers]] || [[Stamford, Connecticut]] || [[Chelsea Piers Connecticut]] || 2013 |- | [[Jersey Hitmen (Tier III)|Jersey Hitmen]] || [[Wayne, New Jersey]] || [[Ice Vault Arena]] || 2017 |- | [[Mercer Chiefs (Tier III)|Mercer Chiefs]] || [[Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey|Hamilton, New Jersey]] || [[Ice Land Skating Center]] || 2022 |- | [[New Jersey Renegades]] || [[Randolph, New Jersey]] || [[SportsCare Arena]] || 2025 |-bgcolor=f0f0f0 | [[P.A.L. Jr. Islanders (Tier III)|P.A.L. Jr. Islanders]] || [[Hauppauge, New York]]|| [[Northwell Health Ice Center]] || 2017 {{efn|group=Premier|P.A.L. was a founding member of the Premier division in 2013, however, their primary franchise was promoted to the NCDC upon its creation in 2017. This franchise originally began in the Elite Division in 2013 and was promoted to the Premier Division in 2017. The team was also dormant during the 2018–19 season.}} |-bgcolor=f0f0f0 | [[Red Bank Generals]] || [[Red Bank, New Jersey]] || [[Red Bank Armory]] || 2024 |-bgcolor=f0f0f0 | [[Rockets Hockey Club (Tier III)|Rockets Hockey Club]] || [[Bridgewater, New Jersey]] || [[Bridgewater Sports Arena]] || 2017 |-bgcolor=f0f0f0 | [[West Chester Wolves (Tier III)|West Chester Wolves]] || [[West Chester, Pennsylvania]]|| [[PNY Sports Arena]] || 2024 |-bgcolor=f0f0f0 | [[Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights (Tier III)|Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights]] || [[Pittston, Pennsylvania]] || [[Revolution Ice Center]] || 2021 |- ! rowspan="6" style="background:#ffccaa;" | Florida | [[Coral Springs Jr. Cats]] || [[Coral Springs, Florida]] || [[IceDen]] || 2023 |- | [[Florida Eels]] || [[Fort Myers, Florida]] || [[Fort Myers Skatium]] || 2017 |- | [[Florida Jr. Blades]] || [[Estero, Florida]] || [[Hertz Arena]] || 2017 |- | [[Bold City Battalion|Florida Surge]] || [[Jacksonville, Florida]] || [[Community First Igloo]] || 2023 |- | [[Tampa Bay Juniors]] || [[Ellenton, Florida]] || [[Ellenton Ice]] || 2017 |- | [[Palm Beach Typhoon|Typhoon Hockey Club]] || [[Palm Beach, Florida]] || [[Palm Beach Skate Zone]] || 2021 |- ! rowspan="6" style="background:#aaaaff;" | Great Lakes | [[Bearcat Hockey Club]] || [[Lockport, New York]] || [[Cornerstone Ice Arena]] || 2017 <sup>†</sup> |- | [[Columbus Mavericks]] || [[Lewis Center, Ohio]] || [[OhioHealth Chiller North]] || 2019 |-bgcolor=f0f0f0 |- | [[Fort Wayne Spacemen]] || [[Fort Wayne, Indiana]] || [[SportONE/Parkview Icehouse]] || 2019 |- | [[Metro Jets]] || [[Mount Clemens, Michigan]] || [[Mount Clemens Ice Arena]] || 2018 |- | [[Red River Spartans]] || [[Clarksville, Tennessee]] || [[F & M Bank Arena]] || 2022 <sup>†</sup> |- | [[Toledo Cherokee]] || [[Toledo, Ohio]] || [[Team Toledo Ice House]] || 2018 |- ! rowspan="5" style="background:#ffffaa;" | Midwest | [[Cincinnati Jr. Cyclones]] || [[Cincinnati, Ohio]] || [[Heritage Bank Center]] || 2021 |- | [[Danville Iron]] || [[Danville, Ohio]] || [[-]] || ???? |- | [[Battle Creek Kernels|Flint Icelanders]] || [[Battle Creek, Michigan]] || [[The Rink Battle Creek]] || 2022 |- | [[Fresh Coast Freeze]] || [[Holland, Michigan]] || [[Griff's Icehouse West]] || 2021 <sup>†</sup> |- | [[Metro Jets Development Program]] || [[Mount Clemens, Michigan]] || [[Mount Clemens Ice Arena]] || 2018 |- ! rowspan="11" style="background:#aaccaa;" | New England | [[Boston Jr. Rangers (Tier III)|Boston Jr. Rangers]] || [[Tewksbury, Massachusetts]] || [[Breakaway Ice Center]] || 2024 |- | [[Buffalo Steel]] || [[Buffalo, New York]] || [[- - ]] || ???? |- | [[Islanders Beacons]] || [[???]] || [[???]] || ???? |- | [[Islanders Hockey Club]] || [[Tyngsborough, Massachusetts]] || [[Skate 3 Ice Arena]] || 2017 |- | [[New England Wolves]] || [[Laconia, New Hampshire]] || [[Merrill Fay Arena]] || 2014 |- | [[Northern Cyclones Academy]] || [[Hudson, New Hampshire]] || [[Cyclones Arena]] || 2013 |- | [[South Shore Kings (Tier III)|South Shore Kings]] || [[Foxboro, Massachusetts]] || [[Foxboro Sports Center]] || 2013 |- | [[Springfield Pics]] || [[West Springfield, Massachusetts]] || [[Olympia Ice Center]] || 2014 |- | [[Syracuse Lightning]] ||[[Syracuse, New York]] || [[To be determined|tbd]] || ???? |- | [[Utica Jr. Comets (Tier III)|Utica Jr. Comets]] || [[Utica, New York]] || [[Adirondack Bank Center]] || 2015 |- | [[Worcester Jr. Railers (Tier III)|Worcester Jr. Railers]] || [[Worcester, Massachusetts]] || [[Fidelity Bank Worcester Ice Center]] || 2024 |- ! rowspan="5" style="background:#ffffaa;" | North | [[Chicago Cougars (USPHL)|Chicago Cougars]] || [[Rice Lake, Wisconsin]] || [[Fifth Third Arena (Chicago)|Fifth Third Arena]] || 2017 |- | [[Chicago T-Rex]] || [[Northwestern, Wisconsin]] || TBA || 2017 <sup>†</sup> |- | [[Dells Ducks]] || [[Lake Delton, Wisconsin]] || [[Poppy Waterman Ice Arena]] || 2017 |- | [[Minnesota Mullets]] || [[Forest Lake, Minnesota]] || [[Forest Lake Sports Center]] || 2017 |- | [[Steele County Blades]] || [[Owatonna, Minnesota]] || [[Steele County Four Seasons Centre]] || 2017 |- ! rowspan="7" style="background:#aaffff;" | Pacific | [[Bremerton Sockeyes]] || [[Bremerton, Washington]] || [[Bremerton Ice Center]] || 2024 |-bgcolor=f0f0f0 | [[Iron County Yeti]] || [[Enoch, Utah]] || [[KJ's Ice Barn]] || 2023 <sup>†</sup> |-bgcolor=f0f0f0 |- | [[Long Beach Bombers]] || [[Lakewood, California]] || [[Lakewood Ice]] || 2021 <sup>†</sup> |-
| [[Rogue Valley Royals]] || [[Medford, Oregon]] || [[The RRRink]] || 2022 |- | [[Salt Lake Ghost Riders]] || [[Salt Lake City, Utah]] || [[???]] || 2026 |- | [[San Diego Sabers]] || [[Escondido, California]] || [[Iceoplex Escondido]] || 2020 |- | [[Santa Clarita Lakers]] || [[Santa Clarita , California]] || [[???]] || 2026 |- ! rowspan="6" style="background:#ccffaa;" | Southeast | [[Carolina Jr. Hurricanes]] || [[Morrisville, North Carolina]] || [[Wake Competition Center]] || 2017 <sup>†</sup> |-bgcolor=f0f0f0 | [[Charleston Colonials]] || [[North Charleston, South Carolina]] || [[Carolina Ice Palace]] || 2019 {{efn|group=Premier|Charleston was dormant from 2021 through 2025.}} |-bgcolor=f0f0f0 | [[Charlotte Rush]] || [[Indian Trail, North Carolina]] || [[Extreme Ice Center]] || 2017 |-bgcolor=f0f0f0 | [[Hampton Roads Whalers]] || [[Chesapeake, Virginia]] || [[Chilled Ponds Ice Sports Complex]] || 2017 |-bgcolor=f0f0f0 | [[Potomac Patriots]] || [[Woodbridge, Virginia]] || [[Prince William Ice Center]] || 2017 |- | [[Yorkton Admirals]] || [[Yorkton, Virginia]] || [[Chilled Ponds Ice Center]] || 2026 |- ! rowspan="11" style="background:#ffaaaa;" | St. Lawrence | [[Collège Universel Gatineau]] || [[Gatineau, Quebec]] || [[Meredith Centre]] || 2023 |- | [[Collège Universel Quebec]] || [[?, Quebec]] || [[????]] || ???? |- | [[Hawkesbury Knights|Hudson Knights]] || [[Hudson, Quebec]] || [[Quartier des Sports Kubota]] || 2024 |- | [[Kingston Wranglers]] || [[Kingston, Ontario]] || [[INVISTA Centre]] || 2024 |- | [[Montreal Black Vees]] || [[Montreal, Quebec]] || [[Centre Sportif et Culturel du Collége St-Jean Vianney]] || 2024 |- | [[NY Dynamo (Tier III)|NY Dynamo]] || [[Plattsburgh, New York]] || [[Ameri-Can North Sports Center]] || 2025 |- | [[Ottawa Valley Centennials]] || [[Almonte, Ontario]] || [[John Levi Community Centre]] || 2025 |- | [[Ravens Hockey Academy]] || [[????]] || [[????]] || 2026 |- | [[St-Lazare Avalanche]] || [[Saint-Lazare, Quebec]] || [[Quartier des Sports Kubota]] || 2025 |- | [[Somang Hockey]] || [[Terrebonne, Quebec]] || [[Aréna de Lachenaie]] || 2024 |- | [[Universel Sherbrooke]] || [[Sherbrooke, Quebec]] || [[Aréna de Bromont]] || 2024 |- |} |- | [[Fresno Monsters]] || [[Fresno, California]] || [[Gateway Ice Center]] || 2020 |- |- | [[Seattle Totems (junior hockey)|Seattle Totems]] || [[Mountlake Terrace, Washington]] || [[Olympic View Arena]] || 2022 |-bgcolor=f0f0f0 | [[Vernal Oilers]] || [[Vernal, Utah]] || [[Western Park Ice Rink]] || 2022 | [[Henderson Force]] || [[Henderson, Nevada]] || [[America First Center]] || 2020 <sup>†</sup> |- | [[Lake Tahoe Lakers]] || [[South Lake Tahoe, California]] || [[South Lake Tahoe Ice Arena]] || 2021 | [[Atlanta Madhatters]] || [[Marietta, Georgia]] || [[Marrietta Ice Center]] || 2019 |-bgcolor=f0f0f0 |- | [[Ontario Jr. Reign]] || [[Ontario, California]] || [[Ontario Ice Skating Center]] || 2021 |- | [[Ventura Vikings]] || [[Simi Valley, California]] || [[Iceoplex Simi Valley]] || 2022 |-bgcolor=f0f0f0 [[Thunder Hockey Club (Tier III)|Thunder Hockey Club]] || [[Exeter, New Hampshire]] || [[The Rinks At Exeter]] || 2018 {{efn|group=Premier|Twin City withdrew from the league for the 2023–24 season.}}
| [[Bellingham Blazers (2012)|Bellingham Blazers]] || [[Bellingham, Washington]] || [[Bellingham Sportsplex]] || 2022 |-bgcolor=f0f0f0
| [[Hudson Havoc]] || [[Hudson, Wisconsin]] || [[Hudson Sports & Civic Center]] || 2017 |- | [[Minnesota Blue Ox (ice hockey)|Minnesota Blue Ox]] || [[Coon Rapids, Minnesota]] || [[Coon Rapids Ice Center]] || 2017 |-bgcolor=f0f0f0 | [[Colorado Fighting Elk]] || [[Craig, Colorado]] || [[Moffat County Ice Arena]] || 2024 |- | [[Minnesota Outlaws]] || [[East Bethel, Minnesota]] || [[East Bethel Ice Arena]] || 2014 <sup>†</sup> |- | [[Minnesota Squatch]] || [[Elk River, Minnesota]] || [[Furniture-and-Things Community Event Center]] || 2022 |- | [[Northwest Express (ice hockey)|Northwest Express]] || [[Spooner, Wisconsin]] || [[Spooner Civic Center]] || 2017 <sup>†</sup> |- |-bgcolor=f0f0f0 | [[Elmira Impact]] || [[Elmira, New York]] || [[First Arena]] || 2020 <sup>†</sup> | [[Wisconsin Rapids RiverKings]] || [[Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin]] || [[South Wood County Rec Center]] || 2017 |-bgcolor=f0f0f0 | [[Bakersfield Roughnecks|McCall Smokejumpers]] || [[McCall, Idaho]] || [[Manchester Ice and Event Centre]] || 2022 <sup>†</sup> |-bgcolor=f0f0f0 |}
<small>† relocated</small> {{notelist|group=Premier}}
====Premier timeline==== <small>''Through 2021''</small> <timeline> DateFormat = mm/dd/yyyy ImageSize = width:1500 height:auto barincrement:20
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id:act value:rgb(0.7,0.9,0.7) # current Premier member id:pro value:rgb(0.7,0.9,0.9) # current NCDC member id:inact value:rgb(0.9,0.7,0.7) # defunct member id:fut value:rgb(0.7,0.7,0.9) # future member
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Jr. Islanders]] (2013–2017) bar:4 color:pro from:07/01/2013 till:06/01/2017 text: [[South Shore Kings]] (2013–2017) bar:5 color:pro from:07/01/2013 till:06/01/2025 text: [[Boston Junior Bruins]] (2013–2025) bar:6 color:act from:07/01/2013 till:06/01/2015 text: [[Bay State Breakers]] (2013–2015), Syracuse Stars (2015–2019), Utica Jr. Comets (2019–Present) bar:6 color:act from:07/01/2015 till:06/01/2019 text: bar:6 color:act from:07/01/2019 till:end text: bar:7 color:act from:07/01/2013 till:06/01/2014 text: [[Connecticut Yankees (ice hockey)|Connecticut Yankees]] (2013–2014), Connecticut Jr. Rangers (2014–Present) bar:7 color:act from:07/01/2014 till:end text: bar:8 color:act from:07/01/2013 till:end text: [[Jersey Hitmen (Tier III)|New Jersey Hitmen]] (2013–2021), Jersey Hitmen (2021–Present) bar:9 color:act from:07/01/2013 till:end text: [[Islanders Hockey Club (Tier III)|Islanders Hockey Club]] (2013–Present) bar:10 color:inact from:07/01/2014 till:06/01/2016 text: [[Rochester Jr. Americans]] (2014–2016) bar:11 color:act from:07/01/2014 till:end text: [[Springfield Pics]] (2014–Present) bar:12 color:inact from:07/01/2015 till:06/01/2017 text: [[Okanagan European Eagles]] (2015–2017) bar:13 color:inact from:07/01/2017 till:01/28/2018 text: [[Kalkaska Rhinos]] (2017–2018) bar:14 color:inact from:07/01/2017 till:06/01/2018 text: [[Wisconsin Muskies]] (2017–2018) bar:15 color:inact from:07/01/2017 till:10/01/2018 text: [[Palm Beach Hawks]] (2017–2018) bar:16 color:inact from:07/01/2017 till:06/01/2018 text: [[Atlanta Jr. Knights]] (2017–2018), Atlanta Kings (2018–2019) bar:16 color:inact from:07/01/2018 till:06/01/2019 text: bar:17 color:inact from:07/01/2017 till:06/01/2018 text: [[Daytona Racers]] (2017–2018), DME Swamp Rabbits (2018–2019) bar:17 color:inact from:07/01/2018 till:06/01/2019 text: bar:18 color:inact from:07/01/2017 till:06/01/2019 text: [[Hartford Jr. Wolfpack]] (2017–2019) bar:19 color:inact from:07/01/2017 till:06/01/2019 text: [[Tri-City Ice Hawks]] (2017–2019) bar:20 color:inact from:07/01/2017 till:06/01/2020 text: [[Connecticut Nighthawks]] (2017–2020) bar:21 color:inact from:07/01/2017 till:06/01/2020 text: [[Rochester Monarchs (Tier III)|Rochester Monarchs]] (2017–2020) bar:22 color:inact from:07/01/2017 till:06/01/2021 text: [[Skipjacks Hockey Club]] (2017–2021) bar:23 color:inact from:07/01/2017 till:10/20/2019 text: [[Jersey Shore Whalers]] (2017–2019), Jersey Whalers (2021–2022) bar:23 color:inact from:07/01/2021 till:06/01/2022 text: bar:24 color:inact from:07/01/2017 till:06/01/2020 text: [[Bridgewater Bandits|Boston Bandits]] (2017–2020), Bridgewater Bandits (2020–2023) bar:24 color:inact from:07/01/2020 till:06/01/2023 text: bar:25 color:inact from:07/01/2017 till:06/01/2023 text: [[New Hampshire Junior Monarchs (Tier III)|New Hampshire Junior Monarchs]] (2017–2023) bar:26 color:inact from:07/01/2017 till:12/03/2023 text: [[Richmond Generals (ice hockey)|Richmond Generals]] (2017–2023) bar:27 color:act from:07/01/2017 till:06/01/2018 text: [[P.A.L. Jr. Islanders (Tier III)|P.A.L. Jr. Islanders]] (2017–2018, 2019–Present) bar:27 color:act from:07/01/2019 till:end text: bar:28 color:act from:07/01/2017 till:06/01/2019 text: [[Carolina Eagles]] (2017–2019), Carolina Jr. Hurricanes (2019–Present) bar:28 color:act from:07/01/2019 till:end text: bar:29 color:act from:07/01/2017 till:06/01/2019 text: [[Rockets Hockey Club (Tier III)|New Jersey Rockets]] (2017–2019), Rockets Hockey Club (2019–Present) bar:29 color:act from:07/01/2019 till:end text: bar:30 color:act from:07/01/2017 till:06/01/2018 text: [[Ironwood Fighting Yoopers]] (2017–2018), Rum River Mallards (2018–2022), Isanti Outlaws (2022–2025), Minnesota Outlaws (2025–Present) bar:30 color:act from:07/01/2018 till:06/01/2022 text: bar:30 color:act from:07/01/2022 till:06/01/2025 text: bar:30 color:act from:07/01/2025 till:end text: bar:31 color:act from:07/01/2017 till:06/01/2018 text: [[Motor City Hawks]] (2017–2018), Motor City Hockey Club (2018–2022), Motor City Gamblers (2022–2025), Bearcat Hockey Club (2025–Present) bar:31 color:act from:07/01/2018 till:06/01/2022 text: bar:31 color:act from:07/01/2022 till:06/01/2025 text: bar:31 color:act from:07/01/2025 till:end text: bar:32 color:act from:07/01/2017 till:06/01/2022 text: [[Detroit Fighting Irish]] (2017–2022), Chicago Crush (2022–Present) bar:32 color:act from:07/01/2022 till:end text: bar:33 color:act from:07/01/2017 till:06/01/2023 text: [[Brooklyn Aviators (USPHL)|New York Aviators]] (2017–2023), Brooklyn Aviators (2023–Present) bar:33 color:act from:07/01/2023 till:end text: bar:34 color:act from:07/01/2017 till:06/01/2024 text: [[Northwest Express (ice hockey)|Minnesota Moose]] (2017–2024), Northwest Express (2024–Present) bar:34 color:act from:07/01/2024 till:end text: bar:35 color:act from:07/01/2017 till:06/01/2025 text: [[Decatur Blaze]] (2017–2025), Chicago T-Rex (2025–Present) bar:35 color:act from:07/01/2025 till:end text: bar:36 color:act from:07/01/2017 till:end text: [[Charlotte Rush]] (2017–Present) bar:37 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Kings]] (2017–Present) bar:48 color:act from:07/01/2017 till:end text: [[Steele County Blades]] (2017–Present) bar:49 color:act from:07/01/2017 till:end text: [[Tampa Bay Juniors]] (2017–Present) bar:50 color:act from:07/01/2017 till:end text: [[Wisconsin Rapids RiverKings]] (2017–Present) bar:51 color:inact from:07/01/2018 till:06/01/2020 text: [[Lansing Wolves]] (2018–2020) bar:52 color:inact from:07/01/2018 till:06/01/2019 text: [[Kasson Vipers]] (2018–2019), Rochester Vipers (2019–2021) bar:52 color:inact from:07/01/2019 till:06/01/2021 text: bar:53 color:inact from:07/01/2018 till:06/01/2019 text: [[Niagara Falls Thunder (USPHL)|Niagara Falls Thunder]] (2018–2019), Buffalo Thunder (2019–2021) bar:53 color:inact from:07/01/2019 till:06/01/2021 text: bar:54 color:inact from:07/01/2018 till:06/01/2022 text: [[Midwest Blackbirds]] (2018–2022) bar:55 color:inact from:07/01/2018 till:06/01/2022 text: [[Philadelphia Hockey Club (USPHL)|Philadelphia Hockey Club]] (2018–2022) bar:56 color:inact from:07/01/2018 till:06/01/2022 text: [[Pittsburgh Vengeance]] (2018–2022) bar:57 color:inact from:07/01/2018 till:06/01/2019 text: [[Wooster Oilers]] (2018–2019, 2020–2022) bar:57 color:inact from:07/01/2020 till:10/13/2022 text: bar:58 color:act from:07/01/2018 till:06/01/2023 text: [[Twin City Thunder (Tier III)|Twin City Thunder]] (2018–2023), Thunder Hockey Club (2024–Present) bar:58 color:act from:07/01/2024 till:end text: bar:59 color:act from:07/01/2018 till:end text: [[Metro Jets]] (2018–Present) bar:60 color:act from:07/01/2018 till:end text: [[Metro Jets Development Program]] (2018–Present) bar:61 color:act from:07/01/2018 till:end text: [[Toledo Cherokee]] (2018–Present) bar:62 color:inact from:07/01/2019 till:06/01/2022 text: [[Lake Erie Bighorns]] (2019–2022) bar:63 color:act from:07/01/2019 till:06/01/2021 text: [[Charleston Colonials]] (2019–2021, 2025–Present) bar:63 color:act from:07/01/2025 till:end text: bar:64 color:act from:07/01/2019 till:end text: [[Atlanta Mad Hatters]] (2019–Present) bar:65 color:act from:07/01/2019 till:end text: [[Columbus Mavericks]] (2019–Present) bar:66 color:act from:07/01/2019 till:end text: [[Fort Wayne Spacemen]] (2019–Present) bar:67 color:inact from:07/01/2020 till:11/15/2020 text: [[Southern Oregon Spartans]] (2020) bar:68 color:inact from:07/01/2020 till:06/01/2023 text: [[Boston Advantage (Tier III)|Boston Advantage]] (2020–2023) bar:69 color:inact from:07/01/2020 till:06/01/2023 text: [[Northern Colorado Eagles]] (2020–2023) bar:70 color:pro from:07/01/2020 till:06/01/2023 text: [[Provo Riverblades]] (2020–2022), Provo Predators (2022–2023) bar:70 color:pro from:07/01/2020 till:06/01/2023 text: bar:71 color:pro from:07/01/2020 till:06/01/2023 text: [[Ogden Mustangs]] (2020–2023) bar:72 color:pro from:07/01/2020 till:06/01/2023 text: [[Pueblo Bulls]] (2020–2023) bar:73 color:pro from:07/01/2020 till:06/01/2023 text: [[Utah Outliers]] (2020–2023) bar:74 color:act from:07/01/2020 till:06/01/2021 text: [[Anaheim Avalanche]] (2020–2021), Long Beach Shredders (2021–2024), Long Beach Bombers (2024–Present) bar:74 color:act from:07/01/2021 till:06/01/2024 text: bar:74 color:act from:07/01/2024 till:end text: bar:75 color:act from:07/01/2020 till:06/01/2023 text: [[Elmira Jr. Enforcers]] (2020–2023), Elmira Impact (2023–Present) bar:75 color:act from:07/01/2023 till:end text: bar:76 color:act from:07/01/2020 till:06/01/2024 text: [[Las Vegas Thunderbirds]] (2020–2024), Henderson Force (2024–Present) bar:76 color:act from:07/01/2024 till:end text: bar:77 color:act from:07/01/2020 till:end text: [[Fresno Monsters]] (2020–Present) bar:78 color:act from:07/01/2020 till:end text: [[San Diego Sabers]] (2020–Present) bar:79 color:act from:07/01/2021 till:06/01/2024 text: [[Buffalo Stampede (USPHL)|Buffalo Stampede]] (2021–2024), Fresh Coast Freeze (2024–Present) bar:79 color:act from:07/01/2024 till:end text: bar:80 color:act from:07/01/2021 till:end text: [[Cincinnati Jr. Cyclones]] 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===Elite and lower teams=== The USPHL consists of Elite junior levels, as well as EHF Selects, EHF South, 18U, 16U, 15U, and High Performance youth divisions with organizations located across the United States and Canada. {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Team !! Location !! NCDC affiliate |- | Atlanta Mad Hatters || [[Marietta, Georgia]] || — |- | Bearcat Hockey Club || [[Fraser, Michigan]] || South Shore Kings |- | Bold City Battalion || [[Jacksonville, Florida]] || — |- | Carolina Jr. Hurricanes || [[Morrisville, North Carolina]] || — |- | Charleston Colonial || [[Charleston, South Carolina]] || — |- | Charlotte Rush || [[Pineville, North Carolina]] || Northern Cyclones |- | Chicago Cougars || [[Bensenville, Illinois]] || — |- | Chicago Crush || [[Addison, Illinois]] || — |- | Chicago T-Rex || [[Decatur, Illinois]] || — |- | Connecticut Jr. Rangers || [[Stamford, Connecticut]] || Connecticut Jr. Rangers |- | Coral Springs Jr. Cats || [[Coral Springs, Florida]] || — |- | Elmira Impact ||[[Elmira, New York]] || — |- | Evansville Mariners ||[[Evansville, Indiana]] || — |- | Florida Eels || [[Fort Myers, Florida]] || Islanders Hockey Club |- | Florida Jr. Blades || [[Estero, Florida]] || P.A.L. Jr. Islanders |- | Fort Wayne Spacemen || [[Fort Wayne, Indiana]] || — |- | Hampton Roads Whalers || [[Yorktown, Virginia]] || New Jersey Rockets |- | Hershey Cubs ||[[Hershey, Pennsylvania]] || — |- | Islanders Hockey Club || [[North Andover, Massachusetts]] || Islanders Hockey Club |- | Jersey Hitmen || [[Wayne, New Jersey]] || Jersey Hitmen |- | Metro Jets || [[Mount Clemens, Michigan]] || Boston Junior Bruins |- | Northern Cyclones || [[Hudson, New Hampshire]] || Northern Cyclones |- | Palm Beach Typhoon || [[Palm Beach, Florida]] || — |- | P.A.L. Jr. Islanders || [[Hauppauge, New York]] || P.A.L. Jr. Islanders |- | Potomac Patriots || [[Woodbridge, Virginia]] || Utica Jr. Comets |- | Red Bank Generals || [[Red Bank, New Jersey]] || [[Muskegon Lumberjacks]] (USHL) |- | Rockets Hockey Club || [[Bridgewater, New Jersey]] || Rockets Hockey Club |- | South Shore Kings || [[Foxboro, Massachusetts]] || South Shore Kings |- | Springfield Pics || [[West Springfield, Massachusetts]] || Northern Cyclones |- | Tampa Bay Juniors || [[Wesley Chapel, Florida]] || South Shore Kings |- | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights || [[Pittston, Pennsylvania]] || Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights |}
==Champions== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! Year !! Premier Division !! Elite Division !! USP3{{efn|Formerly called Empire Division from 2013 to 2015}} !! 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 || Carolina Eagles |- | 2015–16 || Jersey Hitmen || Hampton Roads Whalers || Dells Ducks{{efn|2016 Championship series was held between the new Midwest Division and the USP3 Division for a single champion won by the Midwest's Dells Ducks}} || Selects Academy || Selects Academy || Potomac Patriots<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usphl.com/news_article/show/613019?referrer_id=2043463 |title=Week Twenty-Five – Seven Things to Know |publisher=USPHL |date=February 16, 2016}}</ref> |- | 2016–17 || Islanders Hockey Club || Charlotte Rush || Florida Jr. Blades || P.A.L. Jr. Islanders || Selects Academy || Jersey Hitmen<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usphl.com/news_article/show/759992?referral=rss |title=Jersey Hitmen Win 16U Futures USPHL Championship |publisher=USPHL |date=February 20, 2017}}</ref> |- bgcolor=#FF6347 ! Year !! NCDC !! Premier Division !! Elite Division !! 18U Division !! 16U Division !! 15U{{efn|Also known as 16U Futures Division prior to the 2018–19 season.}} |- | 2017–18 || [[Islanders Hockey Club]] || Hampton Roads Whalers || Hampton Roads Whalers || Selects Academy || Selects Academy || Jersey Hitmen |- | 2018–19 || [[Boston Junior Bruins]] || Hampton Roads Whalers || Richmond Generals || Selects Academy<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usphl.com/news_article/show/998402 |title=18U Championship: South Kent Selects Academy engineers second period comeback for title |publisher=USPHL |date=February 24, 2019}}</ref> || Islanders Hockey Club{{efn|Won the 16U Springfield Championship.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usphl.com/news_article/show/998433 |title=USPHL 16U Championship: Islanders Hockey Club stand tall with 2019 title in Springfield |publisher=USPHL |date=February 24, 2019}}</ref>}}<br>[[Pittsburgh Vengeance]]{{efn|Won the 16U Bridgewater Championship.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usphl.com/news_article/show/998438 |title=USPHL 16U Championship: Pittsburgh Vengeance come back to win Bridgewater title |publisher=USPHL |date=February 24, 2019}}</ref>}} || Philadelphia Hockey Club<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usphl.com/news_article/show/998451 |title=USPHL 15U Championship: Philadelphia Hockey Club upsets Rockets to claim title |publisher=USPHL |date=February 25, 2019}}</ref> |- | 2019–20 ||colspan=3 |Not awarded due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] || Jersey Hitmen<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usphl.com/news_article/show/1089629 |title=Jersey Hitmen Take Home 2019-20 USPHL 18U Championship |publisher=USPHL |date=February 23, 2020}}</ref> || [[New Jersey Rockets (ice hockey)|Rockets Hockey Club]]{{efn|name=16UNational|Won the 16U National Championship.}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usphl.com/news_article/show/1089621 |title=Rockets Hockey Club Wins USPHL 16U National Championship |publisher=USPHL |date=February 23, 2020}}</ref><br>[[Springfield Pics]]{{efn|name =16UAmerican|Won the 16U American Championship.}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usphl.com/news_article/show/1089636 |title=Springfield Pics Win 2020 USPHL 16U American Division Championship |publisher=USPHL |date=February 23, 2020}}</ref> || Palmyra Black Knights<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usphl.com/news_article/show/1089631 |title=Kiely, Palmyra Capture USPHL 15U Championship in Comeback Thriller |publisher=USPHL |date=February 23, 2020}}</ref> |- | 2020–21 || [[Jersey Hitmen]] || Charlotte Rush<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usphl.com/news_article/show/1153877 |title=2021 USPHL Premier National Championships: Charlotte Rush Defeat Florida Eels 2-0 For Premier Title |website=USPHL |date=March 22, 2021}}</ref> || Charlotte Rush<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.usphl.com/news_article/show/1153836 |title=Charlotte Rush Capture 2020-21 USPHL Elite Championship With 6-5 Win |website=USPHL |date=March 22, 2021}}</ref> || Boston Junior Bruins{{efn|name=18UNational|Won the 18U National Championship.}}<ref name = "2021YouthChamps">{{cite web |url=https://www.usphl.com/news_article/show/1150854 |title=USPHL Crowns Five Midget Champions In Pennsylvania |website=USPHL |date=March 8, 2021}}</ref><br>Maine Moose{{efn|name=18UAmerican|Won the 18U American Championship.}}<ref name = "2021YouthChamps"/> || Islanders Hockey Club{{efn|name=16UNational}}<ref name = "2021YouthChamps"/><br>Springfield Pics{{efn|name=16UAmerican}}<ref name = "2021YouthChamps"/> || Jersey Hitmen<ref name = "2021YouthChamps"/> |- | 2021–22 ||Jersey Hitmen|| Rockets Hockey Club|| Richmond Generals || Skipjacks Hockey Club{{efn|name=18UNational}}<ref name = "2022YouthChamps">{{cite web |url=https://www.usphl.com/news_article/show/1212193 |title=USPHL Crowns Five Midget Champions Over Exciting Weekend Of Hockey |website=USPHL |date=February 28, 2022}}</ref><br>Connecticut Jr. Rangers{{efn|name=18UAmerican}}<ref name = "2022YouthChamps"/> || P.A.L. Jr. Islanders{{efn|name=16UNational}}<ref name = "2022YouthChamps"/><br>[[New Jersey Rockets (ice hockey)|Rockets Hockey Club]]{{efn|name=16UAmerican}}<ref name = "2022YouthChamps"/> || P.A.L. Jr. Islanders<ref name = "2022YouthChamps"/> |- |2022-23 | [[P.A.L. Jr. Islanders]] || Northern Cyclones ||Carolina Jr. Hurricanes || || || |- |2023-24 | [[South Shore Kings]] || [[Connecticut Jr. Rangers (Tier III)|Connecticut Jr. Rangers]] ||Northern Cyclones || || || |- |2024-25 | [[Idaho Falls Spud Kings]] || [[Vernal Oilers]] ||Carolina Jr. Hurricanes | || || |} {{notelist}}
==Former teams== *Adirondack Jr. Wings (2013–15, Empire/16U/16U Futures Divisions) Team ceased operations prior to 2015–16 season; also fielded youth teams for one more season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.juniorhockey.com/news/news_detail.php?news_id=86223|title=PAL Junior Islanders Partner With Adirondack Jr Wings|date=March 4, 2015|website=Junior Hockey News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://thejuniorhockeynews.com/?p=46086 |title=THE DEATH POOL – SPECIAL REPORT – ADIRONDACK JR RED WINGS SHUT DOWN EMPIRE TEAM |publisher=The Junior Hockey News |date=August 27, 2015}}</ref> *Alpena Flyers (2014–17, Midwest/USP3 Divisions) Team ceased operations following the end of the 2016–17 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thejuniorhockeynews.com/the-death-pool-alpena-flyers-have-wings-clipped/ |title=The Death Pool: Alpena Flyers have Wings Clipped |website=The Junior Hockey News |date=April 24, 2017}}</ref> *Anaheim Avalanche (2020–21, Premier Division) Joined from the [[Western States Hockey League]] (WSHL) as the Ontario Avalanche in 2020 and relocated to Anaheim before their first USPHL season; purchased and relocated as the Long Beach Shredders for the 2021–22 season.<ref name = "Shredders">{{cite web |url=https://www.usphl.com/news_article/show/1162796 |title=Former NHLer Emerson Etem Announces Long Beach Shredders To Play In Pacific Division |website=USPHL |date=May 8, 2021 |access-date=May 8, 2021 |archive-date=May 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508221206/https://www.usphl.com/news_article/show/1162796 |url-status=dead }}</ref> *Atlanta Kings (2018–19) Former Junior Knights organization. Ceased operations after the one 2018–19 season it played in [[Marietta, Georgia]], and replaced by a new organization called the Atlanta Mad Hatters.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usphl.com/news_article/show/1012066 |title=Atlanta Mad Hatters excited for 2019-20 debut season, announce tryout changes |publisher=USPHL |date=April 11, 2019}}</ref> *Atlanta Junior Knights (2013–18) Joined from the [[EJHL South|Eastern Elite Hockey League]]. Moved to a new rink in [[Marietta, Georgia]], and rebranded as the Atlanta Kings.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.atlkings.com/news_article/show/908117?referrer_id=1443732 |title=Atlanta Kings Press Release |work=Atlanta Kings |date=April 15, 2018}}</ref> *[[Bay State Breakers]] (2013–15, Premier Division) Premier franchise sold to the Syracuse Stars organization; continues to field their Elite Division and youth teams for one more season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usphl.com/news_article/show/512671?referrer_id=1576352 |title=Okanagan Hockey Club Europe to play USPHL Premier |publisher=USPHL |date=May 7, 2015}}</ref> *Beijing Shougang Eagles (2017–2019; Elite Division) Chinese junior team that played out of [[East Meadow, New York]] *[[Blaine Energy]] (2015–17, Midwest/Elite Divisions) Formerly in the [[Minnesota Junior Hockey League]] as the Maple Grove Energy; ceased operations at the end of the 2016–17 season. *Boston Advantage (2020–2023, NCDC/Premier) Added junior teams in the Tier II NCDC and Tier III Premier in 2020;<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.neutralzone.net/mens/2020/06/09/boston-advantage-joins-usphl-ncdc/ |title=Boston Advantage Joins USPHL, NCDC |website=Neutral Zone |date=June 9, 2020}}</ref> removed from the league following the 2022–23 season in which the organization had become non-compliant with league rules.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sunjournal.com/2023/03/02/junior-hockey-twin-city-thunder-likely-to-play-boston-advantage-in-a-one-game-ncdc-playoff-matchup/ |title=Junior hockey: Twin City Thunder likely to play Boston Advantage in a one-game NCDC playoff matchup |website=Sun Journal |date=March 2, 2023}}</ref><ref name = "2023 out">{{cite web |url=https://www.sunjournal.com/2023/07/07/junior-hockey-twin-city-thunders-2023-24-schedule-is-released/ |title=Junior hockey: Twin City Thunder's 2023-24 schedule is released |website=Sun Journal |date=July 7, 2023}}</ref> *[[Boston Bandits]] (2017–2020, NCDC) Joined from the Eastern Hockey League in 2017 when the NCDC was created; sold its NCDC franchise to the Philadelphia Hockey Club before the 2020–21 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usphl.com/news_article/show/1064939 |title=Philadelphia Hockey Club Buys NCDC Franchise, Will Join League In 2020-21 |website=USPHL |date=November 14, 2019 |access-date=April 18, 2020 |archive-date=April 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418175903/https://www.usphl.com/news_article/show/1064939 |url-status=dead }}</ref> All other teams were renamed Bridgewater Bandits. *Brewster Bulldogs (2013–15, Empire Division) Formerly in the [[Empire Junior Hockey League]]; continued to field their [[Eastern Hockey League (2013–)|EHL 19U Elite]] team that was formerly in [[Metropolitan Junior Hockey League]] until 2016. *Buffalo Thunder (2018–2021, Premier Division) Played as the Niagara Falls Thunder in the 2018–19 season before becoming the Buffalo Thunder in 2019;<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usphl.com/news_article/show/1031976 |title=Bringing the Thunder to Buffalo: USPHL Premier team already enjoying new home |website=USPHL |date=June 29, 2019}}</ref> replaced by the Buffalo Stampede expansion team in 2021.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/team/26797/buffalo-thunder |title=Buffalo Thunder Elite Prospects |website=eliteprospects.com |access-date=April 27, 2021}}</ref> *Charleston Colonials (2019–2021, Premier/Elite) *Columbia Infantry (Premier, Elite) announced Aug 24 will not participate 2024-25. *Connecticut Nighthawks (2017–2020, Premier) Joined form the Eastern Hockey League; did not return after the COVID-19 hiatus. *Detroit Fighting Irish (2015–2022, Midwest/USP3/Premier) Joined from the Midwest Junior Hockey League; not in listed for the 2022–23 season. *Daytona Racers (2015–18) Operated by the [[DME Academy]], the Racers initially joined the USP3 Division; the Academy dropped the Racers name from its hockey team in the Premier Division in 2018 and were not in the league for 2019–20. *Decatur Blaze (2015-2025 Premier)(2024-25 added Elite) prior to USPHL was Midwest Junior Hockey League (2012-15). Purchased and re-branded as the Chicago T-Rex for the 2025-26 season for both the Premier and Elite teams. *[[Eugene Generals]] (2016–18, USP3/Elite Divisions) Joined the USP3 Division from the [[Northern Pacific Hockey League]] in 2016; only Pacific team remaining in the Elite Division in 2017–18 season leading the team to mostly playing an independent schedule while also retaining its [[USA Hockey]]-sanctioning when the USPHL went independent; left the league the following season. *Florida Bulldogs (2013–15, Elite Division) Formerly called the Space Coast Jr. Hurricanes when the organization joined from the [[EJHL South|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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thejuniorhockeynews.com/?p=46918 |title=THE DEATH POOL – SPECIAL REPORT – FLORIDA BULLDOGS HAVE BEEN PUT TO SLEEP |publisher=The Junior Hockey News |date=September 22, 2015}}</ref> *[[Forest Lake Lakers]] (2015–17, Midwest/Elite Divisions) Formerly in the [[Minnesota Junior Hockey League]]; team sold and renamed [[Minnesota Mullets]] after the 2016–17 season. *Frederick Freeze (2013–16, Empire/USP3 Division) Formerly in the Empire Junior Hockey League, removed from USP3 schedule in September 2016. *[[Hartford Jr. Wolfpack]] (2017–2019; Premier Division) Joined from the [[Eastern Hockey League (2013–)|Eastern Hockey League]] in 2017; removed from the schedule at the beginning of the 2019–20 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/weekly-sports-league-and-franchise-report/n-5553199 |title=Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report |website=OurSports Central |date=September 16, 2019}}</ref> *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. Relisted as a team in the Premier Division for 2018–19 as the Midwest Blackbirds. *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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thejuniorhockeynews.com/?p=46476 |title=THE DEATH POOL – SPECIAL REPORT – INDIANA ATTACK TAKE BULLET TO THE HEAD |publisher=The Junior Hockey News |date=September 10, 2015}}</ref> *Ironwood Fighting Yoopers (2016–18) 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 returned as part of the USP3 in 2016–17, then the Premier Midwest in 2017–18. Sold franchise prior to 2018–19 season and became the Rum River Mallards.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/weekly-sports-league-and-franchise-report/n-5347562 |title=Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report |website=OurSportsCentral.com |date=June 11, 2018}}</ref> *Jersey Wildcats (2013–15, Empire Division) Formerly in the [[Empire Junior Hockey League]]; continued to field a team in the [[North American 3 Atlantic Hockey League]] (formerly called the [[Metropolitan Junior Hockey League]]) from 2015 to 2017. *Jersey Shore Whalers (2014–19 Empire/USP3/Premier Divisions) Joined the USPHL after several seasons as a youth organization;<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jswhalers.com/aboutus |title=Jersey Shore Whalers About Us |website=Jersey Shore Whalers |access-date=October 26, 2019}}</ref> junior team removed from Premier schedule during the 2019–20 season. Returned for 2021–22 season. Not on league listing 2022-23 season. *Kalkaska Rhinos (2015–18 Midwest/USP3/Premier Divisions) Joined the new Midwest Division in 2015 as an expansion team after playing a partial season in the [[Canadian International Hockey League]] in 2014–15. Moved to the USP3 Division in 2016–17 and the Premier Division in 2017–18. Cancelled all remaining games in January 2018 due to injuries and lack of players. *Lake Erie Bighorns (2019-2022, Great Lakes Division) *[[Lansing Wolves]] (2018–20, Premier Division) Formerly in the [[North American 3 Hockey League|NA3HL]], not listed as a member of the USPHL prior to the 2020–21 season. *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. *Midwest Blackbirds (2018–2022, Premier) *[[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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.isanti-chisagocountystar.com/news/the-puck-stops-here-no---season-for-minnesota/article_f1295db6-5b52-5d27-8e25-389314d45f53.html|title=The puck stops here: No 2015-2016 season for Minnesota Owls|date=24 September 2015|website=Isanti-Chisago County Star}}</ref> *[https://www.motorcityhawks.com/page/show/1839681-home Motor City Hawks] (2015–18, Midwest/USP3/Premier Division) Joined from the [[Midwest Junior Hockey League]] in 2015 and played in the Midwest Division. Joined the USP3 Division in 2016–17 and then the Premier Division in 2017–18. At the end of the 2017–18 season, the team re-branded to the Motor City Hockey Club and relocated to Troy, Michigan.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.motorcityhawks.com/news_article/show/898848?referrer_id=1901956 |title=Motor City Announces New Brand, New Home Rink and Adds Former Red Wing Bertuzzi to Staff |publisher=Motor City Hawks |date=March 18, 2018}}</ref> *[[New Hampshire Junior Monarchs]] (2017–2023, NCDC/Premier) Joined the USPHL from the Eastern Hockey League upon the formation of the NCDC in 2017; arena was purchased by an ownership group that displaced the Jr. Monarchs with a new organization that join the [[North American Hockey League]].<ref name="2023 out" /> *[[New York Apple Core]] (2013–14, Empire Division) Formerly in the [[Empire Junior Hockey League]]; continues to field their [[Eastern Hockey League (2013–)|Eastern 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. *Northern Colorado Eagles (2020–23, Mountain Division) Joined from the [[Western States Hockey League]]; a new ownership group founded the [[Colorado Grit]] in the [[North American Hockey League]], which displaced the USPHL team. *Okanagan European Eagles (2015–17, Premier Division) A team based in Austria made up of European players. Left the league after two seasons. *[[Palm Beach Hawks]] (2013–19, various junior and youth divisions) Joined from the [[EJHL South]] with members in the Elite and Empire Divisions in 2013. Both junior teams folded during the 2018–19 season. *[[Philadelphia Flyers Junior Hockey Club]] (2013–17, Premier Division) An expansion team and founding member of the USPHL Premier. Sold to the Lightning Hockey Club and relocated to [[Newark, Delaware]], in 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usphl.com/news_article/show/787456?referrer_id=2082268 |title=Delaware Hockey LLC Purchases Philadelphia Flyers Premier Team |publisher=USPHL |date=May 1, 2017}}</ref> The Lightning HC were removed from the league prior to the start of the 2017–18 season. *Philadelphia Hockey Club (2020–22, NCDC/Premier Divisions) joined EHL in 2022 *[[Pittsburgh Vengeance]] (2018–2022, Premier Division) Joined form the NA3HL as part of the USPHL Premier that created the Great Lakes division. *[[Portland Jr. Pirates]] (2013–16, Premier/Elite/18U Divisions) Based out of [[Saco, Maine]]. Not listed by USPHL in 2016 but continues to operate youth hockey programs outside the USPHL umbrella. *Providence Capitals (2014–16, Elite/18U/16U Divisions) *Richmond Generals (2013–23) *[[River Falls Renegades]] (2016–17, Elite Division) Former SCV Magicians, were not listed in the league membership for 2017–18.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usphl.com/news_article/show/798292?referrer_id=2082268 |title=USPHL Midwest Teams Expected to Dominate Junior Hockey Ranks |publisher=USPHL |date=June 1, 2017 |access-date=June 9, 2017 |archive-date=July 4, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170704032554/http://www.usphl.com/news_article/show/798292?referrer_id=2082268 |url-status=dead }}</ref> *[[Rochester Jr. Americans]] (2013–16, Premier/Elite/18U Divisions) Replaced by the Rochester Monarchs organization. *Rochester Monarchs (2016–2017, Elite; 2017–2020, Premier; 2017–2020, NCDC) Member of the inaugural NCDC season; NCDC membership revoked by the USPHL for poor performance after the 2019–20 season and the organization decided to fold its Premier team as well.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rochesterjrmonarchs.com/news/press-release |title=Press Release: Jr. Monarchs |website=Rochester Jr. Monarchs |date=March 9, 2020}}</ref> *Rochester Vipers *Seacoast Spartans (2024-25) after the one season franchise was purchased and re-branded to NY Dynamo *[[SCV Magicians|St. Croix Valley Magicians]] (2015–16, Midwest Division) Joined as the Hudson Crusaders of [[Hudson, Wisconsin]], from the Minnesota Junior Hockey League in 2015; rebranded 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, USP3 Division); Joined from the [[Northern Pacific Hockey League]] for the 2016–17 season; Left the league in 2017, rebranded as the Kent Ravens and joined the [[Western States Hockey League]] but folded prior to playing a game. *Skipjacks Hockey (2017–2021, Premier) *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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.firehawkjrhockeyclub.com/news_article/show/545638?referrer_id= |title=Soo Firehawks Cease Operations |publisher=Soo Firehawks |date=August 20, 2015}}</ref> *[[Southern Oregon Spartans]] (2020, Premier Division) Joined from the [[Western States Hockey League]], but were forced to withdraw early into the 2020–21 season due to [[COVID-19 pandemic]] restrictions; opted out of the 2021–22 season as well.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.mailtribune.com/community-sports/2021/05/19/spartans-opt-out-of-2021-22-hockey-season/ |title=Spartans opt out of 2021-22 hockey season |website=[[Mail Tribune]] |date=May 19, 2021 |access-date=May 26, 2021 |archive-date=May 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210526174243/https://www.mailtribune.com/community-sports/2021/05/19/spartans-opt-out-of-2021-22-hockey-season/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> *Southern Tier Xpress Announced team in the new Great Lakes division of the USPHL Premier for 2018–19 season after a move from the [[North American 3 Hockey League]]. The Tier II [[Philadelphia Rebels]] then relocated as the [[Jamestown Rebels]] and the Xpress returned their franchise to the league. The Xpress franchise was replaced by Lake Erie Bighorns franchise in the Great Lakes division.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goerie.com/sports/20180708/new-junior-hockey-club-arrives-in-erie |title=New junior hockey club arrives in Erie |website=GoErie.com |date=July 8, 2018}}</ref> * 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thejuniorhockeynews.com/?p=45941 |title=THE DEATH POOL – SPECIAL REPORT – ST. LOUIS STORM FRIED BY LIGHTNING STRIKE |publisher=The Junior Hockey News |date=August 21, 2015}}</ref> * Syracuse Stars (2015–19) The Premier team launched in 2015–16 with the purchase of the [[Bay State Breakers]] franchise. In 2019, the Stars merged with the Utica Jr. Comets organization and continued operations under that name. *Team Comcast (2014–15, 18U/16U Divisions) Youth teams associated with the [[Philadelphia Flyers Junior Hockey Club]]. In March 2016, was renamed Virtua Hockey<ref>{{cite web |url=http://teamcomcastaaahockey.pointstreaksites.com/view/teamcomcastaaahockey/news-973/news_440525 |title=Virtua to Put Name on Tier I and II Youth Hockey Club at Virtua Flyers Skate Zone |publisher=Team Comcast |date=March 29, 2016}}</ref> and joined the Atlantic Youth Hockey League. *Traverse City Hounds (2015–16, Midwest Division) Joined from the Midwest Junior Hockey League in 2015; renamed Traverse City North Stars after the [[Traverse City North Stars|former NAHL team]] in 2016. *Traverse City North Stars (2016–17, USP3 Division) Went dormant prior to the 2017–18 season.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.freep.com/story/sports/nhl/red-wings/2017/07/04/traverse-city-north-stars-dormant/103427354/ |title=Traverse City North Stars junior hockey 'dormant' for next season |newspaper=[[Detroit Free Press]] |date=July 4, 2017}}</ref> *Tri-City Icehawks (2015–19, Midwest/USP3/Premier Division) A [[Bay City, Michigan]], team that joined from the [[Minnesota Junior Hockey League]] in the Midwest Division for 2015–16. Played their final USPHL season in the Premier Midwest East Division. *Tri-City Outlaws (2016–17, USP3 Division) Joined from the [[Northern Pacific Hockey League]] for the 2016–17 season; not listed as a member of the USPHL for the 2017–18 season. *[[West Sound Warriors]] (2016–17, USP3 Division) Joined from the [[Northern Pacific Hockey League]] for the 2016–17 season; suspended operations in 2017. The Vancouver Rangers of the [[Western States Hockey League|WSHL]] relocated to Bremerton and became the West Sound Warriors for the 2017–18 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wshl.pointstreaksites.com/view/westernstateshockeyleague/news-851/news_486483 |title=Recap from the Annual WSHL Meetings |publisher=WSHL |date=June 2, 2017 }}{{Dead link|date=November 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref> * Wisconsin Muskies (2017–18, Premier Division) Played out of [[Spooner, Wisconsin]]; removed from team listing after one season and arena issues.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://drydenwire.com/news/spooner-civic-center-wisconsin-muskies/ |title=Spooner Civic Center to Remain Open; Muskies Future Unclear |website=Drydenwire.com |date=March 8, 2018}}</ref> * [[Wooster Oilers]] (2018–2022, Premier Division)
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