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United States Premier Hockey League

Announces Junior Division

 

The United States Premier Hockey League announced today it will operate as an independent junior league in 2013-14, instead of its previously announced intention to operate as an adult league within USA Hockey. The USPHL intends to submit application materials to USA Hockey with the objective to begin playing as a certified junior league in 2014-15.

The USPHL will sponsor three levels of hockey overall, including 16U and 18U Midgets, in addition to Juniors.  The teams in the 16U and 18U Midget Divisions will remain registered through their respective USA Hockey Affiliate organizations and will play under USA Hockey Rules for league play. 
“It’s important to us to have an affiliation with USA Hockey and after hearing the legitimate concerns related to our plan to operate as an adult league, we felt that the best way forward was to go down the path we’ve announced today,” said Richard Gallant. “While we’ll play outside of USA Hockey for our Junior division, all of our players will be members of the organization and play under its rules. We’ll also consult with USA Hockey to provide for the proper player protection rights, player safety, the registering of import players and other matters the USPHL believes are critical in administering and executing the league.”

The USPHL members have each developed a complete player development model where, at present, over 2,000 boys and girls train, compete and enjoy the sport of ice hockey. These programs go beyond the on-ice experience to include education, leadership and community service components to help foster a complete student-athlete. The member organizations believe the USPHL will provide the next step in high performance training and competition and will provide unmatched exposure to NCAA hockey programs for young aspiring hockey players.

Tryouts for the USPHL will continue to occur throughout the month of April. The USPHL will commence competition in September of 2013. Please visit the USPHL website at www.usphl.com or the member organizations for specific information regarding the registration and tryout process.

Boston Junior Bruins
Peter Masters
508-820-1600 x102
peter@bostonjuniorbruins.com
Juniors/18U/16U

Islanders Hockey Club
Sean Tremblay
978-609-5577
sean@islandershockeyclub.com
Juniors/18U/16U

Jersey Hitmen
Toby Harris
732-904-8000
toby@jerseyhitmen.net
Juniors/18U/16U

South Shore Kings
Scott Harlow
508-331-5909
jpanciocco@foxborosportscenter.com
Juniors/18U/16U

Philadelphia Flyers Elite
Pat Ferrill
215-952-4167
pferrill@comcast-spectacor.com
Juniors

Portland Pirates
Brad Church
w: 603-373-7243
bchurch@legacyglobalsports.com
Juniors/18U/16U

Rochester Stars
Tony Maksymiu
585-427-2206
tony@maksymum.com
18U/16U

Team Comcast
Pat Ferrill
215-952-4167
pferrill@comcast-spectacor.com
18U/16U

Bay State Breakers
David McCauley
617-680-7825
baystatebreakers@verizon.net
Juniors/18U/16U

NH Jr. Monarchs
Ryan Frew
603-568-7246
ryfrew@yahoo.com
18U/16U

CT Yankees
Geoff Marotollo
203-668-2377 info@centralctyankees.com
Juniors/18U/16U

P.A.L. Junior Islanders
Ron Kinnear
631-553-1175 rkinnear@suffolkjuniors.com
Juniors/18U/16U

Springfield Pics
Patrick Tabb
413-351-6633
patricktabb@gmail.com
18U/16U

Selects Academy
Devin Rask
860-682-2077
www.facebook.com/selectshockey
18U/16U

 

 

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