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2022–23 USPHL Premier season
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The 2022–23 USPHL Premier season was the 10th season of the Premier Division of the United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL). The regular season ran from September 9, 2022 to March 5, 2023 with an unbalanced schedule. The Utah Outliers won the regular season championship. The Northern Cyclones defeated the Charlotte Rush 3–1 in the Championship game.
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Member changes
- On October 13, 2021, the USPHL approved the addition of the Bakersfield Roughnecks to the Premier Division as an expansion franchise.[1] Initial plans were for the team to be ready for the 2021-22 season, however, their founding was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They would instead begin play this season.
- On March 11, the Columbia Infantry were announced as an expansion franchise for this season.[2]
- At the end of the month, the USPHL announced that they were removing the Philadelphia Hockey Club from all levels of the league.[3] The team would later join the Eastern Hockey League.
- On the same day, the USPHL replaced Philadelphia with an expansion team. The new club was the Idaho Falls Spud Kings and they would join with the other teams in the Mountain Division who were planning on a promotion to Tier II after this season.[4]
- One week later, on April 6, the USPHL added another team to the Premier Division in the form of the Battle Creek Kernals.[5]
- Two days later, the Nashville Spartans were also approved as an expansion franchise.[6]
- On May 5, 2022, the USPHL announced the addition of a further expansion team, the Minnesota Squatch.[7]
- On the same day, the USPHL added four teams (Bellingham Blazers, Rogue Valley Royals, Seattle Totems and Vernal Oilers) from the Western States Hockey League after that league's efforts at restarting post-COVID had failed.[8] Additionally, the Rock Springs Prospectors were added as an expansion team to the newly-created Northwest Division.
- During the summer, the USPHL removed the Jersey Whalers and Pittsburgh Vengeance from the league and both suspended operations. After the Lake Erie Bighorns failed to relocate to Jamestown, New York, that franchise also went dormant.
- The Rum River Mallards relocated and became the Isanti Outlaws while the Detriut Fighting Irish relocated and became the Chicago Crush.
- The Motor City Hockey Club rebranded as the Motor City Gamblers while the Provo Riverblades rebranded as the Provo Predators.
- Just prior to the season, the Midwest Blackbirds were removed from the league.[9]
- On October 8, 2022, the Wooster Oilers were unable to participate in a scheduled game and forfeited. Five days later, the league expelled the Oilers who promptly dissolved.
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Regular season
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The standings at the end of the regular season were as follows:[10]
Note: x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched regular season title
Standings
Florida Division
Great Lakes Division
Mid-Atlantic Division
Midwest East Division
Midwest West Division
Mountain Division
New England Division
Northwet Division
Pacific Division
Southeast Division
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Premier Division playoffs
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Teams are reseeded after the quarterfinal rounds.
Divisional Round
Florida
| Semifinals (Best-of-3) | ||||||
| 1 | Florida Eels | 7 | 5 | - | ||
| 4 | Palm Beach Typhoon | 2 | 2 | - | ||
| 2 | Atlanta Madhatters | 3 | 3 | - | ||
| 3 | Tampa Bay Juniors | 4* | 5 | - | ||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Great Lakes
| Quarterfinals (Best-of-3) | ||||||
| 1 | Toledo Cherokee | 10 | 9 | - | ||
| 4 | Cincinnati Jr. Cyclones | 1 | 1 | - | ||
| 2 | Metro Jets | 6 | 7 | - | ||
| 3 | Columbus Mavericks | 0 | 3 | - | ||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Mid-Atlantic
| Quarterfinals (Best-of-3) | Semifinals (Best-of-3) | ||||||||||||
| 1 | New York Aviators | 6 | 15 | - | |||||||||
| 8 | P.A.L. Jr. Islanders | 5 | 1 | - | |||||||||
| 1 | New York Aviators | 6* | 6 | - | |||||||||
| 4 | Rockets Hockey Club | 5 | 3 | - | |||||||||
| 2 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights | 5 | 9 | - | |||||||||
| 7 | Elmira Jr. Enforcers | 1 | 2 | - | |||||||||
| 3 | Utica Jr. Comets | 13 | 8 | - | |||||||||
| 6 | Hershey Cubs | 1 | 3 | - | |||||||||
| 2 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights | 2 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||
| 3 | Utica Jr. Comets | 5 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 4 | Rockets Hockey Club | 7 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||
| 5 | Connecticut Jr. Rangers | 4 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Midwest East
| Quarterfinals (Best-of-3) | Semifinals (Best-of-3) | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Fort Wayne Spacemen | 1 | 4 | 9 | |||||||||
| 4 | Chicago Cougars | 2* | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 2 | Metro Jets Development Program | 12 | 12 | - | |||||||||
| 7 | Decatur Blaze | 0 | 3 | - | |||||||||
| 3 | Motor City Gamblers | 6 | 7 | - | |||||||||
| 6 | Battle Creek Kernels | 3 | 2 | - | |||||||||
| 2 | Metro Jets Development Program | 1 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||
| 3 | Motor City Gamblers | 2* | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 4 | Chicago Cougars | 5 | 5 | - | |||||||||
| 5 | Chicago Crush | 0 | 1 | - | |||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Midwest West
| Quarterfinals (Best-of-3) | Semifinals (Best-of-3) | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Hudson Havoc | 9 | 12 | - | |||||||||
| 8 | Dells Ducks | 0 | 0 | - | |||||||||
| 1 | Hudson Havoc | 3 | 6 | - | |||||||||
| 4 | Wisconsin Rapids RiverKings | 2 | 1 | - | |||||||||
| 2 | Minnesota Squatch | 6 | 6 | - | |||||||||
| 7 | Isanti Outlaws | 3 | 3 | - | |||||||||
| 3 | Minnesota Moose | 3* | 4 | - | |||||||||
| 6 | Steele County Blades | 2 | 2 | - | |||||||||
| 2 | Minnesota Squatch | 6 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||
| 3 | Minnesota Moose | 0 | 8 | 10 | |||||||||
| 4 | Wisconsin Rapids RiverKings | 6 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
| 5 | Minnesota Blue Ox | 2 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Mountain
| Quarterfinals (Best-of-3) | Semifinals (Best-of-3) | Finals (Best-of-3) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Utah Outliers | 8 | 9 | - | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Pueblo Bulls | 0 | 3* | 4 | 5 | Idaho Falls Spud Kings | 1 | 0 | - | |||||||||||
| 6 | Provo Predators | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Utah Outliers | 3 | 5* | - | |||||||||||
| 5 | Ogden Mustangs | 0 | 4 | - | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Ogden Mustangs | 7 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Northern Colorado Eagles | 1 | 4 | - | 3 | Pueblo Bulls | 1 | 3* | 0 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Idaho Falls Spud Kings | 4 | 6 | - | ||||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
New England
| Quarterfinals (Best-of-3) | Semifinals (Best-of-3) | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Northern Cyclones | 2 | 6 | - | |||||||||
| 8 | South Shore Kings | 1 | 2 | - | |||||||||
| 1 | Northern Cyclones | 0 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||
| 6 | Bridgewater Bandits | 2 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||
| 2 | Islanders Hockey Club | 3* | 7 | - | |||||||||
| 4 | Boston Advantage | 2 | 3 | - | |||||||||
| 3 | Boston Junior Bruins | 4 | 5 | - | |||||||||
| 7 | Twin City Thunder | 1 | 3 | - | |||||||||
| 2 | Islanders Hockey Club | 4 | 7 | - | |||||||||
| 3 | Boston Junior Bruins | 2 | 3 | - | |||||||||
| 5 | Springfield Pics | 2 | 2 | - | |||||||||
| 6 | Bridgewater Bandits | 3 | 3* | - | |||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Northwest
| Semifinals (Best-of-3) | Final (Best-of-3) | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Vernal Oilers | 9 | 6 | - | |||||||||
| 4 | Rogue Valley Royals | 0 | 0 | - | |||||||||
| 1 | Vernal Oilers | 4 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||
| 2 | Seattle Totems | 2 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2 | Seattle Totems | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
| 3 | Rock Springs Prospectors | 6 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Pacific
| Semifinals (Best-of-3) | Final (Best-of-3) | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Fresno Monsters | 5* | 6 | - | |||||||||
| 4 | San Diego Sabers | 4 | 1 | - | |||||||||
| 1 | Fresno Monsters | 4 | 4 | - | |||||||||
| 2 | Las Vegas Thunderbirds | 5* | 5 | - | |||||||||
| 2 | Las Vegas Thunderbirds | 7 | 5 | - | |||||||||
| 3 | Ontario Jr. Reign | 5 | 1 | - | |||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Southeast
| Semifinal (Best-of-3) | ||||||
| 1 | Charlotte Rush | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 4 | Carolina Jr. Hurricanes | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 2 | Potomac Patriots | 3 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 3 | Richmond Generals | 4 | 3 | 6 | ||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
National Round
All games took place at the Nexus Center in Utica, New York.
Seeding games
March 23 – March 24
All of the qualifying teams played two games in the seeding round to determine their ranking. The two lowest-ranked teams would not qualify for the championship round and instead play in a consolation game.
Note: * denotes overtime or shootout games
Standings[11]
Championship round
| Eighthfinals (March 26) | Quarterfinals (March 27) | Semifinals (March 28) | Championship (March 29) | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Richmond Generals | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Las Vegas Thunderbirds | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Richmond Generals | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Fort Wayne Spacemen | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Hudson Havoc | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Fort Wayne Spacemen | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Richmond Generals | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Charlotte Rush | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Northern Cyclones | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Metro Jets Development Program | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Northern Cyclones | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Toledo Cherokee | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Islanders Hockey Club | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Charlotte Rush | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Northern Cyclones | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Metro Jets | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Ogden Mustangs | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Toledo Cherokee | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Charlotte Rush | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Florida Eels | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Utah Outliers | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Northern Cyclones | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Florida Eels | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Charlotte Rush | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | New York Aviators | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Metro Jets | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Florida Eels | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Tampa Bay Juniors | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Consolation Game
Vernal Oilers defeat Minnesota Moose, 6–4
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