Vernal Oilers

The Vernal Oilers are a junior ice hockey team that is currently a member of the United States Premier Hockey League's (USPHL) Premier Division. The Oilers play their home games at the Western Park Ice Rink in Vernal, Utah.

Vernal Oilers
City	Vernal, Utah
League	United States Premier Hockey League Premier
Division	Pacific
Founded	2021
Home arena	Western Park Ice Rink
Colors	Blue, orange, white
General manager	David Imonti
Head coach	Ryan Howse
Franchise history
2021–present	Vernal Oilers
Championships
Regular season titles	1: 2025
Division titles	3: 2023, 2024, 2025
Playoff championships	1: 2025

History

As part of the Western States Hockey League plan to return after the COVID-19 pandemic, the league added the Vernal Oilers as an expansion team for the 2021–22 season.^[1] However, the WSHL was never able to restart play.^[2] Instead, in January of 2022, the Oilers were one of several former WSHL franchises to form the Can-Am Junior Hockey League.

After finishing out their abbreviated first season, the Oilers were invited to join the USPHL's Premier Division along with four other western teams and establish a new regional division.^[3] The Oilers accepted and swiftly became one of the top teams in the USPHL. In 2024–25, the Oilers compiled an astounding regular season record of 44–0, becoming one of the few ice hockey teams in history to not lose a single game. During their postseason run, the Oilers were just as dominant, winning all but one of their game en route to the championship. The only loss for the Oilers came in the national Round-Robin series after they had already secured a promotion to the championship round and thus did not affect their ability to win the title.^[4]

Season-by-season records

Season	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	Finish	Playoffs
Can-Am Junior Hockey League
2021–22	41	23	16	2	48	272	229	3rd of 6, CAJHL	Won Pool A Round-Robin, 5–6 (Cold Lake Aeros), 6–2 (Barrhead Bombers) Won Semifinal, 5–4 (SO) (Hinton Timberwolves) Lost Championship, 1–6 (Cold Lake Aeros)
USPHL Premier
2022–23	44	35	5	5	73	284	132	1st of 5, Northwest Div. t-8th of 70, USPHL Premier	Won Div. Semifinal series, 2–0 (Rogue Valley Royals) Won Div. Final series, 2–1 (Seattle Totems) Lost seeding round, 1–4 (New York Aviators), 1–3 (Toledo Cherokee) Won Consolation game, 6–4 (Minnesota Moose)
2023–24	44	29	9	6	64	222	138	1st of 5, Northwest Div. t-14th of 61, USPHL Premier	Won Div. Semifinal series, 2–0 (Rogue Valley Royals) Won Div. Final series, 2–0 (Seattle Totems) Seeding round, 2–7 (Fort Wayne Spacemen), 5–4 (OT) (Ontario Jr. Reign) Lost Eighthfinal, 4–6 (Potomac Patriots)
2024–25	44	44	0	0	88	406	69	1st of 7, Northwest Div. 1st of 73, USPHL Premier	Won Div. Semifinal series, 2–0 (Iron County Yeti) Won Div. Final series, 2–0 (Seattle Totems) Won Division 2 Round-Robin, 4–0 (Fort Wayne Spacemen), 7–3 (Universel Sherbrooke), 3–4 (Potomac Patriots) Won Semifinal, 7–3 (Tampa Bay Juniors) Won Championship, 6–2 (Springfield Pics)