Parker Rutherford, 19, from Fort Wayne, IN faced only seven shots, but stopped all of them helping his Wisconsin Rapids Riverkings open the United States Premier Hockey League (Premier) to a 2-0 shutout win against the Kalkaska Rhinos in its opening game of the league’s Chicago Showcase tournament on Thursday (Oct. 12) at the Leaf
By Jim den Hollander Editor Midwesthockey.info It might be hard to recognize who’s who in the United States Premier Hockey League Midwest Premier Division West without a guide, but the view at the top could be familiar. Meanwhile, the East Division is making an ambitious jump back to a level playing field with their west
x The 2017-18 United States Premier Hockey League season will feature a bit of a reunion for teams in the Midwest. With the start of the NCDC League, which brings free hockey to the USPHL with most of last season’s Premier Division teams involved, the Elite Division teams have graduated to the Premier Division for
After a successful first season, eight teams from the United States Premier League Midwest Division graduated to the Elite level in 2016-17 season – a season dominated by the Wisconsin Rapids Riverkings in nearly every way. The Riverkings posted a record of 37-4-3, including wins in its first 17 regular season contests to wrap up
The Wisconsin Rapids Riverkings kept a stanglehold atop the United States Premier Hockey League Midwest Elite Division standings, charging back from an early 2-0 deficit for a 6-2 win on Friday (Oct. 28) at South Wood County Recreational Center. In other league games on the same night, the Forest Lake Lakers collected a 9-2 win
After a season-long audition, the United States Premier Hockey league Midwest teams are officially entering USPHL Divisions for the 2016-17 season. A group of 17 teams from the former Minnesota Junior Hockey League and Midwest Junior Hockey League merged over the summer of 2015 to form the USPHL Midwest which played its own season with
