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After months of silence from the Western Professional Hockey League, the league finally showed some signs of life this week, announcing “play” for the 2022-23 season, though with some caveats. The league’s definition of play this season is that the lone remaining team, the Las Vegas Millionaires, will be playing an exhibition season against Senior…

In what was almost a formality at this point, the Western Professional Hockey League has announced that they have dropped any association with the Billings Blizzard hockey team going forward, as both groups had originally looked to operate together in the 2022-23 hockey season. The news isn’t all that surprising as the ownership group of…

The North American Hockey League has released their 2022 Showcase schedule, as the newly-christened Oklahoma Warriors will make their debut in Blaine, Minnesota. The NAHL season kicks off on September 14th. The Warriors begin on the 14th against the Minot Minotauros, followed by games against the Bismarck Bobcats (15th), Maine Nordiques (16th), and the Northeast…

Following videos released showing now-former associate coach of the Minnesota Wilderness Brendan Phelps being caught in a sting-like operation, as he admitted to soliciting and attempting to meet a 16-year-old boy, the Wilderness have released a statement regarding the situation. From the Wilderness’ General Manager, Dave Boitz, provided to WDIO: “The Minnesota Wilderness was informed…

In a pair of YouTube videos released on July 10th, the YouTube account named “Midwest Predator Catchers” shows an encounter with a male that, per the account, was messaging and soliciting a 16-year-old boy. Upon the initial encounter, the man identifies himself as “Brendan Phelps” after being threatened by the men taking the video that…

The United States Premier Hockey League’s Tier-II NCDC has announced an expansion of the league and a Western Division beginning in the 2023-24 season. Six teams will make up the inaugural group as the Utah Outliers, Ogden Mustangs, Pueblo Bulls, Provo Predators, Northern Colorado Eagles, and the new Idaho Spud Kings will join the trek…

With the announcement of a new management team for the United States Premier Hockey League’s Provo organization, the team has announced re-branding of the team from the Provo Riverblades to the Provo Predators. The Predators name had been used by the Peaks Youth Hockey Association in Provo, which now aligns all of the teams under…

The Rock Springs Prospectors have announced the signing of Corey Bricknell as head coach for their inaugural 2022-23 USPHL season. Bricknell joins the team after having won the Can-Am Junior Hockey League’s Champions Cup with the Cold Lake Aeros last season. Bricknell was hired by the Aeros in January 2021 while the Western States Hockey…

Per the Federal Prospects Hockey League’s transaction wire and the Binghamton Black Bears roster page, Gary Gill has been hired as head coach of the Black Bears for the 2022-23 season. Gill makes his return to the FPHL after previously being named as assistant coach of the Columbus River Dragons in the 2019-20 season, but…

After months of determining the new nickname for the Idaho Falls USPHL team, the team announced June 9th that they have gone with the Spud Kings, releasing images of their logos as well. The nickname wins out over the other two considered names in the Freedom Gliders and the Sturgeon. “We wanted something uniquely ours,…