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The USP3 consists of 25 organizations located along the East Coast spanning from [[New Hampshire]] to [[Florida]].
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The USP3 consists of 26 organizations located along the East Coast spanning from [[New Hampshire]] to [[Florida]].
 
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|'''[[Adirondack Jr. Wings]]'''
  
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|[[Troy, New York]]
  
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|[[Houston Field House]]
  
|[[Houston Field House]]
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|'''[[Atlanta Jr. Knights]]'''
  
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|[[Marietta, Georgia]]
  
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|[[Marietta Ice Center]]
  
 
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|'''[[Bay State Breakers]]'''
  
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|[[New England Sports Center]]
  
|[[New England Sports Center]]
 
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|'''[[Brewster Bulldogs]]'''
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|'''[[Frederick Freeze]]'''
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|[[Brewster, New York]]
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|[[Frederick, Maryland]]
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|[[Brewster Ice Arena]]
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|[[Skate Frederick]]
 
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|'''[[New England Junior Huskies|Islanders Hockey Club]]'''
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|'''[[Charlotte Rush]]'''
  
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|[[Indian Trail, North Carolina]]
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|[[Tyngsborough, Massachusetts]]
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|[[Extreme Ice Center]]
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|[[Skate 3]]
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|'''[[New Jersey Hitmen|Jersey Hitmen]]'''
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|[[Wayne, New Jersey]]
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|[[Capital One Bank Ice Vault Arena]]
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|'''[[Jersey Shore Whalers]]'''
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|[[Brick Township, New Jersey]]
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|[[Ocean Ice Palace]]
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|'''[[New York Dragons]]'''
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|[[Rye, New York]]
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|[[Rye Playland]]
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|'''[[P.A.L. Jr. Islanders]]'''
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|[[Hauppauge, New York]]
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|[[The Rinx Hidden Pond Park]]
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|'''[[Rochester Jr. Americans]]'''
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|[[Rochester, New York]]
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|[[Bill Gray's Regional Iceplex]]
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|'''[[Springfield Pics]]'''
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|[[West Springfield, Massachusetts]]
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|[[Olympia Ice Center]]
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|'''[[Syracuse Stars]]'''
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|[[Cicero, New York]]
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|[[Cicero Twin Ice Arena]]
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|colspan="3"|'''South Division'''
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|'''[[Atlanta Jr. Knights]]'''
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|[[Marietta, Georgia]]
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|[[Marietta Ice Center]]
 
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|'''[[Daytona Racers]]'''
  
|'''[[Daytona Racers]]'''
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|[[Fort Myers Skatium]]
  
|[[Fort Myers Skatium]]
 
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|'''[[Florida Jr. Everblades]]'''
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|'''[[Florida Jr. Blades]]'''
 
|[[Estero, Florida]]
  
|[[Estero, Florida]]
 
|[[Germain Arena]]
  
|[[Germain Arena]]
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|'''[[Frederick Freeze]]'''
  
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|[[Frederick, Maryland]]
  
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|[[Skate Frederick]]
  
 
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|'''[[Hampton Roads Whalers]]'''
  
|'''[[Hampton Roads Whalers]]'''
 
|[[Chesapeake, Virginia]]
  
|[[Chesapeake, Virginia]]
 
|[[Chilled Ponds Ice Sports Complex]]
  
|[[Chilled Ponds Ice Sports Complex]]
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|'''[[New England Junior Huskies|Islanders Hockey Club]]'''
  
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|[[Tyngsborough, Massachusetts]]
  
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|[[Skate 3]]
  
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|'''[[New Jersey Hitmen|Jersey Hitmen]]'''
  
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|[[Wayne, New Jersey]]
  
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|[[Capital One Bank Ice Vault Arena]]
  
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|'''[[Jersey Shore Whalers]]'''
  
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|[[Brick Township, New Jersey]]
  
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|[[Ocean Ice Palace]]
  
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|'''[[Jersey Wildcats]]'''
  
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|[[Randolph, New Jersey]]
  
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|[[Aspen Ice]]
  
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|'''[[New York Dragons]]'''
  
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|[[Rye, New York]]
  
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|[[Rye Playland]]
  
 
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|'''[[Palm Beach Hawks]]'''
  
|'''[[Palm Beach Hawks]]'''
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|[[SkateNation Plus]]
  
|[[SkateNation Plus]]
 
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|'''[[Rochester Jr. Americans]]'''
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|'''[[Tampa Bay Juniors]]'''
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|[[Rochester, New York]]
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|[[Ellenton, Florida]]
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|[[Bill Gray's Regional Iceplex]]
  
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|colspan="4"|'''Status uncertain for 2015-16'''
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| '''Team''' || '''Centre''' || '''Arena''' || '''Reason'''
 
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|'''[[South Shore Kings]]'''
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|'''[[Brewster Bulldogs]]'''
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|[[Foxboro, Massachusetts]]
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|[[Brewster, New York]]
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|[[Foxboro Sports Center]]
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|[[Brewster Ice Arena]]
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| Arena got [[Federal Hockey League]] franchise
 
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|'''[[Springfield Pics]]'''
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|'''[[Charlotte Rush]]'''
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|[[West Springfield, Massachusetts]]
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|[[Indian Trail, North Carolina]]
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|[[Olympia Ice Center]]
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|[[Extreme Ice Center]]
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| Expansion team; but no update on status
 
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|'''[[Syracuse Stars]]'''
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|'''[[Jersey Wildcats]]'''
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|[[Cicero, New York]]
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|[[Randolph, New Jersey]]
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|[[Cicero Twin Ice Arena]]
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|[[Aspen Ice]]
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| appear to be only operating [[Metropolitan Junior Hockey League]] team
 
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|'''[[Tampa Bay Juniors]]'''
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|'''[[South Shore Kings]]'''
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|[[Ellenton, Florida]]
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|[[Foxboro, Massachusetts]]
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Revision as of 17:44, 1 August 2015

United States Premier 3 Hockey League
File:United States Premier Hockey League.png
Sport Ice Hockey
Founded 2012
CEO Richard Gallant
No. of teams 25 teams
Country(ies) Flag of the United States United States
Most recent champion(s) New York Jr. Aviators
Most championship(s) Florida Jr. Blades and New York Jr. Aviators 1 each
Official website USPHL.com

The United States Premier 3 Hockey League (USP3) is an American junior ice hockey league. Founded in 2012, the USP3 has grown to 25 organizations from across the Eastern Seaboard of the United States. The USP3 was previously known as the Empire Division and was re-named the USP3 division for the 2015–16 season.

USA Hockey classifies the USP3 Division as Tier III junior hockey league. All USPHL divisions are sanctioned by USA Hockey.[1]

History

The league was originally founded on June 6, 2013, when it was announced that the USPHL would absorb the Empire Jr. Hockey League (becoming the Empire Division) and the newly formed Eastern Elite Hockey League (becoming the Elite Division).

During the 2014 off-season the USPHL lost the New York Applecore (Empire), but added the Providence Capitals (Elite & U16), Jersey Shore Whalers (Empire), and the Richmond Generals (Elite, Empire) organizations to increase the total number of organizations to 35 headed into the 2014-15 season.

The changes for the 2015-16 continued into April when the New York Aviators announced their decision to leave the USPHL and join the NA3EHL. The USPHL promptly re-assigned the Aviator franchise to Rye, New York and was renamed to the New York Dragons. In early April 2015, the Empire Division would expand to Daytona, Florida with the Daytona Racers. Also in April, it was announced the Empire Division would be renamed as the USP3 Division. In late April 2015, the Charlotte Rush was announced as an expansion franchise by adding two teams, one in the Elite Division and one in the USP3.

Member Teams

The USP3 consists of 26 organizations located along the East Coast spanning from New Hampshire to Florida.

North Division
Team Centre Arena
Adirondack Jr. Wings Troy, New York Houston Field House
Bay State Breakers Kingston, Massachusetts Bog Arena
Boston Jr. Bruins Marlborough, Massachusetts New England Sports Center
Frederick Freeze Frederick, Maryland Skate Frederick
Islanders Hockey Club Tyngsborough, Massachusetts Skate 3
Jersey Hitmen Wayne, New Jersey Capital One Bank Ice Vault Arena
Jersey Shore Whalers Brick Township, New Jersey Ocean Ice Palace
New York Dragons Rye, New York Rye Playland
P.A.L. Jr. Islanders Hauppauge, New York The Rinx Hidden Pond Park
Rochester Jr. Americans Rochester, New York Bill Gray's Regional Iceplex
Springfield Pics West Springfield, Massachusetts Olympia Ice Center
Syracuse Stars Cicero, New York Cicero Twin Ice Arena
South Division
Team Centre Arena
Atlanta Jr. Knights Marietta, Georgia Marietta Ice Center
Daytona Racers Daytona Beach, Florida Daytona International Skateway
East Coast Eagles Wake Forest, North Carolina Polar Ice House
Florida Eels Fort Myers, Florida Fort Myers Skatium
Florida Jr. Blades Estero, Florida Germain Arena
Hampton Roads Whalers Chesapeake, Virginia Chilled Ponds Ice Sports Complex
Palm Beach Hawks Lake Worth, Florida Palm Beach Skate Zone
Potomac Patriots Woodbridge, Virginia Prince William Ice Center
Richmond Generals Richmond, Virginia SkateNation Plus
Tampa Bay Juniors Ellenton, Florida Ellenton Ice
Status uncertain for 2015-16
Team Centre Arena Reason
Brewster Bulldogs Brewster, New York Brewster Ice Arena Arena got Federal Hockey League franchise
Charlotte Rush Indian Trail, North Carolina Extreme Ice Center Expansion team; but no update on status
Jersey Wildcats Randolph, New Jersey Aspen Ice appear to be only operating Metropolitan Junior Hockey League team
South Shore Kings Foxboro, Massachusetts Foxboro Sports Center organization appears to have dropped team at this level

Champions

  • Was known as Empire Division prior to the 2015-16 season
Year USP3
2013–14 Florida Jr. Blades
2014–15 New York Aviators
2015–16 TBD

References

  1. ↑ USA Hockey agrees to sanction USPHL, major eastern mergers (6 May 2013).

External links

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