2019–20 USPHL Premier season

• In January of 2019, the USPHL approved the addition of the Charleston Colonials as an expansion franchise.^[1]

• In the same month, the Carolina Eagles announced a merger with the Carolina Jr. Hurricanes organization. The Eagles would rebrand under Hurricanes banner for this season.^[2]

• On March 15, the Syracuse Stars announced a merger with the Utica Jr. Comets organization. The team relocated and assumed the name of their new parent club.^[3]

• In April, the Atlanta Madhatters were added to both the Premier and Elite Divisions of the USPHL.^[4]

• On May 16, the USPHL announced the addition of the Columbus Mavericks as an expansion franchise.^[5]

• A few days later, the Fort Wayne Spacemen were also approved an expansion franchise.^[6]

• In the offseason, both the Lake Erie Bighorns and P.A.L. Jr. Islanders returned from their one-year hiatus.

• The New Jersey Rockets rebranded as the Rockets Hockey Club.

• Over the summer, the Niagara Falls Thunder relocated and became the Buffalo Thunder and the Kasson Vipers relocated and became the Rochester Vipers.

• Due to uncertainty about their home arena, the Wooster Oilers suspended play prior to the season.^[7]

• When the USPHL began the season, the Atlanta Kings, DME Swamp Rabbits, Hartford Jr. Wolfpack and Tri-City Ice Hawks had all been removed from the league.^[8]

• On October 20, 2019, after forfeiting two games to the Springfield Pics, the Jersey Shore Whalers were removed from the league and promptly folded.^[9]

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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

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Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	GF	GA
xy – Florida Eels	44	32	9	3	67	190	125
x – Tampa Bay Juniors	44	21	20	3	45	173	151
x – Charleston Colonials	44	21	21	2	44	117	149
x – Florida Jr. Blades	44	16	23	5	37	132	162
Atlanta Madhatters	44	11	29	4	26	110	191

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Great Lakes Division

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Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	GF	GA
xy – Metro Jets	44	36	7	1	73	271	87
x – Pittsburgh Vengeance	43	33	7	3	69	199	84
x – Toledo Cherokee	44	31	12	1	63	210	141
x – Lake Erie Bighorns	44	20	22	2	42	114	146
x – Lansing Wolves	44	14	27	3	31	123	198
x – Columbus Mavericks	44	7	35	2	16	124	259

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Mid-Atlantic Division

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Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	GF	GA
xyz – Rockets Hockey Club	44	38	6	0	76	249	79
x – New York Aviators	44	34	8	2	70	263	121
x – Philadelphia Hockey Club	44	27	14	3	57	190	132
x – Skipjacks Hockey Club	44	26	16	1	53	158	130
x – New Jersey Hitmen	44	12	29	3	27	116	169
x – P.A.L. Jr. Islanders	44	10	32	2	22	87	202
Jersey Shore Whalers	14	1	12	1	3	12	61

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Midwest East Division

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Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	GF	GA
xy – Chicago Cougars	44	35	8	1	71	299	104
x – Decatur Blaze	44	23	18	3	49	189	161
x – Metro Jets Development Program	44	22	20	2	46	130	123
x – Fort Wayne Spacemen	44	21	19	4	46	203	179
x – Detroit Fighting Irish	44	12	30	2	26	130	292
x – Midwest Blackbirds	44	12	32	0	24	110	279
x – Motor City Hockey Club	44	4	39	1	9	78	311

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Midwest West Division

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Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	GF	GA
xy – Hudson Havoc	44	33	8	3	69	219	96
x – Wisconsin Rapids RiverKings	44	31	11	2	64	205	89
x – Minnesota Moose	44	29	12	3	61	202	122
x – Minnesota Blue Ox	44	26	14	4	56	210	152
x – Rum River Mallards	44	26	17	1	53	207	154
x – Minnesota Mullets	44	22	17	5	49	175	149
x – Steele County Blades	44	11	31	2	24	99	240
x – Dells Ducks	43	9	32	3	21	108	221
Rochester Vipers	44	6	38	0	12	88	284

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New England Division

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Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	GF	GA
xy – Islanders Hockey Club	44	36	5	3	75	209	89
x – Northern Cyclones	44	28	11	5	61	162	105
x – New Hampshire Junior Monarchs	44	28	12	4	60	150	128
x – Boston Bandits	44	24	15	5	53	151	115
x – Twin City Thunder	44	22	21	1	45	157	176
x – Boston Junior Bruins	44	21	20	3	45	144	137
South Shore Kings	44	14	24	6	34	127	167

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Northeast Division

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Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	GF	GA
xy – Utica Jr. Comets	44	30	11	3	63	194	122
x – Springfield Pics	44	29	14	1	59	167	108
x – Connecticut Jr. Rangers	44	21	21	2	44	175	168
x – Buffalo Thunder	43	16	25	2	34	134	193
x – Rochester Monarchs	44	6	34	4	16	93	267
x – Connecticut Nighthawks	43	5	38	0	10	74	322

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Southeast Division

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Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	GF	GA
xy – Charlotte Rush	44	34	9	1	69	190	86
x – Hampton Roads Whalers	44	31	11	2	64	179	89
x – Richmond Generals	44	26	17	1	53	167	138
x – Carolina Jr. Hurricanes	44	24	17	3	51	160	131
Potomac Patriots	44	20	22	2	42	120	159

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Divisional Round

Teams are reseeded after the quarterfinal rounds.

Florida

	Semifinals (Best-of-3)
	1	Florida Eels	2
	4	Florida Jr. Blades	1
	2	Tampa Bay Juniors	2
	3	Charleston Colonials	0

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Great Lakes

	Quarterfinals (Best-of-3)					Semifinals (Best-of-3)
						1	Metro Jets	2
	3	Toledo Cherokee	2			4	Lake Erie Bighorns	0
	6	Columbus Mavericks	0
						2	Pittsburgh Vengeance	2
	4	Lake Erie Bighorns	2			3	Toledo Cherokee	0
	5	Lansing Wolves	1

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Mid-Atlantic

	Quarterfinals (Best-of-3)					Semifinals (Best-of-3)
						1	New Jersey Rockets	2
	3	Philadelphia Hockey Club	2			4	Skipjacks Hockey Club	0
	6	P.A.L. Jr. Islanders	1
						2	New York Aviators	2
	4	Skipjacks Hockey Club	2			3	Philadelphia Hockey Club	0
	5	Jersey Hitmen	1

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Midwest East

	Quarterfinals (Best-of-3)					Semifinals (Best-of-3)
						1	Chicago Cougars	2
						4	Fort Wayne Spacemen	1
	2	Decatur Blaze	2
	7	Motor City Hockey Club	0
	3	Metro Jets Development Program	2
	6	Midwest Blackbirds	0
						2	Decatur Blaze	2
						3	Metro Jets Development Program	0
	4	Fort Wayne Spacemen	2
	5	Detroit Fighting Irish	0

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Midwest West

	Quarterfinals (Best-of-3)					Semifinals (Best-of-3)
	1	Hudson Havoc	2
	8	Dells Ducks	0
						1	Hudson Havoc	2
						4	Minnesota Blue Ox	0
	2	Wisconsin Rapids RiverKings	2
	7	Steele County Blades	0
	3	Minnesota Moose	2
	6	Minnesota Mullets	0
						2	Wisconsin Rapids RiverKings	1
						3	Minnesota Moose	2
	4	Minnesota Blue Ox	2
	5	Rum River Mallards	1

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

New England

	Quarterfinals (Best-of-3)					Semifinals (Best-of-3)
						1	Islanders Hockey Club	2
	3	New Hampshire Junior Monarchs	1			6	Boston Junior Bruins	1
	6	Boston Junior Bruins	2
						2	Northern Cyclones	0
	4	Boston Bandits	2			4	Boston Bandits	2
	5	Twin City Thunder	0

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Northeast

	Quarterfinals (Best-of-3)					Semifinals (Best-of-3)
						1	Utica Jr. Comets	2
	3	Connecticut Jr. Rangers	2			4	Buffalo Thunder	0
	6	Connecticut Nighthawks	0
						2	Springfield Pics	2
	4	Buffalo Thunder	2			3	Connecticut Jr. Rangers	0
	5	Rochester Monarchs	0

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Southeast

	Semifinal (Best-of-3)
	1	Charlotte Rush	2
	4	Carolina Jr. Hurricanes	0
	2	Hampton Roads Whalers	2
	3	Richmond Generals	0

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Remainder of postseason cancelled