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Jets get No. 3 overall seed as 2026 USPHL Premier Nationals stage set for New Jersey

 

Jets get No. 3 overall seed as 2026 USPHL Premier Nationals stage set for New Jersey

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The field is set for the 2026 USPHL Premier Nationals (March 25-29, 2026 | Ice Vault – Wayne, N.J.), which will feature a 12-team tournament made up of 10 division champions and 2 wild card teams.

Division Champions

Atlantic – West Chester Wolves
Florida – Coral Springs Jr. Cats
Great Lakes – Metro Jets
Midwest – Fort Wayne Spacemen
New England – Northern Cyclones
North – Minnesota Squatch
Northwest – Vernal Oilers
Pacific – Ontario Jr. Reign
Southeast – Hampton Roads Whalers
St. Lawrence – Hawkesbury Knights

Wild Card Teams:
Wild Card  (Great Lakes) – Toledo Cherokee
Wild Card  (Pacific) – Fresno Monsters

Seeding:

#1 Seed – Vernal Oilers
#2 Seed – Hampton Roads Whalers
#3 Seed – Metro Jets
#4 Seed – Northern Cyclones
#5 Seed – Ontario Jr. Reign
#6 Seed – Minnesota Squatch
#7 Seed – West Chester Wolves
#8 Seed – Coral Springs Jr. Cats
#9 Seed – Fort Wayne Spacemen
#10 Seed – Hawkesbury Hawks
Wild Card 1 Seed – Fresno Monsters
Wild Card 2 Seed – Toledo Cherokee

Click here for all postseason info, including schedules:  USPHL Playoff Hub

Watch games live all season long at USPHL+.

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