With the USPHL beginning play this weekend in the Premier division, we are just over three weeks away from the annual USPHL Southeast Showcase. This year, the Hampton Roads Whalers will be hosting at Chilled Ponds Ice Sports Complex in Chesapeake, VA, from Sept. 27 to Sept. 30.
The showcase will feature the Southeast Division’s Whalers, Potomac Patriots, Charlotte Rush, and Carolina Jr. Hurricanes. The South Division’s Tampa Bay Juniors, Florida Eels, Florida Junior Blades, Atlanta Mad Hatters, Palm Beach Typhoon, and Bold City Battalion will also be making the trip. At the same time, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights of the Elite and Premier Atlantic Division will join. The Red River Spartans will round out the showcase, representing the Great Lakes Division at the Premier level. With the USPHL being a trustworthy league when it comes to developing players to prepare for the next level and the high rate of college commitments seen from the league, coaches and scouts from colleges, NCDC, USHL, and/or NAHL teams will be tuning in to scout players early and see who to keep an eye on.
The Elite Division will kick things off when the host Whalers take on the Junior Everblades at 8 a.m. on the Sentara Healthcare Rink, while the Mad Hatters take on the Patriots at 8:30 a.m. on the Optima Health Rink. The schedule for the entire showcase can be seen below and all games can be viewed on FloHockey.
Showcase Schedule
* Indicates premier games
Bold indicates Sentara (main) rink
September 27th
Hampton Roads Whalers vs. Florida Junior Blades @ 8 a.m.
Potomac Patriots vs. Atlanta Mad Hatters @ 8:30 a.m.
Tampa Bay Juniors vs. Carolina Jr. Hurricanes @ 10 a.m.
*Potomac Patriots vs. Atlanta Mad Hatters @ 10:30 a.m.
*Florida Junior Blades vs. Hampton Roads Whalers @ 12 p.m.
*Tampa Bay Juniors vs. Carolina Junior Hurricanes @ 12:30 p.m.
*Red River Spartans vs. Palm Beach Typhoon @ 2 p.m.
Palm Beach Typhoon vs. Potomac Patriots @ 2:30 p.m.
Atlanta Mad Hatters vs. Tampa Bay Juniors @ 4 p.m.
Carolina Junior Hurricanes vs. Florida Junior Blades @ 4:30 p.m.
*Hampton Roads Whalers vs. Atlanta Mad Hatters @ 6 p.m.
*Carolina Junior Hurricanes vs. Florida Junior Blades @ 6:30 p.m.
*Red River Spartans vs. Tampa Bay Juniors @ 8 p.m.
Palm Beach Typhoon vs. Hampton Roads Whalers @ 8:30 p.m.
September 28th
Florida Junior Blades vs Charlotte Rush @ 8 a.m.
Potomac Patriots vs. Florida Eels @ 8:30 a.m.
Hampton Roads Whalers vs. Atlanta Mad Hatters @ 10 a.m.
*Charlotte Rush vs. Florida Jr. Blades @ 10:30 a.m.
*Atlanta Mad Hatters vs. Red River Spartans @ 12 p.m.
Wilkes-Barre Scranton Knights vs. Tampa Bay Juniors @ 12:30 p.m.
Charlotte Rush vs. Bold City Battalion @ 2 p.m.
*Palm Beach Typhoon vs. Carolina Junior Hurricanes @ 2:30 p.m.
*Potomac Patriots vs. Florida Eels @ 4 p.m.
*Tampa Bay Juniors vs. Charlotte Rush @ 4:30 p.m.
*Hampton Roads Whalers vs. Bold City Battalion @ 6 p.m.
Wilkes-Barre Scranton Knights vs. Palm Beach Typhoon @ 6:30 p.m.
Bold City Battalion vs. Carolina Junior Hurricanes @ 8 p.m.
*Wilkes-Barre Scranton Knights vs. Palm Beach Typhoon @ 8:30 p.m.
September 29th
Tampa Bay Juniors vs. Charlotte Rush @ 8 a.m.
*Florida Eels vs. Red River Spartans @ 8:30 a.m.
*Atlanta Mad Hatters vs. Carolina Junior Hurricanes @ 10 a.m.
*Wilkes-Barre Scranton Knights vs. Tampa Bay Juniors @ 10:30 a.m.
Carolina Junior Hurricanes vs. Palm Beach Typhoon @ 12 p.m.
Atlanta Mad Hatters vs. Florida Eels @ 12:30 p.m.
*Palm Beach Typhoon vs. Potomac Patriots @ 2 p.m.
*Bold City Battalion vs. Charlotte Rush @ 2:30 p.m.
Bold City Battalion vs. Potomac Patriots @ 4 p.m.
*Florida Junior Blades vs. Wilkes-Barre Scranton Knights @ 4:30 p.m.
*Florida Eels vs. Hampton Roads Whalers @ 6 p.m.
Florida Junior Blades vs. Wilkes-Barre Scranton Knights @ 6:30 p.m.
Florida Eels vs. Hampton Roads Whalers @ 8 p.m.
Bold City Battalion vs. Potomac Patriots @ 8:30 p.m.
September 30th
Charlotte Rush vs. Florida Eels @ 8 a.m.
Bold City Battalion vs. Wilkes-Barre Scranton Knights @ 8:30 a.m.
*Charlotte Rush vs. Florida Eels @ 10 a.m.
*Wilkes-Barre Scranton Knights vs. Bold City Battalion @ 10:30 a.m.
Keep an eye on InsideTheRink.com for updates and game recaps on the showcase.
