The United States Premier Hockey League released today the Elite and Premier level schedules for the 2024-25 regular season. All divisions in the Premier, minus the Pacific Division, will play a 44-game season. The Hampton Roads Whalers Elite and Premier teams will play 12 of their 44 games across three showcases, four non-showcase games against an out-of-division team, and six games against long-time rivals, Charlotte Rush, which is sure to be another spectacular and high intensity season series.
The Whalers Elite and Premier teams will open things up on home ice when they welcome the Columbia Infantry to Chilled Ponds Ice Sports Complex on Sept. 14th and 15th. Last season, the Elite team went 5-0-1 over the Infantry, while the Premier team swept their season series 6-0. The Elite team won the season series by a 34-4 scoreline, which included shutouts for the Whalers in four of the six games and the Premier with a 30-10 scoreline over those six games.
Elite
The Whalers Elite team will look to change things around completely this season. They finished the 2023-24 season 20-19-1-2 for 43 points in the Southeast standings. That was good enough for fourth in the division and the last spot in the Southeast Division Playoffs, but it is not up to the standards of what it is to be a Whaler. They would be swept in the three-game series in the first round by the eventual USPHL Elite runners-up, Carolina Jr. Hurricanes.
Game times are subject to change***
*Indicates USPHL Southeast Showcase Hosted By Hampton
**Indicates USPHL Showcase In Wayne, N.J
***Indicates USPHL Showcase In Estero, FL
Sept. 14th (4:30 p.m.) and Sept. 15th (9:30 a.m.) vs Columbia Infantry
Sept. 21st (5:15 p.m.) and Sept. 22nd (10:45 a.m.) at Potomac Patriots
*Sept. 26th (5 p.m.) vs. Florida Jr. Everblades
*Sept. 27th (2 p.m.) vs. Atlanta Mad Hatters
*Sept 29th (2:30 p.m.) at Palm Beach Typhoon
*Sept. 30th (8 a.m.) at Florida Eels
Oct. 5th (4:30 p.m.) and Oct. 6th (9:30 a.m.) vs. Carolina Jr. Hurricanes
Oct. 12th (4:30 p.m.) and Oct. 13th (9:30 a.m.) vs. Charlotte Rush
**Oct. 19th (8:30 a.m.) vs College Universel
**Oct. 20th (8 a.m.) vs. Somang Prep
**Oct. 20th (3 p.m.) at P.A.L. Junior Islanders
**Oct. 21st (9:15 a.m.) at Connecticut Jr. Rangers
Oct. 26th (5 p.m.) and Oct. 27th (8:30 a.m.) at Charlotte Rush
Nov. 9th (5 p.m.) and Nov. 10th (8:50 a.m.) at Carolina Jr. Hurricanes
Nov. 16th (5:30 p.m.) and Nov. 17th (8:30 a.m.) at Columbia Infantry
Nov. 22nd (8:15 p.m.) and Nov. 23rd (8:30 p.m.) at Jersey Hitmen
Dec. 7th (4:30 p.m) and Dec. 8th (9:30 a.m.) vs. Potomac Patriots
***Dec. 19th (5:15 p.m.) vs. Florida Eels
***Dec. 20th (7:15 a.m.) at Atlanta Mad Hatters
***Dec. 20th (5:15 p.m.) vs. Tampa Bay Juniors
***Dec. 21st (11:15 a.m.) at Bold City Battalion
Jan. 4th (4:30 p.m.) and Jan. 5th (9:30 a.m.) vs. Potomac Patriots
Jan. 11th (4:30 p.m.) and Jan. 12th (9:30 a.m.) vs. Charlotte Rush
Jan. 18th (5 p.m.) and Jan. 19th (8:50 a.m.) at Carolina Jr. Hurricanes
Feb. 1st (4:30 p.m.) and Feb. 2nd (9:30 a.m.) vs. Carolina Jr. Hurricanes
Feb. 8th (5:30 p.m.) and Feb. 9th (8:30 a.m.) at Columbia Infantry
Feb. 15th (5:15 p.m.) and Feb. 16th (10:45 a.m.) at Potomac Patriots
Feb. 22nd (4:30 p.m.) and Feb 23rd (9:30 a.m.) vs. Jersey Hitmen
Premier
The Whalers Premier team also had a poor showing last season. The team went 17-20-2-3 and collected 39 points on the season. They too, finished fourth in the USPHL Southeast Division but faced a team that surprised many as they were not one of the usual teams to take first in the division, the Potomac Patriots. The Patriots would put an end to the Whalers miserable season and pull out the sweep in the best-of-three series.
*Indicates USPHL Southeast Showcase Hosted By Hampton
**Indicates USPHL Showcase In Wayne, N.J
***Indicates USPHL Showcase In Estero, FL
Sept. 14th (7:30 p.m.) and 15th (12:30 p.m.) vs. Columbia Infantry
Sept. 21st (7:45 p.m.) and 22nd (1:15 p.m.) at Potomac Patriots
*Sept. 26th (7 p.m.) at Florida Jr. Everblades
*Sept. 27th (4 p.m.) vs. Atlanta Mad Hatters
*Sept. 29th (6 p.m.) vs. Bold City Battalion
*Sept. 30th (10 a.m.) at Florida Eels
Oct. 5th (7:30) and 6th (12:30 p.m.) vs Carolina Jr. Hurricanes
Oct. 12th (7:30 p.m.) and Oct 13th (12:30 p.m.) vs. Charlotte Rush
**Oct. 19th (7:45 p.m.) vs. College Universel Sherbrooke
**Oct. 20th (10:15 a.m.) at Connecticut Jr. Rangers
**Oct. 20th (5:15 p.m.) at Red Bank Generals
**Oct. 21st (11:45 a.m.) vs Mercer Chiefs
Oct. 26th (7:45 p.m.) and Oct. 27th (11:15 a.m.) at Charlotte Rush
Nov. 9th (7:45 p.m) and Nov. 10th (11:35 a.m.) at Carolina Jr. Hurricanes
Nov. 16th (7:45 p.m.) and Nov 17th (11:35 a.m.) at Columbia Infantry
Nov. 22nd (1:15 p.m.) and Nov. 23rd (8:15 p.m.) at Jersey Hitmen
Dec. 7th (7:30 p.m.) and Dec. 8th (12:30 p.m.) vs Potomac Patriots
***Dec. 19th (9:15 p.m.) vs Florida Eels
***Dec. 20th (11:00 a.m.) at Atlanta Mad Hatters
***Dec. 20th (9:00 p.m.) vs. Tampa Bay Juniors
***Dec. 21st (1:15 p.m.) at Bold City Battalion
Jan. 4th (7:30 p.m.) and Jan 5th (12:30 p.m.) vs Potomac Patriots
Jan. 11th (7:30 p.m.) and Jan. 12th (12:30 p.m.) vs Charlotte Rush
Jan. 18th (7:45 p.m.) and Jan. 19th (11:35 a.m.) at Carolina Jr. Hurricanes
Feb. 1st (7:30 p.m.) and Feb. 2nd (12:30 p.m.) vs Carolina Jr. Hurricanes
Feb. 8th (7:45 p.m.) and Feb. 9th (11:15 a.m.) at Columbia Infantry
Feb. 15th (7:45 p.m.) and Feb. 16th (1:15 p.m.) at Potomac Patriots
Feb. 22nd (7:30 p.m.) and Feb 23rd. (12:30 p.m.) vs Jersey Hitmen
All games throughout the 2024-25 season can be viewed on FloHockey.tv. The Whalers play their home games out of Chilled Ponds Ice Sports Complex in Chesapeake, VA.
