USPHL Pacific Division Highlights & Standout Players
- Lyanna Yeow
- Mar 26
- 14 min read
After 46 games were played during the 2024-2025 Premier Regular Season, it is important to acknowledge each team’s top performer. Read about where each stood in the Pacific Division Standings and about the standout player of each team in regards to their respective category.
Pacific Division Standings:
Fresno Monsters (FRM) (74 points, 37-9-0-0)
Lake Tahoe Lakers (LTL) (69 PTS, 33-10-2-1)
Ontario Jr. Reign (OJR) (68 PTS, 33-11-2-0)
Henderson Force (HNF) (60 points, 29-15-1-1)
San Diego Sabers (SDS) (47 points,23-21-1-0)
Bakersfield Roughnecks (BKR) (36 points, 16-26-2-2)
Ventura Vikings (VNV) (35 points, 16-27-2-1)
Long Beach Bombers (LBB) (22 points, 10-34-2-0)
Click each team’s names to read their 2024-2025 USPHL Regular Season Recap
Types of Wins
Listed below are the teams with the most to least amount of shootout, overtime, and shutout wins by the end of the regular season.
Shootout Wins
VNV (2)
Vikings’ Calvin Ruggiero scored the game winning shootout goal in the game against Henderson Force on Oct. 19, 2024.
Cameron Cote scored the game winning goal during the second round of the shootout in their game against BKR on Jan. 11, 2025.
SDS (1)
Sabers’ Sammy Albano scored the game winning goal in the game against the VNV which went to the shootout on Oct. 11, 2024
OJR (1)
Jr. Reign’s Christopher Lai scored the game winning goal during the third round of the shootout in the game against LTL on Jan. 31, 2025.
Overtime Wins
LTL (4)
Brian Erte scored the game winning goal 36 seconds into overtime in their game against LBB on Oct. 18, 2024
Scott McNulty scored the overtime goal in their game against BKR on Nov. 1, 2024.
Brian Erte scored the game winning goal 54 seconds into overtime in their game against BKR on Jan. 24, 2025.
After a trade, Cameron Cote scored the game winning goal 1 minute and 7 seconds into overtime in their game against OJR on Feb. 2, 2025.
OJR (3)
Jr. Reign’s Kayden Buffalo scored the game winning overtime goal in their game against LTL on Oct. 19, 2024
Denver Craig scored the power play overtime goal in their game against VNV on Nov. 30, 2024.
Christopher Lai scored the game winning goal 43 seconds into overtime in their game against LBB on Dec. 6, 2024.
BKR (3)
Christopher Larochelle scored the game winning 3 minutes and 39 seconds into overtime in their game against the Bellingham Blazers on Dec. 20, 2024.
Christopher Larochelle also scored the game winning goal 1 minute and 26 seconds into overtime in their game against LTL on Jan. 26, 2025.
Drew Reiger scored the overtime game winning goal in their game against SDS on Jan. 31, 2025.
LBB (2)
Christopher Porciuncula scored the game winning goal with 1 second left in overtime in their game against VNV on Nov. 2, 2024.
Magnus Lowham scored the game winning goal 4 minutes and 44 seconds into overtime in their game against OJR on Nov. 22, 2024.
SDS (1)
Sabers’ Knut Hornkvist scored the game winning goal 14 seconds into overtime in their game against HNF on March 1, 2025.
Shutouts
* Las Vegas Showcase
OJR (7)
OJR vs. HNF (3-0) on Oct. 4, 2024
OJR vs. HNF (1-0) on Oct. 5, 2024
OJR vs. Bremerton Sockeyes (9-0) on Dec. 19, 2024
OJR vs. BKR (9-0) on Jan. 17, 2025
OJR vs. HNF (5-0) on Feb. 14, 2025
OJR vs. SDS (9-0) on Feb 21, 2025
OJR vs. Colorado Fighting Elk (10-0) on March 2, 2025
FRM (7)
FRM vs. VNV (10-0) on Nov. 23, 2024
LRM vs. LBB (9-0) on Jan. 10, 2025
FRM vs. LTL (7-0) on Jan. 18, 2025
FRM vs. HNF (3-0) on Jan. 24, 2025
FRM vs. HNF (5-0) on Jan. 26, 2025
FRM vs. VNV (9-0) on Jan 30, 2025
FRM vs. BKR (13-0) on Feb. 20, 2025
LTL (4)
LTL vs. LBB (11-0) on Sept. 20, 2024
LTL vs. Iron County Yeti (10-0) on Dec. 18, 2024
LTL vs. Rogue Valley Royals (8-0) on Jan. 10, 2025
LTL vs. Rogue Valley Royals (11-0) on Jan. 11, 2025
LTL vs. Rogue Valley Royals (10-0) on Jan. 12, 2025
HNF (4)
HNF vs. Columbus Mavericks (5-0) on Dec. 18, 2024
HNF vs. LBB (5-0) on Jan. 31, 2025
HNF vs. LBB (6-0) on Feb. 2, 2025
HNF vs. Iron County Yeti (2-0) on Feb 7, 2025
VNV (4)
VNV vs. HNF (4-0) on Dec. 6, 2024
VNV vs. Cincinnati Cyclones (4-0) on Dec, 18, 2024
VNV vs. Bremerton Sockeyes (6-0) on Dec. 20, 2024
VNV vs. Colorado Fighting Elk (5-0) on Feb 7, 2025
SDS (1)
SDS vs. LBB (6-0) on Jan. 25, 2025
Players of the Month
Listed below are the players who were named the Players of the Month the most times during the regular season.
Forward:
San Diego Sabers’ #6 Knut Hornkvist was named the Player of the Month four times during the regular season. This included the following months: October, November, December, and February.
Defensemen
Fresno Monsters’ #11 Jesse Nuutinen Fresno Monsters was named the Player of the Month three times during the regular season. This included the months of October, November, and February.
Goaltender:
Henderson Force’s #32 Nicholas Perry was named the Player of the Month twice during the regular season. This included the months of December and February.
Players of the Week
Listed below are the players who were named the Players of the Week the most times during the regular season.
Forward:
Before playing for the Vernal Oilers, Kai Tsoar played for the Ventura Vikings during the premier 2024-2025 Premier season. Tsoar was named the Player of the Week three times during his time with the Vikings which included the following weeks: Dec. 11, 2024; Dec. 18, 2024; and Feb. 12, 2025.
Defensemen
Before playing for the Vernal Oilers, Jett McCullum played for the Ventura Vikings during the premier 2024-2025 Premier season. McCullum was named the Player of the Week five times during his time with the Vikings which included the following weeks: Dec. 11, 2024; Dec. 18, 2024; Dec. 23, 2024, Jan. 15, 2025 and Feb. 12, 2025.
Goaltender:
Goaltender: Nicholas Perry, Henderson Force
Henderson Force’s #32 Nicholas Perry was named the Player of the Week five times during the regular season. This included the following weeks: Nov. 8, 2024; Nov. 13, 2024; Dec. 23, 2024; Jan. 15, 2024; Feb 12, 2025.
Point Leaders
Listed below are the players that led their team in regards to total number of points recorded by the end of the regular season.
SDS #6 Knut Hornkvist who had 103 points (32 G, 71 A)
FRM #21 Simon Eriksson who had 94 points (40 G, 54 A)
LTL #21 Brian Erte who ended the season with 89 points (28 G, 61 A)
OJR #85 Denver Craig who had 88 points (38 G, 50 A)
HNF #37 Shane Dean who had 53 points (23 G, 30 A)
BKR #9 Christopher Larochelle who had 49 points (22 G, 27 A)
LBB #28 Christopher Porciuncula who had 41 points (17 G, 24 A)
VNV #12 Kelson Wuttunue who had 29 points (10 G, 19 A)
After playing 45 games during the Premier 2024-2025 season, San Diego Sabers’ #6 Knut Hornkvist remained at the top of the Points Leaderboard for the Sabers and Pacific Division. Hornkvist, a forward for the Sabers, ended the regular season with 103 points which consisted of 32 goals and 71 assists. Out of his 32 goals scored, 6 of them were game winning goals and 9 goals helped him to record 3 hat-tricks during the season.
Goals Scored Leaders
Listed below are the players from each team that had the most goals recorded by the end of the regular season.
After playing 44 games during the Premier 2024-2025 season, Fresno Monsters’ #21 Simon Eriksson led the team with the most goals scored on the team. Eriksson, a forward for the Fresno Monsters recorded 40 goals scored during the regular season which consisted of 9 game winning goals. 12 of those goals scored helped him to record 4 hat-tricks during the regular season.
San Diego Sabers’ #94 Sam Bailey tied Eriksson in regards to total goals scored by the end of the regular season. Bailey, a forward for the Sabers, also recorded 40 goals after playing all 46 games during the regular season. Out of his 40 goals scored, 4 of them consisted of game winning goals.
Assists Leaders
Listed below are the players from each team that had the most assists recorded by the end of the regular season.
After playing 45 games during the Premier 2024-2025 season, San Diego Sabers’ #6 Knut Hornkvist recorded the most assists for the Sabers and Pacific Division. Hornkvist, a forward for the Sabers, ended the regular season with 71 assists. The most assists that were recorded during a game against a team from the Pacific Division was 4 assists during the following matchups: SDS vs. LBB on Oct. 26, 2024; SDS vs. FRM on Nov. 30, 2024; and SDS vs. VNV on Dec. 13, 2024.
Game Winning Goals
#21 Simon Eriksson 9 GWG (FRM)
#37 Shane Dean 6 GWG (HNF)
#6 Knut Hornkvist 6 GWG (SDS)
#23 Jose-Jasmir Guseff 5 GWG (LTL)
Christopher Porciuncula 5 GWG
#13 Luke Cannon 4 GWG (OJR)
#9 Christopher Larochelle and #11 Tyler Gyori both had 3 GWG (BKR)
#19 Ryan Gill, #10 Jett McCullum, and #47 Reese Tittle all had 2 GWG (VNV)
Fresno Monsters’ #21 Simon Eriksson led the team with the most game winning goals scored on the team and Pacific Division. Eriksson, a forward for the Fresno Monsters, scored a total of 9 game winning goals.These goals were scored during the following matchups: FRM vs. SDS on Oct. 4 (1 GWG), 2024; FRM vs. OJR on Oct. 1-2, 2024 (2 GWG); FRM vs. SDS on Nov. 30-Dec. 1, 2024 (2 GWG); FRM vs LBB on Jan. 9, 2025 (1 GWG); FRM vs. HNF on Jan 25-26, 2025 (2 GWG); and FRM vs. BKR on Feb. 22, 2025 (1 GWG).
Hat-tricks Leaders
Lake Tahoe Lakers’ #20 Scott McNulty led the team and Pacific Division in number of hat-tricks recorded by the end of the regular season. McNulty, a forward for the Lakers, had 4 hat-tricks recorded by the end of the regular season. These hat-tricks were recorded during the following games: LTL vs. VNV on Nov. 8-9, 2024 (2 HT); LTL vs Colorado Fighting Elk on Dec. 19, 2024 (1 HT); LTL vs. Rogue Valley Royals on Jan. 11, 2025 (1 HT); LTL vs. SDS on Feb. 14, 2025 (1 HT).
Penalty Minutes Leaders
Bakersfield Roughnecks’ #16 Derrick Henson 166 led the team and Pacific Division in the most penalty minutes recorded during the regular season. His 166 penalty minutes consisted of the following: FRM (4 PIM); LTL (27 PIM); OJR (0 PIM); HNF (14 PIM); SDS (2 PIM); VNV (61 PIM); LBB (25 PIM); VER (29 PIM); RVR (2 PIM); and ICY (2 PIM).
Goaltending Leaders (In more than 10 Games Played)
#33 Domenik McInenly had a 0.940 SV% after winning 8 out of 11 games played (OJR)
#38 Brooks Barofsky had a 0.923 SV% after winning 18 out of 20 games played (FRM)
#32 Nicholas Perry had a a 0.920 SV% after winning 15 out of 26 games played (HNF)
#32 Viktor Pasztor had a 0.910 SV% after winning 11 out of 21 games played (SDS)
#32 Perry Jacobs had a 0.905 SV% after winning 15 out of 25 games played (LTL)
#39 Ludovic Dagenais had a 0.890 SV% after winning 4 out of 16 games played (LBB)
#32 Jakob Barcelona had a 0.888 SV% after winning 8 out of 20 games played (BKR)
#1 Zachary Follo had a 0.871 SV% after winning 3 out of 15 games played and (VNV)
Ontario Jr. Reign’s goaltender, #33 Domenik McInenly, led the team and Pacific Division with the highest save percentage recorded in more than 10 games played during the regular season. McInenly ended the season with a 0.940 SV% after winning 8 out of 11 games played, 2 of those wins consisting of impressive shutouts, and saving 312 out of 332 shots on goal. These 8 wins occurred during the following games: OJR vs. SDS on Sept. 22, 2024 (33/34 SOG); OJR vs. HNF on Oct. 4, 2024 (33/33 SOG); OJR vs. SDS on Oct. 12, 2024 (39/41 SOG); OJR vs. LTL on Oct. 19, 2024 (47/50 SOG); OJR vs. LTL on Oct. 22, 2024 (40/41); OJR vs. BKR on Jan. 18, 2025 (23/25 SOG); OJR vs. VNV on Jan. 25, 2025 (9/9); and OJR vs. SDS on Feb 21, 2025 (22/22).
Pacific Division 2004 Age Outs
With the end of the 2024-2025 USPHL Premier regular season, we see great potential of talent for the upcoming season. We also wish the best in the future endeavours for the following players born in 2004 who have aged out of the USPHL. Listed below are the following players and their total stats during their time in the USPHL.
Players who played their last season with the Fresno Monsters
Forwards
Defencemen
Goaltender(s)
#38 Brooks Barofsky (Regular season: 20 GP, 18 W, 2 L, 1198 Min, 5 SO, 0.923 SV%)
Players who played their last season with the Lake Tahoe Lakers
Forwards
#8 Cameron Cote (Regular season: 63 GP, 71-35-36, 3 GWG, 84 PIM)
#9 Marcell Petersen (Regular season: 16 GP, 8-4-4, 17 PIM)
#14 Reece Hart (Regular season: 89 GP, 32-14-18, 3 GWG, 8 PIM)
#20 Scott McNulty (Regular season: 46 GP, 76-37-39, 9 GWG, 43 PIM)
#23 Jose Jasmir Guseff (Regular season: 41 GP, 78-35-43, 5 GWG, 44 PIM)
#24 Cecil Belda (Regular season: 78 GP, 47-14-33, 1 GWG, 45 PIM)
#25 Rory Gunn (Regular season: 84 GP, 58-21-37, 1 GWG, 75 PIM)
#26 Magnus Lowham (Regular season: 37 GP, 42-22-20, 2 GWG, 33 PIM)
#43 Lance Spencer (Regular season: 14 GP, 3-1-2, 24 PIM)
#44 Taylor Sloan (Regular season: 126 GP, 53-21-32, 2 GWG, 108 PIM)
Defencemen
Goaltender(s)
#32 Perry Jacobs (Regular season: 40 GP, 20 W, 10 L, 2155 Min, 5 SO, 0.908 SV%)
Players who played their last season with the Ontario Jr. Reign
Forwards
#24 Matteo Pero (Regular season: 51 GP, 94-39-55, 4 GWG, 22 PIM)
#44 Carter Demelo (Regular season: 101 GP, 101-49-52, 9 GWG, 38 PIM)
#62 Jesiah Bennett (Regular season: 37 GP, 52-19-33, 148 PIM)
#83 Ethan Fraser (Regular season: 34 GP, 23-9-14, 16 PIM)
#84 Grant Coykendall (Regular season: 46 GP, 33-19-14, 2 GWG, 56 PIM)
#85 Denver Craig (Regular season: 35 GP, 88-38-50, 9 GWG, 60 PIM)
#95 Christopher Lai (Regular season: 87 GP, 92-45-47, 9 GWG, 98 PIM)
Defencemen
Goaltender(s)
Players who played their last season with Henderson Force
Forwards
Defencemen
Goaltender(s)
#30 Michael Burgos (Regular season: 16 GP, 10 W, 4 L, 955 Min, 0.922 SV%)
Players who played their last season with the San Diego Sabers
Forwards
Defencemen
Players who played their last season with the Bakersfield Roughnecks
Forwards
#10 Julian Onaidia (Regular season: 50 GP, 13-7-6, 119 PIM)
#11 Tyler Gyori (Regular season: 15 GP, 20-8-12, 3 GWG, 4 PIM)
#22 Connor Claughton (Regular season: 36 GP, 26-11-15, 74 PIM)
#22 Hudson Elgert (Regular season: 3 GP, 3-1-2)
#24 Arsiyan Van de Brande (Regular season: 17 GP, 28-13-15, 1 GWG, 4 PIM)
#38 Timofei Trifonov (Regular season: 67 GP, 46-16-30, 1 GWG, 70 PIM)
#39 Nazar Atta El-Manan (Regular season: 41 GP, 41-12-29, 20 PIM)
Goaltender(s)
#34 Stanislav Teplirskyi (Regular season: 29 GP, 7 W, 11 L, 1293 Min, 0.867 SV%)
Players who played their last season with the Ventura Vikings
Players who played their last season with the Long Beach Bombers
2025 Premier Playoffs Standout Players
The 2025 Premier Playoffs was kicked off with a two-game sweep during the matchups between the Fresno Monsters vs. Henderson Force and Lake Tahoe Lakers vs. Ontario Jr. Reign. After the two-game sweeps, the Fresno Monsters and Ontario Jr. Reign faced another in the second round of the playoffs which also resulted in a two-game sweep for the Fresno Monsters. After a successful playoff run, the Fresno Monsters were named the 2024-2025 Pacific Division Champions. Listed below are standout players from each team during the 2025 Premier Playoffs.
Fresno Monsters (8 Points, 4-0-0-0)
Forward, #23 Filipp Papshev, recorded 9 points (5G and 4A)
Defensemen, #18 Emil Hagg, recorded 5 points (2G and 3A)
Goaltender, #38 Brooks Barofsky, recorded a 0.930 SV% after saving a total of 119 out of 128 shots on goal during the 2025 Premier Playoffs
Honorable mention would be forward, #37 Connor Perdue, who led the Monsters with the most assists recorded in round 2 of the Premier Playoffs (7 PTS, 2G, 5A).
Ontario Jr. Reign (4 Points, 2-2-0-0)
Forward, #95 Christopher Lai, recorded 9 points (6G and 3A)
Defensemen, #25 Amir Shakirov, recorded 8 points (8A)
Goaltender, #34 Josh Henson, recorded a 0.880 SV% after saving a total of 177 out of 133 shots on goal during the 2025 Premier Playoffs
Honorable mention would be forward, #85 Denver Craig, who ended this round with 7 points (3G, 4A).
Lake Tahoe Lakers (0 Points, 0-2-0-0)
Henderson Force (0 Points, 0-2-0-0)
Forwards, #12 Anthony Chateauvert (2A) and #28 Reese Hicks (2G) both recorded 2 points
Goaltender, #31 Jacob Brumm, recorded a 0.909 SV% after saving a total of 50 out of 55 shots on goal during the 2025 Premier Playoffs
Goaltender, #32 Nicholas Perry, recorded a 0.932 SV% after saving a total of 41 out of 44 shots on goal during the 2025 Premier Playoffs
Standout Players from the 2025 National Championships
After all of their hard work during the 2025 Premier Playoffs, the Fresno Monsters advanced to the 2025 National Championships where they faced the P.A.L. Junior Islanders, Springfield Pics, and Tampa Bay Juniors. The Fresno Monsters faced adversity after losing to the P.A.L. Junior Islanders (8-5) and Tampa Bay Juniors (5-4) but did find success when they played against the Springfield Pics (4-2). Although the Fresno Monsters did not advance to the 2025 Premier Finals, they did close out the 2025 National Championships with a commendable effort as they mustered 3 points and ended their run with a record of 1-2-0-0.
Listed below are standout Fresno Monsters players during the 2025 National Championships.
Congratulations to the players that were acknowledged in this recap as these accomplishments were earned from hard work, resilience, and teamwork. No effort goes unnoticed after an eventful 2024-2025 Premier regular season, a thrilling 2025 Premier Playoffs, and an exciting 2025 Nationals Championships (2025 Round Robin).
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