Week 3 USPHL Pacific Division Game Preview
- Lyanna Yeow
- Oct 1, 2025
- 5 min read
The 2025-26 regular season continued to surpass expectations after Henderson Force and the Ontario Jr. Reign dominated their season debuts in week 2 of this season. The Fresno Monsters hope to follow in the Force's and Jr. Reign's footsteps as the Monsters make their regular season debut with a three-game series against the undefeated Lake Tahoe Lakers during the week of October 3-5, 2025. We can also expect an intense three-game series between the Ontario Jr. Reign vs. Henderson Force and a two-game series between the Ventura Vikings vs. Long Beach Bombers. Read more about what you need to know for the upcoming games!
Ventura Vikings vs. Long Beach Bombers Two-Game Series
When:
Friday, October 3, 2025 at 7:15 PM PST
Saturday, October 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM PST
Where:
Friday, October 3, 2025 at 7:15 PM PST
Lakewood Ice
Saturday, October 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM PST
Iceoplex Simi Valley
Watch:
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The Ventura Vikings will take on the Long Beach Bombers in a two-game series this week after having a solid start to the 2025-26 regular season. The Vikings go into this matchup with momentum from their two-game winning streak which is from their win against the San Diego Sabers on September 19, 2025 and against the Long Beach Bombers on September 26, 2025. On the other hand, the Long Beach Bombers go into this series with determination to end their three-game losing streak.
The Ventura Vikings are currently in 3rd place with 4 points in the Pacific standings and have a season record of 2-0-0. The team’s points leader is #16 Griffin Gagnon who currently has 8 points recorded (2G, 6A).
The Long Beach Bombers are currently in 7th place with 0 points in the Pacific standings and have a season record of 0-3-0. The team’s points leaders are #9 Charlie Cheetham (1G, 1A) and #88 Troy Smith (2G) who both have 2 points recorded so far during this regular season.
In their previous matchup against one another, the Ventura Vikings found more success on the man-advantage as they had a 40.0% power play success rate compared to the Long Beach Bombers’ 0.0% power play success rate. Each team’s penalty kill unit performed well with the Ventura Vikings having a higher success rate compared to the Long Beach Bombers (100 PK% vs. 87.5 PK%).
The Ventura Vikings go into this series with momentum from their two-game winning streak and confidence as they have had the upper hand in their previous matchup. The Long Beach Bombers go in with a hunger to gain their first win of the season and vengeance to end their three-game losing streak.
Ontario Jr. Reign vs. Henderson Force Three-Game Series
When:
Friday, October 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM PST
Saturday, October 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM PST
Sunday, October 5, 2025 at 2:30 PM PST
Where:
Friday, October 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM PST
America First Center
Saturday, October 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM PST
America First Center
Sunday, October 5, 2025 at 2:30 PM PST
America First Center
Watch:
Click the link below to find and stream the games!
After a successful 2025-26 regular season debut, both Henderson Force and the Ontario Jr. Reign go into this three-game series with momentum from their wins during the week of September 26-28, 2025. Henderson Force enters week 3 with a three-game winning streak after sweeping the San Diego Sabers in their three game series. The Ontario Jr. Reign are set to enter week 3 with a one-game winning streak after defeating the Long Beach Bombers on September 27, 2025.
Henderson Force are currently in 1st place with 6 points in the Pacific standings and have a season record of 3-0-0. The team’s points leaders are #77 Riku Permi who currently has 7 points (4G, 3A) and #24 Nikodem Wroblewski who has 6 points (4G, 3A) this season.
The Ontario Jr. Reign are currently in 4th place with 2 points in the Pacific standings and have a season record of 1-0-0. The team’s points leaders are #11 Mason Welsh (2G, 1A) and #17 Evan Tsadilas (3A) who both have 3 points recorded this season.
Going into this matchup, the Ontario Jr. Reign has a 0% powerplay success rate which is significantly lower compared to Henderson Force’s 20.0% powerplay success rate. Henderson Force currently has a 100% penalty kill success rate which is higher than the Jr. Reign’s 88.9% penalty kill success rate.
Henderson Force go into this three-game series with confidence from their three-game winning streak while the Ontario Jr. Reign goes in with conviction to turn their one-game winning streak into a multiple game winning streak.
Fresno Monsters vs Lake Tahoe Lakers Three-Game Series
When:
Friday, October 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM PST
Saturday, October 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM PST
Sunday, October 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM PST
Where:
Friday, October 3, 2025 at 7:15 PM PST
South Lake Tahoe Ice Arena
Saturday, October 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM PST
South Lake Tahoe Ice Arena
Sunday, October 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM PST
South Lake Tahoe Ice Arena
Watch:
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The Fresno Monsters are scheduled to make their 2025-26 regular season debut with a three-game series against the Lake Tahoe Lakers. This highly anticipated matchup is one to look forward to as the Lake Tahoe Lakers currently hold onto a three-game winning streak after sweeping the Rogue Valley Royals during week 1 of this season.
The Lake Tahoe Lakers stand in 2nd place with 6 points in the Pacific division and have a season record of 3-0-0. The team’s points leaders are #14 Leo Matthew Duggan IV who currently has 8 points (5G, 3A) as well as #15 Carver Alford (3G, 3A) and #24 Lewis Beddow (5G, 1A) who both have 6 points recorded in this season. The Lake Tahoe Lakers also have two hat-trick recorded this season by #14 Leo Matthew Duggan IV and #24 Lewis Beddow during their three-game series against the Rogue Valley Royals. In regards to the team’s special teams, the Lake Tahoe Lakers have a 28.6% power play success rate and a 92.9% penalty kill success rate.
No stats from the 2025-26 regular season have been logged for the Fresno Monsters as they are scheduled to make their debut this week. However, they do sit in 6th place in the Pacific standings due to the Long Beach Bombers having a season record of 0-3-0 compared to the Fresno Monsters’ 0-0-0 record.
The Lake Tahoe Lakers enter this series with a boost of confidence from their three-game winning streak while the Fresno Monsters go in with high hopes to end the Lake Tahoe Lakers’ momentum and to create their own winning streak.
Come back to read about how these games went down in the weekly Game Recap articles!
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