Week 4 USPHL Pacific Division Game Preview
- Lyanna Yeow
- Oct 8, 2025
- 5 min read
The 2025-26 regular season continued to deliver thrilling games which ended with winning and losing streaks being extended after a series of week 3 matchups. Looking into week 4, we can expect an intense rematch between the San Diego Sabers vs. Ventura Vikings as well as a couple three-game series between the Long Beach Bombers vs. Iron County Yeti and Lake Tahoe Lakers vs. Ontario Jr. Reign. Read more about what you need to know for the upcoming games!
San Diego Sabers vs. Ventura Vikings Two-Game Series
When:
Friday, October 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM PST
Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM PST
Where:
Friday, October 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM PST
Iceoplex Simi Valley
Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM PST
Iceoplex Simi Valley
Watch:
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The San Diego Sabers will travel to the Ventura Vikings’ home ice at Iceoplex Simi Valley for a two-game series which will start on Friday, October 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM PST and end after their game on Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM PST. The Ventura Vikings enter week 4 with momentum from their four-game winning streak which was extended after winning their two-game series against the Long Beach Bombers on October 3-4, 2025. On the other hand, the Sabers enter week 4 of the regular season with a three-game losing streak after being swept by Henderson Force during the week of September 26-28, 2025.
The San Diego Sabers are currently in 6th place with 2 points in the Pacific division and have a season record of 1-4-0. The team’s points leaders are #15 Mark Beaubien (3A), #17 Nick Ryan (1G, 2A), and #23 Payton Hauge (1G, 2A) who all have 3 points recorded so far in this 2025-26 regular season.
The Ventura Vikings are currently in 2nd place with 8 points in the Pacific division and have a season record of 4-0-0. The team’s points leaders is #16 Griffin Gagnon who currently has 12 points recorded (4G, 8A).
Going into this matchup, the San Diego Sabers have a 5% powerplay success rate which is significantly lower compared to the Ventura Vikings’ 44.4% powerplay success rate. The Ventura Vikings currently have a 100% penalty kill success rate which is higher than the San Diego Sabers’ 81% penalty kill success rate. In their previous game against one another, the Ventura Vikings outscored (5G vs. 0G) and outshot (40 SOG vs. 18 SOG) the San Diego Sabers. The Ventura Vikings also found more success on their power play opportunities (40% vs. 0%) and on their penalty kill success rate (100% vs 60%) compared to the San Diego Sabers.
The Ventura Vikings go into this two-game series with the utmost confidence from their four-game winning streak while the San Diego Sabers go in with vengeance to clean their slate and persevere through their tough start of the regular season.
Long Beach Bombers vs. Iron County Yeti Three-Game Series
When:
Friday, October 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM PST
Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM PST
Sunday, October 12, 2025 at 12:30 PM PST
Where:
Friday, October 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM PST
KJ’s Ice Barn
Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM PST
KJ’s Ice Barn
Sunday, October 12, 2025 at 12:30 PM PST
KJ’s Ice Barn
Watch:
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The Long Beach Bombers will travel to the Iron County Yeti’s home ice at KJ’s Ice Barn for a three-game series which will start on Friday, October 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM PST and end after their game on Sunday, October 12, 2025 at 12:30 PM PST. Iron County Yeti enter week 4 with momentum from their one-game winning streak which ended their two-game losing streak after beating the Colorado Fighting Elk on October 4, 2025. The Long Beach Bombers enter week 4 with a five-game losing streak after being swept throughout the start of the 2025-26 regular season.
The Long Beach Bombers are currently in 7th place with 0 points in the Pacific division and have a season record of 0-5-0. 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
The Iron County Yeti are currently in 5th place with 2 points in the Northwest division and have a season record of 1-2-0. The team’s points leaders are #22 Matej Zeman who has 11 points (6G, 5A) and #17 Marek Trefil who has 7 points (5G, 2A) recorded so far during this regular season.
The Long Beach Bombers currently have a 4% power play success rate which is higher compared to Iron County Yeti’s 0% power play success rate. Iron County Yeti currently have a 56% penalty kill success rate which is lower than the Long Beach Bombers’ 75% penalty kill success rate.
Although both teams have had their fair share of struggles to the start of the regular season, Iron County Yeti does enter this three-game series with strong intentions to turn their one-game winning streak into a multiple game winning streak. On the other hand, the Long Beach Bombers go in with a hunger to secure their first win of the season.
Lake Tahoe Lakers vs. Ontario Jr. Reign Three-Game Series
When:
Friday, October 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM PST
Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 8:30 PM PST
Sunday, October 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM PST
Where:
Friday, October 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM PST
Ontario Center Ice Arena
Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 8:30 PM PST
Ontario Center Ice Arena
Sunday, October 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM PST
Ontario Center Ice Arena
Watch:
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The Lake Tahoe Lakers will travel to Ontario Center Ice Arena where they will face the Ontario Jr. Reign for the first time during the 2025-26 regular season. These teams will play in a three-game series which will start on Friday, October 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM PST and end after their game on Sunday, October 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM PST.
The Ontario Jr. Reign are currently in 5th place with 4 points in the Pacific division and have a season record of 2-2-0. The team’s points leaders are #11 Mason Welsh who has 5 points recorded (4G, 1A) and #17 Evan Tsadilas who has 6 points (6A) recorded this season.
The Lake Tahoe Lakers stand in 4th place with 6 points in the Pacific division and have a season record of 3-3-0. The team’s points leaders are #14 Leo Matthew Duggan IV who currently has 9 points (6G, 3A) and #15 Carver Alford (5G, 5A) who has 10 points recorded in this season.
Going into this matchup, the Lake Tahoe Lakers have a 24% powerplay success rate which is higher compared to Ontario Jr. Reign’s 18% powerplay success rate. The Ontario Jr. Reign currently has a 75% penalty kill success rate which is slightly lower compared to the Lake Tahoe Lakers’ 76% penalty kill success rate.
Both teams go into this series with hopes of redeeming themselves after facing tough losses during their previous series in week 3 of the regular season.
Come back to read about how these games went down in the weekly Game Recap articles!
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