2021 - 2022 Elite Playoffs

Richmond Generals Win 2021-22 USPHL Elite National Championship

By USPHL Staff 03/28/2022, 10:00pm EDT

The Richmond Generals won the 2022 USPHL Elite National Championship Presented By GMU Sport on Monday evening with an 8-4 victory against the Northern Cyclones.

The Generals went up early off two goals by Joe Petite. He would add one more goal to counter a Cyclones goal. It was early in the second with a 3-1 score in favor of the Generals when both teams exchanged quick back-and-forth goals. Within less than 10 minutes, it was 7-4, still in favor of the Generals.

Austin Sawyer's second goal was an empty-netter to wrap up the Generals' first championship since 2019.

Championship Game On Tap For USPHL Elite Nationals Presented By GMU Sport

By Joshua Boyd / USPHL.com 03/28/2022, 12:00am EDT

The USPHL Elite National Championship Game is set for Monday evening at 6 p.m. at Cyclones Arena in Hudson, N.H.

The game will pit the Northern Cyclones - the hosts of the 2022 USPHL Nationals Presented By GMU Sport - against the Richmond Generals. The Generals are hoping to get the Elite trophy back after last winning it in 2019.

The Cyclones defeated the Islanders Hockey Club 3-1 to reach the final, while on the other sheet of ice on Sunday morning, the Generals came up with a 5-1 win over the first-year Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights.