What league does Chicago T-Rex play in?

Chicago T-Rex play in the USPHL Premier.

When was Chicago T-Rex founded?

Chicago T-Rex was founded in 2014 in Chicago, IL, USA, USA.

Where is Chicago T-Rex based?

Chicago T-Rex is based in Chicago, IL, USA.

Who is the head coach of Chicago T-Rex?

The head coach of Chicago T-Rex is Zach Pearson.

What are the team colors of Chicago T-Rex?

The team colors of Chicago T-Rex are Black + Blue + Orange + White.

Decatur Blaze

USPHL Premier

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2022-2023

2022-2023 Season

Decatur Blaze were 0-40-4 in the 2022-23 USPHL Premier season with 4 points, 7th in the Mid West East and 69th overall.

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2022-2023 Decatur Blaze Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#30	Noah Banes (G)	23	2002	Beaver Dam, WI, USA	5'10"	194	L
	#2	Eli Caine (G)	22	2004	House Springs, MO, USA	5'8"	157	L
	#1	Rigel Goodrich (G)	23	2003	Chicago, IL, USA	6'3"	161	L
	#41	Daniel Kreiner (G)	24	2002	Tel Aviv, ISR	6'0"	172	L
	#25	Chase Miller (G)	22	2004	Lewisville, TX, USA	6'2"	190	-
DEFENSEMEN
		Josh Boott (D)	20	2006		-	-	-
		Camdyn Brosky (D)	21	2005	JPN	5'11"	201	L
	#8	Casey Ekstrom (D)	22	2004	Coal Valley, IL, USA	-	-	L
	#81	Nicholas Falco (D)	21	2005	Ledgewood, NJ, USA	5'10"	179	L
	#11	Jayden Fu (D)	22	2003	Chicago, IL, USA	6'2"	205	L
	#4	Joshua Garfield (D)	24	2002	Lake Worth, FL, USA	5'9"	181	L
	#26	Brendan Hirliman (D)	23	2003	Jamestown, NY, USA	5'9"	181	L
		Jacob Townsend (D)	21	2004		6'1"	161	-
	#49	Elliot Traub (D)	23	2003	Salt Lake City, UT, USA	6'2"	165	R
	#45	Cooper Wells (D)	20	2006	Salt Lake City, UT, USA	5'9"	176	L
	#5	Jeremy Zarvos (D/F)	22	2004	St. Louis, MO, USA	5'10"	154	R
FORWARDS
	#11	Leif Aufderheide (F)	23	2003	Danville, IN, USA	6'0"	181	R
	#10	Trevor Balagna (F)	22	2004	Tawas City, MI, USA	5'9"	150	R
	#71	Fisher Christian (F)	-			-	-	-
	#27	Robert Glockner (LW)	24	2002	Mascoutah, IL, USA	5'10"	218	L
		Bruce Green (RW)	24	2002	Decatur, IL, USA	5'11"	190	R
	#14	Michael Grove (LW)	24	2002	Mansfield, TX, USA	6'3"	190	R
	#48	Duke Kersting (F)	22	2004	Warrenton, MO, USA	5'9"	174	R
		Dakota Miloser (RW)	-		Forsyth, IL, USA	-	-	R
	#18	Gary Miranda (F)	22	2004	AK, USA	5'9"	212	L
	#23	Joe Morris (LW)	22	2004	Grand Rapids, MI, USA	-	-	R
	#17	Elias Ponte (C)	22	2004	Columbus, OH, USA	5'8"	130	L
	#96	Andrew Pousosa (F)	23	2003	St. Louis, MO, USA	6'0"	134	R
	#22	Jack Powers (RW)	22	2004	Cedar Rapids, IA, USA	6'2"	187	R
	#9	Landyn Ringenberg (F)	22	2004	Fort Wayne, IN, USA	5'8"	165	R
	#21	Bruin Schwendeman (F)	20	2005	Rochester, MN, USA	5'11"	168	L
	#10	Colby Shaft (F)	22	2004		-	-	-
	#24	Justice Shillingford-Borges (F)	23	2003	Brampton, ON, CAN	6'0"	176	L
	#6	Jeffrey Shirkey (RW)	24	2002	Tawas City, MI, USA	6'2"	181	L
	#15	Fischer Smith (F)	22	2004	Bailey, CO, USA	5'5"	130	L
	#66	Walker Smith (LW/C)	24	2002	Castle Rock, CO, USA	6'1"	194	L
	#98	Lukas Verstegen (LW)	20	2005	Dallas, TX, USA	5'11"	161	R
	#22	Harrison Webster (F)	22	2004	Los Altos, CA, USA	5'9"	130	R
	#47	Connor Wilson (F)	22	2004	Livermore, CA, USA	5'10"	161	-
	#13	Riley Zeno (F)	22	2004	Milton, VT, USA	5'6"	134	L

Position: G: 5, D: 8, F: 20Av Age: 19.38 yearsAv Ht: 5'10"Av Wt: 170 lbsCompare with other teams »

2022-2023 Decatur Blaze Staff

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2022-2023 Chicago T-Rex Demographics

Chicago T-Rex Facts

Plays in: United States Premier Hockey League - Premier
Team Colors: Black + Blue + Orange + White
Town: Chicago, IL, USA Map
Founded: 2014

2022-2023 Decatur Blaze Roster Facts

Nationalities

38 players
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Experience

Decatur Blaze: 1 195 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Chicago T-Rex

Chicago T-Rex Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
03/14/2026 11:00 PM UTC	Fort Wayne Spacemen	Chicago T-Rex	2 - 1	USPHL Premier
03/13/2026 11:30 PM UTC	Fort Wayne Spacemen	Chicago T-Rex	5 - 4	USPHL Premier
03/07/2026 09:30 PM UTC	Chicago T-Rex	MJDP	6 - 0	USPHL Premier
03/06/2026 09:30 PM UTC	Chicago T-Rex	MJDP	6 - 4	USPHL Premier
02/22/2026 01:00 AM UTC	Chicago Cougars	Chicago T-Rex	2 - 3 (SO)	USPHL Premier

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06/02/2026

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Ilya Moskvin (F)

Leaving forMisericordia Univ.

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08/14/2025

confirmed

JJ Gongol (F)

Joining fromChicago Crush

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confirmed

Param Chawla (G)

Joining fromNaperville North High

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Austin Senay (G)

Joining fromWindsor Jr. Spitfires U18 AA

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confirmed

Jorge Piraquive (F)

Joining fromCarmel High Gold

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Xavier Lafleur (D)

Joining fromViking Hockey U19

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06/03/2024

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Zachary Follo (G)

Leaving forVentura Vikings

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05/15/2024

confirmed

Ludvig Persson (G)

Leaving forGöteborgs IK

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Chicago T-Rex History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
Chicago T-Rex
2026-2027	USPHL Premier	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-2026	USPHL Premier	44	18	22	-	0	2	186	209	42	0.95	2	-
Decatur Blaze
2024-2025	USPHL Premier	44	10	30	-	-	4	101	204	24	0.55	5	Division QF loss
2023-2024	USPHL Premier	44	7	35	-	-	2	90	290	16	0.36	7	Did not make playoffs
2022-2023	USPHL Premier	44	0	40	-	-	4	74	292	4	0.09	7	Division QF loss
2021-2022	USPHL Premier	44	13	30	-	-	1	131	234	27	0.61	6	Division QF loss
2020-2021	USPHL Premier	43	18	22	-	-	3	188	207	39	0.91	5	Division QF loss
2019-2020	USPHL Premier	44	23	18	-	-	3	189	161	49	1.11	2	Playoffs Interrupted
2018-2019	USPHL Premier	44	17	26	-	-	1	153	167	35	0.8	4	Division Semifinal loss
2017-2018	USPHL Premier	44	13	29	-	-	2	114	176	28	0.64	5	Division Semifinal loss
2016-2017	USP3HL	44	26	11	-	-	7	205	161	59	1.34	2	Semifinal loss
2015-2016	USPHL Midwest	47	13	34	-	-	0	145	236	26	0.55	8	-
2014-2015	MidWJHL	46	29	14	-	-	3	149	136	61	1.33	3	Quarterfinal loss

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Walker Smith (F)	2026-2027	Northern Illinois Univ.	ACHA	6	4	3	7	17
2.	Fernando Zegarra (D)	2026-2027	Peru	-	4	4	2	6	20
3.	Jorge Piraquive (F)	2026-2027	Colombia	-	4	3	2	5	0
4.	Teegan Gardner (F)	2026-2027	Saanich Predators	VIJHL	5	2	3	5	5
5.	Kieran Prichett (F)	2026-2027	Elliot Lake Vikings	NOJHL	2	3	0	3	0
6.	Connor Wilson (F)	2026-2027	Oakland Univ.	ACHA	2	1	2	3	0
7.	Jeffrey Shirkey (F)	2026-2027	Northern Illinois Univ.	ACHA	6	0	2	2	2
8.	Matej Dvorsky (D)	2026-2027	HK Puchov	2. liga	1	0	0	0	0
9.	Logan Kral (D)	2026-2027	Illinois State Univ.	ACHA	1	0	0	0	2
10.	Finn Moss (D)	2026-2027	Duquesne Univ.	ACHA	2	0	0	0	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2025-2026	View Roster	5'11"	174 lbs	19.33
2024-2025	View Roster	5'11"	174 lbs	19.00
2023-2024	View Roster	5'11"	174 lbs	18.84
2022-2023	View Roster	5'10"	170 lbs	19.38
2021-2022	View Roster	5'11"	168 lbs	19.17

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	T.J. Dougan (F)	129	85	118	203
2.	Luka Znidarsic (F)	118	92	78	170
3.	Walker Smith (F)	107	65	64	129
4.	Austin Floyd (F)	119	49	70	119
5.	Micah Young (F)	86	41	59	100

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Luka Znidarsic (F)	118	92	78	170
2.	T.J. Dougan (F)	129	85	118	203
3.	Walker Smith (F)	107	65	64	129
4.	Stepan Skvirsky (F)	41	52	32	84
5.	Austin Floyd (F)	119	49	70	119

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	T.J. Dougan (F)	129	85	118	203
2.	Luka Znidarsic (F)	118	92	78	170
3.	Austin Floyd (F)	119	49	70	119
4.	Walker Smith (F)	107	65	64	129
5.	Joey Starcevich (F)	38	33	60	93

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Michael Grove (F)	99	4	19	390
2.	Ithaca Jones (D)	83	2	27	325
3.	Brandon Adler (F)	55	14	40	287
4.	Blake Schoemperlen (D)	59	2	9	204
5.	Justus Kree (F)	75	18	42	197

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Cody Wilson (D)	167	11	52	63
2.	Patrick Kelly (F)	135	36	46	82
3.	T.J. Dougan (F)	129	85	118	203
4.	Jeffrey Shirkey (F)	125	37	46	83
5.	Connor Wilson (F)	121	14	36	50

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Joey Starcevich (F)	38	33	93	2.45
2.	Stepan Skvirsky (F)	41	52	84	2.05
3.	Mathis Danis (F)	5	8	10	2.00
4.	Erik Koller (D)	1	0	2	2.00
5.	JJ Gongol (F)	42	35	83	1.98

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Joey Starcevich (F)	2016-2017	38	33	93
2.	Stepan Skvirsky (F)	2020-2021	41	52	84
3.	JJ Gongol (F)	2025-2026	42	35	83
4.	Ilya Moskvin (F)	2025-2026	44	28	82
5.	Luka Znidarsic (F)	2016-2017	41	44	81

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Stepan Skvirsky (F)	2020-2021	41	52	84
2.	Luka Znidarsic (F)	2016-2017	41	44	81
3.	JJ Gongol (F)	2025-2026	42	35	83
4.	Joey Starcevich (F)	2016-2017	38	33	93
5.	T.J. Dougan (F)	2018-2019	44	33	67

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Joey Starcevich (F)	2016-2017	38	60	93
2.	Ilya Moskvin (F)	2025-2026	44	54	82
3.	T.J. Dougan (F)	2019-2020	43	52	80
4.	JJ Gongol (F)	2025-2026	42	48	83
5.	Luka Znidarsic (F)	2016-2017	41	37	81

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Ithaca Jones (D)	2017-2018	42	13	234
2.	Michael Grove (F)	2022-2023	40	6	214
3.	Brandon Adler (F)	2014-2015	32	32	182
4.	Anthony Vechionne (D)	2016-2017	36	21	158
5.	Matthew Gibson (D)	2023-2024	33	14	149