The Vernal Oilers franchise is a member of the United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL). The USPHL is widely respected as one of the leading hockey development leagues in North America for student-athletes striving to capitalize on their athletic and academic abilities. The league proudly boasts thousands of alumni who have advanced to play hockey in the NCAA (Div 1 & 3), professionally, and in the NHL.

Oilers players are aged 20 years old or younger, and take their skills to the ice and compete for opportunities to advance to college and professional hockey. The team recruits and selects talented players from all over the world, primarily from United States, Canada, Sweden, Russia, Czech Republic, Great Britain, Latvia, Finland, Switzerland, Ukraine, and Germany.