The United States Premier Hockey League has stripped control of the Casper Warbirds from their embattled ownership group following months of financial chaos, broken promises and unpaid bills tied to Chris and Rhea Reaves — operators of a sprawling, collapsing network of junior hockey franchises across North America.

The USPHL confirmed that the Warbirds, a Tier II junior team in the National Collegiate Development Conference, will be reassigned to new ownership in the coming days. League officials are also preparing to remove the Woodstock Slammers from the same group.

League sources and community members have described the Reaves’ operation as a “modern-day Bonnie and Clyde” act — without the glamour, the getaway car, or the charm. Instead, what’s left behind is a trail of unpaid bills,

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