After the Thorne Cup Championship, the Rhinos traveled to Las Vegas, Nevada to represent the WSHL in the second UHU National Championship tournament. In the first game, the Rhinos would defeat the Jersey Shore Wildcats of the Northern States Hockey League by a score of 3–1. In the second game, the Rhinos once again faced the Steelheads and took the game through overtime before losing in the shootout for a final score of 2–3. The Rhinos would defeat the Soo Firehawks of the Midwest Junior Hockey League by a score of 8–3 in game three of the round robin. The Rhinos' record of 2-0-1 qualified them for the semifinals where they once again defeated the Firehawks by a score or 12-2 leading to a Thorne Cup Championship rematch with the Steelheads. The Rhinos met the Steelheads for the third time in three weeks coming away with a 6–3 win for El Paso and their first National Championship Title. Similar to the Thorne Cup Championship, Bryce Fink would also be named tournament MVP.