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The NCDC enters its final weekend of October with 49 games scheduled across three days, including nine games at the Fort Wayne Spacemen Midwest Showcase. The showcase brings together Columbus, Fort Wayne, Red River and Toledo from the Great Lakes Division alongside Minnesota Squatch and Wisconsin Rapids from the North Division. Every showcase game will…
Red River Spartans forward Denis Portnoy has been named the NCDC Performance Player of the Week for Oct. 19-25, 2026, earning a $1,000 performance payout through the league’s Performance Pays initiative. Portnoy recorded four goals and seven assists for 11 points across four road games, helping the Spartans finish the stretch with three consecutive victories.…
The USPHL’s player-development pathway continues to be on display during the 2026–27 season. Through Oct. 28, 71 USPHL Premier players have earned opportunities to compete in the National Collegiate Development Conference (NCDC). Together, these players have accumulated 155 NCDC game appearances. Since the league’s Oct. 14 update, 21 additional players have earned NCDC opportunities, while…
The National Collegiate Development Conference is proud to recognize its Conference Standouts for the week of October 19-25. One forward, defenseman and goaltender was selected from each of the league’s seven conferences. Atlantic Conference Forward: David Ambuhl, Jersey Hitmen – 3 GP, 5-1-6 Ambuhl led Atlantic Conference forwards with five goals and six points…
The New York Dynamo authored the weekend’s largest comeback, Woodstock posted consecutive shutouts to remain perfect and 20 games were decided by one goal during an NCDC weekend filled with movement across the conference races. Eleven games required overtime or a shootout, eight ended in shutouts and several leaders found themselves under pressure. Tampa Bay…
Three undefeated teams will put their perfect records on the line, the Metropolitan Conference enters the weekend with five teams separated by one point, and several first-place races could change across the NCDC from Oct. 23-25. Columbus and Toledo remain perfect in the Great Lakes Division, while Woodstock carries a 7-0 record into its Northeast…
New York Dynamo forward Noah Thomsen has been named the NCDC Performance Player of the Week for Oct. 12-18, 2026, earning a $1,000 performance payout through the league’s Performance Pays initiative. Thomsen recorded two goals and eight assists in two games, averaging five points per game while helping Dynamo sweep its weekend. The forward from…
The National Collegiate Development Conference is proud to recognize its Conference Standouts for the week of October 12-18. One forward, defenseman and goaltender was selected from each of the league’s seven conferences. Atlantic Conference Forward: David Ambuhl, Jersey Hitmen – 3 GP, 4-3-7 Ambuhl recorded four goals and three assists in three games, leading…
Coral Springs left Fort Myers with the first NCDC Florida Cup championship, Columbus remained perfect with two wins over Chicago and three different conference races produced new leaders during an eventful NCDC weekend. Of the 53 games played from Friday through Sunday, 18 were decided by one goal and 12 required overtime or a shootout.…
The NCDC enters another important weekend with conference races beginning to take shape across the league and the inaugural NCDC Florida Cup bringing postseason-style hockey to Fort Myers. Four Florida Division teams will compete for the Cup, while several of the league’s early leaders face direct challenges within their conferences. The schedule includes a meeting…