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NCDC Roundup: Dec. 13, 2024

By iclarke / December 14, 2024 / Comments Off on NCDC Roundup: Dec. 13, 2024

Thunder Hockey Club 2, Northern Cyclones 1 The Thunder Hockey Club picked up a big upset win Friday against the Northern Cyclones, 11 points above them in the standings entering the game. Leave it to Thunder veteran Roman Wainwright (’05/Detroit, Mich.) to score the GWG, the fourth of his career. Wainwright has 17 points in…

NCDC Alumni: Former Hitmen Champ McLinskey Named AHA Forward Of The Month

By iclarke / December 12, 2024 / Comments Off on NCDC Alumni: Former Hitmen Champ McLinskey Named AHA Forward Of The Month

Republished with permission of Holy Cross Athletics. Liam McLinskey played for the Jersey Hitmen from the USPHL 15U through the NCDC levels from 2016 through 2021, ending with a Dineen Cup Championship and NCDC Player Of The Year honors in 2021.  Holy Cross men’s ice hockey senior Liam McLinskey has been named the Atlantic Hockey America…

USPHL Premier Players Of The Week: Pacific, Northwest and Midwest Divisions

By iclarke / December 8, 2024 / Comments Off on USPHL Premier Players Of The Week: Pacific, Northwest and Midwest Divisions

Week of Dec. 7 Games of Nov. 26-Dec. 2   Pacific Division  Forward: Denver Craig, Ontario Jr. Reign Craig (‘04/Carp, Ont.) made it up to 20 goals in very quick time, starting before Thanksgiving with seven. He added seven goals since the holiday, and also tacked on five assists. He had 49 points in 16…

NCDC Roundup: Dec. 7, 2024

By iclarke / December 8, 2024 / Comments Off on NCDC Roundup: Dec. 7, 2024

Utica Jr. Comets 5, Boston Jr. Rangers 2 Alfred Lundkvist (’04/Angelholm, Sweden) and Xavier Goodwin (’05/Alpharetta, Ga.) each put up a goal and an assist to help the Jr. Comets to the Saturday win. Michael Valenta (’05/Sumperk, Czechia) was strong in net with 35 saves on 37 shots.   Mercer Chiefs 3, Connecticut Jr. Rangers…

NCDC Roundup: Dec. 6, 2024

By iclarke / December 7, 2024 / Comments Off on NCDC Roundup: Dec. 6, 2024

Worcester Railers JHC 6, Northern Cyclones 2 Ben Jarosz (’05/Franklin, Mass.) had a huge game for Worcester with two goals and one assist, and Josh Erickson (’05/Bradenton, Fla.) rang up three assists. Brian Judge (’04/West Chester, Pa.) each scored a goal and an assist, while Justin Massa (’04/St-Constant, Que.) had two assists. Cole Scullion (’06/Burlington,…

Former NCDC and Premier Player In Need Of Help

By iclarke / December 5, 2024 / Comments Off on Former NCDC and Premier Player In Need Of Help

By Islanders Hockey Club Staff Evan Armit, a 2002-born forward from Dryden, Ontario, is a remarkable young man who has always embodied resilience and passion. He played junior hockey in the MJHL with the Winnipeg Freeze and in the NCDC/USPHL with the Islanders Hockey Club. Now in his second year at Worcester State University, Evan…

Springfield Pics Announce NCDC Team For 2025-26

By iclarke / December 4, 2024 / Comments Off on Springfield Pics Announce NCDC Team For 2025-26

Pics to Begin Play in Tuition-Free NCDC in 2025-26 West Springfield, Mass., Dec. 2, 2024 – The United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL) announced today that the Springfield Pics will join the tuition-free National Collegiate Development Conference (NCDC) beginning in the 2025-26 season under General Manager/Head Coach Rob Bonneau. The Pics will be the 10th…

USPHL Alumni Update: Former Rockets HC Champion Cyprian Sets Chatham University Scoring Record

By iclarke / December 3, 2024 / Comments Off on USPHL Alumni Update: Former Rockets HC Champion Cyprian Sets Chatham University Scoring Record

Re-published with permission from Chatham University Athletics Dept. Nick Cyprian is a former USPHL Premier National Champion with the 2021-22 Rockets Hockey Club, an organization with which he also saw time at the NCDC level. He was also briefly a member of the NCDC Utica Jr. Comets. Cyprian scored  Chatham Men’s Hockey (1-5-1, 0-5-1) earned…

NCDC Roundup: Nov. 30, 2024

By iclarke / December 1, 2024 / Comments Off on NCDC Roundup: Nov. 30, 2024

West Chester Wolves 7, Jersey Hitmen 2 Emil Szepezi (’04/Chateauguay, Que.) scored a 1-2-3 line to help the Wolves to a second straight win against the Jersey Hitmen. Seiya Ishida (’04/Tomakomai, Japan) had three assists and Bryan Weissler (’04/Floral Park, N.Y.) put up two helpers. Joshua Swan (’04/Chateauguay, Que.) and Brady Huang (’05/Lexington, Mass.) each…

NCDC Roundup: Nov. 29, 2024

By iclarke / November 30, 2024 / Comments Off on NCDC Roundup: Nov. 29, 2024

West Chester Wolves 4, Jersey Hitmen 1 The Wolves picked up the Black Friday victory against the HItmen, with Emil Szepesi (’06/Timra, Sweden) scoring the game-winner in the first period. Charles Becnel (’04/West Chester, Pa.) dished out two assists. In goal, Griffin Davis (’05/Nashua, N.H.) stopped 39 of 40 shots for the victory.   Idaho…