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NCDC Die-Hards: WBS Knights’ Rocco Luciano

By usphl / August 13, 2025 / Comments Off on NCDC Die-Hards: WBS Knights’ Rocco Luciano

The NCDC Die-Hards profile series focuses on NCDC players from the 2024-25 season who have re-signed and registered with the same team for the 2025-26 season.  By Joshua Boyd / USPHL.com  It’s almost time to start Year 4 for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights in the NCDC, and they are certainly gearing up for what they hope…

USPHL Advancement In Action: Springfield Pics Travis Raisanen

By usphl / August 13, 2025 / Comments Off on USPHL Advancement In Action: Springfield Pics Travis Raisanen

By Joshua Boyd / USPHL.com The Springfield Pics organization made big news when it was announced during the winter that they would be moving up to the National Collegiate Development Conference for the 2025-26 season. It should come as no surprise then that many veteran Pics players took the opportunity to elevate their own game.…

NCDC Die-Hards: Worcester Railers JHC’s Ezra Zizmor

By usphl / August 12, 2025 / Comments Off on NCDC Die-Hards: Worcester Railers JHC’s Ezra Zizmor

The NCDC Die-Hards profile series focuses on NCDC players from the 2024-25 season who have re-signed and registered with the same team for the 2025-26 season.  By Joshua Boyd / USPHL.com  In a couple weeks, Ezra Zizmor will once again pack his bags – especially his hockey gear bag – and leave his home city…

CT Chiefs North Acquire Former Eastern Charlotte NCDC Franchise

By usphl / August 7, 2025 / Comments Off on CT Chiefs North Acquire Former Eastern Charlotte NCDC Franchise

Chiefs North NCDC Team Will Operate In Biddeford, Maine, in 2025-26   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Aug. 7, 2025 Nashua, N.H. – The United States Premier Hockey League (“USPHL”) is pleased to announce that the CT Chiefs organization has acquired the National Collegiate Development Conference (“NCDC”) franchise formerly known as the Eastern Charlotte Kingfishers. The team…

USPHL Advancement In Action: Toledo Forward Elkins Signs With NCDC’s Connecticut Jr. Rangers

By usphl / July 31, 2025 / Comments Off on USPHL Advancement In Action: Toledo Forward Elkins Signs With NCDC’s Connecticut Jr. Rangers

By Joshua Boyd / USPHL.com  The USPHL’s unparalleled three-tier development model serves the purpose of bringing in players who have the raw skills and toolset to become college hockey players, but may need seasoning in the USPHL Premier or USPHL Elite before they advance to the top-tier National Collegiate Development Conference. Every year, hundreds of…

#USPHLAdvancement Coaches Edition: Former P.A.L. Player, Coach Vandervere Now Assistant Coach With NCAA’s Hiram College

By usphl / July 29, 2025 / Comments Off on #USPHLAdvancement Coaches Edition: Former P.A.L. Player, Coach Vandervere Now Assistant Coach With NCAA’s Hiram College

By Joshua Boyd / USPHL.com  It wasn’t a very long transition between playing and coaching for Joseph Vandervere. In fact, it was while he was still a player with the P.A.L. Jr. Islanders when an injury sidelined him for an extended period. During the interim time off the ice, he began to learn about video…

National Collegiate Development Conference Releases 2025-26 Schedule

By usphl / July 28, 2025 / Comments Off on National Collegiate Development Conference Releases 2025-26 Schedule

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 28, 2025   Nashua, N.H. – The United States Premier Hockey League (“USPHL”) and its top-tier National Collegiate Hockey Conference (“NCDC”) are pleased to announce the release of the 2025-26 regular season schedule, available for viewing on USPHL.com/NCDC. You can also view the schedules with this direct link: https://usphl.com/ncdc/game-center/schedules/?season=65&month=09 (change month…

NCDC Commitment Profiles: Thunder’s Luxford Commits To Wisconsin-Stout

By usphl / July 24, 2025 / Comments Off on NCDC Commitment Profiles: Thunder’s Luxford Commits To Wisconsin-Stout

By Alexis Demopoulos Thunder Hockey Club forward Evan Luxford is excited to announce his NCAA Division III commitment to University of Wisconsin-Stout for the 2025-26 season. Luxford, who hails from Sun Prairie, WI, signed with the Thunder Hockey Club for the 2024-25 season and had nothing but positive things to say about his experience. In…

2025 NHL Development Camps Feature More Than 50 Players with USPHL Ties

By usphl / July 15, 2025 / Comments Off on 2025 NHL Development Camps Feature More Than 50 Players with USPHL Ties

The United States Premier Hockey League is proud of all of its former players, as well as additional alumni of its member organizations, who participated in this summer’s NHL Development Camps. There were 55 players in total who have ties to the USPHL and/or its member organizations who took part in the Camps, held by…

USPHL+ Streaming Packages Now Available On Black Bear TV

By usphl / July 15, 2025 / Comments Off on USPHL+ Streaming Packages Now Available On Black Bear TV

July 15, 2025 PRESS RELEASE  Contact: support@blackbearsports.tv The United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL) is pleased to announce that packages for the new USPHL+ streaming platform on Black Bear TV are now on sale. Back on May 15, Black Bear TV was named as the new and exclusive broadcast and streaming provider for the USPHL…