NCDC Weekend Preview

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Weekend Preview

October 17-19, 2025

As the season continues, teams across the NCDC are preparing for another exciting weekend of hockey. Here’s this weekend’s schedule, key matchups, and standings going into the weekend. 

NCDC Weekend Matchups

Friday, October 17, 2025
11:00 AM – Boston Junior Bruins at Boston Jr. Rangers
11:15 AM – Springfield Pics at Worcester Railers JHC
12:00 PM – Connecticut Junior Rangers at Jersey Hitmen
1:00 PM – St. Stephen County Moose at Islanders Hockey Club
2:00 PM – West Chester Wolves at P.A.L. Junior Islanders
4:00 PM – Mercer Chiefs at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights
7:00 PM – Woodstock NB Slammers at Northern Maine Pioneers
7:00 PM – Ogden Mustangs at Rock Springs Miners
7:07 PM – Grand Junction River Hawks at Pueblo Bulls
7:30 PM – CT Chiefs North at Lewiston MAINEiacs
7:30 PM – Northern Cyclones at New York Dynamo

Saturday, October 18, 2025
4:30 PM – South Shore Kings at New York Dynamo
4:30 PM – Boston Jr. Rangers at Springfield Pics
7:00 PM – Mercer Chiefs at West Chester Wolves
7:00 PM – Ogden Mustangs at Casper Warbirds
7:00 PM – Lewiston MAINEiacs at CT Chiefs North
7:07 PM – Grand Junction River Hawks at Pueblo Bulls
7:20 PM – Rockets Hockey Club at Connecticut Junior Rangers
7:30 PM – Northern Maine Pioneers at Woodstock NB Slammers

Sunday, October 19, 2025
1:00 PM – Thunder Hockey Club at Universel Academy
1:30 PM – South Shore Kings at Utica Jr. Comets

Key Weekend Matchups

Atlantic Division

P.A.L. Junior Islanders vs. West Chester Wolves – Friday, 2:00 PM: It’s a battle of the Atlantic heavyweights — first-place West Chester against second-place P.A.L., separated by just a single point in points percentage. This could decide who wears the early-season crown in one of the league’s toughest divisions.

Mountain Division

Grand Junction River Hawks vs. Pueblo Bulls – Saturday, 7:07 PM: A critical battle for second place in the Mountain Division, with the high-flying Bulls trying to leapfrog Grand Junction and position themselves as Ogden’s closest challenger.

New England Central Division

Boston Jr. Rangers vs. Boston Junior Bruins – Friday, 11:00 AM: A heated Boston rivalry between two top contenders, with both teams chasing powerhouse Utica and looking to gain separation in a tightly packed Central Division.

New England East Division

Thunder Hockey Club vs. Universel Academy – Sunday, 1:00 PM: Thunder Hockey Club have quietly built momentum, and a win here keeps them in the East’s top half. Universel is battling to stay out of the bottom of the Division. 

New England North Division

Lewiston MAINEiacs vs. CT Chiefs North – Saturday, 7:30 PM: A true first-place showdown in the North, as Lewiston and CT Chiefs face off separated by just one point in the standings, with division control hanging in the balance.

 

Standings

Atlantic Division

  1. West Chester Wolves – 12 GP, 8 W, 3 L, 0 OTW, 2 OTL, 17 PTS
  2. P.A.L. Junior Islanders – 9 GP, 8 W, 1 L, 0 OTW, 0 OTL, 16 PTS
  3. Jersey Hitmen – 10 GP, 7 W, 2 L, 0 OTW, 1 OTL, 15 PTS
  4. Mercer Chiefs – 9 GP, 7 W, 2 L, 0 OTW, 0 OTL, 14 PTS
  5. Rockets Hockey Club – 10 GP, 6 W, 3 L, 0 OTW, 1 OTL, 13 PTS
  6. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights – 10 GP, 4 W, 3 L, 0 OTW, 3 OTL, 11 PTS
  7. Connecticut Junior Rangers – 11 GP, 4 W, 7 L, 0 OTW, 0 OTL, 8 PTS

Mountain Division

  1. Ogden Mustangs – 9 GP, 8 W, 0 L, 0 OTW, 2 OTL, 17 PTS
  2. Grand Junction River Hawks – 11 GP, 5 W, 4 L, 0 OTW,  OTL, 12 PTS
  3. Idaho Falls Spud Kings – 9 GP, 6 W, 3 L, 0 OTW, 0 OTL, 12 PTS
  4. Pueblo Bulls – 7 GP, 5 W, 1 L, 0 OTW, 1 OTL, 11 PTS
  5. Casper Warbirds – 9 GP, 4 W, 4 L, 0 OTW, 1 OTL, 9 PTS
  6. Utah Outliers – 8 GP, 3 W, 4 L, 0 OTW, 1 OTL, 7 PTS
  7. Rock Springs Miners – 9 GP, 0 W, 9 L, 0 OTW, 0 OTL, 0 PTS

New England Central Division

  1. Utica Jr. Comets – 11 GP, 9 W, 2 L, 0 OTW, 0 OTL, 18 PTS
  2. Boston Junior Bruins – 12 GP, 6 W, 2 L, 0 OTW, 4 OTL, 16 PTS
  3. Boston Jr. Rangers – 11 GP, 7 W, 4 L, 0 OTW, 0 OTL, 14 PTS
  4. Worcester Railers JHC – 12 GP, 6 W, 5 L, 0 OTW, 1 OTL, 13 PTS
  5. New York Dynamo – 14 GP, 5 W, 9 L, 0 OTW, 0 OTL, 11 PTS
  6. Springfield Pics – 9 GP, 2 W, 6 L, 0 OTW, 1 OTL, 5 PTS

New England East Division

  1. South Shore Kings – 12 GP, 10 W, 1 L, 0 OTW, 1 OTL, 21 PTS
  2. Islanders Hockey Club – 12 GP, 8 W, 3 L, 0 OTW, 1 OTL, 17 PTS
  3. Boston Dogs – 14 GP, 7 W, 6 L, 0 OTW, 1 OTL, 15 PTS
  4. Thunder Hockey Club – 10 GP, 6 W, 4 L, 0 OTW, 0 OTL, 12 PTS
  5. Northern Cyclones – 12 GP, 4 W, 6 L, 0 OTW, 2 OTL, 10 PTS
  6. Universel Academy – 13 GP, 3 W, 9 L, 0 OTW, 1 OTL, 9 PTS

New England North Division

  1. CT Chiefs North – 11 GP, 6 W, 5 L, 0 OTW, 0 OTL, 12 PTS
  2. Lewiston MAINEiacs – 11 GP, 5 W, 5 L, 0 OTW, 1 OTL, 11 PTS
  3. Universel Quebec – 14 GP, 5 W, 9 L, 0 OTW, 0 OTL, 10 PTS
  4. St. Stephen County Moose – 12 GP, 3 W, 9 L, 0 OTW, 0 OTL, 8 PTS
  5. Northern Maine Pioneers – 7 GP, 3 W, 4 L, 0 OTW, 0 OTL, 6 PTS
  6. Woodstock NB Slammers – 12 GP, 1 W, 9 L, 0 OTW, 2 OTL, 4 PTS

 

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