NCDC Weekend Preview | February 27 – March 1, 2026

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Weekend Preview

With the final weekend of February here, the NCDC enters a defining stretch as playoff races tighten across every division. Only one postseason spot has been secured in the Atlantic, two in the Mountain, three in the New England East, and one in the New England North, leaving the majority of the bracket wide open. Momentum swings are magnified, margins are razor-thin, and every point carries the weight of a season. This weekend’s slate gives teams a critical chance to create separation, climb the standings, or simply stay in the fight as the push toward the playoffs reaches full intensity.

 

NCDC Weekend Matchups

Friday, February 27, 2026

Boston Dogs vs Worcester Railers JHC – 11:15 AM EST
 Thunder Hockey Club vs Islanders Hockey Club – 12:00 PM EST
 New England Wolves vs Universel Quebec – 12:15 PM EST
 Northern Cyclones vs South Shore Kings – 12:30 PM EST
 Rockets Hockey Club vs Connecticut Junior Rangers – 1:00 PM EST
 Jersey Hitmen vs West Chester Wolves – 1:00 PM EST
 Springfield Pics vs Boston Junior Bruins – 1:30 PM EST
 CT Chiefs North vs Woodstock Slammers – 7:30 PM AST
 Lewiston MAINEiacs vs Northern Maine Pioneers – 7:15 PM EST
 Idaho Falls Spud Kings vs Utah Outliers – 7:05 PM MST
 Rock Springs Miners vs Pueblo Bulls – 7:07 PM MST
 Grand Junction River Hawks vs Casper Warbirds – 8:30 PM MST

 

Saturday, February 28, 2026

Jersey Hitmen vs West Chester Wolves – 4:00 PM EST
 CT Chiefs North vs St. Stephen County Moose – 7:00 PM AST
 Utica Jr Comets vs Universel Quebec – 6:15 PM EST
 Northern Maine Pioneers vs Lewiston MAINEiacs – 7:00 PM EST
 Springfield Pics vs New York Dynamo – 8:00 PM EST
 Connecticut Junior Rangers vs Rockets Hockey Club – 8:30 PM EST
 Utah Outliers vs Ogden Mustangs – 7:00 PM MST
 Rock Springs Miners vs Pueblo Bulls – 7:07 PM MST
 Grand Junction River Hawks vs Casper Warbirds – 8:30 PM MST

 

Sunday, March 1, 2026

Islanders Hockey Club vs Northern Cyclones – 1:00 PM EST
 Utica Jr Comets vs Universel Academy – 1:00 PM EST
 Northern Maine Pioneers vs Universel Quebec – 1:30 PM EST
 Wilkes-Barre Scranton Knights vs P.A.L. Junior Islanders – 5:00 PM EST

 

Standings

ATLANTIC

  1. P.A.L. Junior Islanders (X) – 44 GP – 31-11-1-1 – 64 PTS
  2. Jersey Hitmen – 46 GP – 28-14-2-2 – 60 PTS
  3. Rockets Hockey Club – 45 GP – 27-15-3-0 – 57 PTS
  4. Mercer Chiefs – 46 GP – 24-19-1-2 – 51 PTS
  5. Wilkes-Barre Scranton Knights – 46 GP – 19-21-2-4 – 44 PTS
  6. West Chester Wolves – 46 GP – 18-21-1-6 – 43 PTS
  7. Connecticut Junior Rangers – 43 GP – 20-21-2-0 – 42 PTS

MOUNTAIN

  1. Ogden Mustangs (X) – 45 GP – 34-9-1-1 – 70 PTS
  2. Idaho Falls Spud Kings (X) – 42 GP – 31-7-2-2 – 66 PTS
  3. Grand Junction River Hawks – 46 GP – 27-17-2-0 – 56 PTS
  4. Utah Outliers – 44 GP – 23-15-4-2 – 52 PTS
  5. Pueblo Bulls – 44 GP – 19-22-3-0 – 41 PTS
  6. Rock Springs Miners – 44 GP – 15-27-2-0 – 32 PTS 

NEW ENGLAND CENTRAL

  1. Utica Jr Comets (X) – 48 GP – 37-6-2-3 – 79 PTS
  2. Boston Jr. Rangers (X) – 46 GP – 30-11-3-2 – 65 PTS
  3. Boston Junior Bruins (X) – 49 GP – 24-23-6-0 – 54 PTS
  4. Worcester Railers JHC (X) – 45 GP – 27-17-1-0 – 55 PTS
  5. New York Dynamo – 47 GP – 17-28-1-1 – 36 PTS
  6. Springfield Pics – 45 GP – 16-25-2-2 – 36 PTS

NEW ENGLAND EAST

  1. South Shore Kings (X) – 47 GP – 39-5-1-2 – 81 PTS
  2. Islanders Hockey Club (X)  – 46 GP – 32-10-2-2 – 68 PTS
  3. Northern Cyclones (X) – 46 GP – 27-12-3-4 – 61 PTS
  4. Thunder Hockey Club – 45 GP – 17-22-3-3 – 40 PTS
  5. Boston Dogs – 47 GP – 15-25-5-2 – 37 PTS
  6. Universel Academy – 45 GP – 12-26-2-5 – 31 PTS

NEW ENGLAND NORTH

  1. Lewiston MAINEiacs (Y) – 49 GP – 34-9-3-3 – 74 PTS
  2. Universel Quebec – 52 GP – 24-26-1-1 – 50 PTS
  3. Woodstock Slammers – 52 GP – 21-24-5-2 – 49 PTS
  4. CT Chiefs North – 50 GP – 18-29-1-2 – 39 PTS
  5. Northern Maine Pioneers – 48 GP – 17-29-1-1 – 36 PTS
  6. St. Stephen County Moose – 48 GP – 10-33-1-4 – 25 PTS
  7. New England Wolves – 15 GP – 9-6-0-0 – 18 PTS

 

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