#DineenCupPlayoffs
P.A.L. Jr. Islanders 3, Mercer Chiefs 2 (OT3) The Dineen Cup Playoffs on Wednesday saw a record set for longest game in NCDC history, as the Mercer Chiefs and P.A.L. Jr. Islanders went to a third overtime, the first in the league’s eight-year history, to decide Game 1 on Long Island. P.A.L.’s Devin Niles scored…
Ogden Mustangs 2, Idaho Falls Spud Kings 0 The Mustangs got a huge 39-save shutout performance from Dilans Birkans on Monday night to take a 1-0 lead in the Mountain Division Championship series. They defeated the host Idaho Falls Spud Kings 2-0. Along with Birkans’ goaltending heroics, Roman Cherniak and Cayden Effertz scored second…
By Joshua Boyd / NCDCHockey.com The P.A.L. Jr. Islanders and the Mercer Chiefs will face each other for the Atlantic Division Championship in a series set to begin on Tuesday, April 8. This series and the New England Division Championship series both hold a lot of bearing for each of the four teams involved, as…
The Mercer Chiefs are in the Atlantic Division Championship Series! The Chiefs eked out a 2-1 victory against their New Jersey in-state rivals the Jersey Hitmen, winning their Atlantic Division semifinal series by a 2-1 score. The Chiefs will face the P.A.L. Jr. Islanders in the division championship series beginning Tuesday, April 8. Nicholas Rockey…
The South Shore Kings and Northern Cyclones both won their respective Division Semifinal series on Tuesday, setting up the official showdown for the New England Division title, which is set to begin on Tuesday, April 8. The Kings defeated the Worcester Railers JHC in a three-game series, winning by scores of 5-2, 2-1 in overtime…
By Joshua Boyd / NCDCHockey.com The South Shore Kings have automatically qualified for a berth in the Dineen Cup Championship series, to be played April 25-29 at the Ice Vault in Wayne, N.J. The Kings won the 2024-25 Founders Cup as the NCDC regular season champions, They hold the No. 1 overall winning percentage (.843) from…
Mercer Chiefs 4, Jersey Hitmen 3 The Chiefs take a series lead of 2-1 after defeating the host Jersey Hitmen by a 4-3 score in regulation on April 1. The Chiefs’ Jake Stevens scored the GWG, and he also had an assist. Gregory Diamond and Ty Tuccitto also had a goal and an assist apiece,…
Utica Jr. Comets 3, Northern Cyclones 2 (OT) It was so fitting that the all-time leader in NCDC games played, the Utica Jr. Comets‘ Niko Benjamin, scored the overtime winner to give the Jr. Comets new life in a 2-1 series led by the Northern Cyclones. Benjamin also had an assist in the game, and…
Northern Cyclones 4, Utica Jr. Comets 1 The Cyclones put themselves on the verge of advancement with a 2-0 series lead against the Utica Jr. Comets, following their 4-1 win on Saturday afternoon. Lukas Saving scored the GWG, Michael Markowski and Alex LoGuercio each had a goal and an assist, Lukas Eich registered two assists,…
Northern Cyclones 4, Utica Jr. Comets 3 (OT) It couldn’t be solved in 60 minutes, but the Northern Cyclones eventually put the last piece of the puzzle in when Carson Strapon scored at 16:47 of overtime to help the Cyclones come all the way back from a 3-1 deficit to win 4-3 against the visiting…