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Former NCDC goaltender Connor Leslie has been named the Washington Capitals’ first full-time, dedicated emergency backup goaltender (EBUG), bringing the former Twin City Thunder netminder into an NHL organization for the 2026-27 season. The 24-year-old Leesburg, Va., native will serve as Washington’s full-time EBUG under a new NHL requirement calling for all 32 teams to…
Former P.A.L. Jr. Islanders goaltender Brandon Bussi has reached the pinnacle of hockey, helping the Carolina Hurricanes capture the 2026 Stanley Cup championship.
The United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL) and the National Collegiate Development Conference (NCDC) are proud to recognize several alumni and former coaches who were part of the 2026 United States Hockey League (USHL) Clark Cup Championship-winning Sioux Falls Stampede organization. The Stampede captured the Clark Cup championship on Saturday night, defeating the Muskegon Lumberjacks…
Photo Courtesy San Jose Sharks Congratulations to former Boston Junior Bruins NCDC standout Cameron Lund as he made his NHL debut on Thursday, March 27, with the San Jose Sharks. The Sharks played the Toronto Maple Leafs in San Jose. He skated for 11:03 of ice time in an eventual 6-5 shootout win for the…
Former Islanders Hockey Club NCDC defenseman Cole Crusberg-Roseen scored a goal and was a +2 on the night to help Western Michigan University to its first-ever NCAA Division I National Championship. Congratulations to Cole and all of his Broncos teammates. A Stratham, N.H., native, Crusberg-Roseen advanced from Exeter (N.H.) High School to the Seacoast Spartans…
Former Islanders Hockey Club NCDC defenseman Cole Crusberg-Roseen scored a goal and was a +2 on the night to help Western Michigan University to its first-ever NCAA Division I National Championship. Congratulations to Cole and all of his Broncos teammates. A Stratham, N.H., native, Crusberg-Roseen advanced from Exeter (N.H.) High School to the Seacoast Spartans…
Former Islanders Hockey Club NCDC defenseman Cole Crusberg-Roseen scored a goal and was a +2 on the night to help Western Michigan University to its first-ever NCAA Division I National Championship. Congratulations to Cole and all of his Broncos teammates. A Stratham, N.H., native, Crusberg-Roseen advanced from Exeter (N.H.) High School to the Seacoast Spartans…
Photo Courtesy San Jose Sharks Congratulations to former Boston Junior Bruins NCDC standout Cameron Lund as he made his NHL debut on Thursday, March 27, with the San Jose Sharks. The Sharks played the Toronto Maple Leafs in San Jose. He skated for 11:03 of ice time in an eventual 6-5 shootout win for the…
Photo Courtesy San Jose Sharks Congratulations to former Boston Junior Bruins NCDC standout Cameron Lund as he made his NHL debut on Thursday, March 27, with the San Jose Sharks. The Sharks played the Toronto Maple Leafs in San Jose. He skated for 11:03 of ice time in an eventual 6-5 shootout win for the…
Photo courtesy Holy Cross Athletics Reprinted and edited with permission of Holy Cross Athletics Thomas Gale, a former member of the NCDC’s Boston Junior Bruins and P.A.L. Jr. Islanders, was named the 2024-25 Atlantic Hockey America Goaltender of the Year for Holy Cross. He finished the regular season with a 20-11-2 record, 2.04 goals-against average,…