NCDC Fans Choice Awards Final Voting Ballot Now Open
Final voting is now open for the NCDC Fans Choice Awards. You can cast your ballot at the link below. You can vote for each individual position winner, plus the overall Fans Choice Most Valuable Player. The players listed received the most individual fan nominations at their respective positions to enter this Final Vote round.
All players up for their positions are also up for the MVP. The MVP winner will be the player with the highest total votes between position award votes and MVP, and will also automatically win their position award.
One vote per person will be counted. Write-ins are allowed, so there is no guarantee that the final winners of each award will be among the finalists listed here.
Deadline for voting is Friday, June 27, at 12 p.m. EST/9 a.m. PST. Winners will be announced beginning the week of June 30.
Voting Ballot: https://forms.gle/zqJJVU7GG1tPpgNL9
Quick summaries for each of our 12 NCDC Finalists, as nominated by you, the fans!
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Siamion Marshchanok, Pueblo Bulls
Marshchanok led the entire NCDC in scoring with 75 points in 51 games, and he was also named the 2024 USPHL Premier Fans Choice MVP after posting 112 points last year with the Potomac Patriots. He won the Mountain Division Forward and Rookie Of The Year honors as voted in by the coaches.
Andrew Schmidt, Idaho Falls Spud Kings
Schmidt led the Dineen Cup Champion Spud Kings in goals with 30 and was second in scoring with 61 points. He added 11 points in 12 playoff games.
Easton Edwards, Idaho Falls Spud Kings
The Spud Kings’ leading scorer in both the regular season and playoffs. Prior to the postseason, he registered a 27-36-63 line in 52 games. He added 12 points in 12 games en route to lifting the Cup.
Will Rassier, South Shore Kings
Rassier led the Kings with 62 points in 53 games, scoring 30 goals during the regular season. He added 11 points in 11 playoff games, helping the Kings to their third straight championship round appearance. Rassier is committed to Wesleyan University.
Defensemen 
D.J. MacLeish, Idaho Falls Spud Kings
A longtime fan favorite in Idaho Falls, MacLeish was one of many Spud Kings who came back for a second season and pushed his team to the top of the hill with the Dineen Cup title. He had 31 points in 37 games in the regular season and three points in 12 playoff games.
Will Hofer, Pueblo Bulls
Another second-year NCDC veteran, Hofer was huge on the back line for the Bulls, registering 12 points in 53 games this year. He also added one assist for the Bulls in the playoffs. Hofer is committed to Concordia College, of Minnesota.
Mykyta Bondariev, Pueblo Bulls
Bondariev, the Mountain Division Defenseman Of The Year, saw a huge improvement year over year in his two seasons with the Bulls. He scored 42 points this year, up from seven in 2023-24.
Trevor Stewart, Pueblo Bulls
Becoming one of three Bulls blueliners to receive fan nominations for this award, Stewart registered a fantastic season with 11 goals and 21 points in 43 games, and he added seven points in five playoff games.
Goaltenders
Devin Peck, Pueblo Bulls
Bulls fans certainly rallied for their squad, putting a fifth member of their team up for a Fans Choice award! Peck registered 16 wins, and had a .911 save percentage on the regular season. He also earned his first NCDC playoff win.
Charlie Durkin, Idaho Falls Spud Kings
Durkin was the overall NCDC leader in wins with 28 during the regular season and he also pushed the Spud Kings to the ultimate prize, the Dineen Cup. During the regular season, he had a .938 save percentage, and he went 9-3 with a .958 save percentage in the postseason.
Nick Bunch, Jersey Hitmen
Bunch was, like all four goaltenders listed here, in the top 10 overall for NCDC wins with 19. He posted a .928 save percentage in the regular season and was at .910 in the postseason, helping the Hitmen to a playoff win.
Beau Lane, South Shore Kings
Lane, a SUNY-Plattsburgh commit, was a terrific find for the Kings, as he joined in November with Tier 1 junior experience, including in the USHL. He finished in the Top 20 for wins (15) and goals against average (2.46), and he put up a .913 regular season save percentage. He was especially huge for the Kings in the postseason, winning six games and putting up a 1.81 GAA and a .945 save percentage.