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By Alexis Demopoulos For defenseman Tyler Hansen, signing with the Rock Springs Grizzlies was a great decision for his last year of junior hockey. It has helped him earn an NCAA Division III commitment to Concordia College, located in Moorhead, Minn., for the 2025-26 season. Hansen spent last season in the NCDC splitting time between…
The NCDC All-Star Event kicked off on Monday, Jan. 27 and brought four teams of outstanding NCDC players to the ice at Foxboro Sports Center over four games between Monday and Tuesday. Here are some of the brightest performances from the event. Hundreds of fans and supports attended and several dozen colleges of all levels,…
Jersey Hitmen 4, Connecticut Jr. Rangers 0 Nick Bunch (’05/Canton, Mich.) stopped all 34 shots he faced against the Jr. Rangers to record his second shutout of the season. Ty Oller (’05/Wayne, N.J.) registered the game-winning goal. Utica Jr. Comets 4, Northern Cyclones 3 (OT) NCDC All-Stars selection Niko Benjamin (’04/Surprise, Ariz.) scored the…
The United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL) is excited to announce that the National Collegiate Development Conference (NCDC) will host the 2026 Dineen Cup Championships in Idaho Falls at the Mountain America Center. This is a first for not only the Eastern Idaho venue but will be the first time this prestigious event will take…
On Friday night, Jan. 24, Roman Wolynec scored five assists by the end of the second period to give himself the points needed for 241 career points, which passed the previous record-holder Noak Persson who ended his junior career last year with 240 points. More to come on Wolynec’s record performance.
Thunder Hockey Club 6, Boston Jr. Rangers 3 The Thunder won their second game in a row as they defeated the Jr. Rangers on Friday afternoon. The team got three-point performances from each of Gaber Sorn ( ’06, Jesenice, Slovenia) and Southern New Hampshire University recruit Jory Veenstra (’04/Kansas City, Mo.) NCDC All-Star selection Roman…
Read About How The United States Premier Hockey League Utilizes Ken’s Ratings For American College Hockey (“KRACH”) to determine its Power Rankings. These rankings are used by the USPHL only to determine Divisional seeding for Premier Nationals; for selecting the Elite wild card team to fill out the 6-team Elite Nationals field; and for seeding…
Week of Jan. 23, 2025 Games played Jan. Jan. 14-22, 2025 New England Forward: Vincent Leclerc, Islanders Hockey Club Leclerc (’06/Grand Falls, New Brunswick) averaged a massive 3.33 points per game, putting up six goals and four assists over three games for the Islanders last week. The Elite rookie has 21 points in his inaugural…
Week of Jan. 23, 2025 Games of Jan. 14-20, 2025 Southeast Division Forward: Taryk Filipuzzi, Hampton Roads Whalers Filipuzzi (‘05/Spruce Grove, Alb.) registered a goal and added three assists for four points as the Whalers faced the Jr. Hurricanes on the weekend. He now has 55 points in 84 career USPHL regular season games. Defense:…
Week of Jan. 22, 2025 Games of Jan. 14-20, 2025 Northwest Division Forward: Kasper Pohjala, Vernal Oilers As the Oilers continue to add to their history-making winning streak – now at 33 games – the All-Star selection Pohjala (‘05/Helsinki, Finland) was all over the ice in their two games last weekend. He put up five…