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KRACH Explained What is it? – KRACH is “Ken’s Rating for American College Hockey.” Ken is statistician Ken Butler and the mathematical model he used is known as the Bradley-Terry Rating System. KRACH combines the performance of each team with the strength of the opposition against which that performance was achieved and produces a value (“rating”) for each…
Week of Oct. 30, 2024 Games of Oct. 22-28, 2024 North Division Forward: Preston Lundbohm, Northwest Express Lundbohm (‘05/Roseau, Minn.) was absolutely on fire during the USPHL Wisconsin Midwest Showcase. Looking at even half of their showcase games, those of Oct. 22 and 23, he put up four goals and four assists for eight…
Week of Oct. 30, 2024 Games of Oct. 22-28, 2024 New England Division Forward: Jack Roberts, Islanders Hockey Club Roberts (‘04/Middlefield, Conn.) ascended to third all-time on the IHC Premier list, dating back to the 2017-18 season, as he posted a pair of goals and added three assists for five points. For the season,…
Week of Oct. 30 Games of Oct. 22-28 Southeast Division Forward: Illya Biesiedin, Potomac Patriots The former USPHL Elite All-Star registered a 2-2-4 line for the Patriots as they swept the Carolina Jr. Hurricanes. Biesiedin (‘05/Kharkiv, Ukraine) has improved to 20 points in 16 games this year, and he has 128 points in 147…
By Alexis Demopoulos For forward Christian Day, playing college hockey was always in the cards and now with the help of the NCDC, and all the guidance he has received along the way, he has earned himself an NCAA Division III commitment to Skidmore College for the 2025-26 season. Day, in his second year with…
Week of Oct. 29, 2024 Games of Oct. 22-28 Forward: Gregory Diamond, Mercer Chiefs Diamond (‘04/West Chester, Pa.) scored three goals and added three assists for six points in just two games, both Mercer wins as they extended their winning streak now to nine games in a row. Diamond improved to 14 points in…
Week of Oct. 29, 2024 Games of Oct. 22-28, 2024 Forward: Lukas Saving, Northern Cyclones Saving (‘05/Stockholm, Sweden) extended an active point streak to four games by putting up a goal and four assists for five points in his last three games. He has 10 points in 11 games overall, but those 10 points…
Re-published by permission of Atlantic Hockey America Note: Thomas Gale is a former NCDC goaltender who played for the Boston Junior Bruins and P.A.L. Jr. Islanders (2019-21); J.J. Cataldo is a former NCDC goaltender with the Jersey Hitmen (2021-23) October 28, 2024 – Atlantic Hockey America is proud to honor four student-athletes as AHA Players…
Islanders Hockey Club 4, Utica Jr. Comets 3 (SO) The Islanders got the shootout winner from James Freelove (’05/Tyngsboro, Mass.) en route to a victory. Cameron Stehle (’06/Raleigh, N.C.) scored a goal and added one assist, while Ryan Crowshaw (’04/Avon, Conn.) had the win in net. Northern Cyclones 5, Boston Jr. Rangers 2 Alex…
South Shore Kings 4, Worcester Railers JHC 3 The Kings extended their winning streak to 10 games on Friday by defeating the Worcester Railers JHC at home. The Kings got the GWG from Jake Kavanagh (’05/Montreal, Que.), and his 60th career point from the goal also put him in the top five for the Kings’…