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USPHL Elite 2024-25 Atlantic All-Division Team

By Joshua Boyd / May 1, 2025 / Comments Off on USPHL Elite 2024-25 Atlantic All-Division Team

  Forward: Tyler Bertelsen, Rockets Hockey Club  Bertelsen (‘07/Palmer, Pa.) was a big goal-getter for the Rockets, racking up 37 goals this season. He added 21 assists for 58 points in 44 games. His goal total ranks fourth all-time in Rockets Elite team history for a single season. He was a great pickup this season…

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USPHL Premier 2024-25 North Division First Team

By Joshua Boyd / April 30, 2025 / Comments Off on USPHL Premier 2024-25 North Division First Team

Forward: Cannon Bonifay, Minnesota Squatch Bonifay (’04/Fort Worth, TX) was already a star in the Premier from his amazing 47-goal and 88-point performance of 2023-24, but he improved on those already lofty totals by breaking the century mark with 44 goals and 57 assists for 101 points, becoming the third Squatch player in just three…

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USPHL Premier 2024-25 North All-Division Second Team

By Joshua Boyd / April 30, 2025 / Comments Off on USPHL Premier 2024-25 North All-Division Second Team

Forward: Jay Ellingson, Minnesota Squatch Ellingson (’05/Maple Grove, Minn.) was one of many great offensive weapons the Squatch had at their beck and call, leading the team to rank in the top 10 for goals for per game at 5.5 and third in shots on goal per game at 51.0. Ellingson registered 28 goals and…

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New Jersey Devils Sign Boston Junior Bruins Alum Lachance To Two-Year Entry Level Contract

By Joshua Boyd / April 29, 2025 / Comments Off on New Jersey Devils Sign Boston Junior Bruins Alum Lachance To Two-Year Entry Level Contract

Republished by permission of the New Jersey Devils Shane Lachance played for the Boston Junior Bruins during the 2020-21 NCDC season, scoring 15 points in 25 regular season games and adding six points in six playoff games. He was drafted in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft by the Edmonton Oilers, one of three players selected…

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Idaho Falls Spud Kings Win First-Ever Dineen Cup Title

By Joshua Boyd / April 29, 2025 / Comments Off on Idaho Falls Spud Kings Win First-Ever Dineen Cup Title

By Joshua Boyd / NCDCHockey.com The Idaho Falls Spud Kings defeated the South Shore Kings by a 2-1 score on Monday, April 28, to win their first Dineen Cup and the first Cup championship for the two-year-old Mountain Division of the NCDC. The Spud Kings wasted little time in getting on the board early, as…

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South Shore Kings Defeat Mercer, 4-0, Advance To Championship Round For Third Straight Year

By Joshua Boyd / April 29, 2025 / Comments Off on South Shore Kings Defeat Mercer, 4-0, Advance To Championship Round For Third Straight Year

The South Shore Kings, defending Dineen Cup Champions for at least the next roughly 24 hours, will get a chance to win the Cup again. After defeating the Mercer Chiefs in the final non-championship elimination game on Sunday by a 4-0 score, the Kings will now have to defeat the Idaho Falls Spud Kings twice…

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Idaho Falls Spud Kings Win Second 1-0 Victory, Earn Spot In Championship Round

By Joshua Boyd / April 29, 2025 / Comments Off on Idaho Falls Spud Kings Win Second 1-0 Victory, Earn Spot In Championship Round

By Joshua Boyd / NCDCHockey.com Idaho Falls was powered by a huge goaltending performance from Charlie Durkin, as well as the opening goal by Leo Mantenuto. He scored at 4:24 of the second period on the power play, picking up assists from D.J. MacLeish and William O’Donovan. Durkin came away with 33 saves on 33…

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USPHL Premier 2024-25 Atlantic All-Division Second Team

By Joshua Boyd / April 29, 2025 / Comments Off on USPHL Premier 2024-25 Atlantic All-Division Second Team

Second Team  Forward: Kevin Pico, Red Bank Generals The first-year Generals shook up the Atlantic by finishing in a tie for third and winning 28 games along the way. They put together a heck of a first-year squad, including Pico. The ‘06 from Perkasie, Pa., just kept getting better during the season, ultimately finishing with…

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South Shore Kings Stay Alive In Dineen Cup Championships With Triple OT Win

By Joshua Boyd / April 29, 2025 / Comments Off on South Shore Kings Stay Alive In Dineen Cup Championships With Triple OT Win

JoJo Dable’s high slot wristshot was the difference in a triple-overtime South Shore King 3-2 win against the Northern Cyclones in a win-or-go-home situation for both teams in the double elimination tournament. The goal was scored at 101:58 of the game, making it the second longest in NCDC history after the Mercer / P.A.L. Game…

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USPHL Premier 2024-25 Atlantic All-Division First Team

By Joshua Boyd / April 29, 2025 / Comments Off on USPHL Premier 2024-25 Atlantic All-Division First Team

Forward: Eloi Robert, Elmira Impact Robert (’06/Granby, Que.) was a wonder every time he touched the ice, not only finishing with a 28-54-82 line in 43 games, but also posting a goal and four assists for five points in two USPHL Premier All-Star Games in January. Robert scored in every single game from Dec. 21…

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