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By Alexis Demopoulos With two full years of playing for the Northern Cyclones under his belt, defenseman Thierry Lizotte is excited to advance to the NCAA Division III phase of his career at SUNY-Plattsburgh for the 2025-26 season. Lizotte, a St. Francois, Que., native, has played two exceptional seasons on the blue line for the…
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By Alexis Demopoulos Islanders Hockey Club defenseman Andrei Bondarev is thrilled to announce his NCAA Division III commitment to the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) for the 2025-26 season. Bondarev, a Stockholm, SWE native, signed with the Islanders for the 2024-25 season and had a great season with them. In 45 regular season games, Bondarev…
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Forward: Chase Darcey, South Shore Kings Darcey (‘06/Billerica, Mass.) certainly proved that not only was he a powerful force in Elite, but also at the Premier level. During his time with the first-year Elite Kings team, he racked up 41 goals and added 13 assists for 54 points in 41 games, tying for the league…
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Forward: Dylan Hineman, Tampa Bay Juniors Hineman (’06/Tampa, Fla.) registered 28 goals and 33 assists for 61 points in 37 games this season, finishing fifth in the Elite this past season. Hineman is a two-year veteran of the Elite Conference, and he is No. 1 all-time on the Tampa Elite leaderboard with 115 points in…
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Idaho Falls came out to support and salute their 2024-25 Dineen Cup Champion Idaho Falls Spud Kings on Thursday, May 1. The Spud Kings defeated the prior Dineen Cup Champion South Shore Kings by a 2-1 score on Monday. Below are photos of the May 1 celebration from team photographer Steve Thayer.
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Forward: Braylen Cox, Potomac Patriots Cox (‘05/Nashville, Tenn.) had a huge season, in terms of more than doubling the points total from his first two Elite seasons combined. This year, he broke out for 31 goals – a USPHL Elite Patriots team record – and added 22 assists for 53 points in 41 games.…
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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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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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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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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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