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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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By Joshua Boyd Being part of the final four teams in the running for the Dineen Cup is not new for the Chiefs, as they were in the Atlantic Division Championship series in 2023, eventually falling to that year’s Dineen Cup Champion P.A.L. Jr. Islanders. They also fell in 2024 in the Atlantic Division…
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Holske Will Be Youngest NCDC Head Coach This Season The United States Hockey League, and its Tier II Tuition-Free National Collegiate Development Conference, congratulates the South Shore Kings’ Tyler Holske on his promotion to NCDC Head Coach for the Kings. Holske was, until this past weekend, the Associate Coach and Assistant General Manager for the…
Read MoreEarlier this month, former NCDC Jersey Hitmen goaltender and Dineen Cup Champion Chase Clark made the trip to the Washington Capitals (NHL) Development Camp to give his professional rights-holders a glimpse of the future. And what a glimpse it was. The 2002-born Williamsville, N.Y., native earned applause from several corners by making highlight saves…
Read MoreDiPietra Is Already No. 10 All-Time In NCDC Regular Season Games Played Growing up and developing his game around Chicagoland, Michael DiPietra could not begin to predict he’d someday be making his biggest mark in hockey in New Jersey. However, after three seasons in the Garden State, he is the proud owner of two championship rings…
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The USPHL has seen 14 of its alumni play in the National Hockey League to date, not several more organization alumni from prior to the 2013 inaugural season of the league. Additionally, there have been 38 NHL Entry Draft selections of USPHL regulars, including six USPHL alumni (four from the NCDC) selected in the 2022…
Read MoreUSPHL Advancement To Tier I Hockey Extends Beyond Players It was no problem for the Rockets Hockey Club to find their newest NCDC Head Coach. Once former coach Jason Kersner was hired as the new Head Coach and General Manager by the USHL’s Sioux City Musketeers, they only had to look at the same family…
Read MoreFrank Ireland Is Only Player To Have Played At Least One Game In All Five NCDC Seasons The Boston Junior Bruins’ Frank Ireland is certainly excited to be getting ready for his NCAA Division I college hockey career to begin. He’s happy to be pushing on to the inaugural season of the new D-I program…
Read MoreThe USPHL has seen 14 of its alumni play in the National Hockey League to date, not several more organization alumni from prior to the 2013 inaugural season of the league. Additionally, there have been 38 NHL Entry Draft selections of USPHL regulars, including six USPHL alumni (four from the NCDC) selected in the 2022…
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USPHL Advancement To Tier I Hockey Extends Beyond Players It was no problem for the Rockets Hockey Club to find their newest NCDC Head Coach. Once former coach Jason Kersner was hired as the new Head Coach and General Manager by the USHL’s Sioux City Musketeers, they only had to look at the same family…
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