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Dineen Cup Playoffs Kick Off Tuesday With Play-In Series

By iclarke / March 25, 2025 / Comments Off on Dineen Cup Playoffs Kick Off Tuesday With Play-In Series

The 2025 Dineen Cup Playoffs officially begin on March 25, exactly one month to the day before the start of the Dineen Cup Championship series in Wayne, N.J. In Wayne, each of the three divisional playoff champions will be playing for the Cup, along with one Wild Card team. The Wild Card shall be the New…

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Hitmen Alum McLinskey Named Hobey Baker Top 10 Finalist And Atlantic Hockey Player Of The Year

By iclarke / March 20, 2025 / Comments Off on Hitmen Alum McLinskey Named Hobey Baker Top 10 Finalist And Atlantic Hockey Player Of The Year

Reprinted and edited with permission of Holy Cross Athletics.  Vote #LiamforHobey Senior forward Liam McLinskey of the Holy Cross men’s ice hockey team was named one of 10 finalists for the 2025 Hobey Baker Memorial Award, the committee announced Wednesday afternoon. McLinskey became the first student-athlete in program history to be named a Hobey Baker…

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Former Junior Bruin, P.A.L. Jr. Islander Gale Named Atlantic Hockey Goaltender Of The Year

By iclarke / March 20, 2025 / Comments Off on Former Junior Bruin, P.A.L. Jr. Islander Gale Named Atlantic Hockey Goaltender Of The Year

Photo courtesy Holy Cross Athletics Reprinted and edited with permission of Holy Cross Athletics Thomas Gale, a former member of the NCDC’s Boston Junior Bruins and P.A.L. Jr. Islanders, was named the 2024-25 Atlantic Hockey America Goaltender of the Year for Holy Cross. He finished the regular season with a 20-11-2 record, 2.04 goals-against average,…

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NCDC Alumni Update: Thunder Hockey Club Alum Tatro Named MASCAC Rookie Of The Year

By iclarke / March 15, 2025 / Comments Off on NCDC Alumni Update: Thunder Hockey Club Alum Tatro Named MASCAC Rookie Of The Year

Photo by Emily Jancauskas / Salem State University Two NCDC Alumni Teammates Also Named To MASCAC All-Conference Teams Reprinted and edited for NCDC alumni information with permission of Salem State University Salem State University and former Thunder Hockey Club Forward James Tatro (Salisbury, Mass.) received MASCAC Rookie of the Year honors, after an impactful freshman…

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NCDC History Makers: Hitmen’s Harris Wins 700th Career Junior Game Behind Bench

By iclarke / March 14, 2025 / Comments Off on NCDC History Makers: Hitmen’s Harris Wins 700th Career Junior Game Behind Bench

Photo: Toby Harris is seen here after winning the 2020-21 Dineen Cup Championship.  Toby Harris continues a long and glorious career as one of the most successful junior hockey coaches in the U.S., having picked up his 700th career win as a Head Coach on Thursday in a 5-3 win over the Connecticut Jr. Rangers.…

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NCDC New England Division Players Of The Week: March 14, 2025

By iclarke / March 14, 2025 / Comments Off on NCDC New England Division Players Of The Week: March 14, 2025

Week of March 14, 2025 Games of March 4-10, 2025   Forward: Anthony Alvarado, Utica Jr Comets  Alvarado (‘04/Stockton, Calif.) had a busy weekend between March 7-9 as he put up three goals and added two assists for five points in three games. Alvarado first joined the Jr. Comets last season and for this year,…

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NCDC Commitments: Hitmen Veteran Fogu Commits To Skidmore College

By iclarke / March 13, 2025 / Comments Off on NCDC Commitments: Hitmen Veteran Fogu Commits To Skidmore College

Forward Tyler Fogu has had the best possible experience playing the past two seasons with the Jersey Hitmen and he is excited to announce his NCAA Division III commitment to Skidmore College for the 2025-26 season. Fogu, a native of Bayonne, N.J., signed with the Hitmen in the NCDC last season and had 29 points…

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NCDC Commitments: Islanders Hockey Club’s Hirsch Commits To Saint Anselm College

By iclarke / March 12, 2025 / Comments Off on NCDC Commitments: Islanders Hockey Club’s Hirsch Commits To Saint Anselm College

By Alexis Demopoulos Islanders Hockey Club forward Brendan Hirsch has enjoyed his experience in the NCDC and is thrilled to announce his NCAA Division II commitment to Saint Anselm College for the 2025-26 season. Hirsch, an Arlington, Mass., native finished his high school career at Lawrence Academy where he found great success in his two…

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NCDC History Makers: Utica’s Benjamin Is NCDC All-Time Games Played Leader

By iclarke / March 8, 2025 / Comments Off on NCDC History Makers: Utica’s Benjamin Is NCDC All-Time Games Played Leader

By Joshua Boyd On Feb. 23, Niko Benjamin set the all-time regular season games played record for the National Collegiate Development Conference, marking his 185th regular season game. This broke the previous record of 184 games played by former Rockets Hockey Club and Jersey Hitmen standout Michael DiPietra, now playing at Trine University.  “It’s been…

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USPHL Premier Playoffs Day 9: March 6, 2025

By iclarke / March 7, 2025 / Comments Off on USPHL Premier Playoffs Day 9: March 6, 2025

South Shore Kings 4, Islanders Hockey Club 2 South Shore earned the upset victory today in North Andover, winning 4-2 against the Premier New England Division’s top seeded Islanders Hockey Club. Payton Kender scored the GWG and added an assist, and Eison Nee also had a goal and an assist. William Palmer had two assists…

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