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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,…
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…
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.…
By Alexis Demopoulos A three-year veteran of the Mercer Chiefs, forward Gregory Diamond feels fortunate for all his time spent in the Chiefs organization and how they helped him achieve an NCAA Division III commitment to SUNY-Geneseo for the 2025-26 season. Diamond, a West Chester, Pa., native, joined the Chiefs back during the 2022-23 season…
Week of March 14, 2025 Games of March 4-10, 2025 Forward: Jared Rothman, Rockets Hockey Club Rothman (‘06/Chappaqua, N.Y.) scored two goals and added two assists to push him over the 60-point mark for this season. This put him into fourth place in league scoring with 61 points in 49 games. Defense: Jake…
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,…
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…
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…
Week of March 9 Games of Feb. 25-March 3 Forward: Niko Benjamin, Utica Jr. Comets Benjamin (‘04/Surprise, Ariz.) scored two goals and three assists for five points, which helped him pass the 100-point mark on March 1. The all-time NCDC games played leader has played in 188 games since first joining the Jr. Comets…
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…