NCDC
Week of Dec. 10, 2024 Games played Dec. 3-9, 2024 Forward: Ryan Franks, P.A.L. Junior Islanders Franks (‘05/Roslyn, N.Y.) scored three goals and posted three assists for the Junior Islanders, putting in work to help the team secure two wins this week. Franks is in his second season in the NCDC. He has 30…
Utica Jr. Comets 5, Boston Jr. Rangers 2 Alfred Lundkvist (’04/Angelholm, Sweden) and Xavier Goodwin (’05/Alpharetta, Ga.) each put up a goal and an assist to help the Jr. Comets to the Saturday win. Michael Valenta (’05/Sumperk, Czechia) was strong in net with 35 saves on 37 shots. Mercer Chiefs 3, Connecticut Jr. Rangers…
Worcester Railers JHC 6, Northern Cyclones 2 Ben Jarosz (’05/Franklin, Mass.) had a huge game for Worcester with two goals and one assist, and Josh Erickson (’05/Bradenton, Fla.) rang up three assists. Brian Judge (’04/West Chester, Pa.) each scored a goal and an assist, while Justin Massa (’04/St-Constant, Que.) had two assists. Cole Scullion (’06/Burlington,…
By Islanders Hockey Club Staff Evan Armit, a 2002-born forward from Dryden, Ontario, is a remarkable young man who has always embodied resilience and passion. He played junior hockey in the MJHL with the Winnipeg Freeze and in the NCDC/USPHL with the Islanders Hockey Club. Now in his second year at Worcester State University, Evan…
Week of Dec. 4, 2024 Games of Nov. 26-Dec. 2, 2024 Forward: Jiri Duda, Ogden Mustangs Duda (‘05/Glen Ellyn, Ill.) finished November in a huge way, putting up three goals and two assists for five points as the Mustangs swept the rival Utah Outliers on Thanksgiving weekend. He improved to a 10-11-21 line in…
Pics to Begin Play in Tuition-Free NCDC in 2025-26 West Springfield, Mass., Dec. 2, 2024 – The United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL) announced today that the Springfield Pics will join the tuition-free National Collegiate Development Conference (NCDC) beginning in the 2025-26 season under General Manager/Head Coach Rob Bonneau. The Pics will be the 10th…
Summaries By Taylor Dean Forwards Andrew Schmidt, Idaho Falls Spud Kings Schmidt (‘05/Chicago, Ill.) scored two game-winning goals to help the Idaho Falls Spud Kings secure a seven-game winning streak since Nov. 9. The forward had 14 points (seven goals; seven assists) over nine games in November. So far this season, he is number two…
Week of Dec. 4, 2024 Games of Nov. 26-Dec. 2, 2024 Forward: Gregory Diamond, Mercer Chiefs Diamond (‘04/West Chester, Pa.) has passed former teammate Henri Spoof to become the third-year Chiefs’ all time leading scorer with 51 points, a milestone which happened on Nov. 27, when he put up three of his five points on…
Re-published with permission from Chatham University Athletics Dept. Nick Cyprian is a former USPHL Premier National Champion with the 2021-22 Rockets Hockey Club, an organization with which he also saw time at the NCDC level. He was also briefly a member of the NCDC Utica Jr. Comets. Cyprian scored Chatham Men’s Hockey (1-5-1, 0-5-1) earned…
Summaries by Taylor Dean Forwards Braxton Powers, Islanders Hockey Club In his second consecutive Player of the Month nomination, Islanders Hockey Club Captain Powers (‘04/Raleigh, N.C.) finished November with five goals and seven assists, extending his eight-game point streak that began on Oct. 26. With 26 points in the season so far, Powers is tied…