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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…
By Alexis Demopoulos The NCDC helped push forward Brogan Shea to showcase his abilities and grow as a player. With the help of the Wilkes/Barre Scranton Knights and Head Coach Josh Fusco, Shea earned himself an NCAA Division III commitment to Western New England University for the 2025-26 season. “The NCDC helped me get put…
West Chester Wolves 7, Jersey Hitmen 2 Emil Szepezi (’04/Chateauguay, Que.) scored a 1-2-3 line to help the Wolves to a second straight win against the Jersey Hitmen. Seiya Ishida (’04/Tomakomai, Japan) had three assists and Bryan Weissler (’04/Floral Park, N.Y.) put up two helpers. Joshua Swan (’04/Chateauguay, Que.) and Brady Huang (’05/Lexington, Mass.) each…
West Chester Wolves 4, Jersey Hitmen 1 The Wolves picked up the Black Friday victory against the HItmen, with Emil Szepesi (’06/Timra, Sweden) scoring the game-winner in the first period. Charles Becnel (’04/West Chester, Pa.) dished out two assists. In goal, Griffin Davis (’05/Nashua, N.H.) stopped 39 of 40 shots for the victory. Idaho…