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The 2026 NCDC Dineen Cup Playoffs pushed forward on April 4 with key results shaping both the New England Conference and the remaining divisional brackets. Three division champions have officially been crowned in New England, while the Atlantic Division is down to one deciding game and the Mountain Division Final matchup is locked in. Game…
The 2026 NCDC Dineen Cup Playoffs Continue. Here’s Where Things Stand Across All Divisions. Several series have begun to take shape while others remain tightly contested as teams battle for a spot in the next round. Woodstock Slammers 2, Lewiston MAINEiacs 1Woodstock evened the NE North Division Final at 1-1, getting second-period goals from Grant…
The opening games of multiple NCDC playoff series got underway on March 30, with several tightly contested matchups setting the tone for the postseason. South Shore Kings 2, Islanders Hockey Club 1South Shore struck twice in the third period to erase a 1-0 deficit and take Game 1 over the Islanders Hockey Club. Eli Heinze…
The Mercer Chiefs have captured their first-ever Atlantic Division Championship and will compete in the #DineenCupChampionships April 25-29 in Wayne, N.J. The Chiefs were down 2-0 and on the verge of elimination going into Friday’s Game 3 before they won three in a row over the space of four days! They were not going to…
Northern Cyclones 6, South Shore Kings 3 Congratulations to the Northern Cyclones as they bounced back from an early 1-0 deficit to win Game 4 against the South Shore Kings by a 6-3 score, giving them the 2025 New England Division Championship. Keenan Schneider scored twice for the Cyclones, and the trio of Michael Markowski,…
The Northern Cyclones have won the 2025 NCDC New England Division Championship and have clinched a berth in the 2025 NCDC Dineen Cup Championship Series, running April 25-29 at the Ice Vault Arena in Wayne, N.J. The Cyclones bounced back from an early 1-0 deficit to win Game 4 against the South Shore Kings by…
Northern Cyclones 3, South Shore Kings 0 The Northern Cyclones pushed into the series lead with a 3-0 Game 3 score, giving themselves a 2-1 lead against the South Shore Kings heading into the possibly deciding Game 4 on Saturday. Logan Abric’s 30-save shutout helped power the Cyclones to the victory. Additionally, Aidan Petroff had…
P.A.L. Jr. Islanders 5, Mercer Chiefs 2 The PAL Junior Islanders take a 2-0 series lead after a 5-2 Game 2 win against the Mercer Chiefs, which saw Arthur Mirante light up the scoreboard with a hat trick. Additionally, Ryan McKenna had a goal and three assists and Carson Nickulas rang up three assists. Ryan…
P.A.L. Jr. Islanders 3, Mercer Chiefs 2 (OT3) The Dineen Cup Playoffs on Wednesday saw a record set for longest game in NCDC history, as the Mercer Chiefs and P.A.L. Jr. Islanders went to a third overtime, the first in the league’s eight-year history, to decide Game 1 on Long Island. P.A.L.’s Devin Niles scored…
Ogden Mustangs 2, Idaho Falls Spud Kings 0 The Mustangs got a huge 39-save shutout performance from Dilans Birkans on Monday night to take a 1-0 lead in the Mountain Division Championship series. They defeated the host Idaho Falls Spud Kings 2-0. Along with Birkans’ goaltending heroics, Roman Cherniak and Cayden Effertz scored second…