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By Alexis Demopoulos A three-year veteran of the Mercer Chiefs, forward David Van Iterson is thrilled to announce his NCAA Division III commitment to UMass-Boston for the 2025-26 season after putting in years of hard work with the Chiefs organization. Van Iterson, a native of Bethesda, Md., signed with the Chiefs back in 2022 in…
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Photo by Heather O’Connell By Alexis Demopoulos Mercer Chiefs defenseman Artyom Barashkin, who hails from Belarus, is a great example of USPHL Advancement In Action. He played with the Carolina Jr. Hurricanes in the USPHL Premier during the 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons. At the end of the 23-24 season, Barashkin went to the Mercer Chiefs and…
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By Joshua Boyd / USPHL.com The National Collegiate Development Conference congratulates the Mercer Chiefs’ Justin Thibault for being named the 2024-25 Atlantic Division Rookie Of The Year. The 2008-born native of Levis, Que., is coming off a huge season of 22 goals and 27 assists for 49 points in 44 games in his junior debut…
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By Joshua Boyd / USPHL.com The National Collegiate Development Conference congratulates Jake Stevens of the Mercer Chiefs for being named the 2024-25 Atlantic Division Defenseman Of The Year. “It is such an honor and privilege to receive this award and to think I am now a part of the incredible players to win this…
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By Joshua Boyd / USPHL.com The National Collegiate Development Conference congratulates the Mercer Chiefs on being named the 2024-25 Atlantic Division Organization Of The Year. The Chiefs went 38-15-1-0 this past season, and defeated the Atlantic regular season champion P.A.L. Jr. Islanders in a winner-take-all Game 5 to earn a spot in the Dineen Cup…
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By Joshua Boyd / NCDCHockey.com Justin Thibault scored the game-winning overtime goal at 13:52, lifting the Chiefs over the Northern Cyclones, assisted by Jack Gricus. The game was back-and-forth essentially from the point where the scoring started in the second. Ryan Stratton started it all at 5:28 of the second period, a 1-0 lead that…
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By Joshua Boyd Being part of the final four teams in the running for the Dineen Cup is not new for the Chiefs, as they were in the Atlantic Division Championship series in 2023, eventually falling to that year’s Dineen Cup Champion P.A.L. Jr. Islanders. They also fell in 2024 in the Atlantic Division…
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By Joshua Boyd / NCDCHockey.com Idaho Falls was powered by a huge goaltending performance from Charlie Durkin, as well as the opening goal by Leo Mantenuto. He scored at 4:24 of the second period on the power play, picking up assists from D.J. MacLeish and William O’Donovan. Durkin came away with 33 saves on 33…
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The South Shore Kings, defending Dineen Cup Champions for at least the next roughly 24 hours, will get a chance to win the Cup again. After defeating the Mercer Chiefs in the final non-championship elimination game on Sunday by a 4-0 score, the Kings will now have to defeat the Idaho Falls Spud Kings twice…
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By Joshua Boyd / NCDCHockey.com Justin Thibault scored the game-winning overtime goal at 13:52, lifting the Chiefs over the Northern Cyclones, assisted by Jack Gricus. The game was back-and-forth essentially from the point where the scoring started in the second. Ryan Stratton started it all at 5:28 of the second period, a 1-0 lead that…
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