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The 2025-26 National Collegiate Development Conference (NCDC) season previews will provide an in-depth look at every team as they gear up for the year ahead. Leading up to opening night, a different team will be spotlighted each day. Each preview will include insights from the head coach, sharing expectations and outlooks for the upcoming season.…
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The 2025-26 National Collegiate Development Conference (NCDC) season previews will provide an in-depth look at every team as they gear up for the year ahead. Leading up to opening night, a different team will be spotlighted each day. Each preview will include insights from the head coach, sharing expectations and outlooks for the upcoming season.…
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The National Collegiate Development Conference (NCDC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Brandon Hofstra as its new Manager of Marketing and Communications. “I’m very excited about the opportunity to be back in the sport of hockey,” said Hofstra. “The USPHL and the NCDC have become leaders in player development, and I’m excited to share that…
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By Joshua Boyd / USPHL.com It’s a big responsibility to bear the “C” on your chest for a team, but in fourth-year NCDC veteran Harrison Kinne, the West Chester Wolves know they truly have a team-first player. He simply loves the team culture of the Wolves, so he didn’t even think twice about returning for…
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The NCDC Die-Hards profile series focuses on NCDC players from the 2024-25 season who have re-signed and registered with the same team for the 2025-26 season. By Joshua Boyd / USPHL.com It was a fantastic homecoming for the former Mercer Chiefs youth hockey goaltender Cole Werthman when he joined the NCDC’s Chiefs last season. Werthman…
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The NCDC Die-Hards profile series focuses on NCDC players from the 2024-25 season who have re-signed and registered with the same team for the 2025-26 season. By Joshua Boyd / USPHL.com It’s almost time to start Year 4 for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights in the NCDC, and they are certainly gearing up for what they hope…
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By Joshua Boyd / USPHL.com The Springfield Pics organization made big news when it was announced during the winter that they would be moving up to the National Collegiate Development Conference for the 2025-26 season. It should come as no surprise then that many veteran Pics players took the opportunity to elevate their own game.…
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Chiefs North NCDC Team Will Operate In Biddeford, Maine, in 2025-26 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Aug. 7, 2025 Nashua, N.H. – The United States Premier Hockey League (“USPHL”) is pleased to announce that the CT Chiefs organization has acquired the National Collegiate Development Conference (“NCDC”) franchise formerly known as the Eastern Charlotte Kingfishers. The team…
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By Joshua Boyd / USPHL.com It wasn’t a very long transition between playing and coaching for Joseph Vandervere. In fact, it was while he was still a player with the P.A.L. Jr. Islanders when an injury sidelined him for an extended period. During the interim time off the ice, he began to learn about video…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 28, 2025 Nashua, N.H. – The United States Premier Hockey League (“USPHL”) and its top-tier National Collegiate Hockey Conference (“NCDC”) are pleased to announce the release of the 2025-26 regular season schedule, available for viewing on USPHL.com/NCDC. You can also view the schedules with this direct link: https://usphl.com/ncdc/game-center/schedules/?season=65&month=09 (change month…
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