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O’Connor became the first player in the brief five-year history of the National Collegiate Development Conference to reach the NHL. A star player for the Boston Junior Bruins in the inaugural NCDC season of 2017-18, he scored 39 points in 49 games before moving on to a two-year career with the Dartmouth College Big Green.…
By Alexis Demopoulos With plenty of years of NCDC playing experience and a lot of hard work, Seacoast Spartans defenseman Jason Shafer is happy to announce his NCAA Division III commitment to Nazareth University for the 2025-26 season. Shafer, a Westmoreland, N.Y., native, has been playing in the NCDC since the 2020-21 season when he…
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,…
Leo Mantenuto made no mistake about where to put that puck. Mantenuto scored the OT game-winner also the series-winning goal to send the Idaho Falls Spud Kings to the Dineen Cup Championships in Wayne, N.J. This will be the Spud Kings’ first trip into the field of four teams with one goal – the Cup!…
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…
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…
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…
By Joshua Boyd / NCDCHockey.com The 2024-25 season marked a major step forward for the Boston Jr. Rangers, Worcester Railers Junior Hockey Club, and Boston Dogs, as all three organizations made their debut in the National Collegiate Development Conference (NCDC). Each came from a league playing at a lower tier of junior hockey, but despite…
By Alexis Demopoulos A three-year veteran of the P.A.L. Jr. Islanders, defenseman Michael English is pleased to have announced his NCAA Division III commitment to SUNY-Plattsburgh for the 2025-26 season. English, a Smithtown, N.Y., native, is in his third season with the P.A.L. Jr. Islanders organization. He played 16 games during the 2022-23 season, 47…