NCDC
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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By Alexis Demopoulos Thunder Hockey Club forward Evan Luxford is excited to announce his NCAA Division III commitment to University of Wisconsin-Stout for the 2025-26 season. Luxford, who hails from Sun Prairie, WI, signed with the Thunder Hockey Club for the 2024-25 season and had nothing but positive things to say about his experience. In…
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By Alexis Demopoulos Following a great season with the Boston Dogs, forward Nathan McDougall is excited to be moving on to NCAA Division III Worcester State University for the 2025-26 season. McDougall, a Gatineau, Que., native, signed with the Dogs to begin the 2024-25 season and once they transitioned to the NCDC he played in…
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The United States Premier Hockey League is proud of all of its former players, as well as additional alumni of its member organizations, who participated in this summer’s NHL Development Camps. There were 55 players in total who have ties to the USPHL and/or its member organizations who took part in the Camps, held by…
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By Alexis Demopoulos Boston Dogs forward Charlie Mulligan is thrilled about his NCAA Division III future at Misericordia University, where he will begin play in the 2025-26 season. After spending the last two years in the Dogs organization, the Guilderland, N.Y., native attributes much of his success to them. In 28 games played this season,…
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