Three NCDC Alumni With Holy Cross Named To All-Atlantic Hockey America Teams

Photos Courtesy Holy Cross Athletics. Republished and edited to include NCDC information by permission of Holy Cross Athletics.   Five Holy Cross men’s hockey student-athletes earned spots on the All-Atlantic Hockey postseason teams. Three of the five players are NCDC Alumni. Senior forward Liam McLinskey (formerly of the Jersey Hitmen) and senior goaltender Thomas Gale (formerly […]

NCDC Alumni: Holy Cross Goalie Gale Named Semifinalist For Mike Richter Award

Photo by Mark Seliger / Holy Cross Athletics By Atlantic Hockey America Staff and NCDC Staff Holy Cross goaltender and NCDC alum Thomas Gale has been named a semifinalist for the Hockey Commissioners Association (HCA) Mike Richter Award for 2025, announced Thursday afternoon. Since 2014, the Richter Award is given annually to the top goalie […]

NCDC Announces Four Teams Joining for 2025-26

The National Collegiate Development Conference announced today the addition of four new teams to its growing league. Universel Academy (New England Division) and Grand Junction RiverHawks (Mountain Division) will join as brand new teams in the League, while the NY Dynamo (New England Division) has acquired the Seacoast Spartans and will relocate and rebrand the […]

NCDC Alumni: Four Former NCDC Goalies Named To Mike Richter Award Watch List

Photos Courtesy of College Of The Holy Cross, U.S. Military Academy, Long Island University, and Ohio State University.    By Joshua Boyd / NCDCHockey.com The United States Premier Hockey League and its top-tier National Collegiate Development Conference are excited to congratulate the four former NCDC goalies who are on the NCAA Division I Mike Richter […]

NCDC Alumni Update: Holy Cross’ Gale Named Atlantic Hockey Goaltender Of The Month

Thomas Gale played two seasons in the NCDC for the Boston Junior Bruins (2019-20) and P.A.L. Jr. Islanders (2020-21) WORCESTER, Mass. — Holy Cross men’s ice hockey senior Thomas Gale has been named the Atlantic Hockey America Goaltender of the Month for October, the league offices announced Friday afternoon. This is his first career Atlantic Hockey monthly […]

NCDC Alumni Profiles: North Dakota’s T.J. Semptimphelter

Incoming Fighting Hawks Goaltender Attended Nashville Predators Development Camp   By Joshua Boyd / NCDCHockey.com T.J. Semptimphelter has been able to experience so much in a short few years, going back to his days as a top NCDC goalie with the Boston Junior Bruins in 2020-21. Since then, he has played NCAA Division I hockey […]

NCDC Alumni Profiles: BU’s Shane Lachance

2021 NHL Draft Selection Attended Third Edmonton Oilers Development Camp This Summer By Joshua Boyd / NCDCHockey.com    Shane Lachance has seen a little bit of everything the past few years as an Edmonton Oilers draft pick (from 2021) and prospect, including the fully off-ice 2024 Oilers Development Camp held this summer. It was a […]

NCDC Alumni Profiles: UConn’s Oliver Flynn

Former Junior Bruin Named to 2023-24 Hockey East All-Academic Team By Joshua Boyd / NCDCHockey.com   It’s written right there for all UConn men’s hockey players to clearly see, in their locker room.  “How you do anything is how you do everything.”  These are words that the Huskies live by, every moment of their lives […]

San Jose Sharks Sign Former Junior Bruin, Hobey Baker Top 10 Finalist Collin Graf

The San Jose Sharks officially reported the signing of former Boston Junior Bruins standout Collin Graf to a standard, entry level contract on April 4. The contract will begin immediately for the 2023-24 season. “Graf has excelled at the collegiate level, finishing as a Hobey Baker Top-10 finalist for the last two seasons,” said Grier, […]

Boston Junior Bruins Transfer NCDC Franchise To West Chester Wolves

By Joshua Boyd / NCDCHockey.com  In connection with the prior announcement about the West Chester Wolves made on March 21, the Boston Junior Bruins have announced that they have sold their NCDC franchise to the West Chester Wolves effective in the 2024-25 season. The Junior Bruins, charter members during the USPHL’s formation in 2012, and […]