Photos Courtesy of Union College Athletics Department   By Joshua Boyd / NCDCHockey.com   Former Jersey Hitmen goaltender Connor Murphy has gone country. Canadian country to be exact. Come this fall, he’ll be in the heart of one of the world’s rodeo capitals, in Calgary, Alberta, as he works to land a spot with the […]

By Joshua Boyd / USPHLNCDC.com    We’ll be taking time over the month of June to look at how some NCDC teams are working on building their 2023-24 squads through the acquisition of tenders, commitments from returning players and past draft selections they continue to evaluate.  The Jersey Hitmen have been the dominant force in […]

Former Junior Bruin Graf’s Tying Goal Forces OT; Former Rocket Lipkin Assists On OT Title-Winner The United States Premier Hockey League and its Tuition-Free Tier II National Collegiate Development Conference congratulate the Quinnipiac University Bobcats for winning the 2023 NCAA Division I National Men’s Ice Hockey Championship. No less than five NCDC alumni were members […]

The United States Premier Hockey League and its Tuition-Free Tier II National Collegiate Development Conference congratulate the Jersey Hitmen’s Sean Melso on winning his second straight NCDC Defenseman Of The Year Award.  “It is an incredible honor to be recognized in consecutive years as a top defenseman, especially with all the talent on the back […]

On Nov. 16, Jersey Hitmen defenseman Sean Melso became the all-time leading scorer among NCDC defensemen, passing former Hitman Tanner Palocsik, currently the Captain at NCAA Division I Dartmouth College. The USPHL caught up with Sean after his win.   #NCDC History Made: Hear what the @NJHitmen’s @sean_melso had to say on Wednesday, Nov. 16, […]

By Joshua Boyd / USPHL.com    The Jersey Hitmen Classic is in the books, and – along with the BJB Shootout one week earlier – two of the five NCDC Showcases for this season are already behind us.  With most teams venturing largely out of their division the first few weeks of the season, they’ll […]

Reprinted with Permission By Jackson Buchenauer, Student Assistant / GoPSUSports.com  Dylan Lugris was piecing together a strong 2021-2022 NCDC season with the Jersey Hitmen when a State College number popped up on his phone. The Buffalo, New York native knew this was a call he couldn’t ignore. Weeks later, he was skating inside Pegula Ice Arena […]

Going into this upcoming season with two Dineen Cup titles and four Founders Cup (regular season championship) wins under their belt, there’s no denying that players, fans, and really the entire NCDC, are expecting big things from the Jersey Hitmen.  One of the main challenges this year is having only four returning players. Head Coach […]

DiPietra Is Already No. 10 All-Time In NCDC Regular Season Games Played Growing up and developing his game around Chicagoland, Michael DiPietra could not begin to predict he’d someday be making his biggest mark in hockey in New Jersey. However, after three seasons in the Garden State, he is the proud owner of two championship rings […]

Earlier this month, former NCDC Jersey Hitmen goaltender and Dineen Cup Champion Chase Clark made the trip to the Washington Capitals (NHL) Development Camp to give his professional rights-holders a glimpse of the future.   And what a glimpse it was. The 2002-born Williamsville, N.Y., native earned applause from several corners by making highlight saves […]