Week of Oct. 12, 2022 North Division Forward: Trace Norwell, Twin City Thunder The Thunder enjoyed a 2-1 weekend at the Jersey Hitmen Classic, coming up with victories against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights and Rockets Hockey Club. The veteran Norwell (‘02/Erie, Colo.) was on fire all weekend, putting up four goals – including at least one […]
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 […]
Week 2 (Sept. 28-Oct. 3) South Division Forward: Tyler McNeil, Jersey Hitmen McNeil (’02/ Valencia, CA) has kept his goal-per-game streak alive. Over the weekend, he scored three goals and three assists over three BJB Shootout games, bringing his point total up to 11 for the season. He is projected to end the season […]
By Joshua Boyd and Marlee Bulman / USPHLNCDC.com In some cases, teams this week will have exactly two days without games with six on either end of that short break, their schedules looking like a cartoon barbell, bending perilously in the middle. This applies to eight of the 14 NCDC teams who are taking […]
By Marlee Bulman and Joshua Boyd / USPHL.COM South Division The NCDC Southern division had a great start to the regular season. The Utica Jr Comets and Wilkes Barre/Scranton Knights made their NCDC debut. Mercer won their opener by a 3-2 score in a shootout. Jersey Hitmen (3-0-0-0) To no one’s surprise, the […]
Week 1: Sept. 28, 2022 North Division Forward: Jack Hillier, South Shore Kings Hillier (‘04/Petawawa, Ont.) jumped out to a fantastic start in the NCDC, putting up three goals and one assist for four points in just two games, including his first hat trick in the league in a 6-3 win over the Northern Cyclones […]
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The 2022 off-season has brought expansion to the National Collegiate Development Conference. After carrying 13 teams for the last three seasons, the NCDC is bumping it up to 14. The Mercer Chiefs are one of two new teams joining this season. Mercer comes to the USPHL from the Atlantic Youth Hockey League, and General Manager […]
By Brendan Price / USPHL.com Joining a division with the two-time defending champion Jersey Hitmen is a tough assignment, but Head Coach Jon Vaillancourt believes the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights are ready to compete in a stacked South Division. “In my opinion, I have been very happy with the competitive level and pace of our skates thus […]
The Rockets Hockey Club are back for another season with every intention of being a force from wire to wire. This year, the team has a new coach and some new faces on the roster. They’re looking to build on last season’s success and take things to the next level. With each new season there […]
