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NCDC Performance Player of the Week: Adam Botlo – Springfield Pics

By Brandon Hofstra / November 5, 2026 / Comments Off on NCDC Performance Player of the Week: Adam Botlo – Springfield Pics

Springfield Pics forward Adam Botlo has been named the NCDC Performance Player of the Week for Oct. 26-Nov. 1, 2026, earning a $1,000 performance payout through the league’s Performance Pays initiative. Botlo recorded three goals and eight assists for 11 points in four games, helping Springfield sweep its week. He registered a point in every…

USPHL Premier Performance Player of the Week: Walter Jimenez III – Kingston Wranglers

By Brandon Hofstra / November 5, 2026 / Comments Off on USPHL Premier Performance Player of the Week: Walter Jimenez III – Kingston Wranglers

Kingston Wranglers goaltender Walter Jimenez III has been named the USPHL Premier Performance Player of the Week for Oct. 26-Nov. 1, 2026, earning a $500 performance payout through the league’s Performance Pays initiative. Jimenez stopped 144 of 148 shots across two appearances, finishing the week with a .973 save percentage, a 2.00 goals-against average and…

76 USPHL Premier Players Earn NCDC Opportunities Through Nov. 4

By Brandon Hofstra / November 4, 2026 / Comments Off on 76 USPHL Premier Players Earn NCDC Opportunities Through Nov. 4

The USPHL’s player-development pathway continues to be on display during the 2026–27 season. Through Nov. 4, 76 USPHL Premier players have earned opportunities to compete in the National Collegiate Development Conference (NCDC). Together, these players have accumulated 187 NCDC game appearances. Since the league’s Oct. 28 update, five additional players have earned NCDC opportunities, while…

NCDC Conference Standouts: Oct. 26–Nov. 1, 2026

By Brandon Hofstra / November 3, 2026 / Comments Off on NCDC Conference Standouts: Oct. 26–Nov. 1, 2026

The National Collegiate Development Conference is proud to recognize its Conference Standouts for games played Oct. 26–Nov. 1, 2026. One forward, defenseman and goaltender was selected from each of the league’s seven conferences.   Atlantic Conference Forward: Iaroslav Kushchev, West Chester Wolves – 4 GP, 3-3-6 Kushchev recorded three goals and three assists across four…

NCDC Weekend Preview: Conference Races Meet The Fort Wayne Midwest Showcase | Oct. 30-Nov. 1, 2026

By Brandon Hofstra / October 30, 2026 / Comments Off on NCDC Weekend Preview: Conference Races Meet The Fort Wayne Midwest Showcase | Oct. 30-Nov. 1, 2026

The NCDC enters its final weekend of October with 49 games scheduled across three days, including nine games at the Fort Wayne Spacemen Midwest Showcase. The showcase brings together Columbus, Fort Wayne, Red River and Toledo from the Great Lakes Division alongside Minnesota Squatch and Wisconsin Rapids from the North Division. Every showcase game will…

NCDC Performance Player of the Week: Denis Portnoy – Red River Spartans

By Brandon Hofstra / October 29, 2026 / Comments Off on NCDC Performance Player of the Week: Denis Portnoy – Red River Spartans

Red River Spartans forward Denis Portnoy has been named the NCDC Performance Player of the Week for Oct. 19-25, 2026, earning a $1,000 performance payout through the league’s Performance Pays initiative. Portnoy recorded four goals and seven assists for 11 points across four road games, helping the Spartans finish the stretch with three consecutive victories.…

NCDC Conference Standouts: Oct. 19-25, 2026

By Brandon Hofstra / October 27, 2026 / Comments Off on NCDC Conference Standouts: Oct. 19-25, 2026

The National Collegiate Development Conference is proud to recognize its Conference Standouts for the week of October 19-25.  One forward, defenseman and goaltender was selected from each of the league’s seven conferences.   Atlantic Conference Forward: David Ambuhl, Jersey Hitmen – 3 GP, 5-1-6 Ambuhl led Atlantic Conference forwards with five goals and six points…

NCDC Final Buzzer: Dynamo Erase Four-Goal Deficit As Woodstock Stays Perfect | Oct. 23-25, 2026

By Brandon Hofstra / October 26, 2026 / Comments Off on NCDC Final Buzzer: Dynamo Erase Four-Goal Deficit As Woodstock Stays Perfect | Oct. 23-25, 2026

The New York Dynamo authored the weekend’s largest comeback, Woodstock posted consecutive shutouts to remain perfect and 20 games were decided by one goal during an NCDC weekend filled with movement across the conference races. Eleven games required overtime or a shootout, eight ended in shutouts and several leaders found themselves under pressure. Tampa Bay…

NCDC Weekend Preview: Unbeaten Teams Face New Tests As Conference Races Tighten | Oct. 23-25, 2026

By Brandon Hofstra / October 23, 2026 / Comments Off on NCDC Weekend Preview: Unbeaten Teams Face New Tests As Conference Races Tighten | Oct. 23-25, 2026

Three undefeated teams will put their perfect records on the line, the Metropolitan Conference enters the weekend with five teams separated by one point, and several first-place races could change across the NCDC from Oct. 23-25. Columbus and Toledo remain perfect in the Great Lakes Division, while Woodstock carries a 7-0 record into its Northeast…

New York Dynamo’s Noah Thomsen Named NCDC Performance Player of the Week

By Brandon Hofstra / October 22, 2026 / Comments Off on New York Dynamo’s Noah Thomsen Named NCDC Performance Player of the Week

New York Dynamo forward Noah Thomsen has been named the NCDC Performance Player of the Week for Oct. 12-18, 2026, earning a $1,000 performance payout through the league’s Performance Pays initiative. Thomsen recorded two goals and eight assists in two games, averaging five points per game while helping Dynamo sweep its weekend. The forward from…