College Hockey News: Quinnipiac Hits Transfer Portal Gold with Graf

Sophomore F, Junior Bruins Alum Helping Bobcats to Best Start in Program History The following article and accompanying photo is republished here by courtesy and permission of College Hockey News. Click the link at the bottom of the first four paragraphs to read the full article at www.collegehockeynews.com: By Brevin Monroe/CHN Reporter The Quinnipiac Bobcats […]

NCDC This Week: Right Back Into The Thick Of It

Jan. 6, 2023 By Joshua Boyd / USPHL.com    With a pair of games in the midweek, the NCDC is back in business, playing its first games since Dec. 19 way back in last year, you remember – 2022? It may be a new year, but the same season that kicked off in September has […]

Rockets Hockey Club’s Dobnig Named WJC’s Fastest Skater In Preliminary Round For Austria

On Sunday, Jan. 1, the IIHF released its findings on the fastest skaters at the World Junior Championships through state-of-the-art camera technology placed around the arenas at Halifax, N.S., and Moncton, N.B. Rockets Hockey Club NCDC skater Jonas Dobnig, competing for Austria, was found to be the fastest in the tournament at 38.19 kilometers per […]

NCDC Players Of The Month – December 2022: South Division

(Summaries by Joshua Boyd)    Forwards Luca Leighton, P.A.L. Jr. Islanders Leighton was a driving force behind the Jr. Islanders’ 6-1 run in December, which included wins over the top two teams in the South Division, the Jersey Hitmen and Mercer Chiefs. He scored a league and division-best 12 points over the course of December, […]

NCDC Players Of The Month – December 2022: North Division

(Summaries by Joshua Boyd) Easton Ryan, Boston Junior Bruins The top-scoring forward in the NCDC for the month of December was also the only player in the league to average two points per game last month. He posted five goals and seven assists with 12 points in six games and helped the Junior Bruins to […]

Former Florida Eels Elite Goalie Suiting Up For Latvia At World Juniors, Committed to UMass-Lowell

The Florida Eels are extremely excited to announce goaltender Karlis Mezsargs, a Florida Eels alum, is rostered on the Latvian World Junior Championships team, and has committed to NCAA Division I University of Massachusetts at Lowell (UMass-Lowell). Karlis currently plays for the USHL’s Tri-City Storm. He is 6-feet-3-inches and 185 pounds, and catches left. He […]

Rockets Hockey Club’s Dobnig Returns To World Juniors To Compete For Austria

By USPHL Staff   For the second straight year, Rockets Hockey Club veteran left winger Jonas Dobnig is playing for Team Austria at the World Junior Championships.  Dobnig, who played in all four games at the 2022 tournament a year ago and scored a goal, returned to suiting up for “Ostereich” on the ice in […]

Former Rockets Hockey Club Forward Lipkin Set To Represent Team USA At World Juniors

By Joshua Boyd / USPHL.com  Former Rockets Hockey Club forward Sam Lipkin has been named to play for Team USA in the World Junior Championships, which begins officially Monday, Dec. 26, 2022, and finishes on Jan. 5, 2023, in Halifax, N.S., and Moncton, N.B. The Philadelphia native posted 12 goals and 13 assists for 25 […]

NCDC Players Of The Week: Dec. 22, 2022

Games of Dec. 13-19   South Division  (Summaries by Joshua Boyd) Barron Woodring, Rockets Hockey Club  All hail the Black-and-Red Barron, as the Army Black Knights recruit put together five goals over a three-point weekend that saw them defeat the Jersey Hitmen and fall in a shootout to the Mercer Chiefs. The ‘02 from Downers […]

NCDC Players Of The Week: Dec. 13, 2022

Week of Dec. 6-12  (Summaries by Joshua Boyd / USPHL.com)   South Division Forward: Luca Leighton, P.A.L. Jr. Islanders Leighton (‘03/Old Brookville, N.Y.) put together a massive nine-point weekend as the Jr. Islanders swept the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights. He scored a goal and an assist on each of Saturday and Monday, but the crown jewel was […]