Rockets Hockey Club Alum Allain-Samake Ranked 101st Among North American Skaters For 2025 NHL Draft

Former NCDC Rockets Hockey Club defenseman Anthony Allain-Samake has been ranked 101st among North American Skaters in the NHL Central Scouting Final rankings, released on April 16. The United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL) proudly celebrates this achievement as another testament to its player development success. Allain-Samake, a 2007-born native of Gatineau, Que., played in 47 […]

NCDC Alumni: Former Utica Jr. Comets Goaltender Whitehead Signs With Vegas Golden Knights

Article and graphic republished with permission of the Vegas Golden Knights Cameron Whitehead played for the Utica Jr. Comets during the 2020-21 season.  Vegas Golden Knights General Manager Kelly McCrimmon announced on March 27 that the team has signed goaltender Cameron Whitehead to a two-year, entry-level contract. Whitehead, 21, finished his second season playing at […]

NCDC, Rockets Hockey Club Alum Allain-Samake Ranked 75th Among North American Skaters For 2025 NHL Draft

Former NCDC Rockets Hockey Club defenseman Anthony Allain-Samake has been ranked 75th among North American Skaters in the NHL Central Scouting Mid-Term rankings, released on Jan. 14. The United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL) proudly celebrates this achievement as another testament to its player development success. Allain-Samake, a 2007-born native of Gatineau, Que., played in […]

USPHL Announces Schedule, Matchups For 2025 NCDC/USPHL All-Star Event In Foxboro, Mass.

The United States Premier Hockey League is pleased to announce the schedule for the 2025 NCDC/USPHL All-Star Event, which will be held at the Foxboro Sports Center, in Foxboro, Mass., over January 27-28, 2025. The event will feature both the NCDC and the USPHL Premier conferences for the first time since 2021. The All-Star event […]

Former Rockets HC NCDC Defenseman Allain-Samake On NHL Central Scouting Players To Watch List

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | Oct. 24, 2024 The United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL) is excited to announce that former Rockets Hockey Club NCDC defenseman Anthony Allain-Samake was listed on the NHL Central Scouting Preliminary Players To Watch List released on Oct. 23. Allain-Samake, a 2007-born native of Gatineau, Que., played in 47 games with […]

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 […]

2024 NHL Development Camps Feature More Than 50 Players with USPHL Ties

BOSTON, MA – July 9, 2024 – The United States Premier Hockey League has had another fantastic summer, both in terms of success at the NHL Entry Draft and the traditional NHL Development Camps that are held in late June and early July each season. This year, with 56 alumni of the USPHL itself and […]

Eight Players With USPHL Ties Selected In 2024 NHL Entry Draft

The United States Premier Hockey League is pleased to announce that eight players with USPHL ties were selected in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft, held June 28-29, 2024, at The Sphere in Las Vegas, Nev. This includes alumni of the league itself plus alumni of its member organizations.  The USPHL, with two junior alumni selected, […]

Ottawa Senators Draft Former Rockets HC Forward Blake Montgomery

The National Collegiate Development Conference congratulates former Rockets Hockey Club player Blake Montgomery on being selected by the Ottawa Senators with the 117th pick in the fourth round of the 2024 NHL Entry Draft. Montgomery became the 18th player to play in the NCDC and be drafted by an NHL team, which puts the NCDC […]