By Pittsburgh Penguins Staff / Re-published With Permission The Pittsburgh Penguins have re-signed forward Drew O’Connor to a two-year contract, it was announced Thursday, Aug. 2, by President of Hockey Operations Kyle Dubas. The deal runs through the 2024-25 campaign and carries an average annual value of $925,000. O’Connor played in the inaugural 2017-18 NCDC […]

By Joshua Boyd / NCDCHockey.com    From a young age, Pearl River, N.Y., native Liam McLinskey found himself drawn to the Jersey Hitmen and their multi-tiered development program.  The Hitmen brought McLinskey in as a 15-year-old and brought him along slowly, giving him a chance to be a leader at each of the 15, 16U […]

By Joshua Boyd / USPHLNCDC.com    A full survey of NHL teams’ Development Camp rosters showed that 47 former United States Premier Hockey League players competed at the camps, held to introduce prospects to the teams that have newly drafted them and re-evaluate past draft picks as well as newly invited free agents. Despite a […]

By WBS Knights Staff The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights, of the United States Premier Hockey League, are proud to announce that Eric Brule has been named Head Coach of the Premier team and Assistant Coach of the NCDC team for this upcoming 2023-24 season. Coach Brule has had a remarkable career playing pro hockey for 10 years, […]

By Joshua Boyd / USPHLNCDC.com Former Boston Junior Bruins player Jack Eichel has won the Stanley Cup for the first time in his eight-year career. The Golden Knights defeated the Florida Panthers 4-1 in the series and 9-3 in Game 5 to win the Stanley Cup at home on June 13. In his second season […]

2023 Frozen Four All-Tournament Team member, Hobey Baker Top 10 selection and Richter Award finalist Yaniv Perets is heading to the NHL. The Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec, Canada native signed a contract with the Carolina Hurricanes, the organization announced during the second intermission of tonight’s contest with the Detroit Red Wings. After anchoring the Bobcats to their first national […]

The United States Premier Hockey League and its Tuition-Free Tier II National Collegiate Development Conference wish the best of luck to all of our alumni on the rosters of teams competing in the Frozen Four NCAA Hockey Championship in Tampa, Fla., which begins Thursday with the semifinal round.   Quinnipiac University Collin Graf (RW/C) – […]

By USPHL Staff   The National Collegiate Development Conference, the USPHL’s Tier II Tuition-Free Hockey League, will present its 2023 NCDC All-Star Game Series on Tuesday, February 21, 2023, at the Foxboro Sports Center in Foxboro, Mass.  Held after the conclusion of another great event at Foxboro Sports Center – the South Shore Kings Presidents […]