Former Islanders Hockey Club NCDC Defenseman Cole Crusberg-Roseen Helps WMU Win National Championship

Former Islanders Hockey Club NCDC defenseman Cole Crusberg-Roseen scored a goal and was a +2 on the night to help Western Michigan University to its first-ever NCAA Division I National Championship. Congratulations to Cole and all of his Broncos teammates.  A Stratham, N.H., native, Crusberg-Roseen advanced from Exeter (N.H.) High School to the Seacoast Spartans […]

NCDC Alumni Update: Thunder Hockey Club Alum Tatro Named MASCAC Rookie Of The Year

Photo by Emily Jancauskas / Salem State University Two NCDC Alumni Teammates Also Named To MASCAC All-Conference Teams Reprinted and edited for NCDC alumni information with permission of Salem State University Salem State University and former Thunder Hockey Club Forward James Tatro (Salisbury, Mass.) received MASCAC Rookie of the Year honors, after an impactful freshman […]

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 […]

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: San Jose Sharks’ Collin Graf

Action Photos Courtesy of The San Jose Sharks    By Joshua Boyd / NCDCHockey.com   The summer is upon us, and former NCDC standout, two-time Hobey Baker Top 10 finalist and two-time All-American Collin Graf is working towards what he hopes is a long 2024-25 season in the National Hockey League.  Graf played in 191 […]

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 […]

Buffalo Sabres Draft Former Las Vegas Defenseman Brunet

The United States Premier Hockey League congratulates former Las Vegas Thunderbirds (now Henderson Force) defenseman Simon-Pier Brunet for being drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft. Brunet was selected in the fourth round, 123rd overall. The USPHL Premier is the only Tier III junior hockey league in the United States with […]

NCDC Alumni Profile: Holy Cross’ Liam McLinskey

Former Jersey Hitmen Named All-American, Hobey Baker Candidate And Invited To Florida Panthers Development Camp By Joshua Boyd / NCDCHockey.com Liam McLinskey is having himself a year. And add that to one heck of a career – so far. The former Jersey Hitmen star, also the 2021 NCDC Player Of The Year and a 2021 […]