Seven NCDC Alumni Advancing To Frozen Four

2025 NCAA D-I National Tournament Saw 28 NCDC Alumni 

By Joshua Boyd / NCDCHockey.com

The National Collegiate Development Conference and the United States Premier Hockey League congratulate the seven NCDC alumni who are moving on with their NCAA Division I teams to the “Frozen Four,” the championship round of the D-I National Tournament.

The National Tournament began on March 27, with 16 teams taking the ice at four Regional Championships, with one winner of each Regional advancing to the Frozen Four. Below are brief bios of the seven former NCDC players moving on to the Frozen Four, which will be played April 10 (semifinals) and April 12 (championship) in St. Louis, Mo. Also listed below is an overall list of all 28 NCDC alumni whose teams played in the National Championships.

Shane Lachance, F, Boston University 

Boston Junior Bruins (2020-21) 

Lachance played in 25 games with the Junior Bruins in 2020-21, scoring 15 points, and also added six points in six playoff games as the Junior Bruins reached the Dineen Cup semifinal round. Lachance was drafted in 2021 out of the NCDC by the Edmonton Oilers, who have since traded his rights to the New Jersey Devils in early March 2025.

Lachance moved on to two seasons with the Youngstown Phantoms before joining the BU Terriers in 2023-24. With the Terriers, he has a careerline of 24-32-56 points in 78 career games. Lachance is Captain of the BU Terriers as a sophomore.

Jack Page, D, Boston University

Rockets Hockey Club (2020-22) 

Page made the jump in midseason from the Rockets to the Terriers in 2021-22. He played the full 2020-21 season with the Rockets, and the first 10 games of 2021-22, totaling a 5-27-32 line in 57 regular season games and three points in four games. He was part of the Rockets team that played in the Dineen Cup Championship game in 2021. With the Terriers, Page has registered 26 games with two assists. He’s played in 21 games in this season, his senior year.

Billy Girard, G, Boston University

Connecticut Jr. Rangers (2017-18) 

A graduate student at BU, Girard played in two games with the Jr. Rangers in the NCDC’s inaugural season. He played the next two seasons with the Boston Jr. Rangers. From the Rangers, he joined the University of New England, playing four seasons there. He maintained his eligibility to join BU as he had played in just two games as a freshman with UNE, with whom he finished as the Nor’Easters’ all-time wins leader. Girard made one appearance this season with Boston University, on March

Dylan Lugris, F, Penn State 

Jersey Hitmen (2020-22) 

Lugris was a two-year top performer for the Hitmen, to the point of helping that team win the Dineen Cup in both 2021 and 2022. He posted 39 points in 44 regular season games in 2020-21, and added six points in four playoff games. From there, he captained the 2021-22 Hitmen out of the gate, scoring a 13-23-36 line in 25 games before making the midseason jump to Penn State. He finished that season with 17 games and four points for the Nittany Lions. The 2023-24 Hockey Humanitarian Award Winner for his work with disabled hockey players, Lugris has 33 points in 94 career games with Penn State.

Jason Gallucci, D, Penn State

Rockets Hockey Club (2021-22) 

Gallucci played the full 2021-22 season with the Rockets, scoring 32 points in 48 games, and he added one assist in five playoff games. He had joined the team from the Rockets 16U AAA team, and after his single NCDC season, he played two seasons in the BCHL and USHL. He joined the Nittany Lions this year, playing in 12 games throughout his freshman season.

Arseni Sergeyev, G, Penn State

Rockets Hockey Club (2019-20)

Sergeyev played briefly for the Rockets in 2019-20, part of a three-year junior career that also saw stops in the USHL and NAHL. He played two seasons with the University of Connecticut between 2022-24, registering a .913 save percentage in 35 games. This year, in 32 games, he has posted a 19-8-4 record with a .918 save percentage. He is a Calgary Flames draft pick, from 2021.

Cole Crusberg-Roseen, D, Western Michigan University

N.H. Jr. Monarchs (2018-19)/Islanders Hockey Club (2020-21) 

Crusberg-Roseen was a regular with the former Monarchs’ 16U team in 2018-19, when he earned an eight-game call-up with their former NCDC squad. After a year at Mount St. Charles Academy, he returned to the NCDC in 2020-21, joining the Islanders and playing in 13 games, scoring seven points, before adding one assist in five playoff games that year. He played in two more junior seasons, including a season with the Lincoln Stars in 2022-23. He first joined WMU in 2023-24 and in his two seasons there, he has 14 points in 62 games, including 11 points this season.

In total, there were 28 NCDC Alumni who played in the NCAA Division I National Tournament. 

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