By USPHL Staff We have hit the stretch run of the NCDC season, where teams will be jockeying for – and clinching – playoff positions ahead of the postseason that begins in late March. We’ll be tracking what teams need to do to both clinch straight-up playoff berths and also following teams’ paths to sowing […]

Relive with us the 2023 Dineen Cup Finals, where the P.A.L. Jr. Islanders came back from being down one game and by one goal late in Game 2 to get a second life and push through for the Game 3 Cup-winning victory, their first in NCDC history. Play-by-play was provided by Brian Rascona, Dan Kmiechick […]

Photo by Britt Hart / BrittHartMedia   By Joshua Boyd / USPHLNCDC.com The P.A.L. Jr. Islanders are your 2022-23 NCDC Dineen Cup Champions, having won the decisive Game 3 by a 6-2 score against the South Shore Kings on April 2 at Northwell Health Ice Center in East Meadow, N.Y.  The Jr. Islanders staved off […]

By Joshua Boyd / USPHLNCDC.com  The P.A.L. Jr. Islanders’ D.J. Walsh scored the game-winning goal at 6:52 of overtime to keep his team’s Dineen Cup dreams alive and push on to the winner-take-all Game 3 on Sunday. Faceoff against the South Shore Kings is at 4 p.m. at Northwell Health Ice Center in East Meadow, […]

By Lexi Obrycki / USPHLNCDC.com   P.A.L. Jr. Islanders (#2 South) vs. South Shore Kings (#2 North) All Games To Be Played At Northwell Health Ice Center, all times EST Game 1: Friday, March 31, 5 p.m.  Game 2: Saturday, April 1, 4 p.m.  Game 3: Sunday, April 2, 4 p.m. (if necessary)    The […]

The South Shore Kings will make their first appearance in the NCDC Dineen Cup Championship Series, following a 2-0 series victory against the Twin City Thunder. The Kings played two very different games going towards the Dineen Cup Finals, first winning 4-1 and then 5-4 in double overtime. The Friday night game was a much […]

By Joshua Boyd / USPHLNCDC.com    The situation in the South Division is the same as the North – across the whole NCDC right now, there are four teams that all have the chance to win their first Dineen Cup.  Mercer is looking to be the first new team since the inaugural season Islanders Hockey […]

By Joshua Boyd / USPHLNCDC.com    North Division  Northern Cyclones (1) vs. Twin City Thunder (4) All games to be played at Cyclones Arena, Hudson, N.H.  Game 1: Friday, March 17, 1 p.m. EST Game 2: Saturday, March 18, 1 p.m. EST Game 3: Sunday, March 19, 1 p.m. EST (if necessary)    The NCDC’s […]

By Joshua Boyd / USPHLNCDC.com   South Division  Jersey Hitmen (1) vs. Mercer Chiefs (4)  All games at the Ice Vault, Wayne, N.J. Game 1: Friday, March 17, 5 p.m. EST Game 2: Saturday, March 18, 5 p.m. EST Game 3: Sunday, March 19, 1 p.m. EST (if necessary)    This is the first step […]

By Joshua Boyd / USPHLNCDC.com    North Division South Shore Kings (2) vs. New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs (3) All games to be played at Foxboro Sports Center Game 1: Friday, March 17, 7 p.m. EST Game 2: Saturday, March 18, 7 p.m. EST Game 3: Sunday, March 19, 7 p.m. EST (if necessary)    Heavy […]