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By Joshua Boyd / USPHL.com The National Collegiate Development Conference congratulates the Mercer Chiefs’ Justin Thibault for being named the 2024-25 Atlantic Division Rookie Of The Year. The 2008-born native of Levis, Que., is coming off a huge season of 22 goals and 27 assists for 49 points in 44 games in his junior debut…
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By Joshua Boyd / USPHL.com The National Collegiate Development Conference congratulates Jake Stevens of the Mercer Chiefs for being named the 2024-25 Atlantic Division Defenseman Of The Year. “It is such an honor and privilege to receive this award and to think I am now a part of the incredible players to win this…
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By Joshua Boyd / USPHL.com The National Collegiate Development Conference congratulates the Mercer Chiefs on being named the 2024-25 Atlantic Division Organization Of The Year. The Chiefs went 38-15-1-0 this past season, and defeated the Atlantic regular season champion P.A.L. Jr. Islanders in a winner-take-all Game 5 to earn a spot in the Dineen Cup…
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By Joshua Boyd / NCDCHockey.com Justin Thibault scored the game-winning overtime goal at 13:52, lifting the Chiefs over the Northern Cyclones, assisted by Jack Gricus. The game was back-and-forth essentially from the point where the scoring started in the second. Ryan Stratton started it all at 5:28 of the second period, a 1-0 lead that…
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By Joshua Boyd Being part of the final four teams in the running for the Dineen Cup is not new for the Chiefs, as they were in the Atlantic Division Championship series in 2023, eventually falling to that year’s Dineen Cup Champion P.A.L. Jr. Islanders. They also fell in 2024 in the Atlantic Division…
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The South Shore Kings, defending Dineen Cup Champions for at least the next roughly 24 hours, will get a chance to win the Cup again. After defeating the Mercer Chiefs in the final non-championship elimination game on Sunday by a 4-0 score, the Kings will now have to defeat the Idaho Falls Spud Kings twice…
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By Joshua Boyd / NCDCHockey.com Idaho Falls was powered by a huge goaltending performance from Charlie Durkin, as well as the opening goal by Leo Mantenuto. He scored at 4:24 of the second period on the power play, picking up assists from D.J. MacLeish and William O’Donovan. Durkin came away with 33 saves on 33…
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By Joshua Boyd / NCDCHockey.com It was a battle of goaltenders for more than 70 minutes on Friday, as the Idaho Falls Spud Kings just barely outlasted the defending Dineen Cup Champion South Shore Kings by a score of 1-0 off a Ronald Wade goal at the 16:00 mark of overtime. He was assisted on…
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By Joshua Boyd / NCDCHockey.com Justin Thibault scored the game-winning overtime goal at 13:52, lifting the Chiefs over the Northern Cyclones, assisted by Jack Gricus. The game was back-and-forth essentially from the point where the scoring started in the second. Ryan Stratton started it all at 5:28 of the second period, a 1-0 lead that…
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Here is how our Dineen Cup Championships bracket looks with the four qualifiers all set. The double-elimination tournament all begins on Friday, April 25. #1 Idaho Falls Spud Kings vs. #4 South Shore Kings, 3:30 p.m. EDT #2 Northern Cyclones vs. #3 Mercer Chiefs, 7:30 p.m. EDT The winning teams from those games will play at…
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