NCDC Players Of The Week: Jan. 17, 2023

Games of Jan. 10-16, 2023   Summaries by Joshua Boyd / USPHL.com    South Division Forwards: Cade Baker, Rockets Hockey Club Baker (‘03/York Springs, Pa.) was instrumental in the Rockets picking up a key victory against the second-place P.A.L. Jr. Islanders on Friday, posting a 1-2-3 line. He also added a goal – which tied […]

#USPHLPlayoffs: The Watch List – Jan. 16, 2023

We’ll be posting regular updates on what games each game day will have playoff clinching implications in the NCDC, USPHL Premier and USPHL Elite. A few notes before today’s update: No teams in the NCDC have clinched a playoff berth as of yet. But we’ll show NCDC games where a team can improve its standings […]

NCDC This Week: Definitely Not Lonely At The Top 

By Joshua Boyd / USPHL.com    First place is trending in the NCDC. Five teams are in first place in their respective divisions – three tied for the top of the North Division, and two tied for No. 1 in the South Division (and overall). What does this all mean in mid-January for the playoffs? […]

NCDC Players Of The Week: Jan. 11, 2023

(Games of Jan. 1-8, 2023) Summaries by Joshua Boyd / USPHL   North Division  Forward: Edvin Robertsson, Twin City Thunder The Thunder picked up a win against the Islanders Hockey Club and took a shootout loss to the Boston Advantage, and those three points helped them continue to put pressure on the fourth-place South Shore […]

College Hockey News: Quinnipiac Hits Transfer Portal Gold with Graf

Sophomore F, Junior Bruins Alum Helping Bobcats to Best Start in Program History The following article and accompanying photo is republished here by courtesy and permission of College Hockey News. Click the link at the bottom of the first four paragraphs to read the full article at www.collegehockeynews.com: By Brevin Monroe/CHN Reporter The Quinnipiac Bobcats […]

NCDC This Week: Right Back Into The Thick Of It

Jan. 6, 2023 By Joshua Boyd / USPHL.com    With a pair of games in the midweek, the NCDC is back in business, playing its first games since Dec. 19 way back in last year, you remember – 2022? It may be a new year, but the same season that kicked off in September has […]

NCDC Players Of The Month – December 2022: South Division

(Summaries by Joshua Boyd)    Forwards Luca Leighton, P.A.L. Jr. Islanders Leighton was a driving force behind the Jr. Islanders’ 6-1 run in December, which included wins over the top two teams in the South Division, the Jersey Hitmen and Mercer Chiefs. He scored a league and division-best 12 points over the course of December, […]

NCDC Players Of The Month – December 2022: North Division

(Summaries by Joshua Boyd) Easton Ryan, Boston Junior Bruins The top-scoring forward in the NCDC for the month of December was also the only player in the league to average two points per game last month. He posted five goals and seven assists with 12 points in six games and helped the Junior Bruins to […]

Rockets Hockey Club’s Dobnig Returns To World Juniors To Compete For Austria

By USPHL Staff   For the second straight year, Rockets Hockey Club veteran left winger Jonas Dobnig is playing for Team Austria at the World Junior Championships.  Dobnig, who played in all four games at the 2022 tournament a year ago and scored a goal, returned to suiting up for “Ostereich” on the ice in […]

Former Rockets Hockey Club Forward Lipkin Set To Represent Team USA At World Juniors

By Joshua Boyd / USPHL.com  Former Rockets Hockey Club forward Sam Lipkin has been named to play for Team USA in the World Junior Championships, which begins officially Monday, Dec. 26, 2022, and finishes on Jan. 5, 2023, in Halifax, N.S., and Moncton, N.B. The Philadelphia native posted 12 goals and 13 assists for 25 […]