Sam Lipkin became the second former NCDC player and former Quinnipiac University player and National Champion to sign an NHL contract on April 4. Lipkin, who played with the Rockets Hockey Club in 2020-21, signed with the Arizona Coyotes, who had selected him in 2021 NHL Entry Draft. That year, Lipkin was on of three […]

Photos Courtesy of Union College Athletics Department   By Joshua Boyd / NCDCHockey.com   Former Jersey Hitmen goaltender Connor Murphy has gone country. Canadian country to be exact. Come this fall, he’ll be in the heart of one of the world’s rodeo capitals, in Calgary, Alberta, as he works to land a spot with the […]

By Pittsburgh Penguins Staff / Re-published With Permission The Pittsburgh Penguins have re-signed forward Drew O’Connor to a two-year contract, it was announced Thursday, Aug. 2, by President of Hockey Operations Kyle Dubas. The deal runs through the 2024-25 campaign and carries an average annual value of $925,000. O’Connor played in the inaugural 2017-18 NCDC […]

By Joshua Boyd / NCDCHockey.com    From a young age, Pearl River, N.Y., native Liam McLinskey found himself drawn to the Jersey Hitmen and their multi-tiered development program.  The Hitmen brought McLinskey in as a 15-year-old and brought him along slowly, giving him a chance to be a leader at each of the 15, 16U […]

By Joshua Boyd / USPHLNCDC.com    A full survey of NHL teams’ Development Camp rosters showed that 47 former United States Premier Hockey League players competed at the camps, held to introduce prospects to the teams that have newly drafted them and re-evaluate past draft picks as well as newly invited free agents. Despite a […]