The National Collegiate Development Conference, the Tier II conference of the United States Premier Hockey League, is proud to announce its 2024 All-Star Game Event, which will be played January 15, 2024, at Agganis Arena on the campus of Boston University in Boston, Mass.  The NCDC All-Star Game, featuring the top players from the NCDC’s […]

By Joshua Boyd / NCDCHockey.com    You certainly won’t hear Cameron Lund complaining about anything hockey-wise. It’s been going really well for the ‘04 out of Bridgewater, Mass., for many years now.  He is coming off a fantastic freshman year for Northeastern University, with whom he was named to the Hockey East Association All-Rookie Team. […]

By Joshua Boyd / NCDCHockey.com    The first year of NCAA hockey for Rockets Hockey Club alum Sam Lipkin could not have gone any better. He was named the ECAC Rookie Of The Year and to the All-Rookie Team, and he helped Quinnipiac first win the ECAC Hockey Championship and then later, the ultimate prize, […]

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 / 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 […]

Jason McCrimmon of Detroit, Michigan, is the recipient of the 2023 Willie O’Ree Community Hero Award™, given to an individual who – through the sport of hockey – has positively impacted their community, culture or society in the United States.   This season, the NHL presented the 2023 Willie O’Ree Community Hero Award to one winner in […]

By Joshua Boyd / USPHLNCDC.com Former Boston Junior Bruins player Jack Eichel has won the Stanley Cup for the first time in his eight-year career. The Golden Knights defeated the Florida Panthers 4-1 in the series and 9-3 in Game 5 to win the Stanley Cup at home on June 13. In his second season […]

2023 Frozen Four All-Tournament Team member, Hobey Baker Top 10 selection and Richter Award finalist Yaniv Perets is heading to the NHL. The Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec, Canada native signed a contract with the Carolina Hurricanes, the organization announced during the second intermission of tonight’s contest with the Detroit Red Wings. After anchoring the Bobcats to their first national […]

By USPHL Staff   The National Collegiate Development Conference, the USPHL’s Tier II Tuition-Free Hockey League, will present its 2023 NCDC All-Star Game Series on Tuesday, February 21, 2023, at the Foxboro Sports Center in Foxboro, Mass.  Held after the conclusion of another great event at Foxboro Sports Center – the South Shore Kings Presidents […]

Photo Caption: From left, former professional hockey player Olie Kolzig and his wife, Christin Kolzig, pose with Ogden Mustangs co-owner’s Sean and Kimberly Wilmert next to a jersey that was auctioned off during the team’s Autism Awareness Weekend on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023, at the Ice Sheet in Ogden. Photo Courtesy Standard-Examiner   This article […]