By Joshua Boyd / NCDCHockey.com     The National Collegiate Development Conference is proud to announce that the Utica Jr. Comets’ Payne Gatewood was named the New England Division 2023-24 Defensive Forward Of the Year.  Gatewood (‘03/Boulder, Colo.) joined the Jr. Comets last year out of the Nichols School, and enjoyed a strong introduction to the […]

By Joshua Boyd / NCDCHockey.com    The National Collegiate Development Conference is proud to announce that Utica Jr. Comets Head Coach Louis Educate has been named the New England Division 2023-24 Coach Of The Year.  Educate, 34 and originally from Libertyville, Ill., first began his association with hockey in Utica when he joined the Utica […]

By Joshua Boyd / NCDCHockey.com    South Shore Kings (2) vs. Utica Jr. Comets (3) Best of Three All Games At Foxboro Sports Center Wed., March 27, 4:30 p.m. EST Thurs., March 28, 4:30 p.m. EST Fri., March 29, 7 p.m. EST (If Necessary)    The South Shore Kings and Utica Jr. Comets will clash […]

NCDC 2023-24 New England Division Players Of The Week    Week of March 13, 2024   Games of March 1-10, 2024   Summaries by Joshua Boyd / NCDCHockey.com    Forward: Kotaro Murase, South Shore Kings The second-year King, an ‘03 from Japan, was a key player in the Kings’ continuing battle for the top spot […]

Selection Process: The league media office sends top statistical candidates to divisional coaches for review and coaches either approve or challenge the nominations.    Summaries by Joshua Boyd / NCDCHockey.com    Forward: Seth Ferguson, Utica Jr. Comets Ferguson (‘03/Brighton, Mich.) had a huge month in terms of establishing himself as one of the NCDC’s top […]

Week of Jan. 24, 2024 Games of Jan. 17-23, 2024   Summaries By Joshua Boyd / NCDCHockey.com    Forward: Braxton Powers, Islanders Hockey Club The third-year NCDC forward Powers (‘04/Raleigh, N.C.) scored his first career hat trick on Jan. 19 in a win against the Boston Junior Bruins, including a shorthanded goal to cap the […]

Week of Jan. 11, 2024 Games of Jan. 1-9, 2024 Summaries by Joshua Boyd / NCDCHockey.com   Forward: Seth Ferguson, Utica Jr Comets  Ferguson (‘03/Brighton, Mich.) passed his November and December combined points when he had a monster weekend against the Boston Junior Bruins. He put up one goal and had six assists (two three-helper […]

Summaries By Joshua Boyd / NCDCHockey.com    Forward: Nathan Stachowiak, South Shore Kings The second-year King, an ‘04 from Cheektowaga, N.Y., has shown great leadership as a team Captain, especially leading by example. With a 12-point month in the Kings’ six games played, he already improved upon his full 2022-23 season totals of 26 points […]

Week of Nov. 22   Games of Nov. 14-20, 2023   Summaries by Joshua Boyd / NCDCHockey.com  Forward: Charlie Zetterqvist, Northern Cyclones Zetterqvist (‘06/Salem, Sweden) put up three goals and added one assist to post four points as the Northern Cyclones wrapped up a weekend sweep of the Boston Junior Bruins. In a game where […]

Week of Nov. 15, 2023   Games of Nov. 8-13, 2023    Summaries By Joshua Boyd / NCDCHockey.com    Forward: Coleman Jenkins, Boston Junior Bruins  Jenkins had a huge series against the historic in-state rival Islanders Hockey Club, scoring two goals in regulation and adding a third in the Junior Bruins’ 5-4 shootout victory against […]