NCAA 2022-23 Season Also Saw Alumni Honored With 80 Captaincy Positions;172 Alumni Win Championships By Joshua Boyd / NCDCHockey.com The National Collegiate Development Conference and the United States Premier Hockey League as a whole is looking forward to another huge NCAA hockey season in 2023-24, especially after research has shown that it is truly […]
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 […]
By Joshua Boyd / USPHL Staff The Ottawa Senators, on June 29, drafted former Rockets Hockey Club USPHL 16U player Nicholas VanTassell. He was selected in the seventh round, 215th overall, of the 2023 NHL Entry Draft. A 2004-born native of Basking Ridge, N.J., VanTassell played his youth hockey for the Rockets and, as a […]
The Islanders Hockey Club defeated the Springfield Pics on March 1 to capture the USPHL North 15U Championship. Both the Islanders and Pics have qualified for the Tier 1 Hockey Federation championships in Wayne, N.J., March 11-12. Congratulations to Coach Brian Umansky and the Islanders on capturing the North title and berth to the 15U […]
Pictured: Picard’s commitment graphic from 2021-22, when the former USPHL Elite goalie committed to Air Force Academy’s ACHA team. Courtesy of the Springfield Pics. By Joshua Boyd / USPHL.com It was a dream come true on Friday the 13th of January when former Springfield Pics officially became an NCAA athlete when the Air Force Academy […]
Ottawa Senators center Shane Pinto, who led all rookies with six goals in eight games (6-1—7) and topped the entire League with a 42.9 shooting percentage (6 G/14 S), has been named the NHL’s “Rookie of the Month” for October. Pinto played in the USPHL 16U and 18U leagues for the South Kent Selects Academy between 2016-18, winning […]
Abrams Has Been Commissioner Of Central Canada Hockey League For 16 Years The United States Premier Hockey League is pleased to announce Kevin Abrams has joined its management team as a Senior Consultant. Abrams is the longest serving Commissioner in North America at the Junior A level leading the Central Canada Hockey League (CCHL) since […]
McDonough Was NCDC’s Youngest Regular Player In 2021-22 And Is A 2023 NHL Draft Prospect A world-renowned academic profile and an NCAA Hockey National Tournament regular over roughly the last 10 years. What more could a young hockey player with elevated educational aims wish for than a commitment to Harvard University? That wish came true […]
The USPHL has seen 14 of its alumni play in the National Hockey League to date, not several more organization alumni from prior to the 2013 inaugural season of the league. Additionally, there have been 38 NHL Entry Draft selections of USPHL regulars, including six USPHL alumni (four from the NCDC) selected in the 2022 […]
