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 […]
Over five years, the USPHL’s National Collegiate Development Conference has proven itself as a strong feeder to the NCAA Division I ranks and also to NHL franchises. Nearly 200 NCDC players have committed to Division I institutions, and the league has also seen seven NHL Draft picks of current or former players in the last […]
Holske Will Be Youngest NCDC Head Coach This Season The United States Hockey League, and its Tier II Tuition-Free National Collegiate Development Conference, congratulates the South Shore Kings’ Tyler Holske on his promotion to NCDC Head Coach for the Kings. Holske was, until this past weekend, the Associate Coach and Assistant General Manager for the […]
Life is good when you’re an All-Star, especially for Wisconsin Rapids Riverkings forward Benjamin Pizzimenti. The forward was one of the driving forces in pushing the Riverkings to second place in a very competitive eight-team Midwest West Division. After being named a USPHL Premier Midwest West All-Star following a 46-point campaign, Pizzimenti got the great […]
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 […]
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 […]
McDonald Was TV Voice Of New York Islanders’ Stanley Cup Dynasty; Also First Voice Of Kings And Flames The first broadcast voice of the Los Angeles Kings. The voice of the New York Islanders’ Stanley Cup glory years. Winner of the Hockey Hall of Fame’s Foster Hewitt Memorial Award. And soon to be the guest […]
USPHL Advancement To Tier I Hockey Extends Beyond Players It was no problem for the Rockets Hockey Club to find their newest NCDC Head Coach. Once former coach Jason Kersner was hired as the new Head Coach and General Manager by the USHL’s Sioux City Musketeers, they only had to look at the same family […]
Frank Ireland Is Only Player To Have Played At Least One Game In All Five NCDC Seasons The Boston Junior Bruins’ Frank Ireland is certainly excited to be getting ready for his NCAA Division I college hockey career to begin. He’s happy to be pushing on to the inaugural season of the new D-I program […]
“It’s been a very long journey to get to college hockey, from adversity through different injuries my first two years of juniors, and a great playoff run with the Northern Colorado Eagles,” reminisced goaltender Brendan Smith. The goaltender will get to finally realize his dream of playing college hockey, inking a commitment to NCAA Division […]
