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The South Shore Kings, defending Dineen Cup Champions for at least the next roughly 24 hours, will get a chance to win the Cup again. After defeating the Mercer Chiefs in the final non-championship elimination game on Sunday by a 4-0 score, the Kings will now have to defeat the Idaho Falls Spud Kings twice…
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By Joshua Boyd / NCDCHockey.com Idaho Falls was powered by a huge goaltending performance from Charlie Durkin, as well as the opening goal by Leo Mantenuto. He scored at 4:24 of the second period on the power play, picking up assists from D.J. MacLeish and William O’Donovan. Durkin came away with 33 saves on 33…
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Second Team Forward: Kevin Pico, Red Bank Generals The first-year Generals shook up the Atlantic by finishing in a tie for third and winning 28 games along the way. They put together a heck of a first-year squad, including Pico. The ‘06 from Perkasie, Pa., just kept getting better during the season, ultimately finishing with…
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JoJo Dable’s high slot wristshot was the difference in a triple-overtime South Shore King 3-2 win against the Northern Cyclones in a win-or-go-home situation for both teams in the double elimination tournament. The goal was scored at 101:58 of the game, making it the second longest in NCDC history after the Mercer / P.A.L. Game…
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Forward: Eloi Robert, Elmira Impact Robert (’06/Granby, Que.) was a wonder every time he touched the ice, not only finishing with a 28-54-82 line in 43 games, but also posting a goal and four assists for five points in two USPHL Premier All-Star Games in January. Robert scored in every single game from Dec. 21…
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By Joshua Boyd / NCDCHockey.com Justin Thibault scored the game-winning overtime goal at 13:52, lifting the Chiefs over the Northern Cyclones, assisted by Jack Gricus. The game was back-and-forth essentially from the point where the scoring started in the second. Ryan Stratton started it all at 5:28 of the second period, a 1-0 lead that…
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By Joshua Boyd / NCDCHockey.com It was a battle of goaltenders for more than 70 minutes on Friday, as the Idaho Falls Spud Kings just barely outlasted the defending Dineen Cup Champion South Shore Kings by a score of 1-0 off a Ronald Wade goal at the 16:00 mark of overtime. He was assisted on…
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By Joshua Boyd Being part of the final four teams in the running for the Dineen Cup is not new for the Chiefs, as they were in the Atlantic Division Championship series in 2023, eventually falling to that year’s Dineen Cup Champion P.A.L. Jr. Islanders. They also fell in 2024 in the Atlantic Division…
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Forward: Augie Ashley, Tampa Bay Juniors Ashley (‘04/Falmouth, N.S.) was extremely generous all season, putting up 40 assists in 42 games, in addition to sending home 25 goals for the division-leading Juniors. He registered 1.55 points per game, the best average for any player who skated in at least 30 games this past season. Ashley…
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First Team Forward: Justin Scarbrough, Northern Cyclones Scarbrough (’04/Redondo Beach, Calif.) leaves his three-year stint with the Cyclones having risen to third place on the team’s Premier scoring leaderboard dating back to the league’s 2017 inaugural season. He closed with 67 goals and 48 assists for 115 points in 108 regular season games. He scored…
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