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By Alexis Demopoulos A three-year veteran of the P.A.L. Jr. Islanders, defenseman Michael English is pleased to have announced his NCAA Division III commitment to SUNY-Plattsburgh for the 2025-26 season. English, a Smithtown, N.Y., native, is in his third season with the P.A.L. Jr. Islanders organization. He played 16 games during the 2022-23 season, 47…
Read MoreP.A.L. Jr. Islanders 3, Mercer Chiefs 2 (OT3) The Dineen Cup Playoffs on Wednesday saw a record set for longest game in NCDC history, as the Mercer Chiefs and P.A.L. Jr. Islanders went to a third overtime, the first in the league’s eight-year history, to decide Game 1 on Long Island. P.A.L.’s Devin Niles scored…
Read MoreOgden Mustangs 2, Idaho Falls Spud Kings 0 The Mustangs got a huge 39-save shutout performance from Dilans Birkans on Monday night to take a 1-0 lead in the Mountain Division Championship series. They defeated the host Idaho Falls Spud Kings 2-0. Along with Birkans’ goaltending heroics, Roman Cherniak and Cayden Effertz scored second…
Read MoreIdaho Falls Spud Kings 2, Pueblo Bulls 1 The Spud Kings held on to get the 2-1 win to push them into the Mountain Division Championship Series against the Ogden Mustangs, which starts on Monday in Idaho Falls. Spud Kings veteran D.J. MacLeish scored the game-winner in the second period, after Max Von Klinggraeff evened…
Read MoreThursday night saw it all get decided – the 2025 Mountain Division Championship Series will feature the Ogden Mustangs against the Idaho Falls Spud Kings. The division’s top two teams from the regular season will battle for both Mountain supremacy as well as the division’s only berth to the Dineen Cup Championship Series in Wayne,…
Read MoreBy Alexis Demopoulos Thunder Hockey Club forward Jeremy LaCroix is excited to announce his NCAA Division II commitment to Southern New Hampshire University for the 2025-26 season. LaCroix, a Marlboro, Mass., native, has had years of experience playing in the NCDC. LaCroix played 13 games and had three points with the Jr. Bruins during the…
Read MoreThe South Shore Kings and Northern Cyclones both won their respective Division Semifinal series on Tuesday, setting up the official showdown for the New England Division title, which is set to begin on Tuesday, April 8. The Kings defeated the Worcester Railers JHC in a three-game series, winning by scores of 5-2, 2-1 in overtime…
Read MoreThe Mercer Chiefs are in the Atlantic Division Championship Series! The Chiefs eked out a 2-1 victory against their New Jersey in-state rivals the Jersey Hitmen, winning their Atlantic Division semifinal series by a 2-1 score. The Chiefs will face the P.A.L. Jr. Islanders in the division championship series beginning Tuesday, April 8. Nicholas Rockey…
Read MoreBy Joshua Boyd / NCDCHockey.com The P.A.L. Jr. Islanders and the Mercer Chiefs will face each other for the Atlantic Division Championship in a series set to begin on Tuesday, April 8. This series and the New England Division Championship series both hold a lot of bearing for each of the four teams involved, as…
Read MoreMercer Chiefs 4, Jersey Hitmen 3 The Chiefs take a series lead of 2-1 after defeating the host Jersey Hitmen by a 4-3 score in regulation on April 1. The Chiefs’ Jake Stevens scored the GWG, and he also had an assist. Gregory Diamond and Ty Tuccitto also had a goal and an assist apiece,…
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