Former USPHL 16U Rockets Hockey Club Player Nicholas VanTassell Drafted By Ottawa

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 […]

#CommittedLeaders: Five former NCDC Players On NCAA Final-Bound Quinnipiac

By Quinnipiac University Staff See Also: https://www.ncdchockey.com/eight-ncdc-alumni-on-quinnipiac-boston-university-rosters-at-frozen-four-in-tampa Quinnipiac and Minnesota are set for a national championship battle, as the Bobcats and Golden Gophers match up on Saturday night in Tampa., Fla. The Bobcats defeated Michigan in the late semifinal by a 5-2 final, while Minnesota knocked off Boston University 6-2. Quinnipiac is in its third […]

Eight NCDC Alumni On Quinnipiac, Boston University Rosters At Frozen Four In Tampa

The United States Premier Hockey League and its Tuition-Free Tier II National Collegiate Development Conference wish the best of luck to all of our alumni on the rosters of teams competing in the Frozen Four NCAA Hockey Championship in Tampa, Fla., which begins Thursday with the semifinal round.   Quinnipiac University Collin Graf (RW/C) – […]

Boston Junior Bruins NCDC Alumni Trio Appear On Hobey Baker Award Fan Ballot

Photos Courtesy Sun Devil Athletics and Quinnipiac University Athletics Quinnipiac University men’s ice hockey sophomores Collin Graf and Yaniv Perets are on the ballot for the 2023 Hobey Baker Award, the committee announced on Thursday afternoon. Both are former members of the NCDC Boston Junior Bruins. Presented annually as men’s college ice hockey’s premier award, […]

College Hockey News: Quinnipiac Hits Transfer Portal Gold with Graf

Sophomore F, Junior Bruins Alum Helping Bobcats to Best Start in Program History The following article and accompanying photo is republished here by courtesy and permission of College Hockey News. Click the link at the bottom of the first four paragraphs to read the full article at www.collegehockeynews.com: By Brevin Monroe/CHN Reporter The Quinnipiac Bobcats […]

Former Florida Eels Elite Goalie Suiting Up For Latvia At World Juniors, Committed to UMass-Lowell

The Florida Eels are extremely excited to announce goaltender Karlis Mezsargs, a Florida Eels alum, is rostered on the Latvian World Junior Championships team, and has committed to NCAA Division I University of Massachusetts at Lowell (UMass-Lowell). Karlis currently plays for the USHL’s Tri-City Storm. He is 6-feet-3-inches and 185 pounds, and catches left. He […]

Former Rockets Hockey Club Forward Lipkin Set To Represent Team USA At World Juniors

By Joshua Boyd / USPHL.com  Former Rockets Hockey Club forward Sam Lipkin has been named to play for Team USA in the World Junior Championships, which begins officially Monday, Dec. 26, 2022, and finishes on Jan. 5, 2023, in Halifax, N.S., and Moncton, N.B. The Philadelphia native posted 12 goals and 13 assists for 25 […]

USPHL Alum Shane Pinto Named NHL Rookie Of The Month For October 2022

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 […]