By Joshua Boyd / NCDCHockey.com    On Monday, July 17, the National Collegiate Development Conference (NCDC) announced its new website domain, www.NCDCHockey.com, as well as a new NCDC Mobile App for all Apple and Android devices and exclusive NCDC Social Media Channels for Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.  The NCDC is a Tier II Junior Hockey […]

By WBS Knights Staff The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights, of the United States Premier Hockey League, are proud to announce that Eric Brule has been named Head Coach of the Premier team and Assistant Coach of the NCDC team for this upcoming 2023-24 season. Coach Brule has had a remarkable career playing pro hockey for 10 years, […]

By Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com Buffalo native Kevin Martin’s hockey journey has taken him over a few stops, but it’s the next one he’s the most excited about – he’ll be joining the King’s College NCAA hockey team this fall.  The Ogden Mustangs center posted a 9-12-21 line in 31 games after joining during the […]

By Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com    Nick Foster is excited to become part of a strong tradition of excellence at Norwich University, as the former Springfield Pic (2020-22) is headed to that NCAA Division III institution in the 2023-24 season.  The 2002-born defenseman from Amherst, Mass., put up 31 points in 74 games in two […]

Jason McCrimmon of Detroit, Michigan, is the recipient of the 2023 Willie O’Ree Community Hero Award™, given to an individual who – through the sport of hockey – has positively impacted their community, culture or society in the United States.   This season, the NHL presented the 2023 Willie O’Ree Community Hero Award to one winner in […]

By Gene Binda / Referee’s Crease   The goal of Referee’s Crease is to recruit, train, and advance officials to higher levels of officiating through our comprehensive officiating program. It is our long-term mission to create a pool of officials who implement rules and call the game in similar fashion at all levels of hockey. […]

By Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com    Nicholas Becker won’t have to go too far from his Portland, Maine, home to kick off his NCAA hockey career, as he just recently committed to New England College in Henniker, N.H. The two-year junior veteran forward couldn’t be more excited to get started later this summer.  “I started […]

Longtime NCAA Referee Will Begin New Atlantic Hockey Position July 1 Below is the Atlantic Hockey Association’s press release about Eugene Binda Jr. being hired by AHA as their Supervisor of Officiating. Binda was most recently the USPHL’s Director of Officiating Development.   The United States Premier Hockey League is proud to be a launching pad […]

By Joshua Boyd / USPHLNCDC.com Former Boston Junior Bruins player Jack Eichel has won the Stanley Cup for the first time in his eight-year career. The Golden Knights defeated the Florida Panthers 4-1 in the series and 9-3 in Game 5 to win the Stanley Cup at home on June 13. In his second season […]

By Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com    Filip Tjarnhell became a big fan of the North American style of hockey these past two seasons, so much so that he’s coming back this side of the Atlantic Ocean to start up his NCAA hockey career.  Tjarnhell, an ‘02 from Sweden, will be joining the NCAA team of […]