NCDC Alumni Profiles: North Dakota’s T.J. Semptimphelter

Incoming Fighting Hawks Goaltender Attended Nashville Predators Development Camp   By Joshua Boyd / NCDCHockey.com T.J. Semptimphelter has been able to experience so much in a short few years, going back to his days as a top NCDC goalie with the Boston Junior Bruins in 2020-21. Since then, he has played NCAA Division I hockey […]

NCDC Alumni Profiles: Ohio State’s Kristoffer Eberly

Former Cyclones, MJDP Goaltender Hits Ice At Detroit Red Wings Development Camp   By Joshua Boyd / NCDCHockey.com    First round draft picks, longtime prospects making the move from one pro level to the other, and red-hot NCAA Division I players looking for their first free agent contract.  Goaltender Kristoffer Eberly was certainly in for […]

NCDC Alumni Profiles: San Jose Sharks’ Collin Graf

Action Photos Courtesy of The San Jose Sharks    By Joshua Boyd / NCDCHockey.com   The summer is upon us, and former NCDC standout, two-time Hobey Baker Top 10 finalist and two-time All-American Collin Graf is working towards what he hopes is a long 2024-25 season in the National Hockey League.  Graf played in 191 […]

2024 NHL Development Camps Feature More Than 50 Players with USPHL Ties

BOSTON, MA – July 9, 2024 – The United States Premier Hockey League has had another fantastic summer, both in terms of success at the NHL Entry Draft and the traditional NHL Development Camps that are held in late June and early July each season. This year, with 56 alumni of the USPHL itself and […]

Eight Players With USPHL Ties Selected In 2024 NHL Entry Draft

The United States Premier Hockey League is pleased to announce that eight players with USPHL ties were selected in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft, held June 28-29, 2024, at The Sphere in Las Vegas, Nev. This includes alumni of the league itself plus alumni of its member organizations.  The USPHL, with two junior alumni selected, […]

Ottawa Senators Draft Former Rockets HC Forward Blake Montgomery

The National Collegiate Development Conference congratulates former Rockets Hockey Club player Blake Montgomery on being selected by the Ottawa Senators with the 117th pick in the fourth round of the 2024 NHL Entry Draft. Montgomery became the 18th player to play in the NCDC and be drafted by an NHL team, which puts the NCDC […]

Eleven Players With NCDC, USPHL Ties Selected In USHL Phase II Entry Draft

By Joshua Boyd / NCDCHockey.com    The National Collegiate Development Conference and United States Premier Hockey League are excited to announce that nine players who have played in the Tier II NCDC and two more who played in the Tier III USPHL Premier Conference have been selected in the United States Hockey League Draft.  Five […]

Arizona Coyotes Sign Rockets Hockey Club, Quinnipiac Alum Sam Lipkin

Sam Lipkin became the second former NCDC player and former Quinnipiac University player and National Champion to sign an NHL contract on April 4. Lipkin, who played with the Rockets Hockey Club in 2020-21, signed with the Arizona Coyotes, who had selected him in 2021 NHL Entry Draft. That year, Lipkin was on of three […]

San Jose Sharks Sign Former Junior Bruin, Hobey Baker Top 10 Finalist Collin Graf

The San Jose Sharks officially reported the signing of former Boston Junior Bruins standout Collin Graf to a standard, entry level contract on April 4. The contract will begin immediately for the 2023-24 season. “Graf has excelled at the collegiate level, finishing as a Hobey Baker Top-10 finalist for the last two seasons,” said Grier, […]