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 […]

Summaries By Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com    Limited March regular season games were also taken into statistical account.     Selection Process: The league media office sends statistical leaders to divisional coaches for review and coaches either approve or challenge the nominations.    Forward: Joona Juntunen, Connecticut Jr. Rangers Juntunen (‘03/Hyvinkaa, Finland) is proof positive of […]

Atlantic Division  Rockets Hockey Club (6) at Connecticut Jr. Rangers (1) All Games To Be Played At Chelsea Piers North, Stamford, CT Friday, March 8, 6 p.m. EST Saturday, March 9, 12 p.m. EST Sunday, March 10, Time TBD (If Necessary)   By Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com    The Connecticut Jr. Rangers had a lot […]

Atlantic Division Rockets Hockey Club (6) at Hershey Cubs (3)  All Games To Be Played At Hersheypark Arena Friday, March 1, 7 p.m. EST Saturday, March 2, 5 p.m. EST Sunday, March 3, 5 p.m. EST (If Necessary)   By Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com    The Hershey Cubs certainly had their best season in team […]

Selection Process: The league media office sends top statistical candidates to divisional coaches for review and coaches either approve or challenge the nominations.  Forward: Joona Juntunen, Connecticut Jr. Rangers  Juntunen (‘03/Hyvinkaa, Finland) has never stopped delivering for the Jr. Rangers, and that’s exactly the case since November. He has scored in every single one of […]

The National Collegiate Development Conference and the Rockets Hockey Club join together in congratulating Rockets NCDC forward Sam Blanton on earning a call-up to the United States Hockey League’s Sioux City Musketeers. Blanton is confirmed to be in the lineup for the Dec. 5 Musketeers game against the Sioux Falls Stampede. Blanton, an ’04 native […]

By Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com    The Salem State University Vikings are about to get a real Rocket boost to their defensive corps. The Vikings will welcome in two-year USPHL Premier veteran defenseman Josef Slepica, who closed his time in the league with the Rockets Hockey Club.  Slepica, an ‘02 born in Crosby, Minn., said […]

By Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com    Jake Stapert has been with the USPHL through many stops along his career, including at the 16U, 18U, Premier and NCDC levels. Most recently closing his time in the league after a season with the Rockets Hockey Club, the ‘02 forward from Flemington, N.J., he is most excited about […]

By Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com    Daniel Hodowanec is ready to bring his game, that of a hard-nosed, rugged veteran defenseman to the NCAA game. And the beneficiaries of this drive to succeed will be Arcadia University!  Hodowanec brings to Arcadia four junior seasons worth of experience, including being a former lettered captain, an assistant […]

By Joshua Boyd / USPHLPremier.com    A National Championship, good times with good friends, and plenty of goals and assists marked Jack Quigley’s time with the Rockets Hockey Club. A Captain with the Rockets, Quigley was with the organization for three of the last four seasons, including a USPHL 18U season, he certainly loved his […]