The 2024–25 NCDC season was the 8th season of the National Collegiate Development Conference (NCDC) Division of the United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL). The regular season ran from September 2024 to March 2025 with a slightly unbalanced schedule. The South Shore Kings won the regular season championship and were defeated by the Idaho Falls Spud Kings 1–2 in the Championship game for the Dineen Cup.
Member changes On April 1, 2024, the USPHL announced that they had approved the sale of the Boston Junior Bruins' NCDC franchise. The team would relocate to West Chester, Pennsylvania and become the West Chester Wolves. The Junior Bruins would continue to operate their Premier division team.
On April 25, 2024, the USPHL announced the sale and relocation of the Provo Predators. The team was moved to Casper, Wyoming and, a month later, announced their new name of Casper Warbirds.
On May 23, 2024, the Twin City Thunder relocated to Exeter, New Hampshire and changed their name to the Thunder Hockey Club.
In mid-June, the USPHL announced the addition of two new teams with both the Boston Junior Rangers and Worcester Jr. Railers joining the NCDC for this season. The two had previously been members of the Eastern Hockey League. Less than a week later, a third EHL team, the Seacoast Spartans, were also transferred from the EHL to the NCDC.
On November 11, 2024, the USPHL announced that they had approved the addition of the Boston Junior Terriers for the 2025–26 season. The following day, the team was suspended by the EHL due to violating the terms of their 5-year contract. The Terriers, who then became the Boston Dogs, immediately were accepted into the NCDC. The league then adjusted the remainder of its schedule to compensate for the extra franchise.
Regular season
The standings at the end of the regular season were as follows:
Note: x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched regular season title Standings
Atlantic Division
Team xy – P.A.L. Jr. Islanders 544173388205118 x – Mercer Chiefs 5438151077195140 x – Jersey Hitmen 5428214261190161 x – Rockets Hockey Club 5426234157162161 x – West Chester Wolves 5324253152142151 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 5418304242118195 Connecticut Jr. Rangers 5318311340123169
Mountain Division
Team xy – Idaho Falls Spud Kings 5338104181188117 x – Ogden Mustangs 5337132177198124 x – Utah Outliers 5329174365159142 x – Pueblo Bulls 5332201065171156 Rock Springs Grizzlies 5311365128116210 Casper Warbirds 5312392026118201
New England Division
Team xyz – South Shore Kings 544473096206103 x – Northern Cyclones 5437114280204139 x – Utica Jr. Comets 5431173368194159 x – Islanders Hockey Club 5430213063172169 x – Worcester Jr. Railers 5424253253156190 Thunder Hockey Club 5420310343123179 Boston Junior Rangers 5415386431149216 Seacoast Spartans 5410346430129229 Boston Dogs 311019202289116
Statistics Scoring leaders
The following players led the league in regular season points at the completion of all regular season games.
Player Team Siamion Morschyonok Pueblo Bulls 51 28 47 75 40 Jared Rothman New Jersey Rockets 54 34 35 69 16 Matsvei Morshchyonok Pueblo Bulls 52 32 37 69 24 Braxton Powers Islanders Hockey Club 51 32 36 68 101 Easton Edwards Idaho Falls Spud Kings 52 27 36 63 91 Sam Ciappa Mercer Chiefs 53 24 39 63 0 Will Rassier South Shore Kings 53 30 32 62 10 Ryan Franks P.A.L. Jr. Islanders 54 31 30 61 41 Andrew Schmidt Idaho Falls Spud Kings 50 30 31 61 14 Brody Simko Ogden Mustangs 52 27 34 61 131
Dineen Cup playoffs The three winners of the division finals and the losing team with the best regular season record advance to the double-elimination quarterfinals. The three division winners are reseeded based upon regular season records with the losing team seeded 4th.
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
References
General reference
External links Official website of the National Collegiate Development Conference