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P.A.L. Jr. Islanders
The P.A.L. Jr. Islanders (Pride and Athletics for Life) are a junior ice hockey#Tier II, Tier II junior ice hockey team playing in the National Collegiate Development Conference (NCDC) of the United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL). The organization operates several other teams at varying levels of play with two others in the USPHL's Premier and Elite divisions that are also called P.A.L. Jr. Islanders. History The parent organization was founded a few years after the New York Islanders hit the ice. The two have remain tied together ever since with the Jr. Islanders helping to lay the groundwork for junior hockey throughout Long Island. The organization joined the USPHL Premier Division as a founding member in 2013. Two years later, a secondary club was formed and joined the Elite Division. In 2017, the USPHL announced that it would be founding a new Tier II division called the National Collegiate Development Conference. Both of the Jr. Islanders program were promoted one level ...
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Hauppauge, New York
Hauppauge ( ) is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the towns of Islip and Smithtown in western Suffolk County, New York, on Long Island. Its population in 2022 was estimated at 20,401 by the U.S. Census Bureau. Despite the official seat of Suffolk County being Riverhead, situated further east, many of the county's government offices are located in Hauppauge. Geography Hauppauge is located at (40.818205, −73.206878). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.37%, is water. The name is derived from the Native American word for "sweet waters." Local Native American tribes would get their fresh drinking water from this area, instead of near Lake Ronkonkoma where the water was not potable. Hauppauge is known for the underground water springs and high underground water table. Hauppauge now has a humid subtropical climate (''Cfa'') and the hardiness zone is now 7b History The first house in greater ...
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2018–19 NCDC Season
The 2018–19 NCDC season was the 2nd season of the National Collegiate Development Conference (NCDC) Division of the United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL). The regular season ran from September 2018 to March 2019 with a 50-game schedule. The New Jersey Hitmen won the regular season championship. The Boston Junior Bruins defeated the Connecticut Jr. Rangers 2 games to 1 to capture the Dineen Cup. Member changes * In On November 2, 2017, the USPHL announced that the New Hampshire Junior Monarchs would found a Tier II franchise that would begin playing in the NCDC this season. Regular season The standings at the end of the regular season were as follows: ''Note: x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched regular season title'' Standings Dineen Cup playoffs At the conclusion of the regular season, the playoff matches were set. However, prior to the start of the postseason, the remainder of the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 ...
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United States Premier Hockey League Teams
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Amateur Ice Hockey Teams In New York (state)
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2024–25 NCDC Season
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 ...
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2023–24 NCDC Season
The 2023–24 NCDC season was the 7th season of the National Collegiate Development Conference (NCDC) Division of the United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL). The regular season ran from September 2023 to March 2024 with a slightly unbalanced schedule. The P.A.L. Jr. Islanders won the regular season championship. The South Shore Kings defeated the Ogden Mustangs 2 games to 1 to capture the Dineen Cup. Member changes * On June 30, 2022, the USPHL announced that they would be transferring the entire Mountain Division of their Tier III league (Premier) to the NCDC for this season. Originally the Idaho Falls Spud Kings, Northern Colorado Eagles, Ogden Mustangs, Provo Predators, Pueblo Bulls and Utah Outliers were to be added. However, the after the Eagles franchise lost access to its home arena thanks to expansion from the NAHL, the USPHL then promoted the Rock Springs Grizzlies to the NCDC as well. * When the USPHL held its annual draft for the 2023–24 season, neither t ...
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Mercer Chiefs
The Mercer Chiefs are a Tier II junior ice hockey team playing in the United States Premier Hockey League The United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL) is an American ice hockey league. Founded in 2012, the USPHL has grown to over 60 organizations from across the United States/Canada fielding teams in the National Collegiate Development Conference ...'s (USPHL) National Collegiate Development Conference (NCDC) division. The Chiefs play their home games at Ice Land Skating Center in Hamilton, New Jersey. History In 2022, the USPHL admitted the Mercer Chiefs as an expansion franchise for the top division of league play. At the time, the Mercer Chiefs were an established youth hockey organization but had yet to field a full junior program (under-20) The Chiefs transferred their under-18 outfit from the Atlantic Youth Hockey League to the NCDC and also founded a second team that would play in the USPHL's Premier division. Season-by-season records References External links ...
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2022–23 NCDC Season
The 2022–23 NCDC season was the 6th season of the National Collegiate Development Conference (NCDC) Division of the United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL). The regular season ran from September 2022 to March 2023 with a 50-game schedule for each team. The Jersey Hitmen won the regular season championship. The P.A.L. Jr. Islanders defeated the South Shore Kings 2 games to 1 to capture the Dineen Cup. Member changes * On February 3, 2022, the USPHL announced that the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights would be promoted to the NCDC from the Premier Division (Tier III) for this season. * A little over a month later, the Mercer Chiefs were added as an expansion franchise for this season. * At the end of March, the USPHL announced that the Philadelphia Hockey Club would not continue as members of the league after the end of the '22 season. The club would subsequently join the Eastern Hockey League The Eastern Hockey League was a minor professional United States ice hockey lea ...
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Jersey Hitmen
The Jersey Hitmen are a junior and youth ice hockey organization with teams in the United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL), with its top level junior team playing in the USPHL's National Collegiate Development Conference (NCDC). The organization also has junior teams in the USPHL's Premier and Elite Divisions, as well as multiple youth teams from 10U to 18U. The teams play their home games at the Ice Vault Arena in Wayne, New Jersey Wayne is a Township (New Jersey), township in Passaic County, New Jersey, Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Home to William Paterson University and located less than from Midtown Manhattan, the township is a bedroom suburb of New .... The Hitmen used to field a 16U team in the Eastern Junior Elite Prospects League (EJEPL) and 14U teams in the Metro Elite Hockey League (MEHL) before joining the USPHL High Performance Youth Divisions. Regular season records Playoff records References External links Official si ...
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2021–22 NCDC Season
The 2021–22 NCDC season was the 5th season of the National Collegiate Development Conference (NCDC) Division of the United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL). The regular season ran from September 2021 to March 2022 with a slightly unbalanced schedule. The Jersey Hitmen won the regular season championship and went on to defeated the Boston Junior Bruins The Boston Junior Bruins are an American junior ice hockey organization playing in Marlborough, Massachusetts. They currently field three junior and a number of youth teams in the United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL). History The Boston J ... 2 games to 0 to capture the Dineen Cup. Member changes ''None'' 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 North Division South Division Statistics Scoring leaders The following players led the league in regular ...
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Rockets Hockey Club
The Rockets Hockey Club, are a junior ice hockey, Tier II junior ice hockey team from Bridgewater, New Jersey. The Rockets play their home games at the Bridgewater Sports Arena. History The New Jersey Rockets youth hockey organization was formed in 1970 to serve as a local developmental program. The club later reached an arrangement with the New Jersey Devils of the NHL for the use of the Meadowlands Arena and later the Prudential Center. In the early part of the 21st century,the Rockets expanded their footprint with the addition of a junior franchises to both the Metropolitan Junior Hockey League and the Atlantic Junior Hockey League (AJHL). This team was a founding member of the AJHL was it was organized in 2004. When the AJHL merged with the Eastern Junior Hockey League in 2013, the Rockets then became founding members of the successor league, the Eastern Hockey League (2013), Eastern Hockey League. In 2016, the MJHL franchise withdrew and joined the EHL's Elite (lower) divisio ...
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Philadelphia Hockey Club
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