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 the New Hampshire Junior Monarchs nor the Boston Advantage participated. Their absence went without comment by the league and they were not included on the schedule when it was released later in the summer.
Regular season
The standings at the end of the regular season were as follows:
Note: x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched conference title; z = clinched regular season title Standings
Atlantic Conference
Team xyz – P.A.L. Jr. Islanders 524074185185113 x – Mercer Chiefs 5227222157169173 x – Rockets Hockey Club 5221236250164194 x – Jersey Hitmen 5222253249148158 x – Connecticut Jr. Rangers 5222273047147164 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 5220256147147177
Mountain Conference
Team xy – Ogden Mustangs 5337123178195125 x – Utah Outliers 5336132276189139 x – Provo Predators 5328191562162159 x – Idaho Falls Spud Kings 5324234254150172 Pueblo Bulls 5325252153194178 Rock Springs Grizzlies 539394123116233
New England Conference
Team xy – Islanders Hockey Club 5236114177173122 x – South Shore Kings 5236122276192123 x – Utica Jr. Comets 5230174165188154 x – Boston Junior Bruins 5225233154158196 x – Northern Cyclones 5217266343142177 Twin City Thunder 5216314137107169
Statistics Scoring leaders
The following players led the league in regular season points at the completion of all regular season games.
Player Team Ty Broad P.A.L. Jr. Islanders 50 25 45 70 24 Parker Osborn Ogden Mustangs 51 38 28 66 30 Hunter Hayes Pueblo Bulls 51 38 26 64 15 Garrett Joss Utah Outliers 53 19 42 61 83 Cam Bergeman Rockets Hockey Club 48 35 25 60 96 Payne Gatewood Utica Jr. Comets 52 27 31 58 16 William Johnson Pueblo Bulls 47 21 36 57 8 Carter Hanrahan P.A.L. Jr. Islanders 49 17 40 57 87 Kotaro Murase South Shore Kings 52 22 33 55 22 Tikhon Ashikhmin Islanders Hockey Club 52 22 32 54 45 Dimitri Voyatzis Ogden Mustangs 49 17 37 54 33 Jack Hanson Pueblo Bulls 50 16 38 54 38
Dineen Cup playoffs
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
References
General reference
External links Official website of the National Collegiate Development Conference