USPHL to feature two NCDC All-Star Games on Feb. 22 in Foxboro, Mass.
The United States Premier Hockey League is proud to announce that the league will present two USPHL All-Star Games at Foxboro Sports Center in Foxboro, Mass., on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022.
The exciting format of the first (12 p.m.) game features the top young talent in the NCDC and USPHL Midget Divisions, with player birth years ranging from 2003 to 2006. Team rosters for this game are being finalized and will be announced shortly in a forthcoming release.
The second (2:30 p.m.) game will feature All-Stars from the National Collegiate Development Conference (NCDC), all the best in the league as selected by the league’s coaches.
These All-Star Games will give NCAA college and NHL scouts a chance to see some of the great talent currently playing in the NCDC, along with some of the league’s strongest up-and-coming young NHL Draft-eligible talent for 2022 and beyond.
The All-Star Game event will be televised on HockeyTV.com and will feature The Dan K Show’s Dan Kmiechick and Lucas Jones on the play-by-play call for both games.
2022 NCDC All-Star Game Rosters
Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, 2:30 p.m.
NCAA Division I college commitments listed.
NCDC American All-Stars
Forwards
Timothy Heinke, South Shore Kings (Quinnipiac University)
Chikara Hanzawa, South Shore Kings (Sacred Heart University)
Johnny Wescoe, Rockets Hockey Club (Niagara University)
Barron Woodring, Rockets Hockey Club
Evan Brown, Rockets Hockey Club
Andrei Levushkin, Connecticut Jr. Rangers
Spencer Korona, P.A.L. Jr. Islanders
Tyler Crist, P.A.L. Jr. Islanders
Tanner Hartman, New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs
Aidan Curran, New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs
John Gutt, Utica Jr. Comets
Owen Carlile, Utica Jr. Comets (U.S. Military Academy)
Defense
Jason Gallucci, Rockets Hockey Club (Penn State University)
Evan Pahos, Rockets Hockey Club
Jared Lambright, Boston Advantage
Andrew Carmody, South Shore Kings
Ben Ritter, South Shore Kings
Pierce Patterson, South Shore Kings
Austin Rice, Northern Cyclones
Dean Rocco, Rockets Hockey Club
Goaltenders
Kristoffer Eberly, Northern Cyclones
Mitchell Day, New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs
Colin Winn, Boston Junior Bruins
NCDC National All-Stars
Forwards
Will Traeger, Jersey Hitmen (Boston College)
Alex Dameski, Jersey Hitmen
Patriks Marcinkevics, Jersey Hitmen
Dominiks Marcinkevics, Jersey Hitmen
Ikki Kogawa, Boston Junior Bruins
Joe Solimine, Boston Junior Bruins (College of the Holy Cross)
Easton Ryan, Boston Junior Bruins
Aaron Schwartz, Islanders Hockey Club (Brown University)
Tyler Healey, Twin City Thunder
Cade Helmer, Boston Advantage
Manny Sanchez, Boston Advantage
Defense
Jude Brower, Boston Junior Bruins (U.S. Military Academy)
Charlie Spence, Boston Junior Bruins (College of the Holy Cross)
Sean Melso, Jersey Hitmen
Brandon Cimino, Jersey Hitmen
Dakota Zarudny, Jersey Hitmen
Jesse Galassi, Utica Jr. Comets
Domenick Evtimov, Utica Jr. Comets
Chip Hamlett, Philadelphia Hockey Club
Goaltenders
Peyton Grainer, Jersey Hitmen
Cam Smith, P.A.L. Jr. Islanders
Brody Haynes, Twin City Thunder
About the NCDC
The NCDC is the only tuition-free junior hockey league that is fully located in the Northeastern United States, limiting travel to New York, New Jersey and the New England states. This allows players to spend more time on development, both on-and off-ice, than traveling on a bus.
With the unmatched USPHL Showcase Series, NCDC players have several opportunities each season to play in front of several scouts at well-attended multi-day, multi-tiered events.
There are more than 700 former players from the USPHL’s top division skating with NCAA hockey teams during the 2021-22 season. More than 150 players committed to college hockey out of the 2020-21 NCDC season alone.
The NHL has also taken notice as the League saw three players selected directly out of the NCDC in the 2021 NHL Draft. Alumni of USPHL/NCDC organizations currently skating in the NHL include players such as Jack Eichel, Charlie Coyle, John Marino, Jimmy Vesey, and Stanley Cup Champions Zach Sanford, Trevor Van Riemsdyk and Brian Dumoulin.
About the USPHL
The United States Premier Hockey League of 2021-2022 is the nation’s largest amateur ice hockey league and the only league to span the continental United States and parts of Canada.
The USPHL fields approximately 550 teams representing over 100 organizations comprised of 11,000 players spanning the ages of 6 through 20. Overall, across all its divisions, the USPHL has more than 1,300 alumni playing college hockey in 2021-22 and more than 250 playing pro hockey, including in the NHL.
— USPHL Staff
(February 10, 2022)