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Time with NCDC’s Jr. Comets looking to open doors to future for Boulder native Gatewood
January 1st, 2024Payne Gatewood has been around hockey his entire life, and he’s hoping to extend that past junior hockey. Now in his second season with the NCDC’s Utica Jr. Comets, the Boulder native is playing his final season of junior hockey with an eye on playing NCAA hockey in 2024-25. For now, he’s relishing every minute…
2024 USPHL NCDC Combine dates announced for Detroit, Chicago, Boston
December 31st, 2023The United States Premier Hockey League, and its tuition-free National Collegiate Development Conference, are proud to announce their 2024 USPHL NCDC Combine Series, set to take place in Detroit, Mich. (April 12-13) and in Chicago, Ill. (May 11-12). A third and new event will be held in Boston (May 18-19). Between the NCDC, the USPHL Premier and the USPHL…
Thunderbirds, Cherry Creek alum Tauoa taking game to next level, signs tender with NCDC’s Spud Kings
December 28th, 2023Max Tauoa only played two years of hockey in Colorado, but those two seasons were beneficial to getting the Oklahoma City native on the hockey map. Playing this season out east for the Atlantic Coast Academy, located in Pittsfield, Mass., Tauoa recently signed an NCDC tender with the Idaho Falls Spud Kings and looks to…
For Parker native Prendergast, NCAA D-I Western Michigan commitment checks all boxes
December 27th, 2023Tommy Prendergast’s commitment to NCAA Division I Western Michigan had been in the works for nearly a year. For the Parker native, choosing WMU, a school based in Kalamazoo, Mich., and a top team in the NCHC, was a decision worth the wait. “Western Michigan scouts saw me at a Green Bay Gamblers USHL tryout…
Colorado natives Mitchell, Rakosky honored with weekly NCDC awards
December 26th, 2023The USPHL has announced its latest players of the week, with two standouts from Colorado being honored. Pueblo Bulls goalie Ryan Mitchell is the NCDC Mountain Division Goaltender of the Week, while Connecticut Jr. Rangers blueliner Seth Rakosky is the NCDC Atlantic Division Defenseman of the Week. A somewhat locally-bred player, Mitchell, a 2006-born Colorado…
Salt Lake City native, Jr. Grizzlies alum Johnson signs with ECHL’s Grizzlies
December 23rd, 2023The ECHL’s Utah Grizzlies have signed Salt Lake City native Anders Johnson. Johnson attended Skyline High School in Salt Lake City and played in 26 games with the Ogden Mustangs (then of the WSHL) in the 2018-19 season, scoring five goals and adding seven assists for 12 points. He played at SUNY-Fredonia for three seasons…
NCDC releases 2024 All-Star Game rosters For Jan. 15 main event in Boston
December 23rd, 2023The nominations came in, the league’s coaches voted and the All-Star team coaches have selected their rosters for the 2024 NCDC All-Star Game event to be held at 2:40 p.m. at Boston University’s Agganis Arena, on Jan. 15, 2024 (Martin Luther King Jr. Day). Below is a listing of each player, with their current NCDC…
Colorado Springs native, Tigers lifer Turner looking ahead to juniors after inking tender with NAHL’s Grit
December 22nd, 2023Charlie Turner has played for the Colorado Springs Tigers from Mites through 18U, having success at each level. Now, the Colorado Springs native has the opportunity to stay in Colorado for junior hockey after recently signing a tender agreement with the NAHL’s Colorado Grit, a first-year team playing out of the Greeley Ice Haus. “I…
Hard work leads to NCAA D-I Alaska commitment for Denver native, Krivo, RoughRiders alum Fleet
December 21st, 2023As a second-year player this season with the NAHL’s Shreveport Mudbugs, Liam Fleet has been improving his overall game on a daily basis. For the 2025-26 season, the Denver native and Mudbugs captain will start his NCAA Division I career with the Alaska Nanooks. “It’s something that just happened over time as they had been…
Castle Pines native, Grit goalie Lacroix making jump to NCAA D-I Boston University at ’23-24 semester break
December 20th, 2023Max Lacroix spent the first half of the 2023-24 season playing for the NAHL’s Colorado Grit. Last offseason, the Castle Pines native committed to play for NCAA powerhouse Boston University once his junior career ends. Turns out that is sooner than later as Lacroix will join the Terriers for the second semester of the 2023-24…