NCDC Alumni: Former Hitmen Champ McLinskey Named AHA Forward Of The Month

Republished with permission of Holy Cross Athletics. Liam McLinskey played for the Jersey Hitmen from the USPHL 15U through the NCDC levels from 2016 through 2021, ending with a Dineen Cup Championship and NCDC Player Of The Year honors in 2021.  Holy Cross men’s ice hockey senior Liam McLinskey has been named the Atlantic Hockey America […]

NCDC Players Of The Week: Atlantic Division

Week of Dec. 10, 2024 Games played Dec. 3-9, 2024   Forward: Ryan Franks, P.A.L. Junior Islanders  Franks (‘05/Roslyn, N.Y.) scored three goals and posted three assists for the Junior Islanders, putting in work to help the team secure two wins this week. Franks is in his second season in the NCDC. He has 30 […]

NCDC Atlantic Division Players Of The Month: November 2024

November 2024    Summaries by Joshua Boyd    Forwards Samuel Ciappa, Mercer Chiefs  Ciappa (‘05/Baldwinsville, N.Y.) was the leading scorer for the Chiefs and for the Atlantic Division as a whole with his 15 points, all racked up within 11 games. He put up six goals and nine assists, and only missed the scoresheet twice […]

NCDC Players Of The Week: Atlantic Division

Week of Nov. 26, 2024 Games Nov. 19-25, 2024   Forward: Samuel Ciappa, Mercer Chiefs Ciappa (‘09/Baldwinsville, N.Y.) was a key player for the Mercer Chiefs three games this week, posting four goals and four assists. He scored the final goal against the Jersey Hitmen on Nov. 20 and against the Rockets on Nov. 24. […]

NCDC Players Of The Week: Atlantic Division

Week of Nov. 19, 2024 Games of Nov. 12-18, 2024   Forward: Aiden Ryan, Jersey Hitmen  The third-year NCDC veteran Ryan (‘04/Raleigh, N.C.) scored a pair of goals and added three assists for five points in the Hitmen’s split series with Connecticut. The Hitmen’s leading scorer currently has 13 goals – ranked second-most in the […]

NCDC Alumni Update: Former Hitmen Goalie Cataldo Named Atlantic Hockey Rookie Of The Week

Re-published with permission from Army Athletics. Army West Point hockey sophomore defenseman Mac Gadowsky and freshman goaltender JJ Cataldo each received weekly honors from Atlantic Hockey America, as announced today by the league. The duo helped Army collect all six points at RIT this past weekend with road victories of 5-1 and 4-2, which marked Army’s first road conference […]

NCDC Atlantic Division Players Of The Month: October 2024

Note: October Players Of The Month includes September statistics.    Forwards Jared Rothman, Rockets Hockey Club  Rothman (‘06/Chappaqua, N.Y.) was the strongest rookie forward in all of the NCDC. The former Salisbury School standout put up a 6-11-17 line in his first 13 NCDC games, for a 1.31 points per game. Rothman scored points in […]

NCDC Alumni Update: Gale, Cataldo Named Atlantic Hockey Goaltender & Rookie Of The Week

Re-published by permission of Atlantic Hockey America  Note: Thomas Gale is a former NCDC goaltender who played for the Boston Junior Bruins and P.A.L. Jr. Islanders (2019-21); J.J. Cataldo is a former NCDC goaltender with the Jersey Hitmen (2021-23) October 28, 2024 – Atlantic Hockey America is proud to honor four student-athletes as AHA Players […]

NCDC Players Of The Week: Atlantic Division

Week of Oct. 22, 2024   Games of Oct. 15-21, 2024   Forward: Jared Rothman, Rockets Hockey Club Rothman (‘06/Chappaqua, N.Y.) is on the NCDC’s longest points streak, as he has points in every game outside of his first of the season. At the Hitmen Classic, he put up two goals and added four assists, […]

NCDC Players Of The Week: Atlantic Division

Week of Oct. 8, 2024   Games of Oct. 1-7, 2024   Forward: William Filteau, Mercer Chiefs Filteau (‘05/Napierville, Que.) had a breakout game on Oct. 5 against the Connecticut Jr. Rangers, putting up the hat trick and adding an assist to improve to five points in his first four NCDC games.    Defense: Wilson […]