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.
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
Team xy – Northern Cyclones 5029172662168157 x – South Shore Kings 5028174161159142 x – Boston Advantage 5027175160152167 x – New Hampshire Junior Monarchs 5025172658140139 x – Twin City Thunder 5025212254146143 Boston Junior Bruins 5019253344151169 Islanders Hockey Club 5017291338134176
South Division
Team xyz – Jersey Hitmen 5036121174201117 x – P.A.L. Jr. Islanders 5034111473192132 x – Rockets Hockey Club 5026193257196187 x – Mercer Chiefs 5026201356147157 Connecticut Jr. Rangers 5023195354153154 Utica Jr. Comets 5018283140157204 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 5017282339138190
Statistics Scoring leaders
The following players led the league in regular season points at the completion of all regular season games.
Player Team Caden Cranston Rockets Hockey Club 50 18 58 76 12 Luca Leighton P.A.L. Jr. Islanders 45 22 41 63 46 Cade Baker Rockets Hockey Club 50 25 37 62 12 Luke Panchisin Boston Advantage 49 26 35 61 87 Tyler McNeil Jersey Hitmen 50 25 34 59 34 Cam Bergeman Rockets Hockey Club 50 25 33 58 16 Barron Woodring Rockets Hockey Club 45 31 26 57 24 Easton Ryan Boston Junior Bruins 50 22 35 57 30 Michael Herrera Utica Jr. Comets 49 31 21 52 71 Marko Giourof Northern Cyclones 48 21 31 52 39 Michael DiPietra Jersey Hitmen 50 17 35 52 22
Dineen Cup playoffs
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
References
General reference
External links Official website of the National Collegiate Development Conference