| 2024–25 NCDC season | |
|---|---|
| League | United States Premier Hockey League National Collegiate Development Conference |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | Regular season September 2024 – March 2025 Post-season April 11 – May 20, 2025 |
| Games | 54–31 |
| Teams | 22 |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | South Shore Kings |
| Top scorer | Semyon Morshchyonok (Pueblo Bulls) |
| Dineen Cup Playoffs | |
| Finals champions | Idaho Falls Spud Kings |
| Runners-up | South Shore Kings |
| NCDC seasons | |
2025–26 → | |
The2024–25 NCDC season was the8th season of the National Collegiate Development Conference (NCDC) Division of theUnited States Premier Hockey League (USPHL). The regular season ran from September 2024 to March 2025 with a slightly unbalanced schedule. TheSouth Shore Kings won the regular season championship and were defeated by theIdaho Falls Spud Kings 1–2 in the Championship game for the Dineen Cup.
The standings at the end of the regular season were as follows:[7]
Note: x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched regular season title
| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| xy –P.A.L. Jr. Islanders | 54 | 41 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 88 | 205 | 118 |
| x –Mercer Chiefs | 54 | 38 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 77 | 195 | 140 |
| x –Jersey Hitmen | 54 | 28 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 61 | 190 | 161 |
| x –Rockets Hockey Club | 54 | 26 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 57 | 162 | 161 |
| x –West Chester Wolves | 53 | 24 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 52 | 142 | 151 |
| Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights | 54 | 18 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 42 | 118 | 195 |
| Connecticut Jr. Rangers | 53 | 18 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 123 | 169 |
| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| xy –Idaho Falls Spud Kings | 53 | 38 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 81 | 188 | 117 |
| x –Ogden Mustangs | 53 | 37 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 77 | 198 | 124 |
| x –Utah Outliers | 53 | 29 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 65 | 159 | 142 |
| x –Pueblo Bulls | 53 | 32 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 65 | 171 | 156 |
| Rock Springs Grizzlies | 53 | 11 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 116 | 210 |
| Casper Warbirds | 53 | 12 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 118 | 201 |
| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| xyz –South Shore Kings | 54 | 44 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 96 | 206 | 103 |
| x –Northern Cyclones | 54 | 37 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 80 | 204 | 139 |
| x –Utica Jr. Comets | 54 | 31 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 68 | 194 | 159 |
| x –Islanders Hockey Club | 54 | 30 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 63 | 172 | 169 |
| x –Worcester Jr. Railers | 54 | 24 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 53 | 156 | 190 |
| Thunder Hockey Club | 54 | 20 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 123 | 179 |
| Boston Junior Rangers | 54 | 15 | 38 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 149 | 216 |
| Seacoast Spartans | 54 | 10 | 34 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 129 | 229 |
| Boston Dogs | 31 | 10 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 89 | 116 |
The following players led the league in regular season points at the completion of all regular season games.[8]
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semyon Morshchyonok | Pueblo Bulls | 51 | 28 | 47 | 75 | 40 |
| Jared Rothman | New Jersey Rockets | 54 | 34 | 35 | 69 | 16 |
| Matvei Morshchyonok | Pueblo Bulls | 52 | 32 | 37 | 69 | 24 |
| Braxton Powers | Islanders Hockey Club | 51 | 32 | 36 | 68 | 101 |
| Easton Edwards | Idaho Falls Spud Kings | 52 | 27 | 36 | 63 | 91 |
| Sam Ciappa | Mercer Chiefs | 53 | 24 | 39 | 63 | 0 |
| Will Rassier | South Shore Kings | 53 | 30 | 32 | 62 | 10 |
| Ryan Franks | P.A.L. Jr. Islanders | 54 | 31 | 30 | 61 | 41 |
| Andrew Schmidt | Idaho Falls Spud Kings | 50 | 30 | 31 | 61 | 14 |
| Brody Simko | Ogden Mustangs | 52 | 27 | 34 | 61 | 131 |
The three winners of the division finals and the losing team with the best regular season record advance to the double-elimination quarterfinals. The three division winners are reseeded based upon regular season records with the losing team seeded 4th.
| Division Qualifier (Best-of-3) | Division Semifinals (Best-of-5) | Division Finals (Best-of-5) | Quarterfinal (Best-of-1) | Winners Semifinal (Best-of-1) | Championship (Best-of-1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A1 | P.A.L. Jr. Islanders | 3 | 2 | 8 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A4 | Rockets Hockey Club | 3 | 4* | - | A4 | Rockets Hockey Club | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A1 | P.A.L. Jr. Islanders | 3* | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A5 | West Chester Wolves | 1 | 3 | - | Atlantic Division | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A2 | Mercer Chiefs | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | Idaho Falls Spud Kings | 1* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A2 | Mercer Chiefs | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | South Shore Kings | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A3 | Jersey Hitmen | 4* | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | Idaho Falls Spud Kings | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Mercer Chiefs | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Northern Cyclones | 3 | 1 | Idaho Falls Spud Kings | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NE1 | South Shore Kings | 5 | 2* | 7 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Mercer Chiefs | 4* | 4 | South Shore Kings | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NE4 | Islanders Hockey Club | 2 | 2 | 1 | NE5 | Worcester Jr. Railers | 2 | 1 | 4 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NE1 | South Shore Kings | 3* | 1 | 0 | 3 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NE5 | Worcester Jr. Railers | 3 | 0 | 4 | New England Division | Losers Semifinal | Losers Final | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NE2 | Northern Cyclones | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NE2 | Northern Cyclones | 4* | 4 | 2 | 4 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NE3 | Utica Jr. Comets | 3 | 1 | 3* | 0 | - | 3 | Mercer Chiefs | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Northern Cyclones | 2 | 4 | South Shore Kings | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M1 | Idaho Falls Spud Kings | 3 | 3* | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | South Shore Kings | 3* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M4 | Pueblo Bulls | 4* | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M1 | Idaho Falls Spud Kings | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2* | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mountain Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M2 | Ogden Mustangs | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M2 | Ogden Mustangs | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M3 | Utah Outliers | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)