NCDC

The United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL) is the nation's largest junior amateur ice hockey league and the only league to span the continental United States and parts of Canada. 

The National Collegiate Development Conference (NCDC) is the highest level of play in the USPHL. The NCDC is the USPHL's Tier II Tuition-Free junior U-20 hockey division, featuring teams in the northeastern United States, Rocky Mountain States, and Eastern Canada. The NCDC is comprised of 30 teams in three divisions (New England, Atlantic, and Mountain). The NCDC playoff format features the winners of each of the three divisions, plus a wild card team, competing for the league championship and a chance to hoist the Dineen Cup.

The NCDC Mountain Division offers a highly competitive level of Tier II hockey in front of packed arenas in some of the most beautiful locales in the United States. Mountain division teams are proud to have strong ownership groups, excellent facilities, and dedicated hockey staff to support each player's on- and off-ice development.

The NCDC is a non-import league; therefore, teams can recruit elite players from around the globe and offer them a direct pathway toward an NCAA Division I career, as well as a professional hockey career. Players will have the opportunity to play in front of a multitude of scouts and college coaches during the NCDC regular season and playoffs.

The NCDC has proven itself to be a highly regarded league in advancing players to college and professional hockey. Each season, the USPHL-NCDC commits hundreds of players to the highest levels of the sport.  

The NHL has also taken notice of USPHL-NCDC talent, with a handful of players being selected in the NHL Entry Draft, the 

Alumni of USPHL organizations include players such as Jack Eichel, Charlie Coyle, John Marino, Jimmy Vesey, and Stanley Cup Champions Zach Sanford, Trevor Van Riemsdyk, Ross Colton, and Brian Dumoulin.