2018-19 NCDC Season

This is the 2018-19 National Collegiate Development Conference season.  This is the league's second season.

Membership Changes

• On November 2, 2017 the league announced the New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs would be added to the league for the 2018-19 season.
• On March 16, 2018 the Syracuse Stars announced that they were moving their NCDC, Premier and U-18 Tier 1 teams to the Adirondack Bank Center at Utica Memorial Auditorium in Utica, New York for the 2018-19 season. The Stars will retain a Tier 1 U-16 team in Syracuse. The relocated teams will retain the Syracuse Stars moniker.
• The Rochester Monarchs and South Shore Kings withdrew.
• According to a January 28, 2019 posting on the oursportscentral.com website the Lewiston, Maine-based Twin City Thunder organization will be adding a team to the NCDC for the 2019-20 season. The organization presently has a team in the premier division of the USPHL. The league posted this change along with the return of the Rochester Monarchs as well as the renaming of the Syracuse Stars to the Utica Jr. Comets for the 2019-20 season.

Teams

National Collegiate Development Conference
Team	Location	Arena
Boston Bandits	Bridgewater, Massachusetts & Bourne, Massachusetts	Bridgewater Ice Arena & Gallo Ice Arena
Boston Jr. Bruins	Marlborough, Massachusetts	New England Sports Center
Connecticut Jr Rangers	Stamford, Connecticut	Chelsea Piers
Islanders Hockey Club	Tyngsborough, Massachusetts	Skate 3
Jersey Hitmen	Wayne, New Jersey	Capital One Bank Ice Vault Arena
New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs	Hooksett, New Hampshire	Tri-Town Ice Arena
New Jersey Rockets	Berkeley Heights, New Jersey	Prudential Center & Bridgewater Sports Arena
Northern Cyclones	Hudson, New Hampshire	Cyclones Arena
P.A.L. Jr. Islanders	Hauppauge, New York & Syosset, New York	The Rinx-Hidden Pond Park & Islanders Iceworks
Syracuse Stars	Utica, New York	Adirondack Bank Center at Utica Memorial Auditorium

Standings

Team	GP	W	L	OL	GF	GA	Pts
Jersey Hitmen	50	43	7	0	218	103	86
Boston Jr. Bruins	50	32	15	2	200	139	67
Connecticut Jr Rangers	50	30	17	1	178	148	63
Islanders Hockey Club	50	27	18	2	157	147	59
New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs	50	27	18	4	176	152	59
Syracuse Stars	50	27	19	3	173	165	58
Boston Bandits	50	26	18	2	153	149	58
Northern Cyclones	50	26	20	3	155	160	56
New Jersey Rockets	50	19	24	5	149	189	45
P.A.L. Jr. Islanders	50	14	31	4	156	197	33

Playoffs

Format

The top eight teams qualify for the playoffs. All rounds are best-of-three.

Quarterfinals

• Northern Cyclones defeated Jersey Hitmen 2 games to none
• Boston Jr. Bruins defeated Boston Bandits 2 games to none
• Connecticut Jr Rangers defeated Syracuse Stars 2 games to none
• Islanders Hockey Club defeated New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs 2 games to none

Semifinals

• Boston Jr. Bruins defeated Northern Cyclones 2 games to none
• Connecticut Jr Rangers defeated Islanders Hockey Club 2 games to none

Final

• Boston Jr. Bruins defeated Connecticut Jr Rangers 2 games to 1

2019 NCDC champions Boston Jr. Bruins