2017-18 NCDC Season

This is the 2017-18 National Collegiate Development Conference season.  This is the league's first season.  Each team will play fifty games running from early September to March 11.
==Membership Changes==
*The Boston Jr. Bruins, Connecticut Jr Rangers, Islanders Hockey Club, Jersey Hitmen, P.A.L. Jr. Islanders, South Shore Kings, and Syracuse Stars join the new league from the United States Premier Hockey League's Premier Division.
*The Rochester Monarchs joined from the United States Premier Hockey League's Elite Division.
*The Boston Bandits, New Jersey Rockets, and Northern Cyclones joined from the Eastern Hockey League.
*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.
==Teams==
National Collegiate Development Conference	National Collegiate Development Conference 	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 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
Rochester Monarchs 	Fairport, New York 	Thomas Creek Ice Arena (Rochester Ice Center)
South Shore Kings 	Foxboro, Massachusetts 	Foxboro Sports Center
Syracuse Stars 	Cicero, New York 	Cicero Twin Ice Arena
==Standings==
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Islanders Hockey Club 	50	47	3 	0 	254	107	94
Boston Jr. Bruins 	50	36	11	3 	186	129	75
Jersey Hitmen 	50	34	15	1 	207	127	69
South Shore Kings 	50	29	16	5 	175	165	63
Connecticut Jr Rangers	50	27	20	3 	174	155	57
Northern Cyclones 	50	24	21	5 	165	162	53
Syracuse Stars 	50	19	22	9 	150	199	47
Boston Bandits 	50	20	26	4 	154	175	44
P.A.L. Jr. Islanders 	50	19	27	4 	142	170	42
Rochester Monarchs 	50	14	30	6 	109	169	34
New Jersey Rockets 	50	6 	42	2 	96 	253	14
==Playoffs==
===Format===
The top eight teams qualify for the playoffs. All rounds are best-of-three.
===Quarterfinals===
*Islanders Hockey Club defeated Boston Bandits 2 games to none
*Boston Jr. Bruins defeated Syracuse Stars 2 games to 1
*Jersey Hitmen defeated Northern Cyclones 2 games to 1
*Connecticut Jr Rangers defeated South Shore Kings 2 games to 1
===Semifinals===
*Islanders Hockey Club defeated Connecticut Jr Rangers 2 games to none
*Jersey Hitmen defeated Boston Jr. Bruins 2 games to 1
===Final===
*Islanders Hockey Club defeated Jersey Hitmen 2 games to 1
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