2022-23 NCDC season

This is the 2022-23 National Collegiate Development Conference season. This is the league's sixth season.
==Membership Changes==
*On February 3, 2022 the league announced the addition of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights to the league for the 2022-23 season. The team will be based out of the Revolution Ice Centre in Pittston, Pennsylvania with a secondary home of in Binghamton, New York.https://www.usphl.com/news_article/show/1207253
*On March 7, 2022 the league announce the addition of the Mercer Chiefs to the league for the 2022-23 season. The team will be based out of the Ice-Land Skating Center in Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey.https://www.usphl.com/news_article/show/1213673
*On March 30, 2022 the USPHL announced that the Philadelphia Hockey Club will no longer be a member of the organization after the 2021-22 season.https://www.usphl.com/news_article/show/1218605?referral=rss The team would join the Eastern Hockey League
*On June 30, 2022 the league announced the expansion of 6 teams to form a western division to begin play with the 2023-24 season. The Utah Outliers, Ogden Mustangs, Pueblo Bulls, Northern Colorado Eagles, Idaho Falls Spud Kings, and the Provo Predators were announced as the teams.https://www.usphl.com/news_article/show/1231333?referral=rss
*On January 6, 2023 the North American Hockey League announced the addition of the Greeley, Colorado based Colorado Grit to the league for the 2023-24 season. The team will be based out of the Greeley Ice Haus and will be members o f the South Division.http://nahl.com/news/story.cfm?id=35748 This would lead to or be the result of the Northern Colorado Eagles no longer being added for the 2023-24 NCDC season.
*The sale of the Rock Springs Prospectors was announced in April of 2023. The team was renamed to the Rock Springs Grizzlies and was being added as a member of the NCDC for the 2023-24 season.https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/weekly-sports-league-and-franchise-report/n-5951570 They would be a replacement for the Northern Colorado Eagles in the newly formed Western Division.
*On March 16, 2023 the NAHL announced the addition of the Hooksett, New Hampshire based New Hampshire Mountain Kings to begin play with the 2023-24 season. The team will be based out of the Tri-Town Ice Arena and be members of the East Division.http://nahl.com/news/story.cfm?id=36290 On April 18th the organization would also be announced as having a team in the NA3HL starting with the 2023-24 season.http://na3hl.com/news/story.cfm?id=36493 The arena is the same arena as the New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs. When the NCDC held its' draft for the 2023-24 season the Monarchs were not part of the draft. The Boston Advantage also did not participate in the draft which was held in late April of 2023.https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/weekly-sports-league-and-franchise-report/n-5954555
==Teams==
North Conference 	North Conference 	North Conference
Team 	Location 	Arena
Boston Advantage 	Hingham, Massachusetts 	Pilgrim Skating Arena
Boston Jr. Bruins 	Marlborough, Massachusetts 	New England Sports Center
Islanders Hockey Club 	Tyngsborough, Massachusetts	Skate 3
New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs	Hooksett, New Hampshire 	Tri-Town Ice Arena
Northern Cyclones 	Hudson, New Hampshire 	Cyclones Arena
South Shore Kings 	Foxborough, Massachusetts 	Foxboro Sports Center
Twin City Thunder 	Auburn, Maine 	The Colisée
South Conference 	South Conference 	South Conference
Team 	Location 	Arena
Connecticut Jr Rangers 	Stamford, Connecticut 	Chelsea Piers
Jersey Hitmen 	Wayne, New Jersey 	Capital One Bank Ice Vault Arena
Mercer Chiefs 	Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey	Ice-Land Skating Center
Rockets Hockey Club 	Berkeley Heights, New Jersey 	Prudential Center &Bridgewater Sports Arena
P.A.L. Jr. Islanders 	Hauppauge, New York& Syosset, New York 	The Rinx-Hidden Pond Park& Islanders Iceworks
Utica Jr. Comets 	Utica, New York 	Adirondack Bank Center atUtica Memorial Auditorium
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights	Pittston, Pennsylvania 	Revolution Ice Centre
==Standings==
===North Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Northern Cyclones 	50	29	17	2 	6 	168	157	62
South Shore Kings 	50	28	17	4 	1 	159	142	61
Boston Advantage 	50	27	17	5 	1 	152	167	60
New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs	50	25	17	2 	6 	140	139	58
Twin City Thunder 	50	25	21	2 	2 	146	143	54
Boston Jr. Bruins 	50	19	25	3 	3 	151	169	44
Islanders Hockey Club 	50	17	29	1 	3 	134	176	38
===South Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Jersey Hitmen 	50	36	12	1 	1 	201	117	74
P.A.L. Jr. Islanders 	50	34	11	1 	4 	192	132	73
Rockets Hockey Club 	50	26	19	3 	2 	196	187	57
Mercer Chiefs 	50	26	20	1 	3 	147	157	56
Connecticut Jr Rangers 	50	23	19	5 	3 	153	154	54
Utica Jr. Comets 	50	18	28	3 	1 	157	204	40
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights	50	17	28	2 	3 	138	190	39
==Playoffs==
===Format===
The top five teams in the North Division the the top four teams in South Division qualify. The fourth and fifth place teams in the North meet in a sudden death game with the winner becoming the fourth seed. Divison based with 1st playing 4th and 2nd playing 3rd and winners meeting in Division Final and division winners meeting for the league championship. Each round after the qualifier is best-of-three.
====North Division Qualifier====
*Twin City Thunder defeated Boston Advantage 5-4
====South Division Semifinals====
*Mercer Chiefs defeated Jersey Hitmen 2 games to none
*P.A.L. Jr. Islanders defeated Rockets Hockey Club 2 games to none
====North Division Semifinals====
*Twin City Thunder defeated Northern Cyclones 2 games to 1
*South Shore Kings defeated New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs 2 games to 1
===South Division Final===
*P.A.L. Jr. Islanders defeated Mercer Chiefs 2 games to none
===North Division Final===
*South Shore Kings defeated Twin City Thunder 2 games to none
===Final===
*P.A.L. Jr. Islanders defeated South Shore Kings 2 games to 1
==References==
Category:2023 in hockey
Category:USPHL Seasons