2019-20 NCDC season

This is the 2019-20 National Collegiate Development Conference season. This is the league's third season.
==Cancellation of Playoffs==
On March 12, 2020 the league released the following statement.
"The USPHL announced Thursday its decision to suspend Premier and Elite National Championships effective immediately. The decision was unanimously made by the USPHL Board of Directors with the best interest of USPHL players and staff in mind."https://www.usphl.com/news_article/show/1095032
==Membership Changes==
*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.https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/weekly-sports-league-and-franchise-report/n-5442352 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.https://www.usphl.com/page/show/3853868-ncdc
*On November 14, 2019 the league announced that the Philadelphia Hockey Club had purchase the NCDC franchise rights for the Boston Bandits and wold be added to the league for the 2020-21 season.https://www.usphl.com/news_article/show/1064939?referral=rss
*On June 3, 2020 the USPHL announced the addition of the Boston Advantage to the NCDC along with Premier Division, 18U, 16U, and 15U teams. The organization had previously only had youth level teams and would be based out of the Pilgrim Skating Arena in Hingham, Massachusetts.https://www.usphl.com/news_article/show/1107822
*The Rochester Monarchs were notified sometime in January or February of 2020 they were to be removed from the NCDC after the 2019-20 season due to on ice performance. The organization would also later withdraw from the USPHL's Premier Division in order to focus on youth hockey.http://www.rochesterjrmonarchs.com/news/press-release
==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 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
South Shore Kings 	Foxborough, Massachusetts 	Foxboro Sports Center
Twin City Thunder 	Auburn, Maine 	Androscoggin Bank Colisée
Utica Jr. Comets 	Utica, New York 	Adirondack Bank Center at Utica Memorial Auditorium
==Standings==
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Jersey Hitmen 	50	42	5 	1 	2 	226	114	87
Boston Jr. Bruins 	50	39	8 	1 	2 	208	129	81
Connecticut Jr Rangers 	50	27	14	8 	1 	168	141	63
Islanders Hockey Club 	50	29	17	3 	1 	187	144	62
P.A.L. Jr. Islanders 	50	28	16	3 	3 	160	146	62
Northern Cyclones 	50	28	16	5 	1 	187	176	62
Boston Bandits 	50	25	17	4 	4 	196	182	58
New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs	50	24	20	2 	4 	154	144	54
Twin City Thunder 	50	26	22	2 	0 	170	164	54
Utica Jr. Comets 	50	22	24	4 	0 	161	177	48
South Shore Kings 	50	17	27	3 	3 	145	191	40
New Jersey Rockets 	50	15	28	6 	1 	160	204	37
Rochester Monarchs 	50	3 	44	3 	0 	78 	288	9
==Playoffs==
===Format===
The top eight teams qualify for the playoffs. All rounds are best-of-three.
The playoffs were cancelled prior to starting due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
==References==
Category:2020 in hockey
Category:USPHL Seasons