2020-21 NCDC season

This is the 2020-21 National Collegiate Development Conference season. This is the league's fourth season.
==Membership Changes==
*On November 14, 2019 the league announced that the Philadelphia Hockey Club had purchased 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==
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 	Androscoggin Bank 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
New Jersey Rockets 	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
Philadelphia Hockey Club	Sewell, New Jersey 	Hollydell Ice Arena
Utica Jr. Comets 	Utica, New York 	Adirondack Bank Center atUtica Memorial Auditorium
==Standings==
===South Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Jersey Hitmen 	45	37	4 	2 	2 	197	87 	78
New Jersey Rockets 	44	35	5 	4 	0 	176	80 	74
P.A.L. Jr. Islanders 	41	20	14	3 	4 	143	127	47
Connecticut Jr Rangers 	35	17	15	2 	1 	96 	113	37
Utica Jr. Comets 	36	13	20	3 	0 	104	140	29
Philadelphia Hockey Club	40	10	27	1 	2 	101	168	23
===North Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Boston Jr. Bruins 	42	30	9 	2 	1 	160	99 	63
South Shore Kings 	39	22	16	1 	0 	116	123	45
New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs	34	18	14	1 	1 	111	118	38
Islanders Hockey Club 	43	16	23	4 	0 	127	169	36
Twin City Thunder 	31	12	16	1 	2 	91 	106	27
Boston Advantage 	43	10	26	3 	4 	107	164	27
Northern Cyclones 	29	11	16	1 	1 	74 	109	24
==Playoffs==
===Format===
All teams qualify
====South Division Quarterfinals====
*P.A.L. Jr. Islanders defeated Philadelphia Hockey Club 2 games to none
*Connecticut Jr Rangers defeated Utica Jr. Comets 2 games to none
====South Division Semifinals====
*New Jersey Rockets defeated P.A.L. Jr. Islanders 2 games to none
*Jersey Hitmen defeated Connecticut Jr Rangers 2 games to none
====North Division Quarterfinals====
Due to local restrictions in place in the Massachusetts; seeds were used to determine home ice in the first two rounds; but, teams were grouped by states, the four Massachusetts teams were grouped together for the first two rounds and the other three teams playing for two rounds with a round robin to determine the teams advancing to the second round.
=====Maine/New Hampshire Teams=====
Single round robin
*Northern Cyclones defeated New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs 2-0
*Twin City Thunder defeated Northern Cyclones 3-1
*Twin City Thunder defeated New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs 3-2
New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs eliminated, Northern Cyclones and Twin City Thunder advance to second round meeting each other
=====Massachusetts Teams=====
Best-of-three series
*Islanders Hockey Club defeated South Shore Kings 2 games to 1
*Boston Jr. Bruins defeated Boston Advantage 2 games to 1
====North Division Semifinals====
*Twin City Thunder defeated Northern Cyclones 2 games to 1
*Boston Jr. Bruins defeated Islanders Hockey Club 2 games to none
====Semifinals====
March 27th
*Jersey Hitmen defeated Twin City Thunder 6-1
*New Jersey Rockets defeated Boston Jr. Bruins 10-2
====Final====
March 28th
*Jersey Hitmen defeated New Jersey Rockets 5-2
===Bracket===
==References==
Category:2021 in ice hockey
Category:USPHL Seasons