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Title: NCDC Draft 2019 -2003 group
Post by: Oilers1966 on February 01, 2019, 02:08:31 PM

Not too bad for some California 2003 Players .The NCDC League is equal to the NAHL- Tier 2, But only in the northeast. If a player has already committed to a team and signed a letter they would not be drafted.

The National Collegiate Development Conference is a 12-team tuition-free junior hockey league entirely located in the Northeastern United States. The league and all of its teams are fully united and dedicated to the mission of player development and advancement to college hockey.


Congratulations to those players drafted this year into the NCDC Program.
 

	Connecticut Jr. Rangers
Alex	Bonrouhi	G	Marina Del Ray, CA	2003	LA Jr Kings U16
Islanders HC
Colin	Ronan	G	Saugus, MA	2003	Saugus High
	New Jersey Rockets
Luke	Ellis	Forward	Anaheim, CA	2003	Anaheim Ducks 15
Danny	Minnehan	Forward	Cypress, CA	2003	LA Kings 16
	South Shore Kings
J.T.	Halliday	Forward	Saugas, CA	2003	St. Paul's School
Brandon	Plaga	Defense	Manhattan Beach, CA	2003	LA Jr Kings U16
Twin City Thunder
Riley	Ruh	Forward	Los Angeles, CA	2003	LA Jr Kings U15
	Below have committed to other leagues.
NCAA D1- Committed
Boston College
Aiden	Hreschuk	Defense	Los Angeles, CA	2003	LA Jr Kings U16
CHL ( WHL) -Signed
Sasaktoon Blades
Spencer	Shugrue	Defense	Los Angeles, CA	2003	LA Jr Kings U16

Title: Re: NCDC Draft 2019 -2003 group
Post by: Xfactor_56 on February 04, 2019, 01:59:48 PM

Not sure that I agree that the NCDC is equal to the NAHL. 

Title: Re: NCDC Draft 2019 -2003 group
Post by: dionnefan on February 05, 2019, 04:15:40 PM

I wonder what their selection criteria was? I noticed excluding the Kings players none of the consensus top players were selected.

Title: Re: NCDC Draft 2019 -2003 group
Post by: Handboni on February 13, 2019, 05:45:29 AM

The NCDC is the top Northeast US junior hockey league. Like the USHL and NAHL, it is tuition free, although there may be some travel costs. However, the level of play, while still good, is lower than the NAHL.  The theory behind the league is that just over half of the DI College hockey programs are in the Northeast, and lots of strong hockey players come from the Northeast, but there was no local tuition free junior league that could at least attempt to compete with the primarily midwestern USHL and NAHL.

Because of its location and footprint, the [/size][size=78%]NCDC makes it easy for college coaches and scouts to attend games, players can stay much closer to home (although players come from all over including Europe), travel costs are less, and it’s easier for midget and prep players to be called up for games.[/size]
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[/size][size=78%]The league definitely gets scouted—from other junior leagues, to college and even NHL scouts for certain players.  Some of the bigger fall showcases in the Boston area that include midget through NCDC teams draw over 100 scouts. Check it out at[/size]
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[/size]http://beantownclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/2018-BTC-Fall-Scout-Sign-In.pdf or
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[/size]http://bjbshootout.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/2018-BJB-Shootout-Scout-Sign-In.pdf
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[/size][size=78%]The reason many of the top 03 Kings, for example, were not drafted is because the NCDC teams know those players likely won’t ever play in the NCDC.  The smart teams try to draft good players that at least have some chance to actually play in the NCDC. While a prep player committed to BU was recently called up to play in a NCDC game, it is unlikely he will ever actually play full time for the NCDC team.

While the NCDC can be a good option, the prep schools have many more DI commits, and the top prep players typically pick up some USHL games after the prep season ends.  Because of the high level of play in prep and the education, many prep players don’t go to juniors full time until after they graduate or go directly from prep to college. This is why the Northeast fall season U18 teams (where the prep players play before the prep season starts) are stronger than the Midwest U18 teams—because most of the best Midwest U18 players have gone to juniors. Minnesota is similar in that the top HS players play in the fall Upper Midwest Elite HS League. then play HS, and often go directly to college without ever playing juniors. [/size]

Title: Re: NCDC Draft 2019 -2003 group
Post by: Pop on February 16, 2019, 06:27:24 AM

Very few players do before and after(hs season) in USHL.  Unless the kid is a top first rd pick like Casey Mittelstadt[/size] the USHL team isn’t going to hold a roster spot open for the majority of the he season waiting for him to finish his high school season.  I’ve only heard of top MN kids being afforded that opportunity.  I’m curious as to when the last time a prep school kid did a before and after in the USHL?  Very few MN kids skip jrs and go straight D1, even [/color][/size]Mittelstadt played in the USHL.  Currently[/color][/size] in the USHL there are only 13 kids from CA playing. 4 from JD, 1 JK, 1 Grizzly, 1 CYA, 1 NJ Av, 1SSM, 1 CIH, and 3 that I don’t know.  A few of those kids have only played a handful of games this year.  With CA only sending about 10 kids a year to D1, have 13 currently playing in the USHL makes sense.  Doesn’t seem to be working for all the kids being sent east to “prep” and all the pay to play jr leagues that target lower skilled kids. How many CA kids playing prep skip jrs and go directly D1?  [/color]