The National Collegiate Development Conference is a 13-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.
The 2018-2019 season was full of many successes, ending with an overall record of 27-19-4. The club finished in 6th place (2 points out 4th place). The team touted the top power play in the league and finished fourth on the penalty kill. Buster Larson finished fourth in scoring in the NCDC, with 59 points in 50 games.
Head Coach-Paul Kelly
Coach Kelly becomes the first ever Stars' NCDC coach after success in his second year at the helm of the Stars Premier team. In the Stars second season at the Premier level, they jumped from an eighth place finish in the debut campaign to a fourth place finish in 2016-2017.
A finalist for Coach of the Year for the Premier division in 2017, Coach Kelly was awarded Coach of the Year USPHL Elite Division for his efforts in the 2014-2015 season. Prior to the Syracuse Stars Kelly coached the 1000 Islands Privateers of the Federal Hockey League.
Coach Kelly played in over 400 professional games over the span of eight seasons in the Central Hockey League, East Coast Hockey League, and in Europe. Kelly played at Boston College for one season before transferring to Plattsburgh State. Prior to attending college, Kelly played his Junior hockey in the USHL for the Tri-City Storm.
