The AHF announces the Players of the Week for the week ending October 16, 2022.  The Players of the Week is a weekly feature during the 2022-23 season that honors players in all divisions. Only players that are nominated by their respective teams are considered.

Age Level / Division: 8AAA
Team: New Jersey Aviators
Player: Cooper Goldberg (F) – Games: 1, Goals: 4, Assists: 0
“This is for the mite full ice add on. Cooper had a stand out game, probably the best I have seen him play. He is really adapting to full ice and has become a great play maker and goal scorer,” said Coach Kelly Dolan.

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Age Level / Division: 10A
Team: Valley Forge Colonials
Player: Chris Bergstrasser (D) – Games: 2, Goals: 5, Assists: 0
“Chris had a strong 2 way game all weekend. 3 goals in 1 game 2 in the other as defence. He gets back and is solid on the blu3 line but also can go up on the rush and help the team on offense,” said Coach John Bergstrasser.

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Age Level / Division: 10AA
Team: NJ Stars Black
Player: Zachary Schehr (F) – Games: 4, Goals: 7, Assists: 3
“He contributed goals in each game with 2 game winners for a 4-0 record for this weekends showcase,” said Coach Greg Schehr.

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Age Level / Division: 10B
Team: Igloo Jaguars
Player: Frank (Lucky) Luciano (D) – Games: 2, Goals: 2, Assists: 1
“The Jags are red hot, and have won 6 in a row! Defense was the key to this weekend, with scoring contributions from multiple blueliners. Lucky Luciano led the way with 2 goals and an assist, and was the definition of versatility, by filling in at Center and taking command of our Special Teams units when called upon. “Lucky #7” is a first year Squirt who works hard all the time, and has a passion for the game and improving his skill sets.” said Coach Garry Wall.

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Age Level / Division: 12A
Team: Haverford Hawks Burnett
Player: Ryan Potts (F) – Games: 3, Goals: 7, Assists: 2
“Ryan’s hard work is paying off. He moved from center to wing on a new line this week and made the most of it with 7 goals and 2 assists. Skating hard and finding ways to score goals at key times gave the entire team a boost when they needed it,” said Coach Peter Burnett.

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Age Level / Division: 12AA
Team: Palmyra Black Knights 
Player: Gage Bomberger (F) – Games: 4, Goals: 4, Assists: 3
“Gage had a strong weekend, tallying points in all four showcase games while playing smart hockey at both ends. Great job Gage!” said Coach Mark Krull.

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Age Level / Division: 12B
Team: Valley Forge Colonials Herhal
Player: Nicky Foster (F) – Games: 1, Goals: 2, Assists: 1
“Nicky and his whole line were a major difference maker in our game this weekend putting up 3 goalies in the first period, with Nicky contributing on all 3 goals. He never took a shift off and not only got the game winning goal but also stopped multiple odd man rushes from occurring with his hustle,” said Coach Mike Herhal.

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Age Level / Division: 13AA
Team: Delaware Ducks 
Player: Ethan Gildea (F) – Games: 4, Goals: 9, Assists: 2
“Ethan was on fire throughout our showcase weekend, leading the team with 10 points over four games,” said Coach Laura Monico.

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Age Level / Division: 14A 
Team: Lehigh Valley Phantoms 
Player: Bryce Haas (F) – Games: 1, Goals: 2, Assists: 3
“Bryce played a strong offensive game, while skating hard at both ends of the ice,” said Coach Nick Phillips.

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Age Level / Division: 14AA
Team: PAL Blue Knights 
Player: CJ Matuza (F) – Games: 4, Goals: 2, Assists: 4
“CJ played 2 way hockey and was a big part of our success this weekend. He forechecked and moved the puck as well as anyone could,” said Coach Jason Pring.

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Age Level / Division: 14B
Team: Igloo Jaguars 
Player: Mariella Orth (D) – Games: 2, Goals: 2, Assists: 1
“Great defense woman, great skater and really coming along with leader ship and puck awareness,” said Coach Carl.

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Age Level / Division: 16A
Team: Lehigh Valley Phantoms
Player: Ian Brouse (F) – Games: 3, Goals: 4, Assists: 3
“I could nominate Ian every week . But the best part is that he is making strides to becoming a better player in all 3 zones,” said Coach Louis Greco.

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Age Level / Division: 16AA
Team: NJ Bandits
Player: Brian Sisti (G) – Games: 4, Goals Against: 3, Saves: 229
“Brian lead his team to a 4-0 weekend in the 2nd Showcase for the 16AA NJ Bandits. Over 4 games Brian played every minute earning a .975 save percentage while allowing only 3 goals against including one shutout. Brian’s season stats after 18 games 580 SA/38 GA equaling to a .934 overall save percentage including 3 SO during 891 mins of TOI,” said Coach Chris Zaires.

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Age Level / Division: 18A
Team: Wissahickon Warriors Red
Player: Ian Heydt (F) – Games: 1, Goals: 3, Assists: 2
“Ian had been snake-bitten all season but finally broke through this Sunday. He scored a natural hat-trick and added two assists for a 5point game in a big win,” said Coach Frank Blust.

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Age Level / Division: 18AA
Team: Metro Militia
Player: Jonathan Prue (F) – Games: 4, Goals: 4, Assists: 4

HONORABLE MENTIONS

10U A
Lucas Woodling (F) – Royals White
Katherine Cui (F) – Rockets Hockey Club

10U AA
Mason Kubach (G) – Valley Forge Colonials
Even Zampitella (F) – Igloo Jaguars

10U B
Zander Hastie (F) – Hollydell Hurricanes
Griffin McCormick (F) – Haverford Hawks
Nathanial Mackey (G) – Wissahickon Warriors
Jonah Cohen (F) – Haverford Hawks
Ricky Barfuss (F) – Rockets Hockey Club
Joey Shaffer (F) – Royals

12U A
Joey Ota (F) – Team Philadelphia
Rafe Klinger (F) – Palmyra Black Knights
Leah Acker (D) – Ashburn Xtreme
Chase Czop (F) – Philadelphia Blazers
Jackson Conklin (F) – Southern Maryland Sabres
Alfonso Gambone (F) – Igloo Jaguars
Charles Caratzola (D) – Rockets Hockey Club
Charlie Sheaffer (F) – Capital City Vipers

12U AA
Chase Mularkey (F) – Delaware Ducks

12U B
Chester Livhits (F) – Royals
Bryce Hobbs (F) – Frederick Freeze
William Wildermuth (D) – MYHA
Liam Kelly (F) – Valley Forge Colonials
Nicholas DiFelice (D) – Hollydell Hurricanes

13U AA
Laith Ramadan (G) – NJ Stars
Declan Black (D) – Valley Forge Colonials
Peter Marazzito (F) – Long Island Rebels
Dylan Swon (F) – Rockets Hockey Club

14U A
Brayden Havrilla (F) – Valley Forge Colonials
Maxwell Prekel (D) – NJ Bandits
Aaron Caceres (F) – Rockets Hockey Club
Thomas Sheehan (D) – WBS Jr Knights
Cam Pietrowsi (F) – York Devils

14U AA
Luke Brown (F) – Palmyra Black Knights
Tristan Muniz (G) – Rockets Hockey Club

16U A
Ben Williams (F) – Maryland Jr Black Bears
Jonas Van Kirk (D) – Maryland Jr Black Bears
Jason Pearce (F) – Delaware Ducks

18U A
Danny Mackley (F) – Philadelphia Blazers

FULL ICE MITES AAA
Liam Tiers (F) – Lehigh Valley Steel

The Atlantic Hockey Federation will be releasing the KRACH rankings. KRACH rankings are a team’s win and loss ratio multiplied by the strength of schedule. Due to the AHF playing an unbalanced schedule and some teams playing a full versus partial season, KRACH will fairly measure each teams rankings. 

KRACH rankings will vary in the early part of the season and then normalize as the season progresses and teams play more games. In November, KRACH ratings will help break up each division into multiple subdivisions. Teams will have the ability to move up and down subdivisions until January. The final subdivision will include the teams in competition for a playoff spot.

The AHF will release KRACH on the app weekly on Wednesdays and on the website on Friday. Thus KRACH will be released today, October 19 on our AHF mobile app and this Friday, October 21 on our website. 

Be sure to stay tuned for your teams KRACH rankings, as 40% of the teams will make playoffs, and the subdivisions will be finalized in January. 

About Atlantic Hockey Federation – In its 2nd year, the Atlantic Hockey Federation (“AHF”) is one of the largest USA Hockey Sanctioned Elite Tier-II Youth Hockey League that facilitates games throughout the Mid-Atlantic for its club members and families. The AHF provides high-quality league games and showcases for over 500 teams from 45+ organizations across 6 Mid-Atlantic states. The AHF currently fields youth hockey programs at AA, A and B divisions for the following age groups: the 8U AAA Full Ice, 8U Half Ice, 10U, 12U, 14U, 15U/16U and 18U age levels. The AHF is truly a unique opportunity as each of the Founders and Member clubs operate at all levels of the youth and junior hockey spectrum from Mite thru to Midget at the youth level and from Tier III juniors all the way up to Tier I juniors in the USHL. If you are looking for value and exposure to play college hockey, the AHF is also for you.

Repost from WBS Jr Knights

Pittston, PA, September 10-11, 2022—The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Jr Knights and Lady Knights hosted a Teddy Bear Toss weekend to benefit the Toys for Tots Foundation.


In honor of National Teddy Bear Day, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Jr Knights and Lady Knights hosted a Teddy Bear toss at their games at Revolution Ice Centre on September 10th and 11th in Pittston, PA. The youth hockey teams invited their friends and families, as well as the opposing teams and their families, to toss new stuffed bears and toys onto the ice after their first goals of each of the weekend’s games. The teams collected 250 stuffed bears and toys which were donated to the Toys for Tots foundation which is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year.


The Knights’ 2013 AYHL, 2008 AYHL, 14U AHF teams, and the 16U Lady Knights teams participated in the event. Alongside the Knights, the Arrows Youth Hockey 9U team, the Valley Forge Minute Men 2008 team, the Lady Patriots 14U team, the Royals Red 14U AHF team, and the Wissahickon Red 14U AHF teams also participated in the event weekend.


The Wyoming, PA Marine Corp Reserve was on hand for the events to cheer on the youth hockey teams and collect the toys. The Wyoming, PA Toys for Tots Foundation stated, “This is amazing! Thank you all for your support.”

The official AHF Podcast releases an episode every other Thursday during the season. Episodes are available on the AHF app for subscribers.

Pathway to College Hockey

Episode #2
10.13.22

On this week’s episode of The Federation Hockey Podcast, host Jim Padgitt sits down with industry expert Sean Hogan from College Hockey Inc. and Esmark Stars Head Coach Dave Kosick to discuss the pathway to NCAA D1 College Hockey.

We also get to know the Atlantic Girls Hockey Federation Deputy Commissioner, Brooke Ammerman-Reimer as she talks about her professional past and reviews the AGHF Showcase #1. We welcome special guest #33 Michael Sudia from the New Jersey Stars U13 AA.

Catch The Federation Hockey Podcast action all season long on the AHF app first https://apps.apple.com/us/app/atlantic-hockey-federation/id1608982114

Available here on the website on Monday

The AHF announces the Players of the Week for the week ending October 9, 2022.  The Players of the Week is a weekly feature during the 2022-23 season that honors players in all divisions. Only players that are nominated by their respective teams are considered.

Age Level / Division: 8AAA
Team: Venom Hockey Club 1
Player: Billy Gallagher (F) – Games: 2, Goals: 6, Assists: 4
“Billy always works the hardest, forecheck/backcheck etc. Always listens and improves every week,” said Coach Anthony Dellerose.

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Age Level / Division: 10A
Team: York Devils
Player: Anthony Raineri (F) – Games: 5, Goals: 12, Assists: 5
“Anthony moved from defense to forward this weekend and stepped up to the challenge of a new position helping his team go undefeated and win the Defender Columbus Day Tournament!! Anthony had a solid performance in all 5 of our games!!” said Coach Ray Raineri.

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Age Level / Division: 10AA
Team: Palmyra Black Knights
Player: Jackson Yacisin (F) – Games: 1, Goals: 1, Assists: 0
“Jack showed what a team player does. He moved from wing to center and played a strong two way game. On the offensive side of the puck he scored one of two goals and on the defensive side played a strong game supporting the defense down low,” said Coach James Robbins.

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Age Level / Division: 10B
Team: Haverford Hawks
Player: Riley Dolan (G) – Games: 3, Goals Against: 3, Goals: 3
“Riley contributed in multiple ways this weekend as a Forward & our Goalie. She scored a hat trick on Saturday in a 10-6 win and on Sunday she was in net & lead the team to a 4-3 win!” said Coach Chris Wharton.

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Age Level / Division: 12A
Team: Philadelphia Blazers
Player: Kassidy Wilson (D) – Games: 2, Goals: 0, Assists: 0
“Kassidy does all things that don’t show up on the score sheet. She is always skating hard, using her long reach and active stick on the back check and strong on the blue line keeping pucks in the opponents zone. She is a responsible defender who can be trusted on the ice in all situations,” said Coach Joseph Czop.

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Age Level / Division: 12AA
Team: North Jersey Avalanche 
Player: Aiden Puzio (F) – Games: 1, Goals: 1, Assists: 0
“Great two way game with the GWG vs the Rockets on Saturday,” said Coach Bob Jaffe.

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Age Level / Division: 12B
Team: Palmyra Black Knights
Player: Dominic “Finn” DeFilippo (F) – Games: 2, Goals: 2, Assists: 0
“Finn is team player with excellent passing skills and solid hockey IQ,” said Coach Dave Hollinger.

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Age Level / Division: 13AA
Team: Delaware Ducks 
Player: Alexander Klotzbach (D) – Games: 1, Goals: 1, Assists: 0
“Alex’s hard work shutting down rush after rush also paid off on the scoresheet this weekend with a beautiful game-winning point shot catching the goalie on the low blocker side,” said Coach Laura Monico.

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Age Level / Division: 14A 
Team: Haverford Hawks Dinmore 
Player: Ryan Stickel (F) – Games: 2, Goals: 3, Assists: 3
“Ryan had a very strong weekend to continue his solid start to the season as the Hawks leading scorer,” said Coach Michael Dinmore.

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Age Level / Division: 14B
Team: Grundy Senators 
Player: Klim Belko (F) – Games: 2, Goals: 8, Assists: 2
“Kilm consistently creates scoring opportunities while skating through opponents, always backchecks hard after a mistake,” said Coach Dylan DellaVecchio.

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Age Level / Division: 16A
Team: Valley Forge Colonials
Player: John Neary (F) – Games: 1, Goals: 2, Assists: 1
“Came up clutch this weekend. Everytime the team got down and fell behind john did something to impact the scoreboard and turn the tides in our favor,” said Coach Justin Scandone.

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Age Level / Division: 16AA
Team: PAL Jr Islanders
Player: Thomas Konkowski (F) – Games: 2, Goals: 6, Assists: 2
“Thomas continued to pace the Jr Islanders offense this week netting 6 goals and 2 assists in 2 games played. A testament to his commitment to a 200’ game, Thomas was also +10 and made several key defensive plays in both games,” said Coach Bobby Barbera.

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Age Level / Division: 18AA
Team: Metro Militia
Player: Joseph Larusso Jr (F) – Games: 1, Goals: 0, Assists: 3
“Had 3 assists and the shootout winner,” said Coach Charles Aiosa.

HONORABLE MENTIONS

10U A
Blake Shea (D) – Southern Maryland Sabres
Chris Gutierrez (F) – North Jersey Avalanche
Declan Wendell (F) – Valley Forge Colonials

10U B
Cole Guida (F) – Frederick Freeze
Ryan DeLucca (F) – Wissahickon Warriors
Jacob Klems (F) – Delaware Ducks
Blake King (F) – Hollydell Hurricanes
Tessa Dunn (D) – Philadelphia Jr. Flyers
Graham Ward (F) – Wissahickon Warriors
Mason Groves (D) – Royals

12U AA
Dashiell Murray (F) – North Jersey Avalanche
Jason Bloor (F) – Hollydell Hurricanes

12U A
Braeden Johnson (G) – Valley Forge Colonials
Brian Delfin (F) – Grundy Senators
Mason Sweeney (F) – Rockets Hockey Club

12U B
Jansen Rattle (G) – Hollydell Hurricanes
Jayden Lei (F) – Valley Forge Colonials

13U AA
Liz Schaeffer (D) – Valley Forge Colonials
Brendan Whiteley (F) – Rockets Hockey Club

14U A
Joseph Darragh (F) – Valley Forge Colonials
Cole Lichtenstein (F) – Wissahickon Warriors
Chase Francise (F) – Haverford Hawks
Jonathan Dilliplane (F) – Grundy Senators
Gio Sfezzeraza (F) – PAL Silver Knights

16U AA
Parker McDonald (F) – Lehigh Valley Phantoms Black
Xavier Blieler (D) – Wilkes Barre/Scranton Knights

16U A
Danny Doney (F) – Maryland Junior Black Bears

FULL ICE MITES AAA
Wade Wallin (D) – Mercer Arrows
Liam Heron (F) – North Jersey Blizzard

The Atlantic Hockey Federation celebrates off-ice success as much as on-ice. The Long Island Rebels Squirt Minor team took part in giving back to their local community last month.

On Saturday, September 17, 2022, the Long Island Rebels team partnered up with the StonyBrook University Men’s hockey team to volunteer at the League of Yes Foundation. The League of Yes Foundation provides opportunities for children with physical and/or mental disabilities to experience the excitement of playing baseball. Their goal is to help players develop social skills and increase self-esteem while promoting community support.

The Long Island players teamed up with the League of Yes participants to help them bat, play the field and run the bases with enthusiasm. The Rebels cheered the participants on by providing a “Tunnel of Love”  to run through down the third baseline. 

Not only was this a team bonding experience; it allowed the young players to interact with others while teaching them the importance of community service. As a previous StonyBrook player, Rebels Coach, Michael Cartwright participated in this program and found it to be a rewarding experience. “I wanted my players to get the same amount of joy I had when I participated in the League of Yes,” said Coach Cartwright.

Overall, the team enjoyed this opportunity and hopes to continue participating in similar events this season. 

The AHF announces the Players of the Week for the week ending October 2, 2022.  The Players of the Week is a weekly feature during the 2022-23 season that honors players in all divisions. Only players that are nominated by their respective teams are considered.

Age Level / Division: 8AAA
Team: North Jersey Blizzard
Player: Declan Curley (F) – Games: 2, Goals: 4, Assists: 0
“Breakout weekend for Declan offensively while continuing to be one of the hardest workers on the team,” said Coach Scott Levine.

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Age Level / Division: 10A
Team: PAL Sound Tigers
Player: Liam Mijares (F) – Games: 1, Goals: 4, Assists: 2
“After missing nearly 3 months of activity during the offseason due to injury, Liam came back to action in only his third game of the young season with 4 goals and 2 assists. Hes shown a quicker first step and his more direct approaches to the puck have led to better and more sustainable puck possession,” said Coach Jeremy Yan.

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Age Level / Division: 10AA
Team: NJ Stars Black
Player: Ibrahim Mohamed (F) – Games: 2, Goals: 3, Assists: 0
“He brings 100% every game. He isn’t the biggest kid but plays hard every game,” said Coach Greg Schehr.

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Age Level / Division: 10B
Team: Igloo Jaguars
Player: Beckett Horninr (G) – Games: 2, Goals Against: 2, 1 Shutout
“Beckett Horning backstopped the Jags to back-to-back wins this week, bringing their record to 7-5. Beckett earned a shutout in the fist of two games, and allowed just 2 goals, in a 8-2 victory, in game #2. Although it’s just his first season in ice hockey, his years of goaltending experience in Dek hockey has proven valuable,” said Coach Garry Wall.

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Age Level / Division: 12A
Team: Valley Forge Colonials Gold
Player: Tommy Settefrati (F) – Games: 1, Goals: 5, Assists: 0
“Tommy’s hard work in practice is paying off and contributes to 5 goals,” said Coach Chad Barron.

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Age Level / Division: 12AA
Team: North Jersey Avalanchs 
Player: Aiden Puzio (F) – Games: 1, Goals: 1, Assists: 1
“Great two way game against the Rye Rangers with the GWG in the 3rd period!” said Coach Bob Jaffe.

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Age Level / Division: 12B
Team: Delaware Ducks Black
Player: Robert (Bobby) Carroll (F) – Games: 1, Goals: 3, Assists: 0
“Bobby had a hat trick all goals scored were equalizers that helped the ducks beat palmyra 5-4 in a shootout,” said Coach Colin Stead.

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Age Level / Division: 13AA
Team: Valley Forge Colonials 
Player: Cooper Venezia (F) – Games: 2, Goals: 3, Assists: 1
“Played with an emphasis on getting to the dirty areas and got us some rebound goals through hard work and effort. Moved the puck well all weekend and got pucks out of our zone,” said Coach John Fields.

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Age Level / Division: 14AA 
Team: York Devils 
Player: Stephen Davis (F) – Games: 2, Goals: 2, Assists: 4
No quote was provided by Nominating Coach Matthew Gue.

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Age Level / Division: 14B
Team: Frederick Freeze 
Player: Deaclan Malseed (F) – Games: 2, Goals: 3, Assists: 2
“Complete 200ft player. Relentless forward,” said Coach Steven Sandler.

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Age Level / Division: 15AA
Team: Palmyra Black Knights
Player: Nathan Pedersen (F) – Games: 2, Goals: 2, Assists: 1
“Played excellent on both ends of the ice. Scored 2 goals (one Short handed) and added an assist!” said Coach Swede Farling.

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Age Level / Division: 16A
Team: Philadelphia Blazers
Player: Colin Thurnau (G) – Games: 1
“On Sunday, Colin was on fire. The Philadelphia Blazers 16A team faced a New Jersey Wildcat AA team, which was peppering Colin with shots, 55 in total. Colin stopped them all, with an amazing performance.,” said Jason DeAngelo.

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Age Level / Division: 16AA
Team: York Devils
Player: Owen Wilkinson (F) – Games: 3, Goals: 3, Assists: 0
“Owen had a hat trick on Sunday and showed great leadership qualities during an up and down weekend,” said Coach Joe Jaskot.

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Age Level / Division: 18A
Team: Wissahickon Warriors Red
Player: Ryan Jasudowich (F) – Games: 2, Goals: 2, Assists: 2
“Ryan is a shutdown defenseman for us and was a big part of the reason we only let up 1 goal all weekend. In the offensive end, he also contributed 2 Goals and 2 Assists for a 4 point weekend to go along with 2 wins,” said Coach Frank Blust.

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Age Level / Division: 18AA
Team: Ashburn Xtreme
Player: John Ryan (F) – Games: 2, Goals: 3, Assists: 4
“Had a great weekend,” said Coach Gary Pouliot.

HONORABLE MENTIONS

10U AA
Katharine Domenico (D) – Igloo Jaguars

10U A
Gavin Ridgway (D) – Hollydell Hurricanes
Colby Doody (F) – Hollydell Hurricanes
Brayden Pichaj (F) – Lehigh Valley Phantoms
Mason Kanuck (D) – Lancaster Firebirds
Max Denne (G) – Valley Forge Colonials
Matthew Ober (F) – Palmyra Black Knights
Peter Coyle (G) – Royals
Todd Wengert (D) – Philadelphia Blazers
Jaden Feeney (F) – Igloo Jaguars
Lucas Barnes (D) – Capital City Vipers

10U B
KJ Kelly (F) – Haverford Hawks
Called Chapman (F) – Delaware Ducks Black
Ruby Leno (G) – Philadelphia Jr. Flyers
Nate Hicks-Cree (D) – Hollydell Hurricanes
Christopher Mascia (F) – Wissahickon Warriors
Landon Heaps (F) – Tomorrow’s Ice North Stars
Landon Myers (D) – York Devils
Jude Terzella (F) – Royals Gold

12U AA
Jack Connors (G) – North Jersey Avalanche

12U A
Tyler Thir (F) – Southern Maryland Sabres
Karl Wszeborowski (F) – Metro Militia
Simone Good (F) – Frederick Freeze
Gino Scala (F) – Valley Forge Colonials
Spencer Elling (F) – MYHA LA
Logan Mitchell (G) – Royals
Dan Snyder (D) – Grundy Senators
Ashton Holley (F) – Capital City Vipers
Sal Arellano (G) – Igloo Jaguars
Claudia Bui (D) – Hollydell Hurricanes
Lane Siegel (F) – Wissahickon Warriors White

12U B
Carter Huber (F) – Lehigh Valley Phantoms
Ella Baker (G) – Royals Grey
Jimmy Burkhardt (F) – Valley Forge Colonials
Lucas Katchir (D) – Valley Forge Colonials

14U AA
Koby Zimmerman (F) – Palmyra Black Knights

14U A
Jayden Shavney (F) – Team Philadelphia
Patrick Fergus (F) – Valley Forge Colonials
Charles Simon (F) – North Jersey Avalanche Gold
Cam Pietrowski (F) – York Devils
Olof Hunnius (F) – The St James White
Hunter Robb (F) – Wissahickon Warriors White
Michael Cascella (F) – Igloo Jaguars
Erik Mitchell (F) – Hollydell Hurricanes

16U AA
Roman Villegas (F) – MYHA
Ethan Liu (D) – MYHA

16U A
Bruno Striet (G) – Valley Forge Colonials
Tim Williams (F) – Maryland Junior Black Bears
Jack Wanshop (F) – Lancaster Firebirds Black
Blake D’Italia (F) – Delaware Ducks

18U A
Nicholas Moniz (F) – Lehigh Valley Phantoms

The AHF announces the Players of the Week for the week ending September 25, 2022.  The Players of the Week is a weekly feature during the 2022-23 season that honors players in all divisions. Only players that are nominated by their respective teams are considered.

Age Level / Division: 8AAA
Team: Lehigh Valley Steel
Player: Ace Lasso (F) – Games: 2, Goals: 6, Assists: 2
“Lots of hustle,” said Coach Zach Jones.

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Age Level / Division: 10A
Team: Palmyra Black Knights
Player: Gavin Biegler (D) – Games: 2, Goals: 4, Assists: 0
“Gavin played his best two games of the young season. He looked good at both ends of the ice. He jumped up offensively more than he has and it has increased his confidence. We, the coaching staff challenged him to shut down there best player in game #2 and he did what we asked of him,” said Coach Steve Hallman.

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Age Level / Division: 10AA
Team: MYHA
Player: Ethan Miehl (G) – Games: 2, Goals Against: 4, Saves: 4
“Ethan’s a first year squirt who doesn’t fold under pressure. Both games came down to the last two minutes and he came up with one big save after another!” said Coach Rob Littrel.

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Age Level / Division: 10B
Team: Hollydell Hurricanes
Player: Andersen Heller (F) – Games: 2, Goals: 2, Assists: 2
“Anderson is a first year ice hockey player who continually shows dramatic improvement. Not only can Anderson score, but he can be patient and make excellent passing decisions. Quite impressive for such a new hockey player,” said Coach Paul Rohanna.

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Age Level / Division: 12A
Team: Royals
Player: Luke Cunningham (F) – Games: 3, Goals: 5, Assists: 0
“It’s not just the goals he scored! It’s the attitude he brings to every game! Luke does not get out worked, and he does what is right for his team more than himself! Truly a goalie’s best friend!” said Coach Tom Mitchell.

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Age Level / Division: 12AA
Team: Palmyra Black Knights 
Player: Grant Krull (G) – Games: 2, Goals Against: 4, Saves: 63
“Grant helped his team to a 2-0 weekend stopping over 60 shots with a 94% Save Percentage, including all three shots in a Shootout win. Great job Grant!” said Coach Mark Krull.

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Age Level / Division: 12B
Team: Lehigh Valley Phantoms
Player: Carter Huber (F) – Games: 2, Goals: 8, Assists: 1
“Carter was a dominant force both offensively and defensively for our team,” said Coach Christian Egan.

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Age Level / Division: 13AA
Team: NJ Stars 
Player: Nicholas Diaz (F) – Games: 2, Goals: 2, Assists: 3
“Hard work both ends of the ice, Great team player,” said Coach Frank Inzano.

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Age Level / Division: 14A
Team: Igloo Jaguars
Player: Michael Genghini (F) – Games: 2, Goals: 4, Assists: 1
“Michael had a strong offensive performance including the game winner in our first game. In our 2nd game he netted a hat-trick. He played a strong 2-way game all weekend and continues to lead with his actions on the ice,” said Coach Ian Michaelchuck.

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Age Level / Division: 14AA 
Team: Palmyra Black Knights 
Player: Chase Skriletz (F) – Games: 3, Goals: 1, Assists: 0
No quote was provided by Nominating Coach Adam Kondraski.

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Age Level / Division: 14B
Team: Frederick Freeze 
Player: Deaclan Malseed (F) – Games: 2, Goals: 3, Assists: 2
“Complete 200ft player. Relentless forward,” said Coach Steven Sandler.

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Age Level / Division: 15AA
Team: Royals
Player: Ian Goldberg (G) – Games: 2, Goals Against: 4, Saves: 53
No quote was provided by Nominating Coach Vince Prozzillo.

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Age Level / Division: 16A
Team: Delaware Ducks
Player: Alex Gaynor (F) – Games: 4, Goalst: 6, Assists: 3
“Alex was on fire this weekend. He recorded 6 goals and 3 assists. Of the goals 2 were SHG and 2 were GWG. He also scored the game winning SO goal in our first game. He was a huge reason our team played so well this weekend,” said Coach Garrett McManus.

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Age Level / Division: 16AA
Team: Lehigh Valley Phantoms Black
Player: Jack Nahf (G) – Games: 1, Goals Against: 1, Saves: 40
“Jack put up a huge performance against Team Philadelphia Black making 21 saves in the first period and ultimately only giving up 1 goal on 41 shots for the win,” said Coach Keith Krem.

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Age Level / Division: 18A
Team: Wissahickon Warriors Red
Player: Matthew Flynn (F) – Games: 4, Goals: 5, Assists: 7
“Matt had a huge weekend for us in our 4 games. He scored 5 goals and had 7 assists for a 12 point weekend. He scored at least 1G and 1A in all 4 games including a game tying goal in the last 3 minutes and a game winner. He topped it off with a shootout goal,” said Coach Frank Blust.

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Age Level / Division: 18AA
Team: Haverford Hawks
Player: Andrew Knight (F) – Games: 2, Goals: 3, Assists: 3
“6 points in the 9/25 game vs the NJ Rockets,” said Coach Gaets Juliano.

HONORABLE MENTIONS

10U AA
Rory Ellis (D) – Valley Forge Colonials
Garrett Voeckler (F) – Palmyra Black Knights
Zachary Schehr (F) – NJ Stars

10U A
Mason Palmer (F) – Philadelphia Blazers
Landyn Ford (D) – Hollydell Hurricanes
Luca Fracchiola (D) – Metro Militia
Jacob Nack (F) – Royals Gianni Melfi (D) – Royals
Elliot Spero (F) – MYHA
Lucas Barnes (F) – Capital City Vipers
Austin Hake (F) – York Devils
Jaden Feeney (F) – Igloo Jaguars
Hunter Loughin (F) – Valley Forge Colonials

10U B
Evan Paluszek (F) – Haverford Hawks
Emily Bieryla (D) – Wissahickon Warriors
Owen Garger (F) – Lehigh Valley Phantoms
Jason Wall (F) – Igloo Jaguars
John Etchinson (D) – Southern Maryland Sabres

12U AA
Cameron Augustoni (F) – North Jersey Avalanche

12U A
Sean Ellis (D) – Grundy Senators
Alex Montgomery (F) – Valley Forge Colonials
Ben Seon (F) – Igloo Jaguars
Austin McKain (F) – Palmyra Black Knights
Mason Wicinski (F) – NJ Stars
Anders Sontag (F) – Valley Forge Colonials
Christian Kang (F) – Rockets
Austin Peake (F) – Wissahickon Warriors
Tyler Kochanowski (F) – NJ Stars
Leo Tang (F) – NJ Bandits
Bennett Warman (F) – Wissahickon Warriors
Shane Flemming (F) – York Devils

12U B
Jonathan Salemno Jr. (F) – Royals
Nathan Marsico (F) – Valley Forge Colonials
Hayden Taddei (F) – Wissahickon Warriors
Max Marino (D) – Valley Forge Colonials

13U AA
Dempsey Lewullis (F) – Valley Forge Colonials
Roman Tkach (F) – Royals

14U A
Bradley Deibler (F) – Lancaster Firebirds
Harrison Kool (G) – Haverford Hawks
Brody Phillips (F) – Lehigh Valley Phantoms
Eric Metzler (G) – MYHA
Cody Sutcliffe (F) – Valley Forge Colonials
Beckett Dickson (D) – Maryland Jr. Black Bears
Erik Mitchell (F) – Hollydell Hurricanes
Gavin Schatt (F) – York Devils
Jean-Paul Domingue (G) – North Jersey Avalanche
Isaaq Shakir-Trush (F) – NJ Stars

14U B
Jacob Lang (G) – MYHA

16U AA
James Makibbin (F) – York Devils
Noah Slusser (F) – WBS Knights

16U A
Antonio Conte (F) – Rockets Hockey
Trevor Knoblach (G) – Lehigh Valley Phantoms
Michael Amadio (F) – Southern Maryland Sabres
Oliver Kowal (F) – Lancaster Firebirds
Patrick Callahan (D) – Valley Forge Colonials
LT Farley (D) – Frederick Freeze
Madison Kata (G) – North Jersey Avalanche
Deacon Beiderman (G) – Maryland Jr Black Bears
Shaun Hulton (F) – Frederick Freeze
Max Stone (G) – Hollydell hurricanes
Lukas Gold (F) – MYHA

18U AA
Liam Murphy (F) – Sportscare Kings

18U A
Bam Smith (F) – York Devils
Trent Keenan (F) – Delaware Ducks
Evan Thacker (D) – Lehigh Valley Phantoms
Danny McColgan (F) – Philadelphia Blazers
Zachary Taylor (F) – NJ Bandits
Adam Moskal (F) – NJ Bandits
Caleb Dinsdale (G) – Palmyra Black Knights

Full Ice Mites AAA
Julianna Gessner (F) – Mercer Arrows
John Taliercio (D) – North Jersey Blizzard

The Atlantic Hockey Federation is excited to announce the Federation Education Series. The Federation Educational Series will feature presentations for our players, families, and coaches on the landscape of hockey along with the Player Advancement Model for players. The first presentation will feature College Hockey Inc.

College Hockey Inc. is a non-profit established to ensure that all talented young hockey players and their families understand the unmatched development opportunities presented by NCAA Division I hockey.

The AHF is working with College Hockey Inc. to invite AHF 14U, 15U, and 16U players and their families to an exclusive webinar presentation. The main topic of the webinar will be the path to NCAA DI college hockey, and specifically what players can do to maintain their eligibility as they explore their hockey options. All are welcome to attend however, the presentation is targeted toward 14U, 15U, and 16U birth years.

College Hockey Inc. “Intro to NCAA Hockey”

Date: Monday, October 10th

Time: 7:00 pm EST

RSVP: Register here!

OR:

College Hockey Inc. “Intro to NCAA Hockey”

Date: Wednesday, October 19th

Time: 7:00 pm EST

RSVP: Register here!

This webinar will take approximately 30 minutes with time for a Q&A. It will cover why and how players like you chose to pursue a college hockey career.

Consider: 

The official AHF Podcast releases an episode every other Thursday during the season. Episodes are available on the AHF app for subscribers.

One Month In

Episode #1
9.22.22

The AHF is pleased to announce The Federation Hockey Podcast. Every other week, Jim Padgitt and Tony Zasowski will be joined by a new guest from across the Federations. The guests will include league officials, coaches, general managers, players, and more.

You’ll find the first episode of the 2022-23 season in our app, where we get to know the League Commissioner, learn what goes into preparing the season, and discuss why KRACH is important. We welcome special guests, Head Coach Kenneth Doak and #59 Zach Durkin from the Lehigh Valley Phantoms U12 AA, and Head Coach Tony Macaulay and #21 Luke Rubin from Team Maryland U18 AAA.

Catch The Federation Hockey Podcast action all season long on the AHF app first https://apps.apple.com/us/app/atlantic-hockey-federation/id1608982114

Available on the website on Mondays