FORWARDS:
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Juliette Bravin, MYHA Gold
Juliette enjoys playing center and thrives on aggression, speed and loves to win puck battles. She enjoyed a summer of hard work on the ice developing skating and stickhandling skills.
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Lennon Forczek, Igloo Jaguars
Lennon is entering his first year with the Jaguars eager to make an impact. He is a hard worker that will bring excitement and energy to the team.
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Greg Alashaian, NJ Bandits Grey
Greg is a fast skating forward with an accurate shot who will look to make a big impact this weekend at the AHF’s first showcase.
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Greg Watkins, Delaware Ducks
Greg is a forward with a lethal combination of speed and hands. He is tough for a defenseman to contain when he gets a burst of speed up the ice.
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Johnny Gallagher, Royals Hockey Club National
Johnny is forward capable of playing both wing and center. He is an excellent playmaker with the ability to put the puck in the back of the net as well.
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Patrick Powers, Team Philadelphia
Patrick uses his speed when he is out on the ice to make an impact. He is an excellent puck-mover and uses his ability to help his team win.
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Liam Chris-Luca, Igloo Jaguars
Liam is a new addition to the Jaguars that coaches are excited about. He possesses a great hockey instinct as he looks to make an impact this weekend.
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Blase Bozzuto, Ashburn Xtreme 2
Blase’s combination of speed and stickhandling skills make him dangerous to opposing defensemen. In an era where speed is the name of the game, this is definitely a forward to keep an eye out for.
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Vincent Tirado, Jersey Shore Wildcats
Vincent has the excellent puck-moving ability to help set his teammates up for goals. He is smart with the puck and makes the right plays needed to win.
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Nikolai Kovall, Delaware Ducks
Nikolai is a fast skater who has a nose for the net. He uses his strong shot to his advantage to help his team win.
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Caleb Cecchetti, Ashburn Xtreme 2
Caleb possesses a deadly combination of speed and stick handling skills. On top of this, he has a deadly shot he uses to score for his team.
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Mason Filato, North Jersey Skylands Kings White
Mason possesses excellent passing abilities to help set his teammates up for big goals. He is a team-first player and brings a great attitude every game.
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DEFENSEMEN:
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Gianni Melfi, Royals Hockey Club American
Gianni has excellent defensive instincts and is a great skater. He is someone on the team who loves to lead by example and works hard on the ice.
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Ben Sneeringer, Tomorrow’s North Stars
Ben is someone who loves to play defense. He is a hard worker in front of the net and does a great job moving the puck and racking up assists.
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Jack Ferry, Delaware Ducks
Jack is a steady defenseman who is strong in his own zone. He can contribute offensively too with his strong shot from the blue line.
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Braden Groves, MYHA Gold
Ben is a skilled defenseman with a strong stride who is as fluent skating backward as he is skating forward. When not on the ice, Braden practices in the family garage to continue to improve his skills.
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Cullen Almond, NJ Bandits Grey
Cullen is a strong two-way defenseman with a hard shot to boot. It can be trouble when he lets a shot go from the point.
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Connor Pendleton, Ashburn Xtreme 2
Connor is a strong defensive-minded defenseman who uses physicality to his advantage. He can also contribute offensively too with his excellent passes.
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Luke Cunningham, Royals Hockey Club National
Luke’s skating is powerful, dynamic, and oftentimes deceptive. While posing an offensive threat anywhere on the ice, Luke has made a living in the defensive corners and around his own net.
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Brady Farbman, Jersey Shore Wildcats
Brady loves to join the rush as a defenseman. He has had many clutch moments throughout his career and is an impact player.
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Kaden Chamberlain, North Jersey Skylands Kings White
Kaden is an excellent poke checker and is excellent in the defensive end. He is a fast skater and isn’t afraid to do what it takes to stop the opposition.
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GOALIES:
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James O’Neill, Royals Hockey Club American
James has been described by his coach as “our brick wall.” He is constantly showing a strong work ethic and is a student of the game.
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Brady Marksamer, Tomorrow’s North Stars
Brady uses his size to come out, challenge and cut down angles on opposing skaters. His favorite goaltender is Henrik Lundqvist.
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Logan Mitchell, Royals Hockey Club National
Logan leaves opposing scorers shaking their heads and coaches nodding in approval. Whether it’s his sound positioning or ability to make some unbelievable stops with his great pushes and terrific reflexes, Logan continues to impress everyone.
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Gabriel Hernandez, MYHA Gold
Gabriel has great eye-hand coordination, enjoys tracking the puck and blocking, attributes that build on his year-round baseball skills as a centerfielder. If players ever hear a song while on the ice, it’s because, on a breakaway, he says he hums to himself to keep his nerves down while tracking.
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Justin Pribish, Team Philadelphia
Justin is a strong goaltender in between the pipes who looks to help lead Team Philadelphia to some big wins this weekend.
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Marko Stulic, Jersey Shore Wildcats
Marko is a very intelligent netminder. He never gives his net up and is always in a position to make a big save.
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Arabella DeKorte, North Jersey Skylands Kings White
Nicknamed “Kings Squirt A’s Great Wall of China,” Arabella works hard every practice to be the best netminder she can be. She is dedicated to being the best she can be as well as a great teammate.
FORWARDS:
Elwyn Craig, Delaware Ducks 2
Elwyn has great hands that he uses to move through traffic and free up space for his great wrist shot. He used these skills to finish the weekend with three goals (which is tied for most on the team).
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Ben Kaplan, Montgomery Blue Devils LA Blue
Ben is a great team player that has a thing for scoring big goals. He used his scoring instinct to score six goals and eight points this past weekend (good for first on the team in both categories).
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Joey Kiss, Team Philadelphia
Joey brings a wide range of skills to his offense and the stat sheet reflects it, leading his team with five goals and seven points. His goal-scoring skills were on display when he scored the game-winning goal in the third period to beat the NJ Bandits 4-3.
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Nick Cimaszewski, Tomorrow’s North Stars Red
Nick used his combination of size, speed, and shot in putting together quite a weekend. His 23 pts (20G, 3A) were impressive on their own, but more so in the fact that he played the point in 1 game, showing his ability to be used anywhere on the ice.
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Jonah Shifrin, Team Montgomery Blue Devils LA Blue
Jonah brings hustle and speed to every shift he takes. He can also pass the puck well too, totaling six points this weekend.
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Henry Aurthur, Tomorrow’s North Stars Red
Henry has great dangles but also some great vision in setting up some beautiful plays. He ended the weekend with 14 goals and 5 assists. His play on defense for one of the games earned him a team Player of the Game award.
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DEFENSE:
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Garrett Yu, Team Philadelphia
Garrett has a great hockey sense and is great at causing turnovers when on the ice. He can also score too, tallying four goals in four games.
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Gunnar Schwanke, Tomorrow’s North Stars Red
Gunnar showed a wide range of skills throughout the weekend, playing all positions and excelling at each of them. He was able to tally seven goals and 16 points this showcase.
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Brayden Beukema, Delaware Ducks 2
Brayden displayed the skills of a true shutdown defenseman this past weekend. He was strong in his own zone and generated a lot of turnovers that he helped turn into offensive chances.
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GOALIES:
Emile Ruhlmann, MYHA Gold
Emile showed resilience in the net, racking up 137 total saves (including 58 in one game)!
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Justin Pribish, Team Philadelphia
Justin helped his team to go 4-0 this past weekend. He recorded a shutout victory and made some great saves while helping his team win.
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Charlie Murray, Grundy Senators
Charlie was a brick wall in net this weekend! He saw the puck incredibly well and stood on his head for dozens of shots!
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Mathew Lee, Delaware Ducks 2
Mathew displayed his skills in between the pipes this weekend, showcasing his great butterfly play and his ability to bait players to go five-hole. He has great side-to-side movement is stands tall against breakaways.
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Gabriel Hernandez, Montgomery Blue Devils LA Blue
Gabriel displayed the true skills of a goaltender this past weekend. He made some great saves and kept a positive attitude to help his team win.
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Jack Scott, Brick Hockey Club White
Jack led the Brick Hockey Club over the weekend with 14 goals and 1 assist. He showed poise and great offensive ability, but most importantly, he showed leadership qualities when he volunteered to play defense when the team needed him.
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Shane Hicks-Cree, Hollydell Hurricanes White
Shane proved to be excellent in both the offensive and defensive zone. He hustled all weekend and was a cornerstone in the defensive effort, all while scoring two goals as well.
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Tyler McDow, Jersey Shore Wildcats Red
Tyler is another forward who proved clutch in the defensive zone while being a forward. He showed patience and hockey IQ to make the plays he needed to make. He also showed off his offensive instincts, scoring a team-high four goals and five points.
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Kieran Prozorov, Royals Hockey Club National White
Kieran is a goal scorer through and through. He has a scoring touch and finds himself in position every time. Smart with the puck, Kieran was able to move the puck to his teammates and keep plays alive. He tallied eight goals and 12 points this past weekend.
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Walker Boyd, Team Philadelphia Orange
Walker showed excellent offensive instincts all weekend long. This was highlighted in a game against the New Jersey Stars, scoring four goals and an assist.
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Jack Newton, Hollydell Hurricanes White
Jack showed off his offensive instincts in his first year as a squirt. He used his hockey IQ and skill to score his first goal as a squirt!
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Carter Herring, Royals Hockey Club National White
Carter proved he is to be considered with the top players in this division this weekend. He controlled the play and scored his share of goals (nine to be exact). His tenacity and hands allowed him to consistently push the play into the offensive zone.
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Vincent Pagano, Grundy Senators
Vincent loves hyping the team on the ice and high-fiving the opposing team also when they do well. He is a great team player with great offensive skills, highlighting this with his first-ever hat-trick.
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Brian Delfin, Grundy Senators
Brian brings energy every game and loves hyping his team up to take the ice. He recorded three points this weekend and showed off some clutch scoring ability, netting the game-winning shootout goal in a win against Jersey Shore.
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DEFENSEMEN:
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Gabriel Acevado, Brick Hockey Club White
Gabriel was an anchor for Brick’s defense this past weekend. Not only did he play solid 2-way defense while showing a knack for his natural skating ability, he also scored the game-winning goal in Brick’s shootout victory Saturday afternoon.
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Avery Jones, Tomorrow’s North Stars White
Avery not only contributed with an assist this weekend but took on a massive leadership role for the team. Tasked with helping inexperienced players adjust, he took on the role with flying colors and helped them tidy up their game. He made sure they knew to shake it off when mistakes were made and showed great sportsmanship throughout.
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Seth McDonald, Royals Hockey Club National White
Seth is a well-rounded hockey player. His speed and athleticism helped him shut down the opposing teams on defense. Seth used his vision and his hands to charge up the ice, surprising the other teams, to score in spectacular fashion. These skills were reflected in the eight goals and eleven points he totaled.
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Brody Kassa, Jersey Shore Wildcats Red
Brody was a force in front of the net, using his size and stick skills to clear the crease. He showed he can contribute offensively as well with a goal and assist on the weekend.
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Elek Lukas, Tomorrow’s North Stars White
Elek played every position this past weekend, showing off his athletic ability in each one. When he played defense, he showed great skills to force the opposition out of the offensive zone while holding strong on the blue line and allowing no goals against.
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GOALIES:
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Peter Gaffney, Team Philadelphia Orange
Peter shined in between the pipes for Team Philadelphia. He earned star of the game honors for his shutout win this past Saturday against the Hollydell Hurricanes, staying poised and focused throughout the game.
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Julia Sammarco, Brick Hockey Club White
Julia registered a shut-out in her first game as a Squirt and made many key saves over the weekend. She shows natural athletic ability in her side-to-side movements and battles for every loose puck. She plays her angles well and rarely leaves a rebound.
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Tomas Ancinec, Tomorrow’s North Stars White
Tomas showed how clutch he could be in goal this past weekend, shutting down breakaways in key moments of the game. He turned aside 22 shots in two games.
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Carter Bryson, Grundy Senators
Carter maintained a positive attitude throughout the weekend and showed off in between the pipes as well, recording 85 saves! He also made three big saves in the shootout to help his team secure a win over Jersey Shore.
FORWARDS
Liam Daniel Monterio, North Jersey Skylands Kings Gold
It was hard to find a better goal-scoring weekend than what Monterio put forth in the Showcase. With a hat trick in every game, Monterio ended with 22 goals in four games. Monterio also had a point in each of the Skylands Kings goals against Team Philadelphia Orange (6g, 2a).
Anthony Raineri, York Devils
With two hat tricks in two straight games, Raineri went on a tear with nine goals and three assists on the Showcase. Raineri’s nine goals helped York have a +22 goal differential and an undefeated mark this weekend.
Ryan Uhl, Royals Hockey Club National White
Displaying his keen offensive side, Uhl put up five goals and four assists on the Showcase. Uhl had the game-winning goal in all four games for Royals HC, as well as a natural hat trick in Sunday’s early game against Tomorrow’s Ice.
Parker Clancy, St. James (Showcase)
Clancy put on a show this weekend, registering 12 goals and five assists for St. James’ undefeated weekend. Adding to the last two games of the August Showcase, Clancy now carries a six-game point streak coming out of the Squirt Showcase weekend.
Shane Hicks-Cree, Hollydell Hurricanes White
Potting a goal a game, Hicks-Cree was a force for Hollydell White this Showcase. Finishing with six goals and an assist this weekend, Hicks-Cree helped Hollydell to three out of four wins and played well without the puck to get into solid offensive positioning
Samuel Drake, Tomorrow’s North Stars
This weekend Samuel Drake had his full 200ft game in full effect, playing both ends of the ice as a center. He had some amazing forechecking plays to get the puck into the offensive zone and scored some goals for his team. Samuel had the determination to get back and backcheck which helped his team stay in the game and still give them a fighting chance.
DEFENSE
Tristan Haftek, New Jersey Bandits Red
Saving the best for the last day, Haftek helped the Bandits on Sunday with a goal in their earlier game against Montgomery and then two assists in their second game against Team Philadelphia. Haftek also showed his defensive attributes during the first game this weekend, helping his team to a shutout against the Aspen Kings Grey squad.
Joseph Keeley, New Jersey Stars
Keeley was able to help the Stars to their big win on Sunday, scoring the game-winning goal with 12:49 remaining in the game against Hollydell. Keeley also had an assist in the game, while tallying a goal on Saturday against York.
Ezra Lorentzen, Maryland Jr. Black Bears Red
With a goal in the second period. Lorentzen sparked a four-goal rally by Maryland to help them get the win over Royals HC American. Lorentzen also added two goals in a Maryland win on Sunday over New Jersey to close out the Showcase on a winning note.
GOALIE
Elias Savana, Royals Hockey Club National White
With four wins, Savana was able to kick off the Showcase with a 23-save performance against Team Philadelphia Orange. Savana ended the showcase with a 1.75 GAA, only having one game where they let up more than one goal.
Quinn Donofry, Philadelphia Blazers
Coming out victorious in all four games he started, Donofry ended the weekend with a .914 save percentage and 1.75 GAA. Donofry’s standout game was a 29-save performance against the Rye Rangers in a 6-1 Blazers victory.