The AHF announces the Players of the Week for the week ending February 12th, 2023. 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.
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Age Level / Division: 10A
Team: Lehigh Valley Phantoms 2
Player: Lukas Chambers (F) – Games: 2, Goals: 1, Assists: 2
“Lukas is always smiling and has really stepped up on offense as a consistent scorer the last few weeks.” said Coach Mark Stewart.
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Age Level / Division: 10B
Team: Lehigh Valley Phantoms Youth
Player: Brayden Franklin (G) – Games: 2, Goals Against: 3, Saves: 29
“Brayden played strong in goal on Saturday and kept us in a tight game. On Sunday, in our most important game of the season, he slammed the door in the first period and allowed our team time to get on the board and roll to a shutout victory.” said Coach Jason Glenn.
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Age Level / Division: 12A
Team: Hollydell hurricanes white
Player: Tyler Reger (D) – Games: 1, Goals: 1, Assists: 0
“Tyler always plays hard and supports his teammates. He was able to score his first goal. His goal fired his teammates up and led to his team rallying to win the last game of the season.” said Coach Paul Schmeltzer.
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Age Level / Division: 12AA
Team: Philadelphia Blazers
Player: Declan Henes (F) – Games: 2, Goals: 2, Assists: 1
“Declan Henes collected two goals and one assist in 2 games this weekend. For the season, Declan finished with 56 goals and 45 assists for 101 Points to lead the 12UAA in scoring.” said Coach Buddy Pollick.
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Age Level / Division: 12B
Team: Valley Forge Colonials Fields
Player: Tanner Nau (D) – Games: 2, Goals: 1, Assists: 0
“Tanner has been our best defenseman this year and is learning how to better rush with the puck, use his partner effectively, and defend rushes against. His development has been amazing, and he showcased it this weekend helping preserve a shutout for our goaltender and leading many odd man rushes and creating offense.” said Coach John Fields.
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Age Level / Division: 14A
Team: Wissahickon Warriors White
Player: Cole Sullivan (F) – Games: 2, Goals: 5, Assists: 0
“Five goals for Cole on Sunday only tells part of the story. His effort was outstanding. He was physical, but without penalties. He is a great influence on his teammates. Cole is the epitome of a lead by example hockey player.” said Coach Mike Budd.
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Age Level / Division: 14AA
Team: York Devils
Player: Dominic Raineri (D) – Games: 2, Goals: 1, Assists: 0
“Dom displayed great work ethic as well as playing big minutes in all situations for the Devils.” said Coach Matthew Gue.
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Age Level / Division: 16A
Team: Lehigh Valley Phantoms Youth
Player: Zach Schantzenbach (D) – Games: 2, Goals: 1, Assists: 0
“Zach turned the game around by getting to an errant puck near the point and firing a blazer that ended up in the back of the net!” said Coach John C. Snyder.
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Age Level / Division: 18A
Team: Wissahickon Warriors Red
Player: Pat Stelacio (F) – Games: 1, Goals: 1, Assists: 0
“Pat scored the game winning goal in his first game back from injury since December 11th. He was effective for us in all 3-zones, helping us to a big win to wrap up our regular season. That goal put Pat’s season ending totals at 39G, 33A for 72 points in just 26 games.” said Coach Frank Blust.
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Age Level / Division: 18AA
Team: Philadelphia Blazers
Player: Brady Baehser (F) – Games: 3, Goals: 4, Assists: 4
“Brady finished the season as leading scorer in 18AA Division!” said Coach Jon Barger.
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HONORABLE MENTIONS
10U A
Lorenzo Muratore (F) – Long Island Rebels
Alex Neu (F) – Lehigh Valley Phantoms 2
Luca Fracchiola (D) – Metro Militia
Pete Coyle (G) – Royals White
Luca Fracchiolla (D) – Metro Militia
Jensen Hoffman (D) – Southern Maryland Sabres
10U B
Luke McCluskey (D) – Haverford Hawks
Shubh Bajoria (F) – Igloo Jaguars
Daniel Millison (F) – Valley Forge Colonials Skelton
Sam Dannenfelser (F) – Tomorrow’s Ice White
William McCullough (F) – Haverford Hawks Wharton
12U A
Ashton Holley (F) – Capital City Vipers 1
Boden King (F) – Royals
Nash Hudson (F) – Rockets
Michael Shawver (F) – Hollydell Hurricanes
12U B
Hugo Nelson (D) – Royals
Avery Lee (F) – Metro Militia
Aidan Berry (G) – Hollydell Hurricanes
Jack Vasquez (G) – Valley Forge Colonials
Carter Huber (F) – Valley Forge Colonials
13U AA
Jack Murphy (F) – Rockets
14U AA
Steven LaRosa (F) – Rockets
14U A
James Morino (F) – NJ Stars Black
Cayden Booth (D) – WBS Jr. Knights
Rocco DiMario (F) – Haverford Hawks Dinmore
Martin Elwell-Anderson (F) – Hollydell Hurricanes
Henry Rademacher (F) – Wissahickon Warriors
Maximilian Fish (F) – Rockets Hockey Club
16U A
Sami Slepak (F) – Rockets
Michael Saab (F) – Lehigh Valley Phantoms Youth
18U A
Eric Fral (F) – Royals
Mitchell Thompson (F) – Palmyra Black Knights