Week of Nov. 9, 2024
Games of Oct. 29-Nov. 4, 2024
Florida Division
Forward: Dylan Hineman, Tampa Bay Juniors
Hineman (‘06/Odessa, Fla.) was a strong presence as the Juniors defeated Bold City twice on Nov. 1-2, putting up a 3-3-6 line. He has improved to better than 2.0 points per game on the season with that output, moving up to 15 points in seven games.
Defense: Ty Elzinga, Florida Eels
The second-year Eel Elzinga (‘07/Cape Coral, Fla.) scored twice and added one assist for three points, improving on the season to nine points in 13 games.
Goaltender: Ethan Gabler, Florida Eels
Gabler (‘06/Thunder Bay, Ont.) stopped all 23 shots he faced when the Eels took on the Atlanta MadHatters in his USPHL Elite debut on Nov. 3.
Southeast Division
Forward: Nathan Clark, Potomac Patriots
Clark (‘05/Haymarket, Va.) registered a goal and added two assists to push the Patriots in a close series with the Carolina Jr. Hurricanes. Clark, a fourth-year Patriots, only recently rejoined the team in mid-October to improve to four points in six games.
Defense: Andrew Pi, Carolina Jr. Hurricanes
Pi (‘07/Ottawa, Ont.) was a big help in pushing the Jr. Hurricanes to a pair of wins against Potomac, putting in two assists, including on the game-winner in Game 1 of the weekend. Pi currently has nine points in 18 games.
Goaltender: Liam Kelly, Potomac Patriots
Kelly (‘04/Harleysville, Pa.) was strong despite taking a loss, as he stopped 33 of 36 shots of Carolina. He joined the Patriots with two prior seasons of junior experience.
Selection Process: Divisional statistical leaders are presented to coaches, who are able to vote on the leaders, or nominate and vote on alternate candidates.
Summaries by Joshua Boyd
