Games of Dec. 13-18
Week of Dec. 20
Summaries by Joshua Boyd / NCDCHockey.com
Forward: Henri Spoof, Mercer Chiefs
The ‘03 from Jyvaskala, Finland, continues to impress with his timely goals and consistent contributions. He has four goals over his last three games, including three plus two assists in the Chiefs’ recent sweep of the Jersey Hitmen. His 1-2-3 performance on Dec. 17 was his third since Nov. 18. He holds a 13-13-26 line in 27 games in this, his first North American season.
Defense: Seth Rakosky, Connecticut Jr. Rangers
The Connecticut Jr. Rangers enjoyed a sweep against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights, and Seth Rakosky played a huge part of that. The 2004-born Denver native registered a goal and an assist, and also was a +2 on the weekend with eight takeaways. He currently has three points in 24 games this year.
Goaltender: Primo Baldassarre, Connecticut Jr. Rangers
He just keeps getting it done. In two games against the Knights, Baldassarre (‘04/Glenolden, Pa.) stopped all 37 he faced on Dec. 16, and for the whole two game performance, he stopped 83 of the 85 shots he faced against the Knights. He is 5-2-0-0 with a 1.58 GAA and .962 save percentage.
Rookie*: Alexander Ondos, Connecticut Jr. Rangers
Ondos (‘04/Pittsburgh, Pa.) registered a pair of goals and a pair of assists as the Rangers got the wins against the Knights – including a 1-2-3 line in their 4-0 victory. He joined the Rangers this year out of the Northfield Mount Hermon School as well as the GBL Jr. Bruins split season program.
* = no more than 10 Tier II games prior to 2023-24 / ’04 or younger
