USPHL Elite Atlantic Division Players Of The Month: October 2024
Note: September Statistics are also included in October Players Of The Month
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Ilya Baldin, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights
Baldin (‘08/Voronezh, Russia) did plenty of damage in the short amount of time he was with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights’ undefeated Elite team, putting up eight goals and 13 assists in seven games for 21 points to average 3.0 points per game, tops among all Elite players with a minimum six games played. He moved up to the Knights’ Premier team in mid-October, where he has a 1-1-2 line in six games.
Timofei Korober, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights
Korober (‘08/St. Petersburg, Russia) was also a major reason why the Knights went 11-0 to the end of October. Korober put up a line of seven goals and 10 assists for 17 points in seven games, averaging 2.43 per game. His best performance was a six-point showing on Oct. 19, and he also has three points currently in six USPHL Premier games. Korober was tied for the Elite Conference lead in shorthanded goals (two) and shorthanded points (three).
Dante Scibelli, PAL Jr. Islanders
Scibelli (‘06/Farmingdale, N.Y.) finished October as the leading scorer in the USPHL Elite, posting seven goals and 20 assists for 27 points in 14 games, an average of 1.93 points per game, good for third in the division. Scibelli also led the league in assists.
Forward Honorable Mention: Harold Stauffer, PAL Jr. Islanders
Defensemen
Brandon Eigner, Rockets Hockey Club
Eigner (‘08/Mendham, N.J.) registered a line of six goals and 14 assists for 20 points in 11 games, leading all Elite defensemen in both points and points per game, at 1.82 points per game, and he also led in assists with 14, power play assists with 11 and power play points with 14.
Anthony De Simone, Rockets Hockey Club
De Simone (‘04/Staten Island, N.Y.) was second only to Eigner in power play scoring by defensemen with nine points and a league-leading seven goals with the man advantage. He capped a four-game goal-scoring streak with a hat trick on Oct. 26 to help him to an 8-5-13 line in nine games, averaging 1.44 points per game.
Defenseman Honorable Mention: Kirill Serebryakov, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights
Goaltender
Roberts Kravalis, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights
Kravalis (‘08/Ogre, Latvia) came out of the end of October with a 6-0-0-0 record, giving him a share of the tie for the league lead in wins. He was also second in GAA with a 0.99 mark, third in save percentage at .958 and first in shutouts with three, a full 50 percent of his appearances up to the dawning of November.
Goaltender Honorable Mention: Dominik Feiler, PAL Jr. Islanders
Selection Process: The division’s coaches are presented with a ballot form with statistical leaders (ranked by points per game average for skaters and save percentage for goaltenders) and vote on that form. The league takes the results of that vote and presents the coaches with the finalists, who are able to vote on further changes if desired.
Summaries by Joshua Boyd
