Week of Nov. 9, 2024
Games of Oct. 29-Nov. 4, 2024
Forward: Jarrett LaGrow, Metro Jets
LaGrow (‘05/Kalamazoo, Mich.) put up two hat tricks in the space of three games, and registered a 7-3-10 line in a three-game sweep of the Decatur Blaze between Nov. 1-3. He is currently even at 15 points in 15 games this year.
Defense: Daniell Luska, Metro Jets
Luska (‘08/Wheeling, Ill.) put up a goal and five assists for six points in the three-game series against the Decatur Blaze. Through his first 12 games, he had eight points on the season.
Goaltender: Tyler Houle, Motor City Gamblers
Second-year Gambler Houle (‘07/Warren, Mich.) earned his third straight win with just one goal against when he stopped 27 of the Chicago Cougars’ 28 shots on Oct. 30.
New England Division
Forward: Brendan Birmingham, Springfield Pics
Birmingham (‘04/Ellington, Conn.) enjoyed a productive first weekend of November with two goals and three assists for five points. He now has 16 points in 13 games this year, and 38 points in 48 career games with the Pics.
Defense: Matthew Tisdell, Springfield Pics
The second-year Pic Tisdell (‘06/Chicopee, Mass.) put up four assists, two apiece, in each of the Pics’ wins on Nov. 2 and 3 against the South Shore Kings and defending National Champion Northern Cyclones. He has improved to nine assists in 13 games.
Goaltender: Kaden Bono, Boston Jr. Bulldogs
Bono (‘05/Plymouth, Mass.) helped the Jr. Bulldogs defeat the Cyclones by stopping 31 of 33 shots faced for his second Elite win of the season. He is 2-1 with a .929 save percentage.
Atlantic Division
Forward: Harold Stauffer, P.A.L. Jr. Islanders
Stauffer (‘07/Lake Grove, Ill.) scored three goals and four assists for seven points in two games as the Jr. Islanders defeated the Connecticut Jr. Rangers in two games. With 31 points in 15 games, Stauffer is second in league scoring.
Nicolas Brunelle, Hershey Cubs
Brunelle (‘07/Drummondville, Que.) registered a pair of assists to help the Cubs go up against the league-leading Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights – a 5-2 game in which the score was 3-2 down to the last two minutes. He currently has five points in four games.
Goaltender: Jonathan Hager, Jersey Hitmen
Hager (‘05/Rochelle Park, N.J.) stopped 35 of the 36 shots that he faced in a win against the rival Rockets Hockey Club on Nov. 2.
