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USPHL Elite Players Of The Week: Southern Region

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

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