Florida Division
Forward: Onni Puikkonen, Tampa Bay Juniors
Puikkonen (‘05/Tampere, Finland) scored nine goals and added three assists for 12 points in six February regular season games. He closed his first season with TBJ with a line of 19-22-41 in 24 games.
Jason Johnson, Tampa Bay Juniors
Johnson (‘06/Minnetonka, Minn.) enjoyed a four-goal and a three-goal game as part of his February goal-scoring output. He closed the regular season with 56 points in 41 games after registering a 10-3-13 line in his seven February contests.
Anthony Zebley, Florida Eels
Zebley (‘04/Estero, Fla.) passed the 100-point regular season career mark in his final game on Feb. 22, the last of 126 regular season games played over four Premier seasons. He also played with the Eels’ Elite team in 2020-21 – there’s some USPHL Advancement In Action for you. During February, he scored four goals and eight assists for 12 points in seven games. His 50 points this year nearly matched his combined total from his first three Eels seasons.
Forward Honorable Mention: Jakub Koudelny, Tampa Bay Juniors
Defense:
Emil Grinsvall, Bold City Battalion
Grinsvall (‘04/Sundsvall, Sweden) was a massive presence for the Battalion throughout the month of February. He registered four goals and seven assists for 11 points for a 1.38 points per game average last month. He finished his second season with 41 points to exactly match his 2023-24 point total and finish with 82 points for his regular season career.
Jacob Ronnqvist, Tampa Bay Juniors
Ronnqvist (‘06/Kvevlax, Finland) sent out nine assists to his teammates during the month of February and closed up the regular season with 32 points in 40 games.
Defense Honorable Mention: Jonas Oesterle, Florida Jr. Blades
Goaltender
Savva Serdiuk, Tampa Bay Juniors
Serdiuk (‘04/Kyiv, Ukraine) won all four of his February games and stopped 96 of 102 shots in the process for a .941 save percentage on the month. He posted a 31-save shutout of the Florida Eels on Feb. 13. He won his last seven games in a row and finished 16-3-0-0 on the season and 48-18-2-1 for his four-year Premier career.
Goaltender Honorable Mention: Nate Galbraith, Tampa Bay Juniors
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
