Midwest Division
Forward: Caden Day, Chicago Crush
Second-year Premier veteran Day (‘05/Batavia, Ill.) was good for three goals and added two assists for five points in two games Jan. 31-Feb. 1. He has since passed the 100 career point mark and now has 105 points. At 30 games, he is close to passing his 2023-24 point total of 52 points with 48 through Feb. 8.
Defense: Caleb Lindley, Decatur Blaze
Lindley (‘06/Chesterfield, Ill.) registered five assists during two games against the Motor City Gamblers Feb. 1-2. He currently has nine points in 27 Premier games, and he has been a Player Of The Week this season in both the Elite and Premier conferences – USPHL Advancement In Action!
Goaltender: Nick Gingold, Chicago Cougars
Gingold (‘05/Flagstaff, Ariz.) stopped 70 of 73 shots – including in a 31-save shutout – to go 2-0. The blanking of the Metro Jets Development Program on Feb. 1 marked his first career USPHL shutout.
Great Lakes Division
Forward: Giovanni Valentine, Columbus Mavericks
Valentine (‘06/Newcastle, Pa.) closed up January with a three-goal, one-assist performance against the Cincinnati Jr. Cyclones. He is currently on an 11-game, 23-point scoring streak. He has 47 points in 28 games overall.
Defense: River Lewis, Metro Jets
Lewis (‘05/Chandler, Ariz.) registered a goal and added four assists for five points in two games against Fresh Coast on Jan. 29 and 31. With 26 points in 31 games this year, Lewis has officially doubled his first-year Premier points total.
Goaltender: Lukas Kamenicky, Columbus Maverick
Kamenicky (‘06/Vrchlabi, Czechia) stopped all 24 shots he faced from the Cincinnati Jr. Cyclones when the two Ohio teams clashed on Jan. 31, giving Kamenicky his first junior and North American shutout.
North Division
Forward: Cannon Bonifay, Minnesota Squatch
Bonifay (‘04/Frisco, Texas) rode the energy from putting up two points in two USPHL Premier All-Star Games as he registered five goals and eight assists for 13 points over a four-game stretch between Jan. 31 and Feb. 3. On Jan. 31, he had a 3-3-6 line.
Defense: Jake Knieling, Dells Ducks
Another All-Star selection, Knieling (‘05/Arlington Heights, Ill.) registered a goal and added five assists for six points in his return to regular season action with the Ducks. His two three-point games against Hudson were the first two of an active three-game run of triple-point games. He also had an assist at the All-Star event.
Goaltender: Maximilian Pierce, Dells Ducks
A former Elite All-Star in 2023, Pierce (‘04/Harrison Township, Mich.) recently earned his first Premier shutout by stopping all 25 shots faced from the Hudson Havoc. As of Feb. 8, he’s on a three-game winning streak that has given him a career-best 10 wins for his two-year Premier career.
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
