Week of Feb. 28, 2025
Games of Feb. 18-24, 2025
Great Lakes Division
Forward: Pierce Ashcroft, Metro Jets
Ashcroft (‘04/Milford, Mich.) sent out five assists to teammates to close his 127-game Premier career of regular season games. He scored a career-best 62 points to help him close with 107 career points.
Defense: Jack Schnur, Metro Jets
Schnur (‘05/Kalamazoo, Mich.) joined the Jets as a first-time junior player and was a powerful addition to the longtime powerhouse team in Mount Clemens, Mich. He close his season with a 1-4-5 line and he ended the season with 28 points in 42 games.
Goaltender: Caleb Kril, Toledo Cherokee
Two-year Cherokee Kril (‘04/Dexter, Mich.) finished the season with a career-best 17 wins, his most recent victories coming on Feb. 21-22. He stopped 30 out of 31 shots including stopping all 15 shots he faced from Columbus.
Midwest Division
Forward: Ivan Barnashov, Fort Wayne Spacemen
Barnashov (‘06/Tomsk, Russia) scored two goals and also dished out eight assists for 10 points in his final two regular season games against Motor City and Battle Creek. He had 42 points this year in 31 games.
Defense: Antoine Bonin, Fort Wayne Spacemen
Antoine Bonin (‘05/Bromont, Que.) has had a huge season for Fort Wayne and finished up his regular season with 41 points in 40 games, more than three times his 2023-24 points total. Bonin put up a 2-2-4 line to close the 2024-25 campaign against Battle Creek and Motor City.
Goaltender: Patrick Johansen, Chicago Crush
Johansen (‘05/Oslo, Norway) turned away all 27 shots he faced from MJDP, giving him his first shutout of the season and second for his two-year career. Johansen is 9-5-1-1 overall.
North Division
Forward: Francesco Carlo Denti, Wisconsin Rapids Riverkings
Denti (‘04/Bolzano, Italy) scored a goal and added seven assists for an eight-point end to his season. He finished with 48 points, which was a six-fold improvement from his first season with the Riverkings in 20232-4.
Defense: Nolan Gentry, Minnesota Mullets
Gentry (‘05/Phoenix, Ariz.) scored a goal and added two assists for three points in his final pair of regular season games, including his first GWG against the Isanti Outlaws. He closed 2024-25 with 14 points in 20 games.
Goaltender: Noah Hacker, Steele County Blades
Hacker (‘05/Sartell, Minn.) made 19 saves on 19 shots for his fourth straight win. He closed his regular season with a 5-1-0-0 record and a .938 save percentage.
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
