Week of Nov. 13, 2024
Games of Nov. 5-11, 2024
North Division
Forward: Cannon Bonifay, Minnesota Squatch
Bonifay (‘04/Fort Worth, Texas) stands just two points away from becoming the all-time leading scorer for the Squatch. He has 124 points in 55 games over two seasons, including the 36 points he has posted in 16 contests this year. Bonifay scored six goals, including a hat trick, and added two assists for eight points in three games between Nov. 8-10.
Defense: Zachary Farnsworth, Minnesota Blue Ox
Farnsworth (‘05/Omaha, Neb.) scored two goals – including a Nov. 8 game-winner – and two assists for four points in the Blue Ox’s two victories against Isanti Outlaws this past weekend. The second-year Blue Ox blueliner now has 13 points in 17 games and 21 points in 59 career games.
Goaltender: Guillaume Turcot, Wisconsin Rapids Riverkings
Turcot (‘06/Quebec City, Que.) stopped 34 of the 35 shots he faced from the Dells Ducks in a classic Badger State rivalry showdown on Nov. 7. He improved to 3-2-1-0 for this, his first Premier season.
Midwest Division
Forward: Spencer Kauke, Chicago Crush
Kauke (‘05/Rockford, Ill.) put up three goals and added one more assist for four points in the Crush’s three games at the USPHL Fort Wayne Showcase between Nov. 7-9, over which the Crush won two and lost one. At 91 games played since 2022, Kauke is the Crush’s all-time leader in games played and he’s third in points at 54. He is one of six players who have been with the Crush for all three of their seasons so far.
Defense: Isaac Bunk, Motor City Gamblers
Bunk (‘06/Leonard, Mich.) put up two goals – including one shorthanded – and added one assist during the Motor City Gamblers’ run at the Fort Wayne showcase, which saw them go 1-1. Bunk advanced to full-time duty with the Premier Gamblers this year after playing with their Elite team last season – USPHL Advancement in action!
Goaltender: Eliot Duerr, Metro Jets Development Program
Duerr (‘04/Plymouth, Mich.) stopped 63 of 67 shots as he went 1-1-0-0 over the past week, giving him a .940 save percentage. Duerr played last season and the early portion of this season with the Jets’ Elite team, another great example of USPHL Advancement in action!
Great Lakes Division
Forward: Caden Cavalieri, Columbus Mavericks
Cavalieri (‘04/Amherst, N.Y.) has been racking up the offense since the first games of September in the league, and he has not backed down. Most recently, in a three-game trip to face the Battle Creek Kernels and Fresh Coast Freeze, Cavalieri scored a goal in each match, including his first GWG of the season against the Freeze on Nov. 10. He has goals in each of his last five games. He also dished out five assists for an eight-point trip to Michigan, improving to 35 points in 17 games this year. He has 91 points in 83 career regular season games in the Premier Conference.
Defense: Denver Gallegos, Cincinnati Jr. Cyclones
The second-year Jr. Cyclone Gallegos (‘06/Brookfield, Ohio) scored two goals against the Red River Spartans, giving him the first multi-goal game of his career. With seven points in 17 games this year, he’s already surpassed the five points he posted in 40 games last season.
Goaltender: Andrew Parmentier, Metro Jets
Parmentier (‘04/New Baltimore, Mich.) stopped 29 of 30 shots that the Toledo Cherokee fired on him in the final of the 2024 “Coney Cup” in-season tournament series between the historic rivals. Parmentier – in his third year in the Jets organization – currently stands at 4-0 with a .961 save percentage. He is 26-10-1-3 across his three-year career, with a .923 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
