Week of Nov. 13, 2024
Games of Nov. 5-11, 2024
Atlantic Division
Forward: Liam Coutu, Elmira Impact
Coutu (‘06/Granby, Que.) has surged right into third place in the Premier points race and also second in points per game, thanks to a recent massive outburst of four points or better per game in four days between Nov. 8-11. His total line for the four-game run was 11 goals (including the league’s first six-goal game of the year on Nov. 10) as well as six assists for 17 points. For the season, he has improved to 47 points in 16 games, and has a 2.94 points per game average for second best in the league, behind only Seattle’s Roman Wolynec, who sports a 3.88.
Defense: Breydon Webster, West Chester Wolves
The second-year Premier veteran Webster (‘04/Dartmouth, Mass.) enjoyed a productive two-game set for the Wolves, helping them to win both against the WBS Knights and Jersey Hitmen and hold onto second place in the Atlantic. Webster scored the game-winning goal in their win over the HItmen on Nov. 9 and had two assists in each of the two games. For the season, Webster has 19 points in 16 games, and he has 20 points in 42 career matches.
Goaltender: Gusts Valantis, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights
Valantis (‘06/Riga, Latvia) put up a fantastic showing against the P.A.L. Jr. Islanders, tied for second in the league, when he stopped 40 of 42 in net to defeat the Jr. Islanders 3-2 in a shootout, as well as stopping three of four shots in the 1v1 competition portion of the game. He stands with three wins and a .916 save percentage on the season.
New England Division
Forward: Milo Daniel, Boston Junior Bruins
Daniel (‘05/Montreal, Que.) has been on a serious roll since his final USPHL Jersey Hitmen Classic game back on Oct. 21, scoring 13 points in six straight games between that date and Nov. 9. For his three-game run against Worcester, the Thunder Hockey Club and Springfield between Nov. 7-9, he scored four goals and added three assists for seven points as the greater portion of that scoring streak. He currently has 12 goals and 21 points in 15 games for the season.
Defense: Colin Foyle, Boston Jr. Rangers
On Nov. 9 against Utica, Foyle (‘05/Westfield, Mass.) enjoyed his first multi-point game in his early Premier career. He registered a 1-2-3 line in a 7-2 victory for the Jr. Rangers, for whom Foyle has racked up 10 points in 18 games this year.
Goaltender: Jack Signorelli, South Shore Kings
On Nov. 5, Signorelli (‘05/Danbury, Conn.) registered his second shutout in five appearances this season for the Kings, helping South Shore to stand at third overall in the nine-team New England Division. He made 27 saves against the Worcester Railers JHC, and currently holds a .925 save percentage with a 3-2-0-0 record.
Canada Division
Forward: Theo Faucher, Montreal Black Vees
A second-year Premier veteran, Faucher (‘04/L’Assomption, Que.) put up two goals and six assists for eight points over a pair of games against Universel Sherbrooke and Somang L-L Hockey, both wins en route to a current 11-0 run for Montreal. He currently leads Montreal with 32 points in 20 games, and is on a nine-game scoring streak, in which he’s posted a 6-19-25 line. For his career, he is just four points shy of the 100-point mark in 66 games.
Defense: Samuel Cardinal, Universel Sherbrooke
Cardinal (‘06/Otterburn Park, Que.) returns to this spot off the strength of another big weekend, in which he put up a 2-2-4 line, to continue an active four-game, eight-point scoring streak since the start of this month. A second-year Premier veteran, Cardinal currently has 15 points in 17 games this year and 27 points in 60 career games.
Goaltender: Alexis Viel, Somang L-L Hockey
Viel (‘06/L’Assomption, Que.) was strong in making 32 saves on 33 shots from Kingston on Nov. 10. So far for November, he’s only given up that one Kingston goal in two games, and he’s improved his season record to 4-2-0-0.
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
