Premier Eels
THE BREAKDOWN
Not only did the team finish the regular season as second in the Florida
Division 28-13 with 59 points and four shootout wins. Among the 51 other
teams that they competed against in the Premier conference, the Eels
finished 13th.
SCARPACI SAYS
“The Premier team had some pretty impressive arsenal and firepower. They
had a number of the top scorers in the league,” Scarpaci said.
LEADING EELS
Nikita Pinimyasov, 19-year-old Moscow-native left winger, was the points
leader for his team with 56 points, 24 goals and 32 assists. Closely
following Pinimyasov is Demeed Podrezov, a fellow Russian native, who
scored a total of 25 goals with 25 assists for 50 points this season.
Elite Eels
THE BREAKDOWN
The team closed out this season with 28 wins to 12 losses and 60 points
accumulated. They also secured a second-place spot in the Florida Division
and finished ninth of 20 Elite teams in the USPHL.
SCARPACI SAYS
“Elite is a mixture of rookies and veterans making up two lines that
are highly explosive. And top 3 defense in league with top goalies.”
LEADING EELS
Jake Court, a 19-year-old center, led the team with 90 points overall from
35 goals and 55 assists. Court also scored three goals and five assists
in three games at Nationals. Teammate Gage Dill followed up with 74
points with 24 goals and 50 assists. His Nationals performance was also
impressive with three goals and four assists.
There’s no doubt that the Eels are a force to
be reckoned with on the ice, and they don’t
seem to be slowing down anytime soon. Aside
from gaining stats, many Eels have also earned
accolades throughout the season for their
exceptional character and ability as not only a
player, but also a teammate, and a person.
In total, nine Eels from both the Elite and
What’s Next for the Eels
Premier teams won the Don Awrey Defense man of the Month award
this season. Other players were awarded USPHL Player of the Week, in
addition to Monthly and League All-Stars honors.
While their season and time on the national stage is over, Scarpaci and his
Eels are already looking towards next season and the impact they will make
not only for youth hockey in South Florida, but for youth hockey as a whole.
Well, after a few days off the Eels coaching staff is gearing up for next
season. How we do next season is entirely dependent on what we do as a
coaching and scouting staff in the off season. Our success is not to rest on
our laurels. Sure we can celebrate the accomplishments but we have so
much work ahead of us.
Placing our players that age out of our program has always been a top
priority of the Eels organization. The Eels have
placed hundreds of players into colleges and
other levels of hockey over the years.
The Eels staff is now preparing to re-signing
returning players and to scout recruits and sign
top prospects for next season. Our goal each
season is to finish on top, win the playoffs and
return to Nationals with both teams.
Congratulations to the Eels for a wonderful
performance this season!
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