USPHL Elite 2024-25 Florida All-Division Team
Forward: Dylan Hineman, Tampa Bay Juniors
Hineman (’06/Tampa, Fla.) registered 28 goals and 33 assists for 61 points in 37 games this season, finishing fifth in the Elite this past season. Hineman is a two-year veteran of the Elite Conference, and he is No. 1 all-time on the Tampa Elite leaderboard with 115 points in 78 games, going back to the league’s 2017-18 inception. With 11 points in 13 playoff games – including two straight Nationals trips – Hineman is second in Juniors all-time postseason scoring. Hineman also had a 1-1-2 line in five games up with the Premier team.
Forward: Caleb Rae, Florida Jr. Blades
Rae (’07/Stouffville, Ont.) finished the season as the No. 1 leading scorer in the Elite, putting up 33 goals and 33 assists for 66 points in 44 games. This also set a single season record for the Jr. Blades Elite squad. Rae was a huge pickup for the Jr. Blades, coming out of the Markham Majors AAA squad. He also earned a game up with the Premier Jr. Blades.
Forward: Joshua Mason, Florida Jr. Blades
Mason (’07/Toronto, Ont.) finished his season in the top 10 of Elite scoring, putting in 32 goals and adding 21 assists for 53 points in just 31 games. This gave him a points per game average of 1.71, which ranked second among Elite players with at least 20 games played this past season. That average was also a Jr. Blades Elite franchise record, and his 32 goals ranked third all-time on the team leaderboard. Mason also played in 12 Premier games this season, registering three points and adding to his overall total of 29 career Premier games played.
Defense: Carter Trussler, Tampa Bay Juniors
Trussler (‘06/Land O’ Lakes, Fla.) had yet another outstanding season as a Tampa Bay Junior, and this time as the TBJ Captain. He scored 11 goals and 35 assists for 46 points in 44 games, ranking first in Elite defenseman scoring. With 92 points in 123 games, he is the Juniors’ all-time defenseman scoring leader in their eight-year USPHL Elite history. He is also the highest scoring defenseman for a career in Elite history with the same numbers.
Defense: Ty Elzinga, Florida Eels
Elzinga (‘07/Cape Coral, Fla.) came through in a huge way as a veteran defenseman for the Eels Elite squad. He scored eight goals and 19 assists for 27 points in 42 games, while also keeping the Eels within the top 10 for fewest shots against per game, at 30.30 for the season. Elzinga improved more than threefold this year, pushing his year over year points total from eight to 27.
Goaltender: Jasper Brophy, Palm Beach Typhoon
Brophy (’07/West Palm Beach, Fla.) earned the most votes of any Elite Florida goaltender after not only putting up impressive regular season performances, but putting on a massive show during the USPHL Florida Playoffs. The Typhoon made it all the way to the Florida Division Championship game, before falling to the eventual champion Tampa Bay Juniors. He is a homegrown product for the Typhoon, and registered a .907 save percentage this regular season for the Juniors, followed by a .935 mark in the playoffs.
Selection Process: Coaches in the division first nominate players, and then vote on these nominations. If there are ties in positions, there is an additional run-off vote. Coaches are presented with the finalists and given more than 24 hours to make changes if the majority votes to do so. If there are no challenges to the finalists, they are named as the All-Division Team.
Summaries by Joshua Boyd