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Forwards Brayden Strong, Carolina Jr. Hurricanes You have to love the story of the local boy done good. That is Strong to his core. The ‘04 from Wake Forest, N.C., came up through the Jr. Hurricanes youth system. After a season with their 16U AAA squad, it was on to junior hockey in 2021-22. This…
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(Summaries By Joshua Boyd) Forwards Sean Lajeunesse, Northern Cyclones From the Elite team with the best winning percentage (.935, off a 21-1-1-0 record) and best current winning streak – 9-0 – comes this ‘04 from Littleton, Colo. Lajeunesse was gigantic in December, posting five goals and seven assists for 12 points in just eight…
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(Summaries by Joshua Boyd) Forwards Alexander Clingerman, Florida Eels Five multi-point games in a row, including a five-point effort against the Columbia Infantry, certainly helped bring Clingerman to our notice in December. All told, Clingerman (‘03/Marriottsville, Md.) wound up with four goals and nine assists for 13 points in eight December games for the…
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The Florida Eels are extremely excited to announce goaltender Karlis Mezsargs, a Florida Eels alum, is rostered on the Latvian World Junior Championships team, and has committed to NCAA Division I University of Massachusetts at Lowell (UMass-Lowell). Karlis currently plays for the USHL’s Tri-City Storm. He is 6-feet-3-inches and 185 pounds, and catches left. He…
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Week of Dec. 13-19 North Division (Submitted by Joshua Boyd) Forward: Quirino DoCanto, Bridgewater Bandits DoCanto pushed himself into fourth place in USPHL Elite scoring with a recent run of five goals and two assists for seven points in his last three games to close the 2022 portion of the season. He had a…
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Games of Dec. 13-19 (Summaries by Joshua Boyd) Florida Division Forward: Alexander Clingerman, Florida Eels Clingerman (‘03/Marriottsville, Md.) got his mojo working at the USPHL Florida College Showcase, racking up three goals and four assists, including a 2-3-5 performance against the Columbia Infantry to start the event. Clingerman now has 28 points in 22 games…
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By Joshua Boyd / USPHL.com Charlotte Rush (4-0-0-0) The Rush extended their winning streak to seven games with a 4-0 run in Estero, Fla., matching the success of their Premier team win for win. Not only did the Rush win all three games, they managed to shut out three opponents – the Tampa Bay…
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The USPHL and the Florida Jr. Blades are excited to present the annual USPHL Florida College Showcase, hosted for the second straight season at the multi-sheet Hertz Arena in Estero, Fla. The showcase kicks off on Friday, Dec. 16, and concludes on Monday, Dec. 19. The Florida College Showcase will feature all 12 organizations playing…
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(Games of Dec. 6-12) Summaries By Joshua Boyd Southeast Division Forward: Nathan Fishman, Nashville Spartans Fishman (‘02/Gainesville, Ga.) has been a highly valuable voice of experience for the first-year Spartans, bringing three prior years in the USPHL to the locker room and to the ice as well. He showed his experience by posting six…
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(Games of Dec. 1-6) North Division (Submitted by Joshua Boyd) Forward: Liam Norton, Bridgewater Bandits A pair of wins against the Junior Bruins over the week helped the Bandits stand in a tie for second place overall in points for the entire Elite conference. Norton (‘04/Newark, N.J.) was huge in the wins with two…
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