Elite Friday Final Scores | Dec. 19, 2025
Florida Showcase
Charleston Colonials 6, Typhoon Hockey Club 3
Charleston erupted for three first-period goals and kept momentum all night. Jayden Womack, Collin Rundle (two), Nicholas DiGeronimo, Zander Sieg and Colton Peters paced the Colonials’ offense. Typhoon goals came from Lazar Delic, Ryan Craft Jr. and Cobalt Polischuk.
Florida Eels 3, Carolina Jr. Hurricanes 1
The Eels set the tone with a two-goal first period, getting tallies from Stuart Heckathorne and Kaleb Freyman before Heckathorne added another in the second. Shane Oxenford scored the lone goal for Carolina.
Charlotte Rush 1, Florida Jr. Blades 0 (SO)
A defensive battle all the way through ended with Charlotte scoring the lone goal in the shootout, sealing a tight 1–0 decision. Florida’s Jacob Douglas thought he had the go-ahead marker in regulation, but Charlotte locked things down and took the extra point.
Tampa Bay Juniors 2, Hampton Roads Whalers 1
Tampa Bay used two first-period goals from Reilly Faucher to grab the lead and held off a strong Whalers push. Eric Kloss scored for Hampton Roads, but the TBJ defense closed it out in the third.
Potomac Patriots 2, Typhoon Hockey Club 1
Potomac struck twice in the first period with goals from Stephan Tebo and Patrick Berger, then defended the lead the rest of the way. Typhoon’s lone goal came from Jayden Gobin in the first.
Carolina Jr. Hurricanes 2, Florida Jr. Blades 1
Carolina rallied in the second period with goals from Liam Geyer and Eric Mosquin, flipping the game after an early strike by the Blades’ Jacob Douglas. Strong defense carried the Hurricanes home in the third.
Charlotte Rush 7, Coral Springs Jr. Cats 2
Charlotte exploded for a seven-goal first period, led by Alexander Harwell, Chase Welton, Cody Galin and Caden Smith. Coral Springs tallied twice through Darius Bilotta and Aiden Newman, but the Rush attack was too much early on.
Tampa Bay Juniors 5, Charleston Colonials 2
Tampa Bay’s big first period — including tallies from Chandler Moore, Tanner Vance and Logan Slezak — set the tone early. The Colonials countered with goals from Jayden Womack and Jacob DuBois, but TBJ closed the night with a confident win.
Non-Showcase Games
Hershey Cubs 6, Red Bank Generals 2
Hershey controlled the second and third periods, powered by a two-goal effort from Nicholas Gruttadauria and additional scoring from Adrien Poirier, Keaton Flint and Olivier Pare. Red Bank got goals from Evan Wohlstetter and James Cardellicchio but couldn’t slow the Cubs’ surge.
Chicago Crush 3, Red River Spartans 1
Chicago secured a strong road win behind goals from Colton Fucas, Ramsey Paullo and Kristopher Funk. Red River stayed in it with a second-period goal from Damian Murrin, but the Crush held firm the rest of the way.
Metro Jets Elite 11, Chicago T-Rex 1
Metro dominated with a massive seven-goal first period and never looked back. Grady Smith and Jarrett LaGrow led a deep scoring effort that also featured Cameron Maxwell, Ronnie Lubbers, Jayson Shores and Max Lee. Chicago’s lone goal came from Derek Witmer.