Florida Eels Premier and Elite traveled to Palm Beach, Florida to take on our East Coast rivals the Palm Beach Typhoon. After being on the road for two weeks, the Eels returned back to Florida. The Eels had a combined 10 goals against the Typhoon compared to their combined three goals, pulling off a double win Friday.
The Florida Eels Premier faced off against the Palm Beach Typhoon Friday, November 15th at 12:00 pm. With Goaltender Russ Decoste between the pipes, the Eels lined up and were ready to play. At 5:35 in the first period, Sixten Gidlund assisted by Yiorgos Bikikas clinched the first goal for the Eels. At 6:34 in the first, Alex Cochran assisted by Anthony Zebley and Brandon Becker grabbed the Eels second goal. At 11:11 in the first period, Xavier Charron assisted by Brendan Dohan grabbed the Eels third goal of the game. At the end of the first, the Eels held a 3-0 lead over the Typhoon.
The second period was action packed but yielded no goals from either team. At 8:36 in the third period, the Palm Beach Typhoon scored their only goal of the game. The Eels responded at 9:06 in the third, when Blake Becker assisted by Brendan Dohan and Teddy Feng scored the Eels final goal. The Florida Eels Premier claimed a 5-1 victory over the Palm Beach Typhoon.
The Florida Eels Elite took the ice at 3:00 pm on Friday, November 15th to face off against the Palm Beach Typhoon. Filip Vitanov between the pipes for his 10th game of the season, the team prepared for face off. At 8:58 in the first period, Spencer Hambling assisted by Paxton Campbell and Ty Elzinga scored his first goal of the game and the first goal for the Eels. The Eels closed the period leading 1-0 over the Palm Beach Typhoon.
The Palm Beach Typhoon, grabbed a quick goal at :38 seconds into the second period, tying up the game 1-1. At 9:23 in the second period, Jackson Carnes assisted by Etienne Cartier scored the Eels second goal and took a 2-1 lead against the Palm Beach Typhoon. At 18:27 in the second period Tyson Gagnon assited by Brantlee Hoffman and Ty Elzinga scored the Eels third goal of the game. At the end of the second the Eels lead 3-1 over the Palm Beach Typhoon.
At :16 in the third period, Nikita Shchevyev assisted by Paxton Campbell and Tyson Gagnon clinched the Eels fourth goal of the game. At 8:51 in the third, Spencer Hambling assisted by Tyson Gagnon, grabbed his second goal of the game and the Eels fifth goal. The Palm Beach Typhoon claimed their second goal at 17:45 in the third period. The Florida Eels Elite claimed a 5-2 victory over the Palm Beach Typhoon.
Both the Florida Eels Premier and Elite head back HOME to the Fort Myers Skatium. Both Eels teams will take on the Florida Jr. Blades, on Sunday, November 17th, for their last home game before the Thanksgiving break. The Florida Eels Elite will face off at 9:30 am, followed by the Florida Eels Premier at 12:30 pm. Join us live, packing the house, at the Fort Myers Skatium wearing your Black and Green, for this action packed game! Let’s make some noise, let’s bring the heat! Both games, will be streamed live on FloHockey, and you can follow along on Instagram for live game updates. Let’s Go Eels.
Written by Nikki Scarpaci-Fliss
