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Eels Draw Metro Jets in Quarter Finals

The Florida Eels Premier team continues its winning ways as they down the Metro Jets 5-1 and thus advance to the semi-finals on Monday game time 6:00 pm

The Eels took a 1st period lead 1-0 and inched along with its methodical style of play. Very structured  but ever lethal and ready to turn on its high octane offense when the opportunity presents itself.

They are a very difficult team to play against. They are very structured and poised and do not get flustered.

You can see the unwavering  determination in their faces, as they enter the rink and from the drop of the puck. They are very confident but not arrogant. They exuded confidence and proceed accordingly with their system and tight structure

Here are the results of today’s game:

Florida Eels 5 at Metro Jets 1 – Status: Final
Sunday, March 26, 2023 – Nexus Center – Excellus

Florida Eels 0 1 4 – 5
Metro Jets 0 0 1 – 1

1st Period- No Scoring.Penalties-No Penalties

2nd Period-1, Florida Eels, Phillips 1 (Kiyawasew, Zebley), 2:36. Penalties-Zebley Eel (tripping), 5:28; Budgell Eel (tripping), 14:54.

3rd Period-2, Florida Eels, Moore 1   4:24. 3, Metro Jets, Finney 2 (Blankenship, Noetzel), 6:38. 4, Florida Eels, Kiyawasew 3 (Deshaies, Zebley), 8:35. 5, Florida Eels, Trathen 1 (Salminen, Shepherd), 14:37. 6, Florida Eels, Godbout 2 (Wainman), 19:28 (EN). Penalties-Vaerewyck Met (tripping), 15:36.

Shots on Goal-Florida Eels 10-10-10-30. Metro Jets 12-16-8-36.
Power Play Opportunities-Florida Eels 0 / 1; Metro Jets 0 / 2.
Goalies-Florida Eels, Rouleau (36 shots-35 saves). Metro Jets, Robert (29 shots-25 saves).

Guys we are so excited to announce that 3 out of the 4 teams competing in the semi-finals at the USPHL Nationals are from the South and Florida Divisions.

The Florida Eels

The Richmond Generals

The Charlotte Rush

Very impressive. There was a time that the South and Florida teams were not part of the Nationals. We all take great pride in our accomplishments.. We have all come a long way. There were so many incredible teams at this year’s Nationals. These teams were made up of very talented players. It is amazing that we have advanced this far. It is a tribute to the hard work, commitment, determination and fortitude of our players, coaches, staff and all involved. Congrats guys

Premier Team Celebration after OT Win Over IHC

Eele Premier Make Final 16

We take on Utah at 7:00 pm Tonight

The Eels Premier team defeated the IHC taking it to OT for the 2nd straight game in Nationals. This was a hard fought battle as both teams went hard for over 60 minutes of play. They warred over every inch of the ice surface and the players had left everything they had on the ice. In the end Kiwi notched the game winner in OT and teh Eels gained the 2 points.

Now they await the reseeding

The Eels fought back from a 2-1 deficit to tie the game and in fact take the lead making it 3-2 but the Hitmen managed to get back on the scoreboard and tie it up once again bringing  it to 3-3.

At the end of regulation the two teams went to a Five minute 5 on 5 OT but it remained all even at the end of the 5 minutes. Then the two squads went to a shoot out and the Hitmen best the Eels and won the game.

The Eels earned one point. The Eels return Friday to take on the Rush and Saturday the Northern Cyclones.

No doubt the boys had National jitters but they seemed to find themselves in period 3. We expect to have them back in order for Friday’s game

The Eels Premier team and the MJDP battled the entire game up and down the ice. Both teams fired shot after shot but each team’s goalie stopped each attempt throughout out regulation. For the MJDP it was White and for the Eels it was Duncan Rolleman

The game was forced into OT and the teams went 3on 3 for 5 minutes. The drama was set and the Eels had to kill off a 2 minute penalty no less. But at the end of the OT the score remained scoreless 0-0 each goalie remained Stella.

Then we had a shootout Then Budgell for the Eels cracked the seam and put  one passed the MJDP net-minder to secure the Eels win. 1-0

Florida Eels 1, Metro Jets Development Program 0

Sixty-five minutes of team vs. team hockey was not enough, in the words of The Dan K Show. A shootout was needed to find out who could put a crack in the walls that were the Eels’ Duncan Rolleman (31 saves) and MJDP’s Taylor White (36 saves). Both earn a shutout, though it was Florida’s Kayde Budgell who scored the deciding shootout winner