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Florida Eels Premier and Elite Teams Clinch First Place

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Congrats to  both the Florida Eels Premier and Elite teams as they captured First Place in their respective Florida Division standings. This is 4 years straight for the Premier team who have won that title each year. In fact, the Premier team not only have cemented its place as the top Florida team in its Division each season, it has advanced out of the first round steadfastly for over a decade advancing to Nationals.  Indeed, last season the Eels Premier team was inches away from a National Championship title losing by a one goal narrow margin in the championship game.

 

The Elite team also secured its spot this season as the Florida Divisional leaders. They did this with a convincing 17 game winning streak in the last two months of the regular season. Each year the Eels Elite and Tampa trade places for the top seed. Last year it was Tampa in first the prior year it was all Eels.  The Elite team took things to a whole other level this season following closely what the recipe of their Premier brothers in training, spirit, and comradery.

 

Sunday both squads face-off against their cross town rivals the Jr Blades. Elite 10:30 am and Premier 1:00 pm The Elite still have one remaining game to be played against Palm Beach. A make up match due to the fire at Ice Zone in Palm Beach

 

The playoffs will take place March 12th – 14th in Wesley Chapel Best 2 out of 3 matchup. The Eels will be the 1st seed. We are awaiting the results of the Tampa vs Atlanta Madhatters games this weekend to see if we play the Madhatters or Jr Blades.

The Florida Eels Premier Defeats the Palm Beach Typhoon 10-5 in their last game of the Season between their Two Teams

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In the eight games between the Eels and the Typhoon, the Eels came out on top.  The Eels simply had too much depth this season for the Typhoon. With the many veterans in their line up the Eels had multiple weapons from high flying wingers to punishing wingers along the boards and shut down defensemen in the D Zone. Let alone two incredible goaltenders who were able to steadfastly close the barn door. But credit to the Typhoon whose players did not quit. They pushed the Eels in every game. This week was no exception, as the Typhoon scoring 4 goals on Tuesday and another 5 today. This was a new expansion team that had a full squad competing in every game. With an excellent coaching staff, they have   set the seeds for a very fruitful future.

 

We saw today where the Eels are headed. They are focused 100% on the playoffs. They are fine tuning the team to take on their opponent in the playoffs. Take no team for granted. Not to look too forward to Nationals. The boys looked impressive today and their firepower for lethal. We still have some work to do. Very exciting. This week we still have games against the Jr Blades. Friday night 9:00pm at Hertz and Sunday at home 1:00 pm

 

Here was the scoring today.

 

Palm Beach Typhoon 5 at Florida Eels 10 – Status: Final
Wednesday, February 23, 2022 – Fort Myers Skatium

Palm Beach Typhoon 2 1 2 – 5
Florida Eels 4 2 4 – 10

1st Period-1, Florida Eels, Haddon-Harris 31 (Budgell, Moore), 0:40. 2, Florida Eels, Patterson 29 (Dill, Crupi), 1:18. 3, Palm Beach Typhoon, Lampen 30   2:40. 4, Florida Eels, Moore 7 (Shepherd, Howe), 8:00. 5, Florida Eels, Shepherd 4 (Phillips, Karlstrom), 16:18. 6, Palm Beach Typhoon, Caravella 7 (Connolly, Hartje), 18:13. Penalties-No Penalties

2nd Period-7, Palm Beach Typhoon, Lampen 31 (Brace), 1:03. 8, Florida Eels, Rosansky 15 (McCormick, Andrews), 2:22. 9, Florida Eels, Andrews 13 (McCormick, Rosansky), 19:13. Penalties-DavIdson Eel (cross-checking), 2:54; Saurbaugh Pbt (high-sticking), 9:54.

3rd Period-10, Florida Eels, Patterson 30 (Dill, Crupi), 1:29. 11, Palm Beach Typhoon, Brace 14 (Lampen), 4:57 (PP). 12, Palm Beach Typhoon, Lampen 32 (Choueiri), 6:14 (PP). 13, Florida Eels, Rosansky 16 (Andrews, Petersen), 14:11. 14, Florida Eels, Patterson 31 (Crupi, Dill), 14:34. 15, Florida Eels, Budgell 20 (Moore, DavIdson), 16:47. Penalties-Choueiri Pbt (slashing), 1:29; Howe Eel (slashing), 2:50; Tigges Eel (boarding), 3:36; Haddon-Harris Eel (tripping), 4:10; Haddon-Harris Eel (slashing), 12:02; Saurbaugh Pbt (roughing, game misconduct), 19:07; Crupi Eel (game misconduct), 19:07; Larsen Pbt (tripping), 19:46.

Shots on Goal-Palm Beach Typhoon 7-9-12-28. Florida Eels 21-25-20-66.
Power Play Opportunities-Palm Beach Typhoon 2 / 0; Florida Eels 0 / 0.
Goalies-Palm Beach Typhoon, Schubert 3-11-1-0 (66 shots-56 saves). Florida Eels, Rolleman 14-5-0-1 (28 shots-23 saves).

Congrats To Eels Elite Captain Landen Engles He was Selected Player of Week Top Defensemen

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USPHL Elite Players Of The Week: South Region

By USPHL Staff, 02/18/22, 8:45AM EST

 

Defense: Landen Engles, Florida Eels

Engles (‘03/Sioux Falls, Idaho) put up a goal and an assist as the Eels took wins against the Blades and the Palm Beach Typhoon. Engles improved to a +26 on the season, along with 31 points in 40 games.

 GM Scarpaci echoes “this kid bleeds Eels . He plays with such intensity. A very high compete level. Unwavering commitment to his team. Been team captain for two seasons. We are very proud of him…

Coach Mitch notes, “this season i can see Landen is very hungry….he wants it. He is focused on playoffs. Not just getting there. He can taste it to win it all and head to Nationals. Not just to make it there but to win it all. He pounds this into his teammates”

Congrats to Florida Eels Premier Goalie Duncan Rolleman Selected Once Again as Top Goalie in The Florida Division Player of the Week

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Congrats to Florida Eels Premier Goalie Duncan Rolleman Selected Once Again as Top Goalie in The Florida Division Player of the Week

USPHL Premier Players Of The Week: South Region

By USPHL Staff, 02/16/22, 8:30PM EST

Week of Feb. 16, 2022

Florida Division

Goaltender: Duncan Rolleman, Florida Eels

Rolleman (‘02/New Hamburg, Fla.) stopped all but two shots when the Eels defeated the Typhoon, knocking away 26 shots. The first-year goalie is now 13-5-0-0 with a 2.20 goals against average and a .915 save percentage.

Congrats to Florida Eels Premier Defensemen Hunter Howe being Selected again as Player of the Week

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Congrats

to Florida Eels Premier  Defensemen Hunter Howe being Selected again as Player of the Week

USPHL Premier Players Of The Week: South Region

By USPHL Staff, 02/16/22, 8:30PM EST

Week of Feb. 16, 2022

Florida Division

Defense: Hunter Howe, Florida Eels

Howe (‘01/Glenwood Springs, Colo.) registered a goal and an assist as the Eels earned wins against the Palm Beach Typhoon and Jr. Blades, their third and fourth straight. Howe also blocked three shots and he was second in defenseman minutes (42:56).

Florida Eels Premier Team Defeat the Palm Beach Typhoon 8-2

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Gage Dill With a Hat Trick Leads Eels to Huge Win Over the Typhoon 8-2

The Florida Eels Premier team had a huge win over the Palm Beach Typhoon in Sunday’s 8-2 match. This was the Eels Premier team’s 4th straight win and their 5th in their last 6 games. All cylinders have been firing showing signs that they are back in play. The Eels went through what is known as a midwinter slump in hockey but the boys are now back in sync.

No doubt the entire team has found their grove and look like the team that was on the ice in the beginning of the season. They are back in first place in the tough and extremely competitive Florida Division and went from being ranked 14th over all in the USPHL Premier Conference to number 7 and 6th in the USPHL by My Hockey Rankings.

In yesterday’s game we saw Colin Patterson (28th) and Taurin Haddon Harris ( 28th) continued to be on fire both scoring their 28th of the season and on mark for 30 in the season. We also saw contributions from Hunter Howe his 1st of the year which was huge for him as he normally is a defensive d D Man. Another bog goal came from Maverick Crupi his 6th of the year.

But the key to yesterday’s game was the explosion by Gage Dill for 3 big ones. His 1st Hat Trick since his return to the Eels. We all know what Dill is capable of. He is a natural goal scorer. This was huge for the team and personally for Dill. He is a passionate and determined player. He always plays with a high compete level. You can see he was a bit frustrated when he initially returned from the NCDC tenure. But in the last few games we saw him finding his game and putting the puck in the back of the net. But yesterday was a completely different story. It all came together for his You could see he had his confidence back and he was not just hot he was on fire. Confidence resonated all over his face and his body.

We had other major contributions fro, a plethora of other players as well. Some through assist and others not reflected on the score board This was a complete team effort. A complete listing of the scoring is set out below.

Palm Beach Typhoon 2 at Florida Eels 8 – Status: Final

Sunday, February 13, 2022 – Fort Myers Skatium

Palm Beach Typhoon 0 2 0 – 2

Florida Eels 2 4 2 – 8

1st Period-1, Florida Eels, Patterson 28 (Andrews, Moore), 3:18 (PP). 2, Florida Eels, Dill 4 (Hambling, Voyda), 12:51. Penalties-Burnell Pbt (slashing), 3:08; Svoboda Eel (tripping), 4:26; Branch Pbt (roughing), 6:48; Chan Pbt (major -fighting, disqualification-continuing or attempting to continue to fight), 6:48; Phillips Eel (major -fighting, disqualification-continuing or attempting to continue to fight), 6:48; Leppert Pbt (roughing), 10:47; Petersen Eel (roughing), 10:47; DavIdson Eel (major -charging), 14:04.

2nd Period-3, Palm Beach Typhoon, Tamborski 8 (Choueiri, Lampen), 4:48 (PP). 4, Florida Eels, Crupi 6 (Barrington, Shepherd), 10:44. 5, Florida Eels, Haddon-Harris 28 (Moore, Budgell), 11:05. 6, Palm Beach Typhoon, Connolly 10 (Choueiri, Leppert), 13:16. 7, Florida Eels, Howe 1 (Hambling, Voyda), 15:39 (PP). 8, Florida Eels, Budgell 16 (Hambling, Howe), 18:34 (PP). Penalties-Hambling Eel (boarding), 4:36; Saurbaugh Pbt (cross-checking), 7:47; Tamborski Pbt (cross-checking), 13:49; Choueiri Pbt (tripping), 17:10.

3rd Period-9, Florida Eels, Dill 5 (Andrews, Patterson), 12:25. 10, Florida Eels, Dill 6 (Andrews, Patterson), 12:37. Penalties-Fagan Pbt (tripping), 4:58; DavIdson Eel (tripping), 8:51; Hambling Eel (slashing), 17:56.

Shots on Goal-Palm Beach Typhoon 7-17-4-28. Florida Eels 10-33-16-59.

Power Play Opportunities-Palm Beach Typhoon 1 / 15; Florida Eels 3 / 10.

Goalies-Palm Beach Typhoon, Branch 3-7-0-0 (59 shots-51 saves). Florida Eels, Rolleman 13-5-0-1 (28 shots-26 saves).

The Key To the Elite Team’s Success is An Integration of Veterans and Rookies

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Thisi is a very fast team with high skill set

The Eels Elite team had traditionally been on the older side. Often times as many as 50% of the team aging out to college. This year the Eels builds this Elite team  with a mixture in mind. Two veteran 01 players 10 02’s and the remained of the 28 man roster 03-05’s The concept was high end skill set speed and emphasis on youth. The recipe here proved positive. Our team is on a 15 game winning streak and in sole possession of 1st place in the Florida Division and 2nd over all in the USPHL Elite Conference.

The veteran 01 and 02  players have helped enormously the rookies who came in. To give them advise lend wisdom and impart discipline. The younger guys offer quickness and lightning speed. A very high tempo game is always put forth by the Eels Elite players.  The attitude you are not playing for yourself but the guys in the room. The boys are focused not self impressed. Hard work and determination the attitude. All efforts focused on Playoffs. Not looking beyond that. Nothing is being taken for granted.

Florida Eels Elite Continue Strong with their Win 8-4 Today over the Palm Beach Typhoon – they are now 15 straight wins

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The Eels are Scorching Hot 15 straight wins

The Florida Eels Elite team are Red Hot with another Huge Win 8-4 over the Palm Beach Typhoon This win marks their 15th straight win without a loss. This streak dates back to December. The Eels Elite are a balance team with scoring coming from so many different players throughout this tenure. Today’s victim was the Palm Beach Typhoon. The boys came out flying and never looked back. Palm Beach did manage to score 4 on the Eels and this was unusual as the Eels have a stingy  2.00 GAA. But the Eels big guns scored 8 to insure the win.

Scoring for the Eels went as follows:

Palm Beach Typhoon 1 1 2 – 4
Florida Eels 2 4 2 – 8

1st Period-1, Palm Beach Typhoon, Barilla 1 (Ermi, Stitt), 6:12. 2, Florida Eels, Colton 11 (Ward, Allen), 16:55. 3, Florida Eels, Colton 12 (Trathen, Ward), 19:55 (PP). Penalties-Dunlap Pbt (high-sticking), 7:32; Zamiello Pbt (major -contact to the head, game misconduct), 19:25.

2nd Period-4, Florida Eels, Colton 13 (Grant, Harrop), 3:27 (PP). 5, Florida Eels, Trathen 7 (Engles, Bzovey), 10:47. 6, Florida Eels, Ward 22 (Trathen, Colton), 15:23 (PP). 7, Palm Beach Typhoon, Kennedy 3 (Synowski), 16:47. 8, Florida Eels, ClIngerman 20 (Smyth, Ingalls), 19:39. Penalties-Synowski Pbt (interference), 13:47.

3rd Period-9, Florida Eels, Carpenter 11 (Rioux, Harrop), 0:24. 10, Palm Beach Typhoon, Curry 8 (Smalley, Aulisio), 4:47 (PP). 11, Palm Beach Typhoon, Cederblom 3 (Dunlap, Smalley), 14:19. 12, Florida Eels, Engles 9 (Trathen, ClIngerman), 15:50 (PP). Penalties-LIbby Eel (roughing), 3:48; Maybury Pbt (cross-checking), 15:29; Smalley Pbt (high-sticking), 16:31; Synowski Pbt (tripping), 18:16; LIbby Eel (major -hitting from behind, disqualification), 19:22.

Shots on Goal-Palm Beach Typhoon 8-9-12-29. Florida Eels 16-14-20-50.
Power Play Opportunities-Palm Beach Typhoon 1 / 1; Florida Eels 4 / 15.
Goalies-Palm Beach Typhoon, Libutti 4-15-0-0 (18 shots-14 saves); Hill 0-6-0-0 (32 shots-28 saves). Florida Eels, Mork 16-2-0-0 (29 shots-25 saves).
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Come Join us For The Last Homestand of the Season Against the Palm Beach Typhoon

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Folks be sure to join us Sunday at the Skatium or on HockeyTV. It will be the final home games against the Typhoon  Elite at 10:30 am and Premier at 1 pm.  Both Eels teams are undefeated against the Typhoon squads this season. They have been solid games but the Typhoon  have not been able to overcome the depth of the Eels teams. Give Palm Beach credit , however, they are an expansion team. They always came to play and gave us  solid games. They never quit. They have solid hard working players with a very good coaching staff. They have proven to be dedicated and did things right. Game day ops is better than many veteran programs It is good to compete against first class operators. We know what their sister program is like in New Hampshire – the Northern Cyclones and these guys will be just as strong.

The Eels are not taking tomorrow’s games for granted. No way The Typhoon are fighting for that last playoff spot against the Blades and Madhatters. There is no more dangerous than a team who is desperate and has everything to lose if they are not successful. They have some very talented players who can put the puck in the net  on each of their teams – these guys  can be game changers

The Eels will not change their game plan. This are important games for the Eels as well. They are posturing for seeding and will plan accordingly. Our goal was never to focus on first place. It was all about playing our best – day in and day out. If we capture the number one spot in our Division great. What is far more critical for us is to be ready for playoffs and win. Right down the line. To make sure all of our guys are ready.  Advancing  to Nationals has been and is our number one mission. We have worked extremely hard all year and will not let up now.

We have a scheduled game down in Palm Beach and we have a make up a game  originally scheduled for last Thursday against Palm Beach; that game had to be postponed  due to a fire in their building. We are not sure of the exact time date or venue yet We will keep you all posted.

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