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USPHL Premier Players Of The Week: South Region 

By USPHL Staff, 10/21/21, 8:45PM EDT

 

South Division

Forward: Mark Padgett, Hampton Roads Whalers

It’s a long way from Padgett’s hometown of Anchorage, Alaska, to Chesapeake, Va., but he’s making the most of the miles. The 2003-born forward has evened up his points per game by scoring two goals and five assists over the last two games. He now has 10 points in 10 games.

 

Defense: Tyler Fittro, Carolina Jr. Hurricanes

The Jr. Cane from Cedar Falls, Iowa, picked up a goal and two assists in the second of a pair of games against Hampton Roads. The ‘01 second year veteran has seven points in four games and is also tied for the lead among defensemen in team plus-minus (+7).

 

Goaltender: Dylan Dallaire, Potomac Patriots

Dallaire (‘01/Timmins, Ont.) has returned to the crease for a much-improved Patriots team, one that got its first win over Charlotte since Feb. 1, 2020. He stopped 51 of 52 Rush shots in a decisive victory. He is 3-4 with a .922 save percentage.

 

Florida Division

Forward: Brett Beale, Tampa Bay Juniors

Beale (‘03/Highland, Mich.) scored two goals and added an assist as the Blades got the sweep over Tampa Bay in a home-and-home series. He has 8-4-12 totals through 11 games.

 

Defense: Trevor Voyda, Florida Eels

The five-year USPHL veteran, Voyda (‘01/Naples, Fla.) is in his third year with the Premier Eels, and he shows it every day. He had a goal and an assist in the weekend sweep of the Palm Beach Typhoon. At 86 games, he is fourth all-time in Eels games played by a blueliner.

 

Goaltender: Sal Carabelli, Florida Jr. Blades

Carabelli (‘02/Shelby Township, Mich.) made 38 saves on 40 shots by the Tampa Bay Juniors last Friday for his third win of the season, moving to 3-2. The second-year Premier goalie Carabelli also has an impressive .924 save percentage.

The Florida Eels Premier Team Squares Off v the Jr Blades Wednesday Evening at 5:30 pm at the Fort Myers Skatium

The Eels are sitting in first place in the Florida Division after two huge wins over the Palm Beach Typhoon over the weekend. They are 7-0-1 on the season. Red hot. The Jr Blades have done quite well on their own. Although their record is only 4-5-1, they too have been on a run with a 3-game winning streak. They defeated the Typhoon 6-3 a few weeks ago and just last weekend they upset the Tampa Juniors 5-2 Friday evening and 6-3 Saturday afternoon.

You know the Eels won’t be taking anything for granted. The Eels coaching staff indeed take nothing for granted. They know full well the Blades have improved and are quite hungry to edge up in the standings.

This is a very unique bunch of guys suiting up for the Eels this season. They are very tight. Extremely dedicated and self motivated. They are a team on a mission. You see it in every aspect in the way they train and play. A true pleasure to coach and watch. It is an experience.

Moreover, these two programs have the strongest rivalry in junior hockey. You can expect both squads to being everything to the game. You will see the best in competition. The game will be very spirited and lightning fast. If you can’t get up for this game you will never get up for a game.

This is a rare midweek game in the league, but we are able to accommodate this where the two teams are so close in proximity. This will be a game the college scouts will be dialed into. Come join us at the Skatium at 5:30 pm or live on HockeyTV

Florida Elite Team Overpowered The Palm Beach Typhoons 6-2 at Home to Complete the Home and Away Weekend Series. 

 

 

The Eels Elite scored a total of 12 goals in their home and away weekend series. On Friday they defeated the Typhoons 6-4 and today they took down their East Coast rivals 6-2. The Eels struck goal first and raised the pressure with their systematic and relentless fore-check and drive to the net. Jake Mork continued to turn away shooters and attackers allowing a stingy 2 goals on the day securing the Eels house.

 

There was concern before the weekend as the Palm Beach Typhoon Elite have been very successful and strong with their play. They showed incredible resolve in their game against the Atlanta Mad Hatters and garnering a huge comeback win against the highly rank Jr Blades. But despite the “Typhoon Warning” the Eels deadened the storm as they set up their proverbial storm shutters by playing a smothering defense and stifling Palm Beach’s offense.

The Eels came out victorious in today’s game 6-2.

 

Scoring was as follows:

1st Period-1, Florida Eels, Ward 5 (Bzovey, Engles), 0:22. 2, Palm Beach Typhoon, Eder 2 (Aulisio), 15:39. Penalties-Carpenter Eel (elbowing), 4:42; Synowski Pbt (interference), 5:18; Weisenberger Pbt (tripping), 8:01; Diaz Eel (cross-checking), 18:22.

2nd Period-3, Florida Eels, ClIngerman 3 (Colton), 1:36. 4, Florida Eels, Smyth 3 (Diaz), 12:20. 5, Florida Eels, Dominique 2 (Carpenter, Bzovey), 16:21 (PP). 6, Palm Beach Typhoon, Smalley 2 (Jackson, Taskila), 19:43. Penalties-Ingalls Eel (high-sticking), 1:51; Maybury Pbt (bench -too many players on the ice), 5:35; Cederblom Pbt (roughing), 7:05; Smyth Eel (roughing), 7:05; Dunlap Pbt (elbowing), 8:30; Zamiello Pbt (major -hitting from behind), 13:38; Zamiello Pbt (game misconduct), 15:07.

3rd Period-7, Florida Eels, Bzovey 4 (Dominique, Colton), 8:55 (PP). 8, Florida Eels, Engles 4 (Dominique, Colton), 11:11 (PP). Penalties-Carpenter Eel (elbowing), 5:29; Corbett Eel (cross-checking), 5:46; Stitt Pbt (roughing), 6:10; Dunlap Pbt (taunting an opponent), 6:31; Mork Eel (slashing), 6:31; Weisenberger Pbt (hooking), 7:58; Dunlap Pbt (roughing), 11:02; Engles Eel (taunting an opponent), 11:11; Murano Pbt (roughing, game misconduct), 11:39; Bzovey Eel (roughing, game misconduct), 11:39; Synowski Pbt (hooking), 12:01; Carpenter Eel (roughing, roughing), 16:29.

Shots on Goal-Palm Beach Typhoon 19-4-9-32. Florida Eels 9-17-13-39.
Power Play Opportunities-Palm Beach Typhoon 0 / 0; Florida Eels 3 / 0.
Goalies-Palm Beach Typhoon, Libutti 1-2-0-0 (39 shots-33 saves). Florida Eels, Mork 4-0-0-0 (32 shots-30 saves).

Florida  Eels Premier and Elite Squads Calm Typhoon Wind with 2 Clear and Convincing Wins in Palm Beach 

 

Well, the NHL may be back but if you are looking for the hottest and most exciting hockey program in Florida, come and see the Florida Eels.  There you will see two teams who set the standard when it comes to laying everything on the ice. This Friday both teams met up with the Palm Beach Typhoon In Palm Beach. The Typhoon is the newest program in the Florida Division. They have been hot of late with some big wins. However, the Typhoon soon learned the depth and fortitude of the Eels from the Premier team to the Elite squad.

 

The Eels were off for 2 weeks. So they were bound to be a bit off and rusty. They practiced and trained 3-4 hours per day during their hiatus but game timing was expected to be a bit off. Moreover, many folks were concerned about the Friday double header were away games. It proved to be a wrong. One thing people did not understand is Palm Beach for over 15 years was a home away from home. In fact, despite many years of hosting the Palm Beach Hawks, the Eels were in fact  fan favorites for many Palm Beach fans. Many of our players came from South Florida and last night was no different. There were more than 30-40 locals cheering on the Eels. Moreover, the Fort Myers fans traveled to Palm Beach to watch and support their Eels. In fact there were over 75 Florida Eels fans there on Friday. That was great and no doubt help propel both the Eels Premier and Elite team.

 

The Premier played first and came out strong.  The Eels outshot the Typhoon 12 -3 in the 1st period, with 2 unanswered goals. In the 2nd the shots were even 11-12 but the Eels out scored the Typhoon with 3 more goals to 1, and  in the 3rd period the Eels out gunned 16-11 the shots but each team scored 2 each to complete the scoring 7-3 Eels.

 

In net, Duncan Rolleman   for the Eels held us in there weathering any consistent threat by the Typhoon. He was solid and strong.

 

Scoring went as follows:

 

1st Period-1, Florida Eels, Karlstrom 3   5:58. 2, Florida Eels, Zebley 1 (Karlstrom, Hambling), 9:13. Penalties-Choueiri Pbt (interference), 14:21.

2nd Period-3, Florida Eels, Karlstrom 4 (Gaudet, Kozden), 5:39. 4, Palm Beach Typhoon, Lampen 9 (Dufort, Choueiri), 7:13. 5, Florida Eels, Gaudet 2 (Moore, Hambling), 14:29. 6, Florida Eels, Budgell 4 (Voyda, Kiyawasew), 18:43 (PP). Penalties-Patterson Eel (hooking), 9:11; DavIdson Eel (interference), 12:23; Karlstrom Eel (interference), 15:38; Saurbaugh Pbt (major -face mask, game misconduct), 17:35.

3rd Period-7, Florida Eels, Haddon-Harris 4 (Voyda), 0:34. 8, Palm Beach Typhoon, Morris 5   1:24. 9, Florida Eels, Voyda 1 (Kiyawasew, Haddon-Harris), 7:34 (PP). 10, Palm Beach Typhoon, Hartje 1 (Brace, Morris), 8:17. Penalties-Moore Eel (elbowing), 4:40; Brace Pbt (interference), 7:02; Patterson Eel (roughing), 9:17; Morris Pbt (high-sticking), 9:17; Hambling Eel (roughing), 16:25; Brace Pbt (major -slashing, game misconduct), 16:25.

Shots on Goal-Florida Eels 12-11-16-39. Palm Beach Typhoon 3-12-11-26.
Power Play Opportunities-Florida Eels 2 / 0; Palm Beach Typhoon 0 / 0.
Goalies-Florida Eels, Rolleman 3-0-0-1 (26 shots-23 saves). Palm Beach Typhoon, La Forge 0-3-0-0 (39 shots-32 saves).

 

On the Elite side, boy did these young men show resolve. On their way to the game their bus was in an accident. Thank God everyone was safe.  The boys were running late. You know all things were not in sync. Well the boys got off to a rough start coupled with being off for 2 weeks. Palm Beach out shot the Eels 16-9. You could see things were not a bit disjointed. Passes were off. The trigger was off. Although the Eels scored 1st we were in a deficit 2-1 at the end of the 1st. In the 2nd period the Eels looked a lot like themselves and out gunned the Typhoon 22-12 and Braeden Bzovey for the Eels tied things up 2-2. In the 3rd period the Typhoon responded the way they did vs. Atlanta and the Jr Blades. An incredible 13 shots to 11 for the Eels. Palm Beach wouldn’t quit. But neither would the Eels. They took over putting 4 more goals passed the Palm Beach netminder.  In net for the Eels was Devin Selleck who played strong for the Eels slamming the door shut keeping the Eels in the game.

 

Scoring set forth below:

 

1st Period-1, Florida Eels, Ingalls 1 (Ward, Engles), 0:14. 2, Palm Beach Typhoon, Jackson 1 (Synowski, Taskila), 9:37 (PP). 3, Palm Beach Typhoon, Murano 2 (Zamiello, Curry), 16:18 (PP). Penalties-Weisenberger Pbt (interference), 1:44; Corbett Eel (cross-checking), 6:10; Campbell Eel (slashing), 7:49; Ward Eel (interference), 14:20; Murano Pbt (boarding), 16:53.

2nd Period-4, Florida Eels, Bzovey 3 (ClIngerman, Ward), 7:14 (PP). Penalties-Kennedy Pbt (hooking), 0:23; Cederblom Pbt (cross-checking), 6:22; Synowski Pbt (holding), 13:09.

3rd Period-5, Florida Eels, Ward 4 (Carpenter), 1:38 (PP). 6, Florida Eels, Smyth 1 (Bzovey), 2:21. 7, Palm Beach Typhoon, Taskila 1 (Kennedy, Murano), 7:16 (PP). 8, Florida Eels, Dominique 1 (Bzovey, Evanyk), 9:55. 9, Florida Eels, Smyth 2 (Robb), 15:29. 10, Palm Beach Typhoon, Curry 2 (Zamiello, Jackson), 18:50. Penalties-Dunlap Pbt (indirect head contact), 1:25; Diaz Eel (interference), 6:25; Ward Eel (tripping), 16:28.

Shots on Goal-Florida Eels 9-22-13-44. Palm Beach Typhoon 16-8-14-38.
Power Play Opportunities-Florida Eels 2 / 0; Palm Beach Typhoon 3 / 0.
Goalies-Florida Eels, Selleck 1-1-0-0 (38 shots-34 saves). Palm Beach Typhoon, Libutti 1-1-0-0 (44 shots-38 saves).

 

 

This Elite team showed enormous fortitude and resolve. What character. They showed they were not going to be flustered and had the determination to come back from behind.

 

This was a solid weekend for the Eels. We complete the home and away series on Sunday at home. The Elite play at 10:30 am and the Premier at 1:00 pm Come and join us at the Fort Myers Skatium or on Hockey TV.

The Florida Eels Premier and Elite teams take on the Palm Beach Typhoon. Three seasons ago we had tremendous games against the teams in Palm Beach and we are excited about their return. It was the Hub City event last season that triggered the Northern Cyclones to field a new franchise in Palm Beach. They are the owners of the new organization. They loved what they saw and experienced in Florida and the other organizations and wanted to be part of this great culture in the Florida Division. We are equally excited about them joining our Florida Division. It consists of the Florida Eels, the Junior Blades, the Tampa Juniors, the Typhoon and the Atlanta Mad Hatters. We are expecting a return to the Division next season from the currently dormant South Carolina team.

The Typhoon owners have done a very good job in recruiting players. Their teams have full on each of its two teams: Premier and Elite. The Typhons are owned by a solid group the Flanagan’s. They are a very professional group and know how to recruit and develop players. Over the years the Northern Cyclones have had some very spirited games vs the Eels and have been extremely competitive.

In the Standings, Palm Beach sits in 3rd place in the Premier Division. They have played 9 games with 3 wins 5 losses and 1 OTL for 7 points. The Eels are in 2nd place having played only 6 games with 5 wins and 0 losses and 1 SOL for 11 points. The Eels are 4 points behind Tampa, but Tampa has played in 11 games. That is 25% of their season. This weekend games are indeed important to the Eels as they have a chance to tie Tampa and still have 3 games in hand. By the same token Palm Beach has a chance to gain some day light over their 4th place rivals the Jr Blades with 5 points and breathing down the Typhon’s neck. These are divisional games and very important in the standings.

On the Elite scoreboard, Tampa is also in 1st place having played 11 games with 7 wins and 4 losses for 14 points. The Eels are also in 2nd place with only 7 games played. They have 5 wins 2 losses for 10 points. Key 4 points out of 1st. In 3rd place are those pesky Blades who also have 5 wins but have 4 losses. So the Eels are looking to gain an edge here and tie Tampa. The Typhoon’s won just one game but it was a huge comeback win over the Jr Blades last Thursday. They came back for 4 goals. Palm Beach came storming back against the Mad Hatters a week earlier with 4 goals in the 3rd period but lost with only seconds remaining in regulation. They are not an easy team to play against. Just as the Blades who were stunned last Thursday.

This Friday both teams travel to Palm Beach Ice Zone for a double header. The Premier plays at 5:30 pm and the Elite immediately after around 7:40 pm. On Sunday the teams return home for a double header at the Skatium. Elite faces off at 10:30 am and the Premier squares off at 1:00 pm. Our guys are ready for action. Having been off last 2 weekends. We are very eager to get in some games. Our Eels teams are both ranked in the top 10 in the league. That is impressive. And the Premier team has been ranked number one in the Dan K Power Rankings.

No doubt we expect Palm Beach to lay everything on the line. These are key 4 points for both teams on the line. These are not easy to come by. The Eels would capture 1st and inch closer to take Tampa out of the lead in the Division. But Palm Beach needs breathing room. There is nothing more dangerous than a team fighting for survival. This is a program who wants it just as bad. On the same hand, our guys are very determined and hungry. Come join us for the upcoming weekend at the Skatium or on HockeyTV.