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McNeish 2001 defensemen who is 5’11 165 lbs. will be calling Roosevelt University his home along with his long time best friend and defensive partner Cade Swygert. Both are from Summerville, SC.  McNeish played his entire Junior career with the Eels (4) years  all 140 games. He accumulated 91 points during his tenue with the Eels. He served as Captain of the Elite team his 2nd season and assistant Captain on the Premier team.

 

He is a highly skilled puck moving defensemen. Very strong skill set. Solid skills set. Has outstanding vision. Sees the play very well. Very strong in all 3 zones. Makes nice clean direct passes on the breakout. He jumps in on the transition to quickly accelerate the puck out of the D zone. He has a nice accurate shot from the blueline. Very offensive minded. He plays with a high compete level.

 

He is a great team player. Great leader on and off the ice. High character young man. Very dedicated to his team.  Willing to take huge sacrifices for the good of his team. He is always looking to improve his game and take it to the Next Level. Although he has another year of junior eligibility he is comfortable with his decision to commence his college education and take his hockey to the next chapter-college hockey. We wish Gage the best We will miss him.

 

The Eels are thrilled to announce that Justin Colton will be joining our junior program for the 2021-22 season. Justin 5’10 159 lbs. A 2003 LW from Parkland Florida He played last season for the Florida Alliance Tier I AAA midget team and has played high school for Stoneman Douglas High and previous played for the Florida Jr Panthers and the Palm Beach Hawks AAA. In 74 games Colton has accumulated 34 goals and garnered 43 assists for 77 points. Now that is impressive. GM Scarpaci comments, but when you see the way he plays , those numbers are not surprising.

 

Justin played for the Eels at the USPHL Spring NCDC Pre Draft  in May and impressed all the coaches present. We noticed he had excellent skill set which included a smooth skating style with timely acceleration. He shared the Eels coaches desire to drive to the net. We liked his appetite to score and create offensive opportunities. He was quick to get to loose pucks and equally aggressive to create turnovers on the other team. Moreover, despite it being a showcase, he was eager to back check. Colton had “Eels” written all over his game. We loved his fortitude and determination. No doubt in our mind he plays with a high compete level. In fact, he will be joining us in July at the Pro-Am Pre Draft back up in Foxboro MA.

 

The Eels coaches got to spend a considerable amount of time over that weekend with Justin and we loved his attitude and character. He has heart and lays everything out in a game. We are thrilled that he will be joining us in the Fall. We welcome Justin to our family

The Eels are excited to announce that  Aaron Davidson will be joining our junior program for the 2021-22 season. Davidson at 6’8” 207lbs brings enormous size to the program. He is an extremely physical player and uses his body and size to wear down his opponents. No doubt his presence is felt all over the ice. But he also brings a high level of skill. He is a strong skater who leads the charge on the attack. Good puck movement. And is aggressive on the forecheck. He is relentless along the boards and wins loose puck battles and first on puck retrieval. His drive to the net is intimidating. He has that unusual appetite to score. A perineal power forward in all sense of the game. He covers the front of the net so well and makes it nearly impossible for opposing goalies to gather their vision.  This kid lays everything out when he plays. We can see he has the work ethic typical amongst our Eels players!!!

 

In the D Zone he is equally effective.  With his size and attitude you won’t beat him. He knows his responsibility is Defense first, and he is very effective in carrying out this philosophy. There is no question Davidson comes with a high compete level. He is a very dedicated young man who puts in quite a bit of extra time to improve his game. He is very determined to get to the Next Level as a player and help his team win a National Championship.  We know when he adapts to  the Eels training his upside is limitless.

 

Aaron has played for some solid programs that have helped develop him as a mainline impactful player. He played for the Kitchener Jr. Rangers U18 AAA, the  Kitchener Dutchmen GOJHL and the  Stratford Warriors of the GOJHL.  He comes in as a seasoned player. Experience is very important here. He echoes his unwavering commitment to do whatever it takes to bring   his team to the Next Level and he will be an effective leader on and off the ice.

 

Aaron will be joining us in Foxboro Mass at the New England Pro Am Pre-Draft Showcase in July. It will be his first exposure of its kind to him. There will be in excess of 125 teams competing with scouts form virtually every NCAA program. It will be a phenomenal opportunity for him to see the visibility the Eels players typically garner. We are excited that Aaron will be a part of the Eels family. We welcome him.

Press Release

Welcome Coach Mitch to The Florida Eels

 

The Florida Eels welcomes Charles “Mitch” Hill to its coaching staff.  Mitch will be taking over as the Eels Elite coach for the 2021-22 season. Mitch has been coaching for the Warriors U16 team in 2020-21 at the Fort Myers Skatium and previously for the Black Jacks U16 team at the Skatium for several seasons. Mitch also worked with the Florida Eels coaching staff last year as an interim coach when Covid struck several members of the Coaching staff. He was previously the Hockey Director at the Fort Myers Skatium. Mitch played college hockey at Penn State Berks.  He originally was from Lititz, PA.

 

Mitch will be joining the Eels immediately and will be coaching in Massachusetts for the several Chowder Cup series. In Boston the Eels will have 15 showcase teams in July.  He will be quite busy to say the least. The Eels will have in total well over 400 players at their showcase series and tryouts.

 

Mitch will be working very closely with Premier Coach Frank Scarpaci to ensure continuity with the two teams. Coach Scarpaci is without doubt one of the league’s top coaches and he will be an excellent mentor to Mitch. Coach Mitch will also be working with GM Scarpaci in the Development and Advancement of our players. Mitch will be welcome addition to our program. He brings quite a bit of experience to the job and has phenomenal skills himself. It is not often you find someone with his skill, experience, and dedication. This young man brings so much passion to his craft and is committed to his players. He has a great following. The local players love him. He is a man of impeccable character and has shares in to the Eels philosophy.  We welcome Mitch to our Eels family.

The Eels are very excited to announce the return of Nick Roesch

to its program next season. Nick is one of the top broadcasters in the USPHL. He was selected as Broadcaster of the year two seasons ago. He had been invited to broadcast games at the USPHL Showcases, The USPHL All Star Games, The USPHL Hub City games, the Florida Division Playoffs and the USPHL Nationals. He has worked with the Dan K show for many of these events.

 

GM Scarpaci comments that what makes Nick so good is he is a total professional in his broadcasting. He does his homework not only on the Eels players but the opposing teams as well. It is with this due diligence that separates him from so many others. Yes he calls great play by play, yes he knows the game but it is the details that takes his Broadcast to the Next Level. Nick also takes the extra effort during the week to interview players and coaches. He delivers the players outside the game. Gets us to know a little about each guy, where he is from, what makes him tick and what we should look for in him.

The Eels are thrilled and honored to advance players to the Next level and that is to college and maybe the pros. But we are especially honored to also play a small part in Nick’s advancement to the Next Level. He will undoubtedly become a professional broadcaster in the near future. Nick thanks for returning this season.

EELS SIGNING ALERT: The Florida Eels are pleased to announce the signing of Cade Rosansky from Adrian, Michigan. Rosansky is a two-year veteran to junior hockey playing the last two seasons for the Yellowstone Quake in the NA3HL.  Last season he finished with 34 points in 38 games, where the season before he had 40 points in 47 games.  “Obviously grabbing Cade, we’re adding a player with size and a history of producing offensively at the junior level,” said Coach Scarpaci.  The 6’3” 180 lbs. power forward is heavy on pucks, plays great along the boards, but specialty is creating offense in-between the offensive dots.

EELS SIGNING ALERT: The Florida Eels are pleased to announce the signing of Alex Evanyk out of Texas. The coaching staff is real excited about the potential Evanyk has and looks forward to working with him this upcoming season.  The young forward played High School hockey last fall scoring 27 goals in just 18 games, as well as finishing with 58 points.  Evanyk shows he knows how to really finish and looks forward to the challenge that junior hockey will provide.  Alex has provided leadership on his teams in the past and the Eels plan on him brining those qualities each and every day to help contribute to a winning culture.

EELS SIGNING ALERT: The Florida Eels are pleased to announce the signing of Joe McCormick out of Tipp City, Ohio. McCormick is a two year veteran to junior hockey competing in both the NA3HL as well as the USPHL-Premier. Last season, he had an impressive offensive explosion grabbing 27 points in 37 games for the Yellowstone Quake.  McCormick is excellent defensively, has a quick first couple steps, and a real good wrist shot that gets off in a hurry. The coaching staff is excited to bring him in adding skill, reliability as well as experience. “Bringing in Maroszek was so key to our teams success last season. He was able to play any of the three forward positions, contributed offensively but was so reliable defensively.  We see a lot of the same qualities in Joe,” said Coach Scarpaci.

Cade played 167 junior games in the USPHL, and all were with the Florida Eels. He epitomes player development. He played his first two seasons with the Eels Elite team. In his rookie season he scored 3 goals and notched 9 assists. It was a truly a development year for him. He broke out in his sophomore campaign in the Elite Division where he was bestowed team Captain and took ownership of the team and its character. In that year he led his team to Nationals. He scored 10 goals and notched 31 assists. He continued to work hard over the summer and attended 4 of the post seasons showcases and his development truly blossomed. He made the quantum jump to the Premier team. There he made his adjustments to ripen into a solid stay home defenseman. He assisted his team in again winning the USPHL Florida Division and advanced to the USPHL Nationals. Last season he was selected unanimously as team Captain and lead his team to another Divisional title and to Nationals where his team made it to Finals and was one goal away from taking it all. He truly ripened into one of the league’s top defensemen scoring 5 goals and notching 23 assists for 28 points in the Premier Division. That is not an easy task!

 

Cade will be a true asset for Roosevelt University’s program. He has very strong skill set. Solid skater. Very good puck movement skill. Very tough to play against in the Defensive zone. Very good gap control. And a consummate treat to the offensive blue line. He has been recognized by his peers having been repeatedly named Assistant Captain and Captain on each of his season with the Eels. He is an outstanding leader as evidenced by his team’s systematic winning of the Florida Divisional titles and their repeated advancement to Nationals. He had been selected numerous occasions to Player of the Week, Player of the Month, and year-end All-Star team. He was selected this past season to the Hub City League All Star Team as well.

 

Despite his extremely energetic and enthusiastic character on the bench and on the ice, he is a quite humble young man from Summerville SC with impeccable character. He isone of our most loyal and dedicated players who ever sported an Eels jersey. He has unmatched work ethic, and this will boast well in college.  Cade had a plethora of offers from colleges. He felt that Roosevelt and playing for Coach Billy Karr was the perfect fit for him with their academic program and his hockey team. We wish Cade the very best.

The Florida Eels Are Thrilled to Announce the Signing of Swedish Star forward Oliver Karlstrom

 

The Eels were very engaged with the recent Future Star’s Identification camp having all 4 coaches scouting the players throughout the weekend. All the Eels coaches no doubt were keyed in on 2002 Swedish forward Oliver Karlstrom. He was a high impactful player. Outstanding skating ability and equally strong skill set. Extremely explosive speed. Very soft hands who could thread the needle. He has a nose to the net. He drove hard all weekend and it was a showcase. Its shows his unwavering high compete level. We did our due diligence and there is no question he shares the values of the Eels with his determination and dedication to his craft.

 

Just look at his numbers from Sweden.  In 117 games played he scored 71 goals 52 assists for 123 points. He will undoubtedly be an impactful player here on the Eels. He will be joined by a number of other top players from Europe Canada and the USA. We love his attitude. In addition to being a gifted player he is a strong leader and will fit right in with the Eels system. We welcome Oliver Karlstrom to our family.