April 24, 2023. It didnt quite go the way they wanted, but they did pick up an outstanding new goaltender in the process. The biggest difference for this years team will be our work ethic. @2021 - TheJuniorHockeyNes.com. Certainly many eyes will be on Indelicato as he continues to move through his junior career. Grima is an 03 out of Staten Island, N.Y., just the same as longtime teammate and fellow All-Star John Crowdell. Pacific (1 Team) *Division Champion Nick Twombley, an 01 who played for DeLaSalle High in Michigan, is back for his second MJDP season after scoring 37 points in 44 games. DiMatteo (04/Boca Raton, Fla.) only got a chance to play in half the season due to a broken ankle, but at the time of his injury in December, he was the clear leader in points per game with 2.04. SEED 6 SEED 3 He also finished with the leagues best save percentage this year at .937 and third best goals against average this season at 1.92. The success in moving players on from the MJDP to higher levels has changed the face of the team almost entirely for 2021-22. In the News and v. shall be averaged. A longtime teammate of McHale, including in the Philadelphia Little Flyers Midget program, Bess also joined up with the Knights this year and put up a fantastic 32 goals and 58 points in 34 games for a 1.71 points per game average. Bomal (03/Westford, Mass.) 3. The Junior Hockey News is the world wide leader in accurate, truthful, unbiased news reporting in Junior Hockey. Blatt, with a line of 21-21-42 in 42 games, was the leading scorer for this largely by-committee offensive approach. In the past weve relied on scoring from one or two players and now we feel we have depth at all three positions, said Schrock. 2 seed for the Pacific in their inaugural season.). The Jets Development Program did a fine job in their Nationals debut, racking up a 2-1 record at the playoffs for the National Championship. Melnikov (01) is a longtime North American-experienced goalie from Belarus, who already has one USPHL Premier season under his belt. Carlone (04/Tecumseh, Ont.) 2. Conan Hayton - University of Mary, 2021 and 2022 Back To Back National Champions . Playoffs for the USPHL Premier and USPHL Elite Conferences begin in late February and generally run until the final weekend before the beginning of the National Championships as each conference plays down to determine their representative, or representatives, for the National Championships. At the end of the OT if the score remains tied, the teams will go into a 3-man shootout, like the regular season. NASHUA, NH 03063. Its no wonder then that the team has nearly 10 returning players from last year who want to take advantage of this. He also put up 52 blocks and registered 46 takeaways while also leading the entire USPHL Elite in shifts (1,102) this past season.