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Florida Eels Weekend Recap -
Date:09/16/2014 Source:EJHLS Florida Eels
Published: Tuesday, 16 Sep 2014 By: Frank Scarpaci The Florida Eels Elite team squared off against the Tampa Elite team in a home and away set of games. This was the first time this season these two west coast of Florida Junior teams met. These two teams have a tremendous riv...
Florida Eels Rookies Are Off To A Hot Start This Season
Date:09/16/2014 Source:EJHLS Florida Eels
Florida Eels Rookies Are Off To A Hot Start This Season In the first 4 games on the Elite side, Colin Whit has 1 goal and 4 assist, Brandon Halvorsen has 2 goals and 1 assist, Garrett Wood has 2 goals and 1 assist, Jeff O’Dea has 1 goal and 1 assist, Cory Richardson has a 1 goal and 1 assist, for a total of 7 goals and 8 assist. That is 7 goals out of 15 for the entire team an...
LEAGUE ALL STAR SHILO VEGA RETURNS
Date:09/12/2014 Source:EJHLS Florida Eels
Vega rejoined the Eel's Elite team this past week. Vega was the team leader in scoring last season with 23 goals and 28 assist for 51 pints. He was amongst the league top goal scorers and was selected as a USPHL Elite league all-star. Vega was last season's team Captain who won numerous "players of the week" awards and was highly scouted by many college recruit...
SANCHEZ RETURNS TO THE EELS
Date:09/12/2014 Source:EJHLS Florida Eels
ALEX SANCHEZ RETURNS TO THE EELS ELITE TEAM Another piece of the 2014-15 Florida Eels Building block has been laid yesterday with the return of Alex Sanchez to the program. Alex is 5’10” 180 pounds who shots left. Sanchez has played for the Florida Eels Elite team for the past two seasons and comes to us as a 3rd year veteran despite only being a 199...
THE BATTLE FOR WESTERN FLORIDA
Date:09/09/2014 Source:EJHLS Florida Eels
On Saturday at 5:15 pm the Empire teams squares off in Ellenton. Then immediately following the Empire games, the Elite teams do battle at 8:30 pm. In fact this is the first contest between the two organizations since the Eels Empire team and Eels Elite team knocked the Tampa Juniors out of the playoffs last February. Last season all of the games were fiercely competitive with a playoff atmospher...
TALENTED GROUP OF ROOKIES ADDED TO THE PROGRAM
Date:09/08/2014 Source:EJHLS Florida Eels
The Florida Eels announce the signings of a number of extremely talented rookies to its USPHL Elite and Empire teams. On the Elite Team, we have Jeff O'Dea who joined us from Belle Tire. Jeff is a high end forward with a great skills set. He has shown the coaches at the USPHL Summer Showcase in Boston and during training camp ...
EELS ELITE OPENING WEEKEND RECAP
Date:09/06/2014 Source:EJHLS Florida Eels
The Florida Eels Elite team had its season opener this past weekend. They faced off against the Atlanta Knights in two home games. It has been three seasons ago that we last seen the Atlanta Knights travel to the Fort Myers Skatium to play against the Eels. This was a pretty exciting weekend as it was the season opener for the Eels and the Eels fan b...
EMPIRE EELS OPENING WEEKEND RECAP
Date:09/06/2014 Source:EJHLS Florida Eels
The Florida Eels Empire team looked very strong in this past weekend's games. The Florida Eels Empire team also played host to the Atlanta Knights Empire team over the weekend at the Fort Myers Skatium. Like the Elite squad, this was the Empire team's first official games. The boys had trained for 14 days but only one week as a team. There were a lot of ...
FLORIDA EELS ELITE TEAM ANNOUNCES MAJOR SIGNINGS
Date:09/02/2014 Source:EJHLS Florida Eels
FLORIDA EELS ELITE TEAM ANNOUNCES MAJOR SIGNINGS The Florida Eels announce major signings that include new veterans joining the Eels and newly acquired highly skilled rookies to its program. The Eels Elite team have signed Garrett Wood, from the Steele County Blades who had 20 points last season, 7 goals and 13 assists. Garrett Wood is an extremely skilled forw...
Florida Eels Forwards Show an Insatiable Appetite to Win with Their Aggressive Drive to The Net.
Date:08/27/2014 Source:EJHLS Florida Eels
Florida Eels Forwards Show an Insatiable Appetite to Win with Their Aggressive Drive to The Net. Published: Tuesday, 26 Aug 2014 By: Frank Scarpaci Florida Eels Forwards Show an Insatiable Appetite to Win with Their Aggressive Drive to The Net. &...
Team Bonding: The Winning Ingredient for Successful Teams
Date:08/27/2014 Source:EJHLS Florida Eels
Team Bonding: The Winning Ingredient for Successful Teams After scouting 14 spring and summer showcases across the USA from Boston to LA, from Pittsburgh to Denver, from Indianapolis to Grand Rapids, from Chicago to Las Vegas, and after showcasing and touring with 7 summer showcase teams in New England, the Eels have finally selected their players for their two USPHL teams. Specifically, the Eels...
EELS OPENING GAME SCHEDULE
Date:08/27/2014 Source:EJHLS Florida Eels
EELS OPENING GAME SCHEDULE The Florida Eels Juniors will be host to the Atlanta Knights this upcoming weekend. These will be the first two games of the season and will count in the league standings. This will be a good measuring stick for where each team stands as Atlanta has been notorious for putting together two good teams each year. On Monday each team will also face off in an exh...
MEET THE MEN BEHIND THE MASK
Date:08/05/2014 Source:EJHLS Florida Eels
Come Meet The Men Behind the Mask Max Kirkwood Cory Lignelli Nolan Greene Darryl Smith The Florida Eels are thrilled to introduce 4 of its committed goalies for the fall 2014-15 season. Returning veteran is Max Kirkwood who proved he is amongst the best in all of Junior Hockey last season. Max out dueled many opponents last year for the Eels Elite team back boning his ...
EMPIRE WILL FACE ROCHESTER AND SYRACUSE AT HOME
Date:08/05/2014 Source:EJHLS Florida Eels
The USPHL has just released a partial schedule where by it has announced that in addition to the four college showcases the Eels Empire team will be participating in, it will be host to two of the top power house teams in the Empire Division: the Syracuse Stars and the Rochester Jr. Americans. This is major news as these two teams will be traveling down to Fort Myers to play the games. Ro...
EELS SQUARE OFF AGAINST LOCAL COLLEGES
Date:08/05/2014 Source:EJHLS Florida Eels
Eels Juniors Square off against local colleges for five games The Florida Eels Juniors will be hosting five college games this season. The Eels Elite and Empire teams will both have games against the University of Tampa (Sept 1st 2014) ACHA Div. 3 team and Palm Beach State College (Sept 6th 2014) also ACHA Div. 3. The Elite team will also play host to FGCU (Oct 1st 2014) former AC...
ALUMNI BOYD AND MOORE WILL HELP COACH FINAL EELS CAMP
Date:07/27/2014 Source:EJHLS Florida Eels
EELS ALUMNI RICH BOYD AND DEAN MOORE WILL HELP COACH CAMP For the final week of the Eels Summer Camp, Eels Alumni Rich Boyd (UNH Div. 1 Commit) and Dean Moore (Pro Hockey Sweden) will help coach. Both began their hockey careers with the Eels and this is a great opportunity to learn from very knowledgeable players. Don’t miss out on what is sure to be a very educating wee...
EELS ALUM CAM DARCY DRAFTED BY TAMPA BAY
Date:07/01/2014 Source:EJHLS Florida Eels
Florida Eels Alumni Cam Darcy drafted in the 7th round of the NHL Draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning, 185th overall. Both Cam Darcy and his brother Chad Darcy played for the Florida Eels. Chad Darcy went on to play at Governor’s Academy in Massachusetts and Cam Darcy to the USA NTPD, the USHL, Northeastern University and this past year at Cape Breton QMJHL. GP 65 G 35 A 47 PTS 82 PIM 51 We wi...
CHRIS JAMES COMMITS TO CURRY COLLEGE
Date:05/27/2014 Source:EJHLS Florida Eels
CHRIS JAMES COMMITS TO CURRY COLLEGE Another Eel has made their college commitment this month, where Chris James has announced he will play for the Colonels this fall. Curry College is a NCAAA Div. III school with a rich tradition of success. Chris came to the Eels from the WSHL two seasons ago giving Coach Bloomingburg a great one two punch in net. Teams are built from the back end...
THOMPSON AND RODGERS HEAD TO NICHOLS COLLEGE
Date:05/17/2014 Source:EJHLS Florida Eels
Thompson and Rodgers Head to Nichols College Nichols College will be glad to announce that both league all-star defensemen Cody Rodgers and Brien Thompson will play for the Bison next fall. The Bison are coming off of a tremendous season where they took the conference title and made it to the National Tournament. Thompson came to the Eels two seasons ago, help leading the o...
BOYD COMMITS TO UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
Date:05/16/2014 Source:EJHLS Florida Eels
Alumni Rich Boyd Signs with UNH The University of New Hampshire has received a signed commitment from Rich Boyd at Cushing Academy in Ashburnham, MA, the 6'3", 195 lbs, left-shot blueliner was one of four captains who lead the Peguins to the New England Prep Large School Championship. Boyd was the highest scoring defenseman on the Cushing squad posting 9 ...
AFTEN SIGNS WITH DANIEL WEBSTER COLLEGE
Date:05/16/2014 Source:EJHLS Florida Eels
Doug Aften Signs With Daniel Webster College Aften will take his game to New Hampshire this fall where he will play for Daniel Webster in their inaugural year of playing NCAA hockey. It will be a great honor for Doug in laying down the building blocks for what is sure to be a very successful hockey program. Aften had came to the Eels for his final year of junior hockey elidgab...
BOYD, URAL AND BLANKENSHIP OFF TO BECKER COLLEGE
Date:05/16/2014 Source:EJHLS Florida Eels
Boyd, Ural, and Blankenship Off To Becker College Three Eels will suit up for the Hawks next season, where Kenan Ural, Dan Boyd and Brenner Blankenship will do there best to not just play but “thrive.” All three will put on new colors, move to a new environment and begin their dream of playing NCAA hockey. Each of these players where very influential in the Fort My...
EELS GAIN EXPERIENCE IN BOSTON SHOWCASES
Date:05/12/2014 Source:EJHLS Florida Eels
Florida Eels Spring Showcase Teams acquired tremendous experience against some of the best players in North America. The Eels fielded a total of 4 teas at the USPHL Spring Showcase and the New England Pro AM NHL Pre Draft Showcase. The Eels brought a total of 78 players and 61 were all new prospects. The key to attending these events is to gain as much experience as you can by competing against to...
A FAREWELL TRIBUTE TO DILLON SIMMIONS
Date:04/30/2014 Source:EJHLS Florida Eels
A Farewell Tribute To Dillion Simmons By His Fellow Hockey Players Florida Eels and Florida Everblades Alike ... Today we were simply loving caring and supportive friends and teammates. Yesterday was a very hard day for all of us. For Denise, Shawn, and Cody we can never imagine what they are going through. Suffering such a loss of their beloved son and brother at the age of 15 is completely unim...
ALUMNI ROUND-UP
Date:04/29/2014 Source:EJHLS Florida Eels
The Florida Eels would like to acknowledge some of their recent alumni who have went above and beyond for their current organization this past season. The Eels have a rich tradition of grooming elite hockey players and moving them on towards the highest-level possible. Each of these men have represented the Eels organization in the highest manor. These may be just some of t...
SCOUTING STAFF ATTENDS MR MR HOCKEY SHOWCASE
Date:04/29/2014 Source:EJHLS Florida Eels
SCOUTING STAFF ATTENDS MR MR HOCKEY SHOWCASE The Eels scouting staff has just arrived back home from attending the MR MR Hockey Showcase in Madison, Wisconsin. Eels General Manager Frank Scarpaci was “impressed with the amount of junior capable players. The showcase had a good mix of younger and older junior age players. No one seemed to look out of place which is always...
DARCY RANKED 171 BY NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING
Date:04/18/2014 Source:EJHLS Florida Eels
Cameron Darcy ranked 171 by the NHL Central Scouting in the Final Rankings Florida Eels Alumni Cam Darcy ranked 171 by the NHL Central Scouting in the Final Rankings. Both Cam Darcy and his brother Chad Darcy played for the Florida Eels. Chad Darcy went on to play at Governor’s Academy in Massachusetts and Cam Darcy to the USA NTPD, the USHL, Northeastern University and this p...
PRO/AM NHL PRE DRAFT AND USPHL SHOWCASES COMING UP
Date:04/15/2014 Source:EJHLS Florida Eels
So you think you have what it takes to play hockey at the Next Level? Well that is the player I am interested in! We have roster spots open for the following: Pro Am New England NHL Pre Draft Showcase May 8th-11th 2014 USPHL Spring Showcase May 9th -11th 2014. These clearly are the most prestigious post-season college showcases in North America; these forums garner teams from al...
FLORIDA EEELS COMMENCE RECRUITMENT FOR 2014-15 SEASON
Date:04/11/2014 Source:EJHLS Florida Eels
Florida Eels GM Frank Scarpaci is off Recruiting at one of the top recruitment showcases in the Midwest: The Five Hole Prospects Showcase in Indianapolis Indiana. The Eels are once again looking for top USA Junior Candidates for its 2014-15 playing season. The Eels are excited about the players there. We generally sign 3-4 players from this event annually. ...
MANAGEMENT AND SCOUTING STAFF HEAD TO AMERICAS SHOWCASE
Date:04/11/2014 Source:EJHLS Florida Eels
The Florida Eels Assistant General Manager and Empire Division Coach Frankie Scarpaci heads up the recruiting mission at the Americas Showcase in Pittsburgh PA. The Americas Showcase features over 400 High School students, which includes 18 All Star boys’ teams from across America showcasing their talents. This showcase has a 30-year tradition and has garnered some of the top junior pr...
