TSA Top Performers
Tier 3 Junior - September / October
EHL
Forward
William Pray - ‘02 Forward - Seacoast Spartans
Pray has gotten off to a hot start in his 20-year-old season with 12 Goals and 10 Assists. Pray has always been a scorer at every level and has been a big-time power play threat to his opponents this year. Pray projects out as a high end Division 3 forward.
Defensemen
Victor Malzahn - ‘02 Defenseman - Boston Jr Rangers
Scoring points in all but two games in October, Malzahn has been catching the eyes of the college coaches. He has shown the ability to be a puck moving defensemen that see's the ice at a high level with 8 assists on the year.
Goaltender
Max Banoun - ‘02 Goaltender - New York Applecore ***
With a 93 save percentage and a 2.70 GAA, Banoun has been keeping his Applecore team in games this season. In October he has posted over a 94 save percentage in his last 5 starts.
EHLP
Forward
Ryan Arendes - ‘04 Forward - Pennsylvania Huntsmen
Coming out of the gates hot, Arendes has 18pts already this season. The 5'9 forward is shifty and his speed makes him hard to contain. He has tallied 11 goals and 7 assists with 6 goals in the month of October.
Defensemen
Nick Ogden - ‘05 Defenseman - Adirondack Thunder
The 6'2 defender has shown rapid improvement in a short period this year and looks to be trending in the right direction. Ogden has recorded 2 Goals and 5 Assists in the early portion of the year.
Goaltender
Alex Gerard - ‘04 Goaltender - NH Avalanche
Gerard is 5-0 on the season and has posted a 2.00 Goals Against Average and a 93.6 Save Percentage. In his 5 games Gerard has posted 2 shutouts. The NH Avalanche do a tremendous job of developing goaltenders, Gerard is one to watch.
USPHL Premier
Forward
Leyton Pettypiece - ‘02 Forward - Utah Outliers ***
Pettypiece has recorded 11 points in 7 games in first full season with the Outliers. Last season Pettypiece spent 20 games with the Boston Advantage in the NCDC. The strong forward has the ability to score in bunches and will be a great grab for any college.
Defense
Luke Clarke - ‘02 Defenseman - Hampton Roads Whalers
The puck moving defensemen enters this weekend's games with a 3 game point streak. On the year he has 9 goals and 4 assists, he has shown to be a power play threat that has helped his team click at 23 percent on the year.
Goaltender
Liam Gross - ‘02 Goaltender - Rockets Hockey Club ***
Coming back to the Rockets after a national championship last season with the Rockets, Gross has a 3-1 record with a 2.26 GAA and 91.3 save percentage. Gross spent time in the NAHL with the New Jersey Titans and projects has a high end D3 goalie.
USPHL Elite
Forward
Zarand Varga - ‘04 Forward - Potomac Patriots
In his first season in the United States, Varga has adjusted very quickly leading the league in scoring. He is a play making forward who has already accumulated 7 multi point games this season.
Defensemen
Noah Crabb - ‘04 Defenseman - Atlanta Mad Hatters
Crabb is a 6'5 defensemen who has been coming on strong of late accumulating 7 points in his last 3 games. At his size and puck moving ability he is a player who higher level teams need to be tracking this season.
Goaltender
Dylan Bruce - ‘05 Goaltender - Tampa Bay Jr Lightning
The 05 netminder has been lights out this season with a 94.4 save percentage and a 1.58 GAA in 6 games. More impressive than that is the fact he has been tested with 160 shots against and has made 151 saves.
NA3HL
Forward
Tyler Bloom - ‘02 Forward - Helena Big Horns
Bloom returns to Helena after a successful season last year with 42 points in 42 games. So far this season he has 18 points in 12 games thus far and recently had a 5-point weekend vs Badlands. Division 3 and ACHA D1 schools should be watching Bloom.
Defense
Kyle Mortenson - ‘02 Defenseman - Granite City Lumberjacks
On pace to surpass his 38 points last season, Mortenson has accumulated 4 goals and 8 assists already this year. He has shown to be a reliable two way defender that skates well enough to be a NCAA D3 prospect.
Goaltender
Andrew Yocum - ‘02 Goaltender - Norwich Sea Captains
A major part of Norwich's turn around this year is because of Yocum. With a 94.0 save percentage and a 1.71 GAA including 2 shut outs, Yocum's opponents have had a hard time figuring him out this season.
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