Philadelphia HC 16U forward Coots signs NAHL Tender

Philadelphia Hockey Club of the NAPHL’s T1ER League is proud to announce that 16U forward Ethan Coots has signed an NAHL tender agreement for the 2024-25 season with the Chippewa Steel of the NAHL’s Midwest Division.

Coots, 16, is playing season in the NAPHL and first with Philadelphia Hockey Club. The Harrisburg, Pennsylvania native has been a force to be reckoned with all season, logging 28 points (11 goals, 17 assists) in 12 games during the regular season. He also recorded two goals and three assists in four Dixon Cup playoff games. 

Coots was brought up to the 18U squad for five appearances throughout the regular season, recording 5 points (3 goals, 2 assists) in those games. Overall, Coots has played in 44 games for Philadelphia Hockey Club this season across all levels and combined for 111 points.

He was recently selected and participated in the 2024 T1ER Top Prospects Tournament in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania. There he represented Team White. He recorded a goal and an assist on day two.

Click here to see a list of T1ER tenders for the 2023-24 season

A tender is a contract, of sorts, a player signs announcing his intentions to play for that particular NAHL team and that NAHL team only. Once a player signs a tender with an NAHL team, his playing rights belong to that team within the NAHL and he may not be recruited by any other NAHL team. Each team is granted ten (10) tenders, which include two (2) tenders exclusively used on players from the T1ER - plus or minus any trades - which became active on November 1st. Tendered players are not eligible for the 2024 NAHL Draft.