T1ER announces Peak Performers for East NAHL Experience Weekend (NJ)

The North American Prospects Hockey League (NAPHL) has announced the T1ER League Peak Performers from the T1ER East NAHL Experience Weekend in New Jersey. Players were chosen based on their performances in the 18U and 16U regular season games that took place from December 6th to 8th in Sewell, New Jersey.

18U:

Forward: Ethan Coots, Philadelphia Hockey Club

Second-year T1ER forward Ethan Coots continues to be a huge contributor to Philadelphia Hockey Club’s offense, having a great showing at the Sewell event. The Harrisburg, PA native tallied an impressive 10 points in four games and began the weekend with a four point contest against the West Chester Wolves. Coots scored the game tying goal during his team’s eventual 5-3 victory and added on by dishing out three assists. He would go on to tally an assist during the next two games and ended the event with yet another four point game. During the tilt against the Maine Nordiques, Coots had an identical showing as he did against West Chester, scoring the game tying tally in addition to recording three helpers. 

Defense: Kalib Capecci, Philadelphia Hockey Club

Switching over to PHC’s blueline, 6’0” defender Kalib Capecci had a standout showing as he was able to register at least one point per game throughout the course of the weekend. In total, the Sewell, NJ native tallied eight points in four games, now sitting just one point shy of his 2023-24 season total. Capecci found the back of the net once in each of the first three games, including a power play tally against West Chester during their first game. He would go on to have his best game to date against the Maine Nordiques on Sunday as the defender posted a four-points, including a hat trick and one assist. Of his three goals against Maine, two were scored shorthanded while the other was scored on the man advantage, his final tally being the eventual game winner. 

Goaltender: Jake Rossi, Black Bear National Academy  

Black Bear National Academy goaltender Jake Rossi had a great performance between the pipes for his squad, picking up a pair of wins over the Maine Nordiques and Philadelphia Little Flyers. Over the course of the weekend, the Ambler, PA native was faced with a total of 68 shots, making 64 saves. Between the two contests, Rossi had impressive numbers against the Nords posting a .969 save percentage after turning away 31 of 32 shots he was faced with. With these numbers, Rossi had a weekend goals against average of 1.872 and a save percentage of .941. 

16U: 

Forward: Jacen Doumas, New Jersey Jr. Titans

Longtime New Jersey Jr. Titans forward Jacen Doumas continues to be a consistent producer for the Titans, recording one point or more in three out of four games over the course of the weekend. The Rumson, NJ kicked things off with a bang, having his best showing to date, scoring two goals, including the game winner in addition to assisting on one other for a three-point game against the North Carolina Golden Bears. Doumas would follow up with two assists in the next game, including the helper on the game winner as New Jersey defeated the Maine Nordiques. His weekend would come to a close netting the lone goal for the Titans on Sunday as they faced off with the Danbury Hat Tricks.

Defense: Lucas Shi, Danbury Hat Tricks

As the leading scorer for defenseman on the Hat Tricks, Lucas Shi had an impactful weekend for Danbury, recording four points in four games for his team. The ‘08 blueliner had his best game to date on Friday against the Maine Jr. Mariners as he scored one goal on the man advantage in addition to dishing out one assist for his first multi-point contest of the year. Shi continued things in the right direction netting the game winning goal on the power play against the Mercer Chiefs during his team’s eventual 5-2 victory. He would go on to wrap up the weeking assisting on the game winning goal as the Hat Tricks took down New Jersey by a final score of 5-1.

Goaltender: Max Guerra, New Hampshire Mountain Kings

2008 netminder Max Guerra was unstoppable in Sewell, picking up three wins between the pipes for the Mountain Kings. Over the course of the weekend, Guerra was faced with a total of 60 shots, making 57 saves. His best showing of the weekend came on Friday as New Hampshire defeated the Mercer Chiefs by a score of 3-1. During this tilt, the Lisle, IL native saw 30 shots, only allowing one goal against. With these numbers, Guerra had an event save percentage of .950 and a goals against average of 1.03.