Hooksett, NH - 12/20/2017
16U Full Season Team: The 16U Full Season team entered it's second season of existance with expectations of improving on last years results and following the Avalanche tradition of on ice success. The team has done just that by putting together a first half record of 24 wins and 12 losses. The group is clicking, heading in to the break winning 12 of their last 13 games outscoring opponents on average 3.62 to 0.92 during that stretch!
Goaltending: Grade A-
Goalies Mathew Gover(02) and Jordan Richard(01) both hold strong records of 11 wins with only 4 losses. Gover has put together a solid last 2 months and maintains his sensational stats of a .942 Save % with a GAA of only 1.91! Richard is also enjoying a great campaign with an impressive .919 save Percentage and a Goals Against of 2.59. He was also selected to represent the team at the 2017 ECEL All Star Game in which he pitched a shutout.
Defense: Grade A
This team is built around a solid group of big, tough and mobile defenseman. Leading the way in points is ECEL All Star D man Alex Gagne with a tremendous 25 points in 34 games. Cable Rizan (17 pts), Andrew Woloszyn (17 pts), Michael O'Brien (15 pts), Connor Lapierre (14 pts) and Joel Stephens (13 pts) round out the Defense that have helped the team allow less then a goal per game over the last 13 contests! Newcomer Nicholas Douidi has only helped strengthen this already deep group.
Offense: Grade B+
This group of 16U forwards is becoming known across the ECEL for their relentless work ethic. They battle, compete and make life difficult for every team they play against. Top 3 scorers Conner Murray (39 pts/ECEL ALL Star), Mason Drouin (34 pts), Parker Mabbett (31 pts/ECEL All Star) have paced the team with their offensive efforts. The rest of the group has been able to produce at an amazing rate as well. Brendon Banks (29 pts), Shane White (29 pts/ECEL All Star), Zach Merrick (26 pts), Kyle Dann (25 pts), Baxter Kimball (25 pts/ECEL All Star) and Drew O'Brien (13 pts) have given the team a well balanced 3 line group that can all score in any situation. Newcomer Alex Douidi has brought the same energy and compete level as the rest of the group!
