May 18, 2018
Guilford, Conn., - There’s a lot of optimism surrounding the Elite Hockey Program for next season, and most of it rests in the well-regarded group of returning players and incoming players who will suit up for the program this fall.
The Elite Hockey Program has been able to solidify top players from the heart of Connecticut along with attracting players from all over United States and Internationally. The 18U, 16U, 15U & 14U levels all have a lot of promise for the upcoming 2018-2019 season. The Elite Hockey Program will continue to skate out of the state of art facility Northford Ice Pavilion and participate in the highly regarded AYHL, East Coast Elite League and fall prep league.
“We’re excited about all the returning players and the new additions to our program this year.” Alden said. “We think as a staff, we have been able to establish a “gold standard” and expectation from our returners and I think the addition of our new players will raise the bar even further.”
At the Elite Hockey Program, we have been fortunate as an organization to build a strong 14U Bantam Major team for the 2018-19 season, that has many strong pieces to the club. For starters, returners forward Liam Gelfand, forward Will Robinson, forward Troy Goveia, forward Stanley Bright, goaltender Isaiah Greene, forward Connor Movalli, Collin McCullum, defender Andrew Donovan and defender Matt Nesto will look to lead the way. Big additions to the club that will make immediate impact will be, goaltender Arthur Smith, defender Evan Smutney, forward Matt Christina, forward Anthony Rosa, forward John Kraus, defender Peter Lewis and defender Mike Gallery, compose the majority of this year’s high-end bunch.
“This is a great group of players and kids.” Said, 14U Head Coach, Rob Dow. “I think the newcomers will enhance the dynamic to our team and push the guys already on our team to be even better.”
The Elite Hockey Program will enter its third season in 2018 and every year, the Elite Hockey Program has managed to attract quality players to Connecticut from all over North America. This isn’t something foreign to Alden or his staff, who also had stops at Connecticut Wolf Pack, where he helped rebuild programs into national championship winners – 2015 Tier 1 18U USA Hockey National Champions. “We feel the groups coming in have the drive to start turning the corner for the Elite Hockey Program to become a national competitor.”
For more information on the Elite Hockey Program and player opportunities please visit, www.EliteHockeyProgram.com or email Peter Alden (e) Palden@EliteHockeyAAA.com.
Here’s a look at the incoming student-athletes for the 15U Elite Hockey Program:
Player Name |
Position |
DOB |
Andrew Donovan |
D |
2004 |
Troy Gouveia |
F |
2004 |
Isaiah Márquez-Greene |
G |
2004 |
Connor Movalli |
F |
2004 |
Matthew Nesto |
D |
2004 |
Arthur Smith |
G |
2004 |
Evan Smutney |
D |
2004 |
Peter Lewis |
D |
2004 |
Matthew Christina |
F |
2004 |
Stanley Bright |
F |
2004 |
Collin McCollum |
F |
2004 |
Ignac Bene |
F |
2005 |
Liam Gelfand |
F |
2004 |
Will Robinson |
F |
2004 |
Mike Gallary |
D |
2004 |
John Kraus |
F |
2004 |
Anthony Rosa |
F |
2004 |
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