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It has truly been an outstanding year for the Jr. Everblades Organization.
We wish to thank the Parents, Players, Coaching staff, Team Managers and BOD for their efforts this season. We greatly appreciate the dedication and hard work it took to elevate us once again as a top notch hockey organization that will have to be contested with in the future.
This year the Jr Everblades fielded 9 teams. We had 5 teams take first place in league play and had 7 teams compete in the SAHOF State Championships. Congratulations to the following teams for their successful seasons.
Mite – CFHL League Champions and Sahof State Champions Squirt A – CFHL League Champions and Sahof State Silver Finalists Squirt AA – SFHL League Champions and Sahof State Champions Peewee A – Sahof State Semi Finalists Peewee AA – SFHL League Champions and Sahof Participant U-16 A – CFHL League Champions and Sahof State Semi Finalists U-18 AA – Sahof State Champions and USA Hockey Nationals Representative.
The U18AA Team will compete for the National Championship in East Lansing, Michigan
March 28th – April 1st. Best of luck U-18 AA.
U18 AA Wins State Championship...Heading to Nationals!
by Greg Smith posted 03/04/2012
The Jr Everblades Midget U18-AA team won the State Championship in this past weekend at the SAHOF tournament hosted at Germain Arena. The team now advances to the USA Hockey Tier II Nationals in Lansing, MI.
Parents, players, coaches and friends marveled at how thrilling all the games were. The team went 4-0 on the way to winning the Finals game versus the Jr Panthers, the SFHL regular season champions.
Game 1 opened against a solid Jr Bulls team. The Blades won the game 5-4 with Parker Smith #18 scoring the winning goal with .2 seconds left in the game. Talk about a buzzer beater!
Game 2 was against the Jr Panthers who had previously beat the Blades 6 times this year. This game took a total team effort, with solid defense and outstanding goaltending. Trade Chapman #61 scored the only goal of the game with 3 minutes left.
Game 3 was a solid 5-2 victory over the Palm Beach Blackhawks. This was the Midgets U18's first win against the Blackhawks this year, having lost to them previously in four tries this year.
The finals featured a rematch with the Jr Panthers and ended in a 5-2 win by the 'Blades, who never trailed. An early lead, unrelenting pressure by the forwards and even scoring lead the Blades to Victory!
Phantoms center Austin Cangelosi was named the USHL's co-CCM Offensive Player of the Week after scoring three goals and adding two assists last week.
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio –Youngstown Phantoms center Austin Cangelosi has been named the USHL’s co-CCM Offensive Player of the Week, the league announced Monday. Cangelosi, 17, scored three goals and added two assists last week as the Phantoms (23-13-3, T-third East) went 2-1-0, including a pair of road wins over the Dubuque Fighting Saints and the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders.
This is the first time that Cangelosi, who is committed to Boston College, has captured the USHL’s weekly award. He is the seventh different Phantoms player to do so this season.
I was actually a bit surprised it hadn’t happened yet,” Head Coach Anthony Noreen said of the announcement. “It’s something that’s definitely been a long time coming and something that is well-deserved. I couldn’t be happier for him.”
Cangelosi, an Estero, Fla., native, netted the lone goal for the Phantoms in a 3-1 loss to the Chicago Steel Wednesday morning. On Friday, he scored the game-winning goal and added a pair of assists as the Phantoms downed the defending Clark Cup champion Fighting Saints 5-3. Then on Saturday, he got the scoring started off as the Phantoms captured the franchise’s first victory at the Stable in Cedar Rapids with a 4-3 win.
Cangelosi currently ranks second on the Phantoms, and eighth in the entire USHL, in scoring with 19 goals, 22 assists and 41 points through 31 games this season. He also is currently in the midst of a nine-game point-scoring streak and has scored a goal in five straight contests.
Noreen said that the he expected 5-foot-8, 165-pound Cangelosi to be a big contributor when he arrived at training camp, but he did not envision the transition to the USHL being this seamless for the first-year player.
“We pegged Austin as our first-line center because we saw he had speed and dynamic ability that would allow him to develop into one,” Noreen said. “Did it happen a little faster than everyone was expecting? Probably a little bit, but it is in no way shocking.
“His motor never stops. His speed, quickness and ability to create separation allow him to create chances just about every time he’s on the ice. He’s also very mature for his age and has probably handled the jump to junior hockey as well as anyone has, especially considering he’s the youngest guy on our team.”
Congratulations to the following teams for their championships won at this years 2011 Florida International Holiday Invitational held at Germian Arena from Dec 27th -31st.
Jr. Everblades Squirt A division Champions
Jr. Everblades Squirt AA division Champions
Jr. Everblades U16A division Champions
Jr. Everblades Peewee AA division Finalists
Congratulations to the Squirt AA for winning the Silver Sticks Regional in Ellenton this past weekend. The Squirt AA team went undefeated (6-0) and will head to Sarnia, Ontario, Canada in January for the 2012 Silver Stick Finals.
Congratulations to the following teams on their success over Thanksgiving weekend.
Squirt A – Silver champions at Canlan Classic Thanksgiving Tournament
Squirt AA – Gold champions at Canlan
Peewee A – Bronze champions at Canlan
Peewee AA – Silver champions at Canlan
U-18AA – Silverstick Regional Finalist
USA Hockey today announced the 22-player roster for the 2011 U.S. Junior Select Team that will compete at the World Junior A Challenge from Nov. 7-13 in Langley, B.C. Team USA is the three-time defending champion (2008, 2009, 2010) at the tournament.
Former Jr. Everblades Austin Cangelosi is among the 22 players named to the 2011 U.S. Junior Select Team. Cangelosi, 17, plays for the United States Hockey League’s Youngstown Phantoms in Ohio. Cangelosi is the youngest forward on team and first player from Youngstown Phantoms to make the team. Through five games this season, the 5-foot-7, 168 pound forward leads the USHL in goals (7), shorthanded goals (3) and is tied for the most points (9).
The 2011 U.S. Junior Select Team will be competing against Russia, Sweden, Germany, Czech Republic, and Canada.
Team USA 2010 World Junior A Challenge Schedule
Nov. 7-13 " Langley, B.C. " Langley Events Centre
The Midget U18 AA team returned from Chicago with the Gold Hardware, winning the Chicago Fall Classic Tournament, held October 21-23, 2011.
The team was undefeated through the four preliminary round games, going 2-0-2. The Championship game featured a rematch with the Leafs Hockey Club team. The boys came out flying, reaching a 4-0 lead after one period, and coasted to a 5-1 victory.
Junior Everblades provide unique experience for players
by Matt Mackinder posted 10/17/2011
Junior Everblades provide unique experience for players Alumni starting to move up hockey ladder
By Matt Mackinder, Florida Rubber Magazine
Youth hockey in Florida has been on the upswing for quite some time and the Florida Junior Everblades Hockey Association is a big reason why.
Located in Estero, the Junior Everblades are starting their 14thseason in 2011-2012 with teams from the Mite Developmental level all the way to Midget 18U AA, more than 140 players on nine travel teams.
Club president Bob Radunz said the key to his organization’s success starts with the opportunities the players are presented from day one and those privileges increased this year with the addition of the Athletic Republic training facility, the Florida Alliance AAA program and the Florida Jr. Blades of the Empire Junior Hockey League.
“Germain Arena now offers unparalleled competitive hockey opportunities from .............
The Midget U16 A team wins the championship at the Labor Day Challenge tournament in Ellenton, FL.
With a 4-1-0 record, they came together and dominated the Championship game with a 7-2 win over the Atlanta Knights.
Congratulations to the coaches and players on a great start to their 2011-2012 seasonThe Midget U16 A team wins the championship at the Labor Day Challenge tournament in Ellenton, FL. With a 4-1-0 record, they came together and dominated the Championship game with a 7-2 win over the Atlanta Knights. Congratulations to the coaches and players on a great start to their 2011-2012 season Back to top
Jr Panther Early Bird Tournament
by Greg Smith posted 08/30/2011
The Mite and Squirt A teams are champions of the Jr Panther early bird tournament.
Congratulations to both teams for a great start to the 2011 - 2012 Season!
Former Jr. Everblade drafted by Stanley Cup champion
by Naples Daily News posted 06/26/2011
Former Junior Everblade Brian Ferlin (17) of Jacksonville, shown here playing for the Indiana Ice of the USHL, was selected by the Boston Bruins in the 4th round of the NHL Draft on June 25, 2011. Indiana Ice Photo
For a kid whose hockey roots are deeply imbedded in Florida -- including Estero -- just being drafted by a National Hockey League club would be a thrill.
When that team happens to be the Stanley Cup champions, it's even more extraordinary.
Fresh from their Cup win less than two weeks ago, the Boston Bruins made Jacksonville's Brian Ferlin the first former Junior Everblade to be drafted by an NHL team. The Bruins picked the
6-foot-2, 201-pound winger with the final selection of the NHL Draft's fourth round -- 121st overall -- on Saturday at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn.
Brian Ferlin of Jacksonville, left, is joined by former Junior Everblade coach Brett Strot after Ferlin was drafted by the Boston Bruins on June 25, 2011 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn. Ferlin played three years in the Estero-based Junior Everblades organization. Strot coached Ferlin for one year with the Jr. Blades and for two years with the Jacksonville Ice Dogs. Contributed photo
Former Junior Everblade Brian Ferlin (17) of Jacksonville, shown here playing for the Indiana Ice of the USHL, was selected by the Boston Bruins in the 4th round of the NHL Draft on June 25, 2011. Indiana Ice Photo
"There's a couple of organizations I think anyone would want to go to and Boston is one of them," Ferlin said. "It's special because they've
done a really good job drafting in the past. It's an honor."
The Cornell University-bound Ferlin, who said he's looking forward to returning to "my old stomping grounds" when the Big Red come to Germain Arena in Estero for the Florida College Classic in December, played the past two seasons with the Indiana Ice of the United States
Hockey League. His linemate, Blake Coleman, was drafted by New Jersey in the third round.
Last season Ferlin, 19, blossomed into the one of the USHL's top players, finishing with the third-highest point total (73) in the league with
25 goals and 48 assists in 55 games.
For three of his early teenage years, Ferlin honed his skills in Estero with an elite bantam program in the Junior Everblades organization.
His teammates included his future Ivy League foes Trent Ruffolo (Yale) and Greg Gozzo (Harvard) as well as Ohio State tight end Jeff
Heuerman of Naples.
Ferlin's road to being an NHL draft pick meant logging thousands of miles on Florida highways making the 10-hour round trip between
Jacksonville and Estero with his father, Mark, on most weekends during the hockey season.
"A lot of years of hard work. My dad put a lot of time into it and helped me to get to where I am." Ferlin said. "Being in Florida, you have to be
dedicated to excel. All the years paid off. I don't regret it."
When Dave Kessel started the Junior Everblades organization in 1998, he figured a goal to shoot for would be to someday see a Junior Everblade
graduate play with the big Blades in the ECHL. Now it might be the Big, Bad Bruins.
"That was the thing we used to talk about, that ultimately it would be great to see a former Junior Everblade play on the big rink with an
(ECHL) Everblades jersey on," Kessel said. "Being a fourth-round pick, it looks like someone has bigger plans for him than the ECHL."
Ferlin's coaches in Estero included former Everblade Jim Brown and former University of Minnesota and ECHL player Brett Strot, the latter of which
attended the draft along with Ferlin's family.
"It's a great story for a kid who grew up playing hockey in Florida," said Strot, who began training Ferlin nearly a decade ago and also coached him
for two years with the Jacksonville Ice Dogs. "He's been very focused and dedicated since age 11. All that work has paid off. He'll make the most
of this opportunity. He's that type of player
Former Jr. Everblade Bennett Schneider attends NY Islanders mini camp.
