The Path of a Florida Hockey Player- travels through Germain Arena and the Junior Everblades

As the Hockey Director of the Junior Everblades I take great pride when people discuss the level of talent in the state of Florida. But, what many people don't understand is the level of talent that has come directly out of the doors of Germain Arena through theJunior Everblades, Everblades AAA, Florida Alliance AAA,  Florida Jr Blades organizations. The talent level is phenomenal and you can see the products scattered throughout Prep School, Junior Hockey, Midget Major AAA,USHL, NAHL, College Hockey and the professional ranks. What you may not realize is that these players aren't just filling rosters on their teams often times they are the best players and making major impacts on their rosters. The other thing that many may not realize is that of the list of 70+ names below these are just the players that have matriculated in the past 5-6 years. So the next time a parent or players makes the quick remark that hockey players don't come from Florida maybe they should do a quick history lesson because the names below not only came out out of Florida, but they developed, trained and came from the same rink you practice, skate, train and compete at weekly. They came from Germain arena and were trained under the banners of Junior Everblades,Everblades AAA, Florida Alliance AAA and Florida Jr Blades.

• Austin Cangelosi: after a successful freshmen season the New York islanders of the NHL invited Austin to their "Rookie Camp" to get a better look at his talents. Austin is back at Boston College and is sure to make a major impact to the eagles this season. 
• Logan Roe:  Roe returns for his fourth season with the Florida Everblades after posting a career best with 7 goals and 16 assists 23 points in 54 games played last season with a plus-43 rating. Roe registered 3 assists during the Everblades Kelly Cup Playoffs run. Roe has played 179 regular season games with Florida and played three games with the AHL’s Springfield Falcons, during his professional career.  Prior to joining the Everblades, the Roe recorded one goal and 24 assists 25 points during his four-year collegiate career at Canisius College . 
• Troy Degler:  after being drafted in the USHL by the Fargo Force in 2014. Troy stepped into the Minot, NAHL line-up and made a major impact with his skating and puck possession skills he will be looked at to get first line minutes and make a major contribution to the line-up. 
• Jacob Chychrun:  made major noise when the Florida Hockey product was the #1 selection in the OHL draft by the Sarnia Sting. He joins huge company with the likes of Steven Stamkos and John Tavares.
• Zach Solow: Zach spent the past two seasons playing with the St Louis Blues "AAA", this year he was drafted in the USHL and NAHL and signed with the Janesville Jets of the NAHL. He is one of only 4 players in the whole league at 15 years of age.
• Brian Ferlin:  After having a great college career at Cornell University the Boston Bruins came calling and Brian Frelin is developing as one of the Bruins top prospects in Providence of the AmericanHockey League "AHL".
• Bobby Preece: Preece was the first Jr. Everblade to debut with the ECHL Florida Everblades. He was drafted in the USHL and NAHL and signed with the Fargo-Moorhead Jets. He played four seasons with Bentley University before going pro with the Quad City Mallards in the ECHL . He finished out his professional playing career with the Florida Everblades. 
• Mike and Nick Pastujov:  the duo have excelled at every level competing for Honeybaked "AAA". The brothers committed to University of Michigan and are playing for the USNTDP program in Ann Arbor, MI. 
• Blake O'Neill: after having great careers with the Junior Everblades and Florida Jr Blades. Blake headed north to Kingston where he is considered one of the best d-men in the OJHL. He is currently being offered several college options and deciding on his next team.
• Brandon Duhaime: recently committed to Brown University,Brandon is playing for the Merritt Cents. of the BCHL and had previously been developing with Pursuit of Excellence in British Columbia. 

• Brian Ferlin-Cornell University, NCAA D1 / Providence Bruins, AHL
• Bobby Preece- Bentley University, NCAA D1 / Rapid City Rush, CHL, Quad City Mallards, Florida Everblades, ECHL
• Bennet Schneider-Hamilton College / Penascola Ice Flyers, SPHL
• Trevor Jewell- Johnson & Wales NCAA D3 / Bloomington Thunder SPHL
• Logan Roe- Florida Everblades, ECHL

• Eric Sugrue-Florida Jr Blades / Becker College,  NCAA D3
• Austin Cangelosi- Boston College, NCAA D1
• JC Cangelosi-Connecitcut College, NCAA D3
• Blake O'Neill-Florida Jr Blades / Kingston Voyageurs, OJHL (Committed to Elmira College, NCAA D3)
• Ryan Edquist- Shattuck St. Mary's (Committed to University of Minnesota, NCAA D1)

• Ryan Lingren- USNTDP U-17 (Committed to University of Minnesota, NCAA D1)
• Brandon Duhaime-Merrit Centennials, BCHL (Committed to Brown University)
• Vito Bravaro Jr.- Brooks School (Committed Sacred Heart University, NCAA D1)
• Patrick Harper- Avon Old Farms Schools, (Committed to Boston University, D1)
• Jake Leonard-Florida Jr. Blades / FGCU-ACHA D2
• Trevor Mullaly-Florida Jr Blades / FGCU-ACHA D3
• Courtney Moriarty-Northfield Mount Hermon (Committed to Plattsburgh State)
• Bobby Preece- Bentley University, NCAA D1
• Mike Pastujov-Honeybaked "AAA" (Committed to University of Michigan)
• Nick Pastujov-USNTDP U-17 (Committed to University of Michigan)
• Kiley Fewster-North Field Mount Hermon / William Smith, NCAA D3 
• Niko Blachman- Omaha Lancers "AAA" (Committed to Lake Superior State University, D1)
• Logan Roe-Canisuius College NCAA D1
• Cam Hampson-Geneseo State University,NCAA D3
• Trent Ruffolo-Yale University, NCAA D1
• Jeff Heuerman-Ohio State (football)
• Michael Heuerman-Notre Dame (football)
• Mario Puskarich – Vermont University, NCAA D1
• David Boehm-Bemidji State University, NCAA D1
• Jake Schechter-Northeastern University, NCAA D1
• Jake Agin- Florida Jr Blades / FGCU ACHA-D3
• Pete Flores- FGCU ACHA D2 . Ogden Mustangs Asst. Coach-WSHL
• Kevin Mixon - FGCU ACHA D2 / FGCU Asst Coach 
• Michael DiVico – Florida Jr Blades / FGCU ACHA D3
• Mike Fowler - FGCU ACHA D#
• William Colcough- UMASS Dartmouth NCAA 3
• Patrick Colcough- Johnson & Wales NCAA D3  
• Steven Krzeminski- FAU ACHA D3
• Stephanie Moch-Yale University, NCAA Women's D1
• Jesse Crowel- Hendrix College  (lacrosse)

• Matt Salera: Florida Jr Blades / Northern Cyclones, EHL
• Troy Degler-Florida Jr Blades / MinotMinotauros, NAHL
• Ross Bartlett-Providence Capitals U-16 AAA
• Nick Schuler- Kingston Voyageurs, OJHL
• Zach Solow- Soo Eagles, NAHL
• Jeff Solow-Janesville Jets, NAHL
• Jacob Chychrun- Sarnia Sting, OHL (1st overall selection in 2015 OHL draft)
• Cole Gallant-HoneyBaked "AAA" 
• Sergey Hall-Florida Eels
• Peyton Francher-Rochester Americans U-16 AAA
• Sam Harris-Belle Tire "AAA"
• Dawson Zahorian-Cranbrooke School
• Dylan Cantwell-Canterbury School
• Justin Marler-Deerfield School
• Corey Moriarty-North Field Mount Hermon School / Boston Jr Bruins-"Premiere"
• Hakon Nilsen-Little Caesar's "AAA"
• Anthony Eichorn-Florida Jr Blades
• Connor Fewster-Florida Jr Blades
• Adam Fowler - Florida Jr Blades
• Devin Bilbrey-Trinty Pawling School
• John Hunt-Westminster School
• Shea Mitruska-Florida Jr Blades
• Mike Haskins-Florida Jr Blades / South Shore Kings, Elite
• Alex Murphy-Governors Academy
• Curry White – Kent School/ Boston Bandits
• Christian Stoever- Honeybaked AAA
• George Mika- Waterloo Blackhawks USHL
• Brandon Schulz- Janesville Jets NAHL
• Scott Donahue- Keystone Miners NAHL
• Clayton Boyd- Florida Eels USPHL-Elite
• CJ Hayes – Fargo USHL
• Blake Christensen – Lincoln USHL
• Phil Angelo –Springfield Pics USPHL
• Chaise Howard-Florida Jr Blades 
• Dillon Manchester-Florida Jr Blades