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Back For One More Season, Abouelhana Makes It Count

By Tom Robinson - usahockey.com 04/03/2019, 9:00am EDT

St. Louis Native Named EHL MVP -- Led League in Assists and Points

WARMINSTER, PA -- Jon Rogger had high expectations when he learned that Samir Abouelhana was returning to his Philadelphia Revolution team for one more season in the Eastern Hockey League.

“I think his hockey sense is D-I caliber, and we were very fortunate to have him in Philadelphia,” said Rogger, the team’s head coach. “It didn’t surprise me when he said he was coming back that he would lead the league in scoring and become the MVP.

“I was not surprised by that one bit.”

Abouelhana was among those honored when the EHL held its first Banquet of Champions and Awards Show before starting its Frozen Four in Providence, R.I.

The forward from St. Louis, who will turn 21 on April 2, was a dominant scorer in the EHL. He finished with league highs of 64 assists and 93 points in 44 games.

“He’s just a scorer,” Rogger said. “He knows where to be. He knows where the puck’s going to be. He knows when to give it up and when to keep it.”

Abouelhana made an impact beyond his point totals, as was reflected in his selection as the MVP.

“I think they all saw what I saw,” Rogger said of the league’s coaches who voted on the award. “When he gets the puck on his tape, I would stand up on my tiptoes on the bench, like ‘Hey, what is this kid going to do now?’

“Obviously, he’s got a great hockey brain and mind for the game, but his hands are as good as I’ve seen in a long time.”

Abouelhana had five game-winning goals, five power-play goals and three short-handed goals. He also had 20 assists when the Revolution was on the power play.

“When he’s on the power play, he can control a game by himself,” Rogger said. “When you’re playing against a player like that, everybody knows when he’s on the ice."

“There are very few kids, not only this year, but in the last three years in this league, that have had the skill that he has. I think that is why he was voted MVP.”

The Philadelphia Little Flyers had Mikey Giampapa named Forward of the Year and Brendahn Brawley Goalie of the Year.

Giampapa had 29 goals and 25 assists in 35 regular-season games. The 18-year-old from Ridley, Pa., then added three goals and an assist in the playoffs as the Little Flyers finished second.

Brawley went 24-3-1 with a 1.77 goals-against average and .940 save percentage. The 20-year-old from Morton, Pa., put up similar postseason numbers with a 1.87 GAA and .936 save percentage.

The other year-ending awards went to: Defenseman, Niks Krollis, New Hampshire Avalanche; Coach, Bill Zaniboni, Seahawks Hockey Club; and Rookie, Dominiks Marcinkevics, New England Wolves.

Krollis had 10 goals and 23 assists in 27 regular-season games, then scored goals in all three Frozen Four round-robin games for the league champions.

Marcinkevics had 34 goals and 27 assists in 42 games.

The league-champion Avalanche had half of the six spots on the New England Conference first-team all-stars. Forwards Wiggle Kerbrat and Jake Adkins joined Krollis.

Marcinkevics was the other forward. Cory Doney from the Vermont Lumberjacks was the other defenseman, and DJ Paxson from the Seahawks was the goalie.

Brawley and Giampapa were two of four Little Flyers on the Mid-Atlantic Conference first team. They were joined by defensemen Nick Daluisio and Zikmund Mroz. Abouelhana and Anthony Starzii from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights were the other forwards.

Read more EHL news from the USA Hockey Junior Notebook.

Primeau Signs with Montreal

By Neil Ravin - Director of Communications 04/01/2019, 9:00am EDT

EHL Alumnus Inks Entry Level Contract

BOSTON, MA -- Cayden Primeau, an alumnus of the Philadelphia Revolution, has signed an entry level contract with the Montreal Canadiens (National Hockey League), and will report to the club's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate in Laval, Quebec.

"Cayden Primeau is the best goaltender in Northeastern history," said Northeastern Men's Hockey Coach Jim Madigan. "From the minute he stepped on campus a season ago, he conducted himself as a true professional, on and off the ice, and was the ultimate teammate. He helped take our program to unprecedented heights, and his shoes will be difficult to fill, but we are excited for him to take the next step in his hockey career and we wish him and his family nothing but the best." -- Quote from NUhuskies.com.

Looking back on Primeau's pair of seasons with the Huskies, and the list of accomplishments is beyond impressive, starting with this year's Hockey East Championship. Prior to winning the conference a couple weeks ago, Primeau helped his program make it back-to-back Beanpot titles in early February.

Overall, the native of New Jersey posted a 2.00 goals against average and .932 save percentage, which are both program records at Northeastern. Primeau also owned a 44-18-6 record with eight shutouts, and he is the only goalie in program history to record at least 40 wins in two seasons.

Primeau began his junior hockey career during the 2015-16 season with the Revolution. Despite being the youngest player in the EHL that year, Primeau posted a remarkable 1.86 goals against average to go along with a league-leading .951 save percentage. At the end of the season, Primeau was named the EHL Goalie of the Year, and he's only continued to climb from there.

"My time with the Philadelphia Revolution was huge for my development," said Primeau. "It really taught me the junior style game, which ultimately set me up for college. I wouldn’t have changed my decision to play in the EHL, and with the Revolution for anything.”

From being selected in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, to representing his country at this year's World Junior Championship, Primeau has turned heads with every step that he has taken.

The Eastern Hockey League would like to congratulate Cayden on his latest step, and we can't wait to watch him excel in the professional ranks.

Pelletier Commits to Albertus Magnus

By Neil Ravin - Director of Communications 03/19/2019, 9:00am EDT

Revolution Veteran Defenseman Set to Join Falcons this Fall

WARMINSTER, PA -- Alex Pelletier, a defenseman for the Philadelphia Revolution, has committed to Albertus Magnus College for the fall of 2019. 

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