NAPHL announces Franklin Peak Performers for November
The North American Prospects Hockey League (NAPHL) announced its Franklin Virtual High School Peak Performers for the month of November. The players were selected based upon their performance at the third NAPHL event of the season, which was the NAPHL 18U Showcase at Canlan Ice Sports in Romeoville, Illinois from November 8-10, 2013.
Despite moving up an age classification over the summer, Anaheim Jr. Ducks 18U forward Elijiah Barriga hasn’t missed a beat and appears headed for a better season than he had last year at the 16U level. The 17-year-old from West Covina, California was a one-man scoring crew at the most recent NAPHL event in Romeoville, Illinois, as he led his 18U Ducks team to a 3-1 record during the event. Barriga (5’11/190) led all NAPHL 18U scorers during the three days as he totaled 12 points (3 goals, 9 assists) in just four games. Anaheim’s only loss of the event came in their first game against Omaha. Despite a 5-2 defeat, Barriga played well, assisting on both Anaheim goals. In Game 2, Barriga scored a NAPHL season-high seven points in one game as he had a hat-trick, which included the game-winning goal and four assists in a 10-0 win over Detroit. In Game 3, Barriga added an assist on the Ducks first goal in a 3-1 win over New Jersey. In the final game, Barriga picked up two more assists, including assisting on the game-winning goal in a 3-1 win over West Michigan. For the 2013-14 season, Barriga is the leading scorer in the NAPHL 18U Division with 27 points, which includes a league-leading 19 assists and eight goals.
18U Franklin Peak Performer (Defense) – David Dziezawiec, defenseman, Pikes Peak Miners
When you have a top five team in the NAPHL through the first three events, things must be going right, but when a defenseman is tied for the team lead in scoring, things must be going really well for that player. That can be said about Pikes Peak Miners defenseman David Dziezawiec, 17, who had another strong event in Romeoville, as the Miners went 3-1 and now 5th place in the 18U standings. The native of Colorado Springs, Colorado, registered five points (2 goals, 3 assists) in four games during the event as now leads all NAPHL 18 defensemen in scoring with 16 points. His 16 points is also tied for the team lead. Dziezawiec began the event by assisting on the game-winning goal in the 3rd period as the Miners handed the Lansing Capitals their first loss of the season with a 4-2 win. Dziezawiec (5’11/180) then had the lone goal in a 3-1 loss against Omaha in Game 2. Later that day, Dziezawiec had the game-winning goal and two more assists in a 4-3 win over West Michigan. The only game that he didn’t record a point on was the Miners 8-1 over Detroit on the final day. Dziezawiec has had at least a point in 11 of his 14 NAPHL games played thus far.
The NAPHL is comprised of six regular-season events leading up to its Championship Tournament Series in which the top teams at each level compete for a league championship. The fourth NAPHL event of the 2013-14 season will take place from December 6-9 at the Schwan Super Rink in Blaine, MN. It will feature all 32 NAPHL teams, each playing in five regular season games. The event will also feature eight 14U teams playing in part of the ongoing Bantam Tournament Series (BTS).
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