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For the week ending on January 22nd, the Tier 1 Hockey Federation rankings are in. This week’s rankings also include THF West. KRACH is a team’s win/loss ratio multiplied by strength of schedule. You can view all rankings here.

The teams that are in first in each division are Pal Jr. Islanders (10U Major), Jersey Hitmen (10U Minor), Rockets (12U Major), Mercer Chiefs (12U Minor), Rockets (14U Major), Pal Jr. Islanders (14U Minor), Rockets (15U Pure), Rockets (16U) and Esmark Stars (18U). The teams that are in first for THF West are the Wasatch Renegades (14U), Vegas Jr. Golden Knights (15U), Golden State Elite (16U), and Colorado Springs Tigers (18U).

THF South teams can move subdivisions until the final regular season game is played. The final subdivision will include the teams in competition for a playoff spot.

The World Junior Championship took place this past month in Iceland, and one of our U18 premier goalies was there to take home gold!

Stephen Chen from the Mercer Chiefs represented Team China in the WJC. Chen won Goaltender of the Tournament, with three wins, a 0.959 save percentage, 1.33 goals against on average, and one shutout.

The World Juniors Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation for national under-20 ice hockey teams from around the world.

Chen said, “It’s an experience of a lifetime and I am super proud to have represented my country for the first time, and I look to win more in the future.”

Rod Broderick, general manager and coach of the Chiefs said, “This is really amazing. This couldn’t have happened to a better kid.” We are beyond proud of you Stephen!”

Saturday is THF Game of the Week Game Day, a Live-Stream game broadcast series on the Federations Hockey Channel. Each week throughout the season, family, friends, coaches and scouts will log on to watch exciting U16 THF match-ups on the Federation Hockey Channel via the THF Mobile App or Website. This week’s game features Revolution Elite U16 visiting PAL Jr Islanders U16, Saturday at 1:20 pm ET from Northwell Ice Center in East Meadow, NY.

The THF has partnered with Play-by-Play Productions of Princeton, NJ to produce the HD telecasts. Play-by-Play is an industry leader in Live-Streaming elite youth and amateur sporting events, serving dozens of clients from throughout the U.S. and overseas.

The THF announces the Players of the Week for the week ending January 22nd, 2023. The Players of the Week is a weekly feature during the 2022-23 season that honors players in all divisions. Only players that are nominated by their respective teams are considered.

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Age Level / Division: 9U

Team: Jersey Hitmen

Player: Peyton Ahrens (F) – Games: 3, Goals: 2, Assists: 4

“Peyton chipped in 6 points helping the Hitmen to a 2-1 record over the weekend. His effort, attitude & energy have been paramount these past few weeks driving the team to numerous important victories. There’s also nobody that backchecks harder & more consistently than #86!” said Coach Daniel Sabato.

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Age Level / Division: 11U

Team: Wolfpack Hockey Club

Player: Brayden McCree (F) – Games: 4, Goals: 11, Assists: 2

“The heart and soul of our team continued to lead us this weekend.” said Coach Donald Kane.

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Age Level / Division: 12U

Team: Philly Revolution Elite 2010

Player: Andy Norton (G) – Games: 2, Goals Against: 0

“Two low scoring games and Andy turned away every shot!” said Coach Brian Green.

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Age Level / Division: 14U

Team: New Jersey Jets

Player: Rhône Armiljo (F) – Games: 3, Goals: 5, Assists: 1

“He was involved in 4 out of the 5 goals that the Jets scored against Revolution with 3 goals and 1 assist. In the non- league game, he scored 2 out of the two goals that theJets scored.” said Coach Magnus Elgstam.

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Age Level / Division: 16U

Team: Pal Jr. Isles

Player: Alex Bedard (F) – Games: 2, Goals: 1, Assists: 1

“Alex was our best player in both games and he created goals off the forecheck that he never was credited for. ” said Coach Arron Asham.

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Age Level / Division: 18U

Team: Esmark Stars U18 AAA

Player: Peter Baldwin (G) – Games: 1, Goals Against: 0, Shots Against: 25

“Baldwin stopped all 25 shots he faced in posting a shutout in a 4-0 THF win. Peter was on top of his game and backstopped us to a big win!” said Coach Dave Kosick.

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HONORABLE MENTIONS

10U
Mason Chen (F) – Woodbridge Wolfpack

14U
Sean Felker (D) – PAL Jr Islanders
Connor Dubeau (D) – PAL Jr Islanders
Antonio Brenneman (G) – Team Maryland

16U
Griffin Hart (F) – Potomac Patriots
Tyler Manto (F) – Philadelphia Revolution
Luke Perdidio (F) – Philadelphia Revolution

18U
Ethan Miller (F) – Philadelphia Flyers Elite
Jeremy Wilson (F) – Team Maryland
Luke Rubin (F) – Team Maryland

Tier 1 Hockey Federation is excited to announce the next webinar in the Federation Educational Series which will be Agents and Advisor, and Do I Need One. The Federations continue the education series that has featured guest speakers about college hockey opportunities in the ACHA and NCAA. The next speaker covers agents and advisors featuring the one and only NHL certified agent, Jeff Boston of the Roy Sports Group.

Jeff Boston is an NHLPA Certified Agent with the Roy Sports Group (RSG). Jeff joined RSG in 2007 and has utilized a continually growing network of amateur and professional contacts to recruit and support players with professional aspirations in the United States and Ontario. Featured clients of the RSG include Nico Hischier (NJ Devils), Philipp Grubauer (Seattle Kraken), and Ben Bishop (Buffalo Sabres).

The THF is working with RSG to invite all players and their families to an exclusive webinar presentation. The presentation will cover different types of advisors, when you should get one, and the value of an agent/advisor.

Roy Sports Group “Agents and Advisors”

Date: Tuesday, January 31st

Time: 6:00 pm EST

RSVP: CLICK HERE

This webinar will cover three main topics with time for a Q&A. This is for all players in the Federations wishing to learn more about agents and advisors in hockey.

Playoff schedules are now available on the website. The final Playoff schedules with teams will be available the week before each Playoff weekend. There are multiple ways you can view the schedule:

1. On the Playoffs page under the Game Center

2. On the Playoffs event page

3. Filter game type to Playoffs on the schedule page

For the week ending on January 15th, the Tier 1 Hockey Federation rankings are in. KRACH is a team’s win/loss ratio multiplied by strength of schedule. You can view all rankings here.

KRACH ratings broke divisions into multiple subdivisions. Teams can move subdivisions until the final regular season game is played. The final subdivision will include the teams in competition for a playoff spot.

The THF announces the Players of the Week for the week ending January 15th, 2023. The Players of the Week is a weekly feature during the 2022-23 season that honors players in all divisions. Only players that are nominated by their respective teams are considered.

Age Level / Division: 11U

Team: Team Maryland

Player: Ryder Collins (F) – Games: 4, Goals: 2, Assists: 2

“Ryder has a commitment to a team game and playing the right way. Attentive to details on both sides of the puck gave us opportunities to win each game of our tournament this weekend,” said Coach Ray Kizzie.

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Age Level / Division: 12U

Team: Philly Revolution Elite 2010

Player: Logan Green (D) – Games: 2, Goals: 2, Assists: 1

“Logan had the opening goal in both games and one of them was a game-winner for us,” said Coach Brian.

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Age Level / Division: 16U

Team: Skipjacks Hockey Academy

Player: A.J Jess (F) – Games: 2, Goals: 3, Assists: 1

“A.J had a great weekend was the best player on the ice for 6 straight periods in two big wins!” said Coach Patrick Jarrett.

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Age Level / Division: 18U

Team: Team Maryland

Player: Jack Munini (G) – Games: 1, Goals Against: 0, Saves: 32

“Jack back stopped a 32 save performance for Team Maryland against Shady Side Academy in a 3-0 win on Saturday in Pittsburgh,” said Coach Tony MacAulay.

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Honorable Mentions

16U
Charlie Francis (G) – Potomac Patriots

18U
Timmy Miller (G) – Mercer Chiefs

Sunday is THF Game of the Week Game Day, a Live-Stream game broadcast series on the Federations Hockey Channel. Each week throughout the season, family, friends, coaches and scouts will log on to watch exciting U18 THF match-ups on the Federation Hockey Channel via the THF Mobile App or Website. This week’s game features Westchester Express U18 visiting Philadelphia Flyers Elite U18, Sunday at 9:00 am ET from Pennsauken Skate Zone in Pennsauken Township, NJ.

Tier 1 Hockey Federation is excited to announce the Connecticut Chiefs as members for the 2023-2024 season. The Chiefs are out of Newington, CT with a mission to promote the athletic and personal character development of players who wish to excel at the highest level of hockey competition in the US.

The mission of the Connecticut Chiefs is to promote the athletic and personal character development of those players who wish to excel at the highest level of hockey competition USA hockey has to offer. The Chiefs have advanced over 500 players to prep, junior, college, and pro hockey since 2008-2009 season.

Tier 1 Hockey Federation (“THF”) is a USA Hockey Sanctioned Elite Tier-1 Youth Hockey League. The THF provides elite-level competition through an unbalanced schedule among Tier 1 and elite clubs across the U.S. The THF is managed by full-time professional staff and has over 200 elite or AAA teams from 9U-18U. The THF brings together clubs from multiple leagues and states and is the only organization whose members operate franchises in the top junior hockey leagues in the US for NCAA Division I commitments: USHL, NAHL, NCDC and the top junior hockey leagues for NCAA Division III commitments, the USPHL Premier Division and the Eastern Hockey League.