Weekend Wrap: Recapping Showcase Weekends for the NE Pack, NAPHL & T1EHL
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With the holiday tournament season rapidly approaching, three of the top showcase leagues in the United States held fall events the weekend of Nov. 21-23.
The Northeast Pack Hockey League is made up of six Tier 1 youth hockey organizations from the Northeast along with Little Caesars, which became a member at the 18U level for the 2025-26 season, from the Midwest. In addition, the Long Island Gulls have been replaced by the Woodbridge Wolfpack from New Jersey this year. NE Pack teams from the 14U, 15O, 16U and 18U age groups were in Pittsburgh for a showcase that was hosted by Pens Elite Nov. 21-23.
Meanwhile, more than 80 USA & Canada Boys teams were in Massachusetts from two North American Prospects Hockey League (NAPHL) divisions for the league’s annual East Division Showcase at the sprawling New England Sports Center in Marlboro Nov. 21-24. Teams from both the NAHPL Tier 1 Hockey League (T1ER) and the SHOW Division, including some of the top Tier 1 and 2 programs in the country, competed at the 14U, 16U and 18U levels.
The third and final event we are highlighting from the weekend of Nov. 21-23 took place in Michigan as 18U Boys teams from the Tier 1 Elite Hockey League (T1EHL) converged to compete in one of the league’s in-season showcases. Thirty T1EHL teams participated in an event that included 19 of the top 60 USA Boys Tier 1 18U teams, according to our Week 9 MHR Rankings.
Northeast Pack 14U - 18U Pittsburgh Penguins Elite Showcase
Joining Little Caesars and the Woodbridge Wolfpack for the Pittsburgh NE Pack weekend were the New Jersey Rockets, Mid-Fairfield Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins Elite, Bishop Kearney Selects and Mount St. Charles. Most of those NE Pack member clubs regularly qualify teams that compete for USA Hockey national championships in multiple age groups. There also were guest steams from strong Tier 1 organizations participating in Pittsburgh.
The NE Pack season consists of six showcase weekends spaced throughout the member teams’ regular seasons, with the playoffs scheduled to be played in February at the Utica University Nexus Center in New York.
NE Pack Pittsburgh Showcase games began Friday, Nov. 21, and concluded Sunday, Nov. 23, and were played at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Center and Robert Morris University Island Sports Center. All games should be available for on-demand viewing via LiveBarn.
CLICK HERE for the links to NE Pack Pens Elite Showcase scores, stats and standings
NE Pack Pens Elite Showcase 14U Division
With the addition of the Ohio Blue Jackets and Philadelphia Jr. Flyers as guest teams for the Pens Elite Showcase weekend, five of the nation’s top 11 14U USA Boys teams competed in Pittsburgh. Six of the teams were ranked in the top 20.
Participating Team Rankings & Records
#2 Pittsburgh Penguins Elite (2-1-0)
#4 Mount St. Charles (3-0-0)
#5 Bishop Kearney Selects (2-1-0)
#9 Ohio Blue Jackets (guest; 2-1-0)
# 11 Philadelphia Jr. Flyers (guest; 1-2-0)
#19 Woodbridge Wolfpack (2-1-0)
#37 NJ Rockets (0–3-0)
#64 Mid-Fairfield Rangers (0-3-0)
14U NE Pack Game of the Weekend
#4 Mount St. Charles 6, #2 Pens Elite 3
The Jr. Mounties scored twice in the first period then struck first in the second to take a 3-0 lead before Pittsburgh got on the board. Jay Vivian, Charles Fox and Samuel Llewellyn scored for MSC, and Jaxon Mood made the score 4-1 in the second period after D’Angelo Flume had cut the margin to 2 for Pens Elite. Jack Carlson scored 12 seconds after Mood, and Brayden Pearsall also scored in the middle frame for Pens Elite to make it 4-3 heading into the final period. But Robert McCann and Arjun Mangadu put the game away for the Jr. Mounties with a pair of third-period markers, while winning goalie Ryan Cleary finished with 36 saves.
NE Pack Pens Elite Showcase 15O Division
Only Northeast Pack member teams competed in Pittsburgh at the 15O age level, but the field still included three top 10 teams, according to the MHR Week 9 Rankings, all six were ranked among the nation’s top 26.
Participating Team Rankings & Records
#3 Woodbridge Wolfpack (2-1-0)
#7 Bishop Kearney Selects (3-0-0)
#10 Mount St. Charles (2-1-0)
#12 Pittsburgh Penguins Elite (0-3-0)
#21 NJ Rockets (2–1-0)
#26 Mid-Fairfield Rangers (0-3-0)
15O NE Pack Game of the Weekend
#7 BK Selects 3, #7 Woodbridge Wolfpack 1
BK sandwiched a pair of second-period goals around Maveric Thisdelle’s tally to take a 2-1 lead through two frames, and Riley McLaughlin buried the insurance goal in the final 30 seconds. Connor Marks and Bo Christini tallied in the middle stanza, while winning netminder Connor Dwyer stopped 24 shots.
NE Pack Pens Elite Showcase 16U Division
The 16U NE Pack field for Pittsburgh included NorthStar Christian Academy and the Wilkes Barre/Scranton Jr. Knights, who played as guest teams. WBS was ranked 16th in the U.S., according to the Week 9 MHR Rankings, which means that six of the eight participating teams were ranked among the nation’s top 22.
Participating Team Rankings & Records
#5 Woodbridge Wolfpack (2-1-0)
#11 Bishop Kearney Selects (1-2-0)
#16 Wilkes Barre-Scranton Knights (guest; 2-1-0)
#19 Mount St. Charles (2-1-0)
#21 Pittsburgh Penguins Elite (1-2-0)
#22 NJ Rockets (2-1-0)
#41 (ALL) NorthStar Christian Academy (guest; 2-1-0)
#46 Mid-Fairfield Rangers (0-3-0)
16U NE Pack Game of the Weekend
#11 BK Selects 1, #7 Woodbridge Wolfpack 0
Csaba Kovacs scored the only goal BK would need as goalie Jeremy Lowe recorded the shutout victory. Cameron Holyoke picked up the assist on the lone Selects tally.
NE Pack Pens Elite Showcase 18U Division
Two prep programs - Gilmour Academy and Nichols School - were part of the 18U group participating in Pittsburgh. That meant all eight competing teams were ranked among MHR’s Week 9 USA top 30, with four landing among the top 13.
Participating Team Rankings & Records
#7 NJ Rockets (2-1-0)
#11 Pittsburgh Penguins Elite (1-2-0)
#12 Bishop Kearney Selects (2-1-0)
#13 (ALL) Woodbridge Wolfpack (2-1-0)
#20 Gilmour Academy (guest; 2-1-0)
#25 Nichols School (guest; 1-2-0)
#28 Little Caesars (1–2-0)
18U NE Pack Game of the Weekend
#13 (ALL) Woodbridge Wolfpack 3, #7 NJ Rockets 2 (SO)
Vladislav Ivlev of the Wolfpack broke a scoreless tie early in the second period only to see Ryan Lahar and Brandon Strunck respond to give the Rockets a 2-1 lead heading into the final frame. Thomas Fellman tied it for Woodbridge in the third period and scored the game-winning goal in the shootout to make a winner out of goalie Leon Chapkis, who thwarted all three New Jersey shootout attempts. He finished the game with 24 saves.
The North American Prospects Hockey League (NAPHL) returned to the New England Sports Center in Marlboro, Mass., for the second consecutive season to host an event that featured competition at both the league’s T1ER and SHOW levels. The showcase included some of the top USA Boys Tier 1 and Tier 2 programs competing at the 14U, 16U and 18U age levels.
The NAPHL has a direct affiliation with the North American Hockey League (NAHL), the only USA Hockey-sanctioned tuition-free junior league in the United States, and the North American Tier 3 Hockey League (NA3HL). NAPHL teams come together during their seasons to compete in showcase weekends that provide NAHL coaches and scouts with an opportunity to see hundreds of the nation’s top youth hockey prospects playing in one location.
Games began Friday, Nov. 21, and ran through Monday, Nov. 24. All NAPHL games can be viewed on-demand at NAHLTV.com.
The NAPHL is divided into three leagues: the T1ER, which is comprised only of USA Boys Tier 1 teams; the SHOW, which includes Tier 1 and Tier 2 teams; and the Fall League, which offers games only in September and October.
CLICK HERE to view the NAPHL SHOW 14U, 16U and 18U scores, stats and standings
CLICK HERE to view the T1ER 16U and 18U scores, stats and standings
18U SHOW Division Top Team Records
The 18U Show Division featured 11 teams ranked among the MHR 18U USA Boys Tier 2 Week 9 top 60. Four of those teams were ranked among the top 20.
#2 West Dundee Leafs (3-1-0; 19GF, 7GA)
#4 Chicago Hawks (4-0-0; 28GF, 9GA)
#14 St. Louis Sting (1-3-0; 12GF, 13GA)
#19 Orland Park Vikings (2-2-0; 8GF, 10GA)
#33 Texas Tigers (2-2-0; 13GF, 12GA)
#36 McKinney North Stars (2-2-0; 24GF, 18GA)
#46 Dallas Penguins (1-2-0; 8GF, 9GA (1-2-0; 8GF, 9GA)
#49 Orange County HC (3-1-0; 10GF, 8GA)
#50 California Wave (2-2-0; 15GF, 12GA)
#53 Philadelphia Genesis HC (2-2-0; 13GF, 15GA)
#58 Cherry Creek Bruins (4-0-0; 15GF, 5GA)
16U SHOW Division Top Team Records
At the 16U level in the SHOW Division, there were three USA Boys Tier 2 top 45 teams, and overall, seven participants were ranked among the top 90 out of more than 300 ranked teams nationally in that category.
#5 St. Louis Sting (0-4-0; 10GF, 19GA)
#32 Philadelphia Genesis HC (4-0-0; 27GF, 8GA)
#45 California Heat (2-2-0; 14GF, 9GA)
#61 Chicago Hawks (4-0-0; 23GF, 5GA)
#79 Lake County Vipers (4-0-0; 24GF, 8GA)
#81 Orange County HC (2-1-0; 14GF, 14GA)
#86 Florida Jr. Everblades (3-1-0; 26GF, 13GA)
#102 Geneva Cyclones (3-1-0; 18GA, 4GA)
#109 Tampa Bay Crunch 15U (4-0-0; 12GF, 5GA)
#123 Orland Park Vikings (3-1-0; 12GF, 8GA)
14U SHOW Division Top Team Records
Four top 40 USA Boys 14U Tier 2 teams were in Massachusetts for the NAPHL East Showcase, and three of them finished at the top of the standings table out of 11 competing teams.
#21 Nest Hockey Academy (3-1-0; 24GF, 13GA)
#30 Northwest Chargers (2-2-0; 13GF, 16GA)
#38 West Dundee Leafs (3-1-0; 30GF, 9GA)
#40 Chicago Hawks (4-0-0; 21GF, 7GA)
#137 Team Wyoming (3-1-0; 26GF, 17GA)
18U T1ER Top Team Records
Boston Advantage (4-0-0)
Danbury Hat Tricks (3-1-0)
New Jersey 87s (3-1-0)
NJ Titans Affilate (3-1-0)
16U T1ER Top Team Records
Boston Hockey Academy (4-0-0)
Long Island Arrows (3-1-0)
Valley Forge Minutemen (2-2-0)
Tier 1 Elite Hockey League Detroit 18U Showcase
There were 30 USA Boys Tier 1 teams in the Detroit area for the weekend of Nov. 21-23 competing in the Tier 1 Elite Hockey League’s 18U Showcase. Games ran from Friday, Nov. 21, through Sunday, Nov. 23, with 19 of the top 60 USA Boys Tier 1 18U teams competing.
The event was held outside of Detroit at the Taylor Sportsplex and Dearborn Ice Skating Center. Both rinks have LiveBarn feeds, so games should be available for on-demand streaming.
The Tier 1 Elite Hockey League is one of the United States’ premier youth AAA hockey showcase-style leagues, with more than 20 member organizations from both coasts and many states In between. Like the Northeast Pack, the T1EHL has a strong record of advancing players to the highest levels of North American junior hockey and to NCAA college programs.
CLICK HERE for T1EHL 18U Showcase scores, schedules, stats and standings
T1EHL Detroit 18U Top Participating Team Records
#10 St. Louis AAA Blues (3-1-0)
#13 Ohio Jr. Blue Jackets (3-1-0)
#19 Fox Motors (1-3-0)
#21 Sioux Falls Power (2-2-0)
#23 Victory Honda (4-0-0)
#24 Phoenix Jr. Coyotes (2-2-0)
#30 Chicago Fury (3-1-0)
#32 Cleveland Barons (1-3-0)
#33 Philadelphia Jr. Flyers (3-1-0)
#34 Buffalo Jr. Sabres (1-3-0)
#38 Anaheim Jr. Ducks (2-2-0)
#40 Indiana Elite (2-2-0)
#56 Colorado Rampage (4-0-0)
#43 Milwaukee Jr. Admirals (3-1-0)
#53 Carolina Jr. Canes (3-1-0)
T1EHL Detroit 18U Game of the Weekend
#10 St. Louis AAA Blues 3, #13 Ohio Jr. Blue Jackets 1
The Blues scored once in each period and held Ohio scoreless over the final two frames in the weekend’s top T1EHL Detroit matchup. Aiden Sinha got OBJ on the board with 4:04 left in the first period, but Desmond Allman tied it up 1:36 later. Cameron Clukies and Samuel Tudor scored once each in the final two periods to secure the win for St. Louis, with netminder Ryan Bodnar stopping 13 shots.
