Week of Jan. 23, 2025
Games played Jan. Jan. 14-22, 2025
New England
Forward: Vincent Leclerc, Islanders Hockey Club
Leclerc (’06/Grand Falls, New Brunswick) averaged a massive 3.33 points per game, putting up six goals and four assists over three games for the Islanders last week. The Elite rookie has 21 points in his inaugural season, with 12 games played so far. He’s scored points in all but three of those games.
Defense: Gavin O’Keefe, Islanders Hockey Club
O’Keefe (’05/Reading, Mass.) scored three goals last week, bringing his rookie season total to 20. The Islanders blueliner has played 30 games so far this season and has one game-winning goal and two powerplay goals to his name.
Goaltender: Mateo Lachance, Springfield Pics
Lachance (’06/Haddem, Conn.) conceded only one goal out of 38 shots for a .974 save percentage in his win on Jan. 19. In his second Elite season, he has a .905 save percentage.
Atlantic
Forward: Gunnar McLellan, Elmira Impact
McLellan (’05/Ogdensburg, N.Y.) averaged 3.5 points per game, putting up three goals and seven points across two Elmira Impact games. He is on an astonishing 15-game points streak, scoring in every game since Nov. 9. In his third Elite season, McLellan has played 103 career games and has 58 career points.
Defense: Yaroslav Chelbayevsky, Wilkes-Barre Scranton Knights
Chelbayevsky (’08/Astana, Kazakhstan) posted three assists for the WBS Knights on Jan. 17, his first appearance in 2025. In his rookie season, the blueliner has 11 points (three goals; eight assists) across 19 games played so far.
Goaltender: Kyle Antonucci, P.A.L. Jr Islanders
Antonucci (’09/Manorville, N.Y.) garnered a .958 save percentage on Jan. 18, conceding only one goal before a shootout loss for a 1.43 goals against average. He is 4-0-0-1 in his inaugural Elite season, with a .899 save percentage.
Midwest Division
Forward: Jarrett LaGrow, Metro Jets Elite
LaGrow (’05/Kalamazoo, Mich.) averaged two points per game last week, scoring one goal and posting five assists over three games for the Metro Jets Elite and continuing an eight-game points streak that began on Dec. 13. He has 36 points across 43 career games played over two Elite seasons.
Defense: Ryder Tracy, Metro Jets Elite
Tracy (’06/Tecumseh, Ont.) posted three goals and three assists for the Metro Jets Elite last week, bringing his season points total to 21. He has scored eight goals and 13 assists in his rookie Elite season, with 31 games played and counting.
Goaltender: Nate Maurin, Chicago Cougars
Maurin (’05/Harrison Township, Mich.) captured a 20-save shutout alongside a one GAA win, garnering a .50 goals against average across the two games. This was the rookie goaltender’s first shutout win. He is 7-6-0-0 this season with a .894 save percentage.
