Langlois and Morrow earn EJHL P.O.T.W honors
Wayne, NJ - For the second time in two seasons the Jersey Hitmen have locked up the EJHL Southern Division title. Behind two shut-outs in the South Shore Kings showcase the Hitmen eclipsed the 30 win mark for consecutive seasons. At Foxboro, the Hitmen beat the host South Shore Kings on Saturday, 4-0, behind a 17 save performance from Jon Morrow and two shorthanded goals by Jeremy Langlois. On Sunday, the Hitmen continued their defensive dominance as Jon Morrow once again made 17 saves in the Hitmen's 6-0 win over the Syracuse Stars. In the victory Nick Geraci notched his second hat trick of the season and his line mates, Kevin Czepiel and Jeremy Langlois, both had 5 point performances.
Off the great weekend were individual accolades as both Jon Morrow and Jeremy Langlois were honored by the league. Morrow received the defensive player of the week honors for his 100 minutes of shut out hockey. Langlois received rookie of the week honors for his 8 point weekend, which included 2 shorthanded goals, a powerplay goal and 5 assists.
This weekend the Hitmen travel to Foxboro once again to face off against the South Shore Kings for their final regular season weekend series, but not before a Friday afternoon matinee against the Boston Junior Shamrocks at the Ice Vault. Please visit www.easternjunior.com for all the league news.