The Eels Court Family Legacy Continues With the Signing Of Jake Court  To The Florida Eels Junior Program

The Florida Eels Again Showcasing Its Player  Development Model with the Signing Of 2^nd Year Forward Anthony Sozio  To The Eels Junior Program.

Anthony Sozio 1999 from Buffalo NY actually  started with the Eels as a Squirt player. He later played Peewee Bantam Midget  and High School Hockey for the Eels. He is a perfect example of how true player  development works. He played his entire travel hockey with the Florida Eels.  Youth program. He defines loyalty to a program. It is funny. You all know in  youth hockey, some years you are amongst the top and other years you are in the  middle or at the bottom of the standings.. For Anthony Sozio it did not matter.  Sure he wanted to win. You can see it all over his face the drive and  determination . But he never abandoned the Eels. He never jumped organizations  like so many players unfortunately do. They simply don’t get it says GM  Scarpaci. It is all part of building a program. It shows enormous character in  this young man says GM Scarpaci. He has the love and passion for this game and  the team he plays for.. He leaves nothing on the ice.

As a youth player Sozio was one of the top goal  scorers in the  Tier II AA Florida  League. He systematically and continuously drove hard to the net. He always  would get into the “dirty areas”so to speak. He was not a perimeter player. He  would sacrifice himself at the expense of being hit and beat up in front of the  opposing goalie’s net. Last season Anthony was a rookie in the Eels USP3 team.  It was a huge year for him  in terms of his  personal player development – as he had to make adjustments to the game. The  speed the hitting the intensity and much stronger goalies. The talent level was  nothing like he saw or experienced in youth hockey. Coach Frankie Scarpaci who  has been a champion of Sozio over the years expects this will be Anthony’s  break out year. This year Anthony  knows  what to expect and he will be destined to “deliver “ so to speak. This kid has  the ability to ignite his team. We trust he will  ripen into the goal scorer and playmaker we  know he can be. Nobody has the insatiable appetite to score like Sozio .

Coach Sears not knowing Sozio from before,  readily sees from Pre Season Camp that Sozio  has a key ingredient to the success of the team  this season.  This kid is fearless  against guys much bigger than him. He sees what GM Scarpaci echoes when he says  Sozio plays with that edge. He is a consummate competitor.

Welcome back Anthony Lets go for the goal!