Pittsburgh, PA - The Tier 1 Hockey Federation (T1HF) has announced its All-Tournament teams from their 2024 THF Championships.

In total, Esmark had three players named to the various "THF All-Tournament Teams."

At the U18 Midget Major division, forward Nathan Burlando and defenseman Aiden Tarasovich were both recognized with placement on the league's "18U All-Tournament Team."

At the 15U (only) Midget division, defenseman Derek Schliebner was recognized with placement on the league's "15U All-Tournament Team."

The 2024 T1HF Playoffs, which took place, Feb. 23-25, in several locations in New Jersey, saw the league crown its 2024 Playoff Champions.

The Esmark Stars U18 advanced to the league's Championship game, going 3-0-0-0 in round-robin play in the double elimination tournament before dropping a 3-2 overtime decision to Team Maryland in the league's 18U AAA Championship game.

Burlando would contribute seven points in four games to help guide the 18U squad to the league's Championship game. While Tarasovich, who scored a power play goal in the Star's 7-5 win over the nation's #10 team Jersey Rockets, turned in an outstanding defensive performance over the course of the Championships.

The 15U Stars dropped their opening THF playoff game, before going on a 3-0-0-0 run and advancing to the finals of the elimination bracket where they would be eliminated by the eventual champion American Hockey Academy.

Schliebner would contribute seven points (2G 5A) in five games to pace 15U defenseman in scoring at the event.

Frsico, TX - The Esmark Stars Alex Thomas, U18, and Cameron Farrow, U15, were both named by the North American Prospects Hockey League (NAPHL) as US Performance Academy T1ER League Peak Performers for the month of October.

Both players were selected based upon their performance during the T1ER regular season games played at the October event in Blaine, MN.

Thomas, a forward with the U18 Stars,  was named the US Performance Academy T1ER League Peak Performer - Forward, for the month of October. The 18 year-old had six points in four games as the Stars remained perfect on the season in NAPHL T1ER play.

Thomas, a 5’10"/165 lbs. native of North Huntingdon, PA, had four goals and two assists in four games, inclduing two multi-point games.

Farrow, a goaltender with the U15 Midget(only) Stars, was named the US Performance Academy T1ER League Peak Performer - Goaltender, for the month of October. The 15 year-old picked up a pair of wins in two starts in Blaine, including a 24 save shut-out performance in a 1-0 win over the Madison Capitols. The 5’8/152 lbs. native of Jeannette, PA, allowed three goals on 51 total shots in his two starts, which was good for a 1.53 goals against average and a .941 save percentage.