Category: College Hockey Player

02Aug

Georgii Merkulov (10)

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Ohio State University Buckeyes‘ Russian-born, freshman left wing Georgii Merkulov(10) leads NCAA Division 1 players in goal scoring with 18.

The 5’11” 185 lbs. forward spent all of his youth hockey in his homeland and played junior hockey in the MHL for a couple seasons, including 6 VHL games for HK Tambov before leaving during the 2019/2020 session to start his American.

He joined Youngstown Phantoms and was a bit of an instant success with 6 goals and 27 assists in 36 USHL games.

The 21-year old played one more successful campaign of juniors before committing to school.

Undrafted, he will easily be a player to watch.

Boston Bruins waste no time and scoop him from one successful year at college hockey to a 3-year NHL entry level deal starting next season.

He scores a meager 24 goals and 31 assists with Providence Bruins and is back up in rookies training camp to begin the 2nd year of his entry level deal for 2023/2024 and by the looks of it is ready to compete for a spot on the big club.

After a 3rd season of 30+ assists, with a new high 39 last season, he gets a new 1-year deal to stay a Bruins and keep building.

He’s still our pick to make the big club on a more permanent basis.

After 4 years looking to break through the system, it’s time to move on and he signs a 1-year deal with Colorado Avalanche to see if a new environment can improve his chances.

02Aug

Matt Marcinew (8)

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5th year right wing Matt Marcinew(8) makes a decision he maybe should have made earlier in his career, heads off to Europe after a career year, scoring 23 goals and 25 assists in 57 ECHL games for Indy Fuel.

The 5’10” 190 lbs. forward signs with HPK of Liiga for 2021/2022.

While the former 4-year University Of Denver assistant captain as a senior consistently been a great scorer at the lower level (59-82-141 in 184 games with a +15 rating), but almost oddly has been given much opportunity in the AHL with only 1/2 season on the books.

Finland’s top hockey will be very competitive for the 27-year old that could excel his game and start a great career away from home in Calgary, AB.

He finds limited success in Finnish hockey, so decides to sign with Sodertalje SK, scoring 7 goals and 8 assists in 35 Allsvenskan games.

For 2022/2023, he returns to sign a 2-way deal with the brand new Calgary Wranglers.

After spending all of last season running up the scoresheet for Rapid City Rush to the tune of a career high 30 goals and 38 assists for 68 points in 64 ECHL games.

For 2023/2024, he signs with Allen Americans, where those scoring talents are once again very likely to flourish.

He scores 8 goals and 13 assists in 18 games to start the new session and might be looking for another step, so signs for the rest of the year with Krefeld Pinguine of DEL2.

In a full frame, he is essentially a point-per-game performer, but decides to look for another league to conquer and signs in the EIHL with Nottingham Panthers for 2025/2026.

Not surprising, he is a point-per-game player for his new club and decides to return to Germany, but signs with rivals EC Bad Nauheim for 2026/2027.

02Aug

John Prokop (37)

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Union College Dutchmen junior defenseman John Prokop(37) leaves a year on the table and signs a 1-year NHL entry level deal with Toronto Maple Leafs, as an undrafted, unrestricted free agent.

The 6’3″ 190 lbs. blue liner scored a 2nd 8 goal season and added 19 assists, which equaled what he did as a freshman, but was down from the 26 he recorded as a sophomore and likely got him extra noticed.

From Wasau, WI, the 24-year did 4 years of mostly USHL juniors after high school.

He reported to AHL affiliate Toronto Marlies and played 3 games with no points.

Through his rookie frame, he skates 24 games with 1 goal and 2 assists, but doesn’t figure in the playoffs, as they go for a 2026 Calder Cup.

For 2026/2027, Milwaukee Admirals see something and sign him up.

02Aug

Mason Klee (24)

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RPI Engineers‘ senior defenseman Mason Klee(24) will extend his college career for a graduate season at Ohio State University Buckeyes in 2023/2024.

He had a modest new college best 6 assists and 7 points last season, but it’s his 6’2″ 192 lbs. size that brings accountability into the zone.

2 years of USHL juniors did see him raise the 2019 Clark Cup Championship with Sioux Falls Stampede.

He takes 1 goal and 4 assists in a college best 38 games to a 1st ECHL contract with Worcester Railers and in 5 games has 1 assist and is a +1 rating to get himself loaned up to old “affiliate” pal San Jose Barracuda, where he has no points in 4 AHL games, as they fight for a playoff berth.

In 5 games in the upper league, he ultimately comes away with 1 goal and for 2024/2025, he re-signs for his rookie season with the Railers.

He left for 2025/2026, joining Odense Bulldogs and had 7 goals and 16 assists with a +2 rating in 48 games.

For 2026/2027, he signs with Belfast Giants, which should turn out pretty great.

01Aug

Logan Drevitch (22)

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Savannah Ghost Pirates‘ 2nd year left wing Logan Drevitch(22) will take a rookie 13 goals and 24 assists in 69 ECHL games and look to increase those numbers in a return engagement for 2023/2024.

The 5’9″ 170 lbs. forward started juniors with 2 USHL sessions, but wasn’t fully connecting.

He returned for a final season with Boston Jr. Bandits, the team he committed to Merrimack College Warriors, as a youth skater and detonated USPHL/NCDC scoring with 21 goals and 34 assists in 42 games before heading to school.

From Middleboro, MA, the 25-year old has to be liking the way things are developing and his brother joins him on this team this season.

He does manage to increase those numbers to 19 goals and 33 points for another return visit to the Ghost Pirates for 2024/2025.

As team captain, he once again explodes scoring with a new best 40 assists and tied last year’s 52 point mark, so he will be an easy return for a 4th year in Savannah.

For 2025/2026, he once again acts as captain for his squad and still scores pretty well, but after 64 games, decides at age 28 to retire.

We do believe he has eyed another idea.

01Aug

Ryan St. Louis (6)

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Undrafted, left wing Ryan St. Louis(6) initially committed to Northeastern University Huskies and played 38 games there, worth only 1 goal and 1 assist, but decided it was maybe a little early despite coming out of 2 years at USNTDP and returned to a USHL season with Dubuque Fighting Saints, running up the scoresheet to the tune of 30 goals and 42 assists in 58 games.

The 5’10” 170 lbs. forward has decided to return to school and accepts a commitment to Brown University Bears for 2023/2024.

We think the 19-year old will find some room to pocket some points in the ECAC.

He scored best as a junior with 11 goals and 18 assists in 23 games and signs a 1st pro contract for 2026/2027, his rookie campaign with Abbotsford Canucks.

01Aug

Matthew Campbell (15)

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Merrimack College Crusaders‘ senior defenseman Matthew Campbell(15) plays 23 games, scoring 1 assist with a +1 rating.

For a 3rd time, he will enter the transfer portal to go play at another school to start a graduate program in 2026/2027.

That school will be Canisius College Golden Griffins.

From 2 BCHL junior sessions, he went onto Quinnipiac University Bobcats, but didn’t play, so went to Michigan Tech University Huskies for 2 years.