Category: Europe

06Aug

Daniel Ciampini (12)

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7th year left wing Daniel Ciampini(12) started the season in Czech Extraliga, but failed to connect and split after 8 games with only a single goal and heads to IceHL, joining HC Bolzano for the remainder of 2021/2022.

In 7 games, he has 3 goals and 2 assists.

The 5’11” 185 lbs. forward has played 116 AHL games for 4 different clubs, scoring 13 goals and 18 assists with a +8 rating.

In the ECHL, he’s almost a point-per-game playing with 46 goals and 87 assists in 142 games.

The former Union College, 2014 NCAA Division 1 Champion, was a great scorer, especially as a junior and senior before turning pro with Worcester Sharks.

At 31-years old, he’s likely still just happy to be playing hockey at a high level.

After a decent little frame in Austria, he leaves to sign with Sheffield Steelers, which proves to be great landing ground, as he stays for 3 seasons, signing on 2024/2025, winning the 2024 EIHL Championships and walking away with a career high 34 assists last frame.

He plays a 3rd successful frame scoring in the league, but maybe at 34-years old, he thinks it’s time to move on from the ice, so retires a Steelers.

06Aug

Mason Emoff (17)

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3rd year center Mason Emoff(17) will take his game over to Italy2, signing with Pergine Sapiens for 2025/2026.

The 5’10” 171 lbs. forward did pretty well, intially with Fayetteville Marksmen before loans called him up most successfully with Greenville Swamp Rabbits, where he had 2 goals and 4 assists in 10 ECHL games.

He went back to SPHL for playoffs.

After successful climbing the EHL junior program, he would head to Mahattanville College Valiants, where he struck for a best 11 goals and 13 assists in 26 games as a senior captain.

From Orangeville, ON, we think the 27-year old excels where he is heading.

05Aug

Anthony Greco (28)

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6th year right wing Anthony Greco(28) receives the nod from 2nd year club New York Rangers to come up and skate an NHL game.

In his debut (2nd overall all game in the league), he played 14 shifts for 9:44 ice time with 5 shots on net, 1 block and 1 giveaway.

He was the leading goal scorer in 2018/2019, while under a 2nd contract to Florida Panthers, for affiliate Springfield Thunderbirds, getting 30 goals and 59 points.

The 5’10” 172 lbs. forward originally signed a minor league deal with this team, but was up to a 2-year entry level contract, when he produced as a rookie.

He had a good 4 years at Ohio State University Buckeyes, leading them as a senior captain.

The 28-year old has 93 goals and 108 assists in 320 AHL games and sure would love to play himself into a spot up.

After putting up a career best 39 assists and tying his 59 points from a few years ago, he isn’t waiting around to see if he be re-signed as a ufa and signs a 1-year deal with Frolunda HC.

He is easily the type of player that could put up huge numbers in the SHL.

In his 2nd season with HC Linkoping, he does reasonably well, but gets an opportunity to play the KHL and signs with HC Lada Togliatti for 2024/2025.

After 19 games without much pop, he decides to head to the much friendlier NL for his next hockey and signs with EHC Biel-Bienne.

He does pretty nicely in Swiss hockey, but wants to continue to move along and signs with Adler Mannheim of DEL for 2025/2026, another league we feel he’ll do well in.

04Aug

Cole Schneider (25)

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10th year veteran left wing Cole Schneider(25) re-signs to stay as captain with Milwaukee Admirals for 2022/2023.

The 6’1″ 205 lbs. forward has played 632 AHL games.

He has also skated 6 in the NHL for Buffalo Sabres with one assist.

Undrafted, he signed a 2-year entry level deal straight out of 2 years at University Of Connecticut Huskies, where he had a 23 goal, 22 assist in 38 games sophomore season.

At 31-years old, the Williamsville, NY native is likely just still having fun.

After 3.5 years with the same club, he has decided to look for a new avenue and signs for 2023/2024 with Chicago Wolves.

13th year veteran is off to explore new lands for the later part of his hockey career and signs for 2024/2025 with Storhamar of EliteHockey Ligaen.

After a 33 goal and 31 assist in 45 games with a monster +54 rating, he heads to the tougher IceHL and signs with HC Bozen-Bolzano Foxes for 2025/2026.

04Aug

Ben Almquist (12)

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University Of Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves‘ senior left wing Ben Almquist(12) takes a pretty good run at a rookie season with Lillehammer of Norway to head off to try to help Cardiff Devils with their EIHL playoff positioning.

The 6′ 185 lbs. forward actually transferred from 3 seasons of popping in and out of the lineup at University Of Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs.

He scored and played a college high 34 games, scoring 14 goals and 16 assists.

His results in his 2nd year of NAHL junior, as captain for Austin Bruins was similar and he was wooed to leave and join his 1st college team.

From Victoria, MN, the 25-year old looks to be playing himself up.

Maybe too much heavy lifting with 2 goals and 2 assists in 13 games, he is spotted by rivals Dundee Stars for 2025/2026.

01Aug

Shane Sullivan (17)

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Assumption University Greyhounds‘ senior, captain right wing Shane Sullivan(17) signed a pto upon opting out of tournament play with Macon Mayem of the SPHL to get his pro game started.

He played 3 games, but didn’t record a point.

The big 6’5″ 200 lbs. forward signs with Les Elephants de Chambery of France2 for his official rookie frame.

He scored college highs 10 goals and 23 assists in 32 games with a +16 rating, so we feel the 25-year old from Holden, MA will score well in the tier 2 French league.

In 27 games, he scores 5 goals and 11 assists, which he takes to a contract with Toulouse-Blagnac Les Belougas of France3 for 2025/2026.

01Aug

Simon Jellus (18)

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University Of Vermont Catamounts‘ Slovakian-born senior center Simon Jellus(18) signs with HC Kosice back home in the Tipsport Extraliga for his rookie frame, 2025/2026.

The 6’2″ 216 lbs. forward scored a college best 9 goals and 12 assists in a new high 35 games last season.

He did all his youth and any junior hockey in Sweden and even played 2 HockeyEttan games at one point.

The 24-year is likely ready to get back and start his pro career.

31Jul

Jordan Kawaguchi (77)

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Idaho Steelheads‘ 2nd year center Jordan Kawaguchi(77) took a bit to return for the new season after scoring 26 goals and 26 assists in 58 ECHL games with a +25 rating.

He was initially signed to their upper affiliate Texas Stars after graduating North Dakota University Fighting Hawks, where he scored 1 goal and 1 assist in 3 games upon joining them post school, then tallied 6 goals and 17 assists in 49 AHL games, as a rookie.

The 5’9″ 185 lbs. forward was a huge scorer in the BCHL as twice captain for Chilliwack Chiefs, leaving them as a more than a point-per-game performer.

He has another strong, point-per-game campaign that he will next take to the EIHL, where he signs with Belfast Giants for 2024/2025, which should heed amazing results.

After a 17 goal and 20 assist in 50 game season, with another 4 (2-2) in the playoff to win a 2025 EIHL Cup Championship, which also means he’s a cinch to return to the Giants in 2025/2026.

31Jul

Tyler Ward (73)

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Rookie left wing Tyler Ward(73) is lighting things up in Germany3 with Tolzer Lowen, scoring 2 goals and 6 assists and must be eyeing a call up to a higher level over there.

The 5’11” 185 lbs. forward played 2 years at University Of Denver Pioneers before transferring to 2 at University Of New Hampshire Wildcats, where as a senior he popped a college career high 11 goals and 16 assists in 34 games.

From Kamloops, BC, th 23-year is definitely off to a nice rookie start.

And like wow! did he run up scoring with 33 goals and 49 assists in 44 games with a +37 rating, which for 2023/2024 he will take to rivals, Blue Devils Weiden.

He goes on to score even more with 41 goals and 43 assists to earn offensive player of the year awards and is killer in the playoffs as well.

The team would climb to a DEL2 status for 2024/2025 and he continues to rip scoring to sign for a 3rd season with the Devils.

31Jul

Jake Gaudet (25)

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Cleveland Monsters‘ 2nd year center Jake Gaudet(25) returns on a new 2-year AHL deal to see if he can improve on his 3 goals and 7 assists in 40 games for 2022/2023 and beyond.

The 6’2″ 201 lbs. former UMass Minutemen senior captain was a part of the 2021 NCAA Division 1 Championship and left a +36 player at college.

An Ottawa, ON native, he spent 3 seasons with Kemptville 73’s, scoring 22 goals and 27 assists as a 2nd year skater in the CCHL.

The 26-year old must be happy he doesn’t have to think about a contract for at least the next couple of frames.

He was limited to only 19 games in his 1st season, but returned to play 49 last season, then scored 5 points in 12 playoff games to earn yet another contract to continue his development in Cleveland.

Acquired by Providence Bruins, his scoring picks up right away with 2 goals and 3 assists in 3 games, but oddly isn’t credited for the playoffs.

For 2025/2026, he decides to head over to the EIHL and signs with Belfast Giants for 2025/2026.