American International College Yellowjackets‘ Swedish-born, senior defenseman Evan Stella(7) signed with Bloomington Bison for 4 ECHL games, no points to end 2024/2025.
For his official rookie season he decides to head to Czech Extraliga, inking with HC Olomouc for 2025/2026.
He did his youth hockey back home and started junior before transferring to the USHL for 2 frames with Dubuque Fighting Saints.
We think the 24-year old does well in this tough to play in league.
Mercyhurst University Lakers‘ junior center Carson Briere(16) leaves a year on the table to turn pro, signing a 1-year deal with HC 19 Humenne of Slovak Extraliga.
He twice had 14 assists and as a sophomore scored 13 goals for 27 points in 31 games.
The 5’9″ 165 lbs. forward blew up the score sheet in his 2nd NAHL session for Johnstown Tomahawks, scoring 44 goals and 45 assists in 59 games.
From Haddonfield, NJ, the 25-year old son of NHL great Daniel Briere, should do well in this tough to play overseas league.
He’s already switching teams overseas before he gets started, which isn’t quite surprising considering and now will skate for Neuilley-sur-Marne Les Bisons of France2 in 2023/2024.
As we thought, he has a very good frame, scoring 14 goals and 19 assists in 25 games and will next head to AlpsHL, signing with KHL Sisak for 2024/2025.
In 36 games, he scores 23 goals and 26 assists with a +8 rating and scores a little in 2 playoff games as well before he is loaned to the Croatian team of similar name and goes on to put up even more points.
For 2025/2026, he decides to move on for another opportunity, signing with EC Peiting, where he should do exceedingly well in Germany3.
Fitchburg State University Falcons‘ Czech-born, freshman defenseman Adam Nedelka(14) has 2 goals and 2 assists in 9 games to start 2023/2024.
The pretty big 6’3″ 216 lbs. blue liner switched up not really playing much in the NAHL to signing on with Boston Jr. Rangers, playing out the regular season, then 9 games with a goal in the playoffs to claim the 2023 EHL Championship.
At 21-years old, he is likely to settle nicely into his college career, and then might head back to play in the Czech Extraliga.
After just 1 college season, he is turning pro back home, just as we thought, signing with HC Dynamo Pardubice B of Czech2.
Looks like he will turn his attention to his 3rd league team, signing with HC Banik Sokolov for 2025/2026.
Seahawks Hockey Club 2nd year left wing Alexis Detcheverry(8) had a junior best EHL appearances with 39 and goals 2 and assists 8.
The 6’2″ 198 lbs. forward of French and Canadian heritage also did 2 years of juniors in France and played pro a little.
From St. John’s, NL, the 20-year old commits to Framingham State University Rams.
12th year center Sean Collins(61) has been league jumping for the past couple seasons, going through the KHL, DEL, Liiga and the SL to finally arrived at Steinbach Black Wings Linz of IceHL for 2023/2024 .
Originally a Columbus Blue Jackets‘ 7th round pick in 2008 (#168 overall), he was able to get in a few games with the big club, recording a few assists, but no goals.
The solid 6’3″ 190 lbs. forward has played 278 AHL games, scoring 71 goals and 91 assists with a +23 rating.
From Saskatoon, AB, the 33-year old 4-year Cornell University Big Red senior, assistant captain scorer has to be happy with the way things are going, having come off a season, scoring a best 27 goals and 30 assists.
He is playing good hockey, scoring points, helping his team win, where he is at, so is staying put for a 3rd season in a Wings‘ jersey.
7th year defenseman Michael Kapla(3) signs on for a 2nd season with Rogle BK and is off to a nice start with 2 goals and 9 assists in 12 SHL games.
He scored 7 goals and 21 assists with a +12 rating in 44 games last season.
After his junior and senior year as captain of UMass-Lowell Riverhawks, he signed as an unrestricted free agent with New Jersey Devils.
He played 5 NHL games upon signing.
The 6′ 201 lbs. blue liner from Eau Claire, WI is 29-years old and has to be pretty happy about his hockey career has worked out.
After 3 seasons in Sweden, he switches things up to head to Switzerland next, signing with HC Fribourg-Gotteron of the NL.
Niagara University Purple Eagles‘ senior defenseman Alex Murray(26) played a college best 36 games last season, scoring a new best 3 goals and 14 assists.
The 5’11” 185 lbs. blue liner transferred from little use in 2 years at Miami University (Ohio) Redhawks.
He did 3 NAHL seasons before college.
From Glenview, IL, the 25-year old signs a 1st pro deal with Vimmerby HC of HockeyAllsvenskan for 2025/2026.
13th year center Andy Miele(51) finishes up another decently successful run through the SHL, this time as assistant captain for HV-71.
For 2023/2024, he decides to head off on a new adventure, signing a 1-year deal with Grizzlys Wolfsburg and he will skate his 1st season in Germany’s top league, DEL.
The small 5’9″ 170 lbs. forward started overseas in Sweden after 15 NHL games (2 assists, +2 rating) and 478 AHL and won himself a 2018 Championship with Vaxjo Lakers.
His biggest success was likely the 3 seasons he spent in the KHL with Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod.
The 35-year old, former Miami University (Ohio) Redhawks is likely to continue to do well.
Scoring 44 assists 3 straight seasons in the league below the show indicates he can score and as he’s getting older he shows little signs of slowing, grabbing 14 goals and 32 assists in 52 games to earn the now 36-year old another look in Germany with the Grizzlys.
He grabs 16 goals and 16 assists in 52 games as a now 37-year old and continues to want to skate and signs with rivals, Fischtown Pinguins for 2025/2026.
11th year right wing Tyler Gron(77) decided to take a step back and do a year with Hannover Scorpions, but ended up scoring a career high 37 goals and 61 points in 48 Germany3 games, so will return to his 5th team in DEL2, joining Eispiraten Crimmitschau for 2022/2023.
It’s his 7th year in Germany tier 2 hockey league.
The 5’11” 201 lbs. forward actually left in his 1st season for Esbjerg Energy, where he won a 2016 Metal Ligaen Championship.
He also had one very successful season in Italy with Milano Rossoblu after coming over from mostly running up the scoresheet in the ECHL, but also did 14 AHL games on loan.
The Northern Michigan University Wildcats‘ graduate twice scored 17 goals and had 30+ points as a junior and senior.
At 32-years old, the Spruce Grove, AL native is likely just happy to still be playing at a very high level.
He has a bit of a trying season up last frame, so decides to return to 3 and signs for 2023/2024 with EC Hannover Indians and should pull his scoring right back up again.
After 2 decent years, especially in the playoffs, he decides to switch up teams and signs for 2025/2026 with rivals Hochstadter EC Alligators.
RPI Engineers‘ French-born, senior graduate transfer from Robert Morris University Colonials, right wing Justin Addamo(26) takes a college career high 14 assists and tied for best 19 points to a 1st year pro ECHL deal with Wheeling Nailers for 2022/2023.
An absolute tower of a player at 6’6″ 249 lbs., he will definitely find some space in front of nets in this league.
He did some of his earlier junior hockey back home with Rouen U18 and U22, but came over for a pair of NAHL seasons with Lone Star Brahmas and just so happened to win the 2017 Robertson Cup in his 1st year and was a +24 rated player with 21 assists in 52 games in his 2nd.
The 24-year old will be one to watch.
As a rookie he lights it up with 21 goals and 12 assists with loans up to the AHL, where he has 5 goals in 14 appearances.
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins like what they are seeing an sign him up for next season 2023/2024.
He splits time with ECHL affiliate Wheeling Nailers and is a point-per-game guy for them and does decently enough through 21 games as a rookie with his contract club, but is looking to really challenge his game next and signs for 2024/2025 in Czech Extraliga with HC Ocelari Trinec.
Doing decently enough, in just 27 games with 4 goals and 5 assists, he will look for another adventure, heading to Finland, signing with Jukurit for Liiga in 2025/2026.
