American International College Yellowjackets‘ graduate center, assistant captain Chris Dodero(26) heads off for his 1st pro contract in IceHL with HK Olympija Ljubljana for 2022/2023.
The 5’9″ 175 lbs. forward scored his college best last season, getting 13 goals and 16 assists in 36 NCAA Division 1 games.
He spent 5 campaigns in junior hockey, initially in the USHL, but switching to the BCHL for a year, then NAHL for the session before heading to school.
The 26-year old, West Chicago, IL native will definitely do well in Austria’s top league.
After a decent frame, scoring 10 goals and 20 assist in 39 games, he signs for 2023/2024 with a rival, Grazz99ers.
He maybe couldn’t get it started with 2 assists in 8 games and a woeful -8 rating, so pulls up the stakes and signs for the remainder of 2023/2024 with Starbulls Rosenheim of DEL2 for a new German start.
After some good seasons to start pro hockey away, he decides to return “home” and signs with Tahoe Knight Monsters for 2024/2025.
He gains 3 goals and 3 assists in 15 games, but gets dished to the struggling Cincinnati Cyclones, who need some scoring.
With an ECHL high 6 goals and 12 assists through 39 games with a +1 rating, he is once again dealt, this time heading to Idaho Steelheads for 2025/2026.
Bentley University Falcons‘ graduate defenseman Nick Bochen(5) scored a college best 9 goals and 21 assists in 40 games with a +15 rating.
The 5’9″ 170 lbs. blue liner from North Vancouver, BC signs a 1st pro contract in tier 2 Hockeyallsvenskan with Vimmerby HC for his rookie year, 2025/2026.
He did 2 successful BCHL junior seasons before 1st heading to Quinnipiac University Bobcats for 2 seasons.
We look for the 24-year old to be successful in this league.
American International College Yellowjackets‘ Russian-born junior left wing Timofei Khokhlachev(22) heads home, signing with Lada Togliatti, but starts in the lower VHL with CSK VVS Samara for 2025/2026.
The 6’4″ 216 lbs. forward scored a college best 8 goals and 10 assists in 32 games with a +5 rating last season.
He came over fairly quickly for some school and 3 years of juniors before college..
The 23-year old should compete to move up to play with his older brother Alexander.
American International College Yellowjackets‘ Swedish-born, sophomore center Alfred Lindberg(86) enters the transfer portal as his team switches conferences and will skate as a junior at RPI Engineers.
The 6′ 187 lbs. forward actually played almost a full season of Division3 Hockeyettan before coming over for 1 NAHL season of juniors.
The 23-year old will likely play well in the ECAC.
Thunder Hockey Club 1st year right wing Evan Luxford(38) scored 13 goals and 17 assists in 52 USPHL/NCDC games last season, while also putting up nearly 100 penalty minutes.
The 5’11” 179 lbs. forward heads home for college hockey, committing to University Of Wisconsin-Stout Blue Devils for 2025/2026.
He came up from 1 year in USPHL Premier, where he blew up scoring.
From Sun Prairie, WI, the 20-year old may catch hold close to his house.
12th year right wing Brandon Yip(18) re-ups with Kunlun Red Star after taking a single COVID volatile season away, skating for Jukurit of Liiga.
It will be his 4th season with the team he served as team captain for the last couple years.
The 6’1″ 198 lbs. forward has played 174 NHL games, 103 in the AHL, 163 so far in the KHL, and a 2015 DEL Championship with Adler Mannheim, when he first arrived overseas.
He’s always been a decent scorer in these leagues but as a junior in the BCHL, he twice equaled more than point-per-game totals in the 2 years with Coquitlam Express.
The Maple Ridge, BC native would take his game to Boston University Terriers next and strike for 22 assists as a rookie and put up 43 points (20-23) in 47 Hockey East games as a senior and help the team win the 2009 NCAA Championship.
You have to wonder if the 36-year old has it anywhere in his mind to retire soon.
He just can’t stop and returns for a 5th overall season with the China-based, Russia-league club.
Staying on as 2nd year captain, he only appears in 8 games for 2 assists.
After 347 KHL games and 7 years in the league for the newly named Shanghai Dragons, he at age 40 says it’s time to find something else for his ice time.
Bowling Green University Falcons‘ 2nd year German-born defenseman Tommy Pasanen(18) heads home for his 1st pro contract, signing with Lowen Frankfort for 2025/2026.
The big 6’4″ 218 lbs. blue liner came over for 2 USHL seasons of juniors with Sioux City Musketeers after doing youth hockey back home and Czechia.
He started college hockey with 2 fairly successful frames with Clarkson University Golden Knights.
UMASS-Lowell Riverhawks‘ Swedish-born senior defenseman Isac Jonsson(32) takes with him 138 games played, 10 goals and 41 assists with a +6 rating to a 1st deal with Kansas City Mavericks after tournament play concluded, scoring 1 goal and 1 assist in 3 ECHL games with a +1 rating.
The 5’10” 183 lbs. blue liner did 1 USHL junior season after coming across from 6 SHL games and 3 Hockeyettan.
He will return on a 1-year deal with IK Oskarshamn of HockeyAllsvenskan for 2025/2026, as a rookie.
11th year center Louie Caporusso(23) signed for a 2nd season with Cincinnati Cyclones after lighting it up for 22 goals and 44 assists in 67 ECHL games last season.
The 5’9″ 185 lbs. forward has 7 times had 10+ goals, 3 times 20+ assists and once had 30 assists in his 3rd DEL campaign.
He also had three 20+ goals and twice 20+ assists at University Of Michigan Wolverines.
Originally an Ottawa Senators‘ 3rd round pick in 2007 (#90 overall), he was in their system for a couple of sessions, but left unqualified and signed the next year with Reading Royals.
He would last only 24 games before leaving for his 1st of 6 frames in Germany’s top hockey.
At 33-years old, the Toronto, ON native is likely just still having fun.
After 3 seasons of point-per-game scoring with Cincinnati Cyclones, he decides looking back on some 265 ECHL games and 216 in DEL Germany is quite enough and will at now 36-years old ease into a special team coaching role with his former, still current team.
American International College Yellowjackets‘ Swedish-born junior left wing Alexander Malinowski(25) enters the transfer portal to next play at University Of Alaska-Fairbanks Nanooks for 2025/2026.
The 5’11” 187 lbs. forward had 8 assists in 25 games last season.
He actually played 2 SHL games and 8 Hockeyettan before coming over for NAHL junior hockey, where he skated for Fairbanks Ice Dogs, so is returning at his new school.
His old school was taking their program down to the D3 compete level.
We think the 24-year old does well with his new club in familiar surroundings.
