12th year center Joey Martin(88) gets back to his team of 6 seasons, Cardiff Devils after a couple COVID years away to play one successful Stavenger Oilers‘ Norway and one Austria’s IceHL Graz 99ers before returning for 2022/2023.
The 5’10” 185 lbs. forward played two seasons for Toledo Walleye, fresh out of 4 years at University Of Nebraska Huskers, where he served as senior captain and was always a solid performer.
He signed for his third season with Stockton Heat and took a ride to the Kelly Cup Finals before bowing out and was a point-per-game performer.
The Thorold, ON native has been loaned up to the AHL in each of his campaigns, probably doing best in his last, skating 9 games with Bridgeport Sound Tigers, tallying 2 goals an 2 assists.
He has always scored big in the league, 20+ goals and just under 40 assists a year and is a 4-time EIHL Champion with the team.
The 33-year is likely just glad to get back to where he knows playing pro hockey at a high level.
As assistant captain, he records yet again another amazing frame, scoring 22 goals and 34 assists, which is still good for only 5th overall points he has scored with the team.
Quite obviously he is offered an 8th year to return to the Devils core for 2023/2024.
12th year right wing Dustin Gazley(10) signs on for a 3rd season with HC Bolzano Foxes, as he continues to put up numbers (31 points in 38 IceHL games) at 33-years of age.
Not too bad for the 5’8″ 161 lbs. forward that came out of Michigan State University Spartans‘ scorer, who spent most of his 1st two seasons tearing up the scoresheet in the ECHL before signing with Hershey Bears.
He stayed with the team for 5 years before heading off to Europe.
The Novi, MI native has to be happy playing pro hockey for the Italian team in the mostly Austrian league.
After scoring a tidy 17 goals and 31 assists in 47 games with a +19 rating, then potting another 13 points in 18 appearances during the playoffs earns him a 4th season to return.
48 points is his highest point total so far in the league.
RIT Tigers‘ 2023/2024 commit, Czech-born net minder Jakub Krbecek(31) started an outstanding 51 NAHL games for Philadelphia Rebels last season, posting a 25-23-1 record with 2.54 GAA and .927 SV%.
The 6’2″ 180 lbs. goalie did most of his youth and junior hockey back home before coming over for 1 year before school.
We expect the 20-year older will step up his play in Atlantic Hockey.
University Of Alaska-Fairbanks Nanooks‘ 2023/2024 commit, Norwegian-born center Filip Wiberg(41) takes a strong 2nd season with Maine Nordiques, scoring new NAHL junior bests 17 goals and 32 assists in 60 games with a +26 rating, then added another 7 points (2-5) in the playoffs.
He did most of his youth and some juniors, then actually playing a couple pro games for Frisk Asker and in the lower league before coming here.
The 6’2″ 201 lbs. 21-year old forward should do well with his college club’s schedule.
Long Island University Sharks‘ Finnish-born senior center Santeri Hartikainen(26) goes pro for 2023/2024 and signs with Kiekko-Vantaa.
The 6’2″ 195 lbs. forward oddly isn’t much of a goal-scorer with no goals and 3 assists in 22 games last season.
His best stake in college hockey was in his sophomore year at Robert Morris University Colonials, scoring 5 goals and 9 assists in 22 games during the COVID shocked 2020/2021 run.
He had outstanding success in high school and his 1 NAHL session for Corpus Christi IceRays at 24 goals and 29 assists in 59 games.
For his junior year, he played at American International College Yellowjackets, appearing in just 6 games.
We think the 24-year old from Helsinki, FI finds room to move and pocket more points in Finland’s tier 2 league, Mestis.
After two very solid seasons with Allen Americans‘ 3rd year center Joshua Lammon(40) is moving on, signing with Cardiff Devils of the EIHL for 2021/2022.
The 6′ 190 lbs. forward scored 22 goals and 47 assists in 130 ECHL games with a +35 rating.
He was similar through 4 years at Mercyhurst University Lakers, serving as team captain as a senior, grabbing 35 goals and 39 assists with a +24 rating.
Even through a quick 9 games after graduation with Florida Everblades, he struck for a tidy 2 goals and 4 assists.
There’s little doubt the 25-year old from Jackson, MI will find his openings to score points.
In the new overseas league, he was able to essentially strike at the same rate as he did in the previous 2 seasons, getting 9 goals and 7 assists in 35 games with a +3 rating.
He takes that experience and brings his game back, signing with Kansas City Mavericks for 2022/2023.
We’ll see where his game goes.
He is impressive with 11 goals and 20 assists in 63 games with a +13 rating, that he will take with him in the offseason to a new experience, hooking up with the AIHL to suit up for Sydney Bears, which should prove to be a lot of fun.
Miami University (Ohio) Redhawks‘ 2023/2024 commit, Latvian-born center Ray Vitolins(26) took a season away from college and skated a full USHL frame for Green Bay Gamblers, running up the scoresheet with 22 goals and 27 assists in 55 games after two full runs at University Of Vermont Catamounts.
Maybe when the 6′ 187 lbs. player arrived at Hockey East, it was a bit more than he was ready for following just a half season of juniors and some Latvia’s top league with HS Riga.
He will likely be more ready for the NCHC schedule his new team pulls.
Straubing Tigers‘ 14th year defenseman Cody Lampl(32) re-signs to stay on after posting a pair of goals and 11 assists in 46 DEL games with a +12 rating.
This will be the 5’10” 179 lbs. blue liner’s 7th season in the league, where he won a 2019 Championship, his 1st year with Adler Mannheim.
His 226 games played may exceed the 276 games he’s skated in the ECHL in the new session.
The 4-year Colorado College Tigers graduate has played for 3 teams that don’t exist anymore, including his 1st contract out of school with Las Vegas Wranglers.
The man with the Social Distortion tattoo on his neck will be 37-years old by the time his 3rd season with the Tigers starts, his 8th in the top German league.
8th year right wing Ty Loney(27) decides it’s time to potentially head for another avenue in hockey, giving up a fruitful playing career after recording 5 goals and 6 assists in a shortened 2nd campaign for EC Red Bull Salzburg, but was able to take part in a 2nd straight ICEHL Championship.
The 6’3″ 205 lbs. forward leaves after playing 185 games where he leaves from, 162 for University Of Denver Pioneers, where he recorded 10+ goals and 10+ assists on 3 occasions, 96 ECHL and 80 AHL for quite the tally.
Tough to say what the 31-year old from Valencia, PA does next, but chances to see him coach where he is could be high on a list.
11th year defenseman John Ramage(2) keeps his pattern of switching up DEL hockey teams every couple of years and just completed a 2nd decently successful campaign for Schwenninger Wild Wings, but will skate for rivals Grizzlys Wolfsburg in 2023/2024.
The 6′ 190 lbs. blue liner won a league championship in his 2nd season playing for Eisbären Berlin.
Originally a Calgary Flames‘ 4th round pick in 2010 (#103 overall), the twice University Of Wisconsin Badgers‘ captain has alway had NHL contracts before heading overseas.
The 32-year old from Mississauga, ON credited for being on Alaska Aces‘ Kelly Cup Champion ECHL team and Lake Erie Monsters for the AHL Calder Cup.
