14th year center Jeremy Welsh(15) stays put for 2025/2026, after scoring virtually point-per-game numbers in Erste Liga last season after signing with CSM Corona Brasov.
The 6’3″ 207 lbs. forward has played 27 NHL with 3 clubs, scoring 1 goal and 1 assist.
He did 4 years in DEL, 2 in the EIHL before coming here.
The 37-year old, former 3-year Union College Dutchmen goal scoring machine still grooves right along.
He continues to raise his scoring and signs on for a 3rd frame with Brasov.
Niagara University Purple Eagles‘ Latvian-born senior center Glebs Prohorenkovs(4) scored 12 goals as a freshman and got 22 assist in his junior season.
The 6’3″ 203 lbs. forward did his youth hockey and some juniors back home before coming over for 1 NAHL season.
He did some junior hockey in Russia and even played 7 KHL games with Dinamo Riga.
For 2026/2027, he signs a 1st pro contract in the ECHL with Bloomington Bison.
Arizona Coyotes‘ 6th year right wing Hudson Fasching(24) took a strong start with affiliate Tucson Roadrunners, scoring 4 goals and 6 assists in 10 AHL games to a first recall and NHL appearance.
The 6’3″ 204 lbs. forward skated a very conservative 12 shifts for 5:44 ice time with 2 hits thrown.
He played his first big league games with Buffalo Sabres, right after completing a third season at University Of Minnesota Golden Gophers, scoring highs of 20 goals and 18 assists in 37 games to an entry level deal and his first 7 games, getting a goal and an assist.https://www.facebook.com/monstershockey/posts/%EF%B8%8F-%EF%B8%8F/1825077585063272/
The 26-year old has been with his current club for the past four years and seems relatively content.
After 3 seasons, playing games for New York Islanders, he heads to Cleveland Monsters last season under an NHL deal.
For 2026/2027, he stretches for a 1st time and signs with Skelleftea AIK in the SHL, where he just may score better than he did here.
Boston College Eagles‘ Swedish-born senior left wing Oskar Jellvik(21) was limited to 9 games last season, scoring 2 goals and 1 assist.
The 5’10” 185 lbs. scored really well as a sophomore, recording 13 goals and 29 assists in 41 games with a +28 rating.
He did all his juniors and youth hockey back home before coming over for school.
For his rookie season, he heads home and signs with Rogle BK of the SHL in 2026/2027.
St. Lawrence University Skating Saints‘ senior defenseman Isack Bandu(21) had a college best 4 goals last season.
The 6’2″ 200 lbs. blue liner signs a 1st pro deal for his rookie season with Fife Flyers of the EIHL.
He transferred from 2 years at Northern Michigan University Wildcats.
https://www.facebook.com/61566582115599/posts/signing-news-isack-bandu-joins-the-elite-ice-hockey-league-signing-with-fife-fly/122206217354552737/From Notre-Dame-de-I’lle-Perrot, QC, the 25-year old did 3 BCHL seasons before school.
In his year of eligibility, right wing graduate student Tyler Welsh(44) chose to attend Long Island University Lakers after completing four years at Yale University Bulldogs with a drop season due to COVID.
He made a good choice, because he came away tying his career high 23 points, while managing a career best 16 assists in only 25 NCAA games.
The 5’10” 174 lbs. forward was a point-per-game guy in his 2nd year of BCHL for Victoria Grizzlies, where he first committed to school.
It will be interesting to watch what the 25-year old, Whistler, BC native will do next.
Newfoundland Growlers sign him for the remainder of 2021/2022 and he’s already appeared in one absolute 9-4 ECHL drubbing, so hopefully has that kind of game worked out of his system for a bit.
He would end up with 1 goal and 2 assists in 9 games with a +4 rating, so obviously fortunes changed.
For his official rookie season, he decides to leave for Ligue Magnus, signing for 2022/2023 with Scorpions Mulhouse.
He takes essentially point-per-game numbers (36 points, 12-24 in 36 games) in France to a new adventure, agreeing to 1-year with Nottingham Panthers, which will likely see him to just as good in the EIHL.
After just one season in England, he’s heading back to France, but signs with rivals, Les Jokers de Cergy-Pontoise for 2024/2025.
He scores close to point-per-game totals, but once again next inks with rivals Spartiates de Marseilles for 2025/2026.
In 43 games, he gets 10 goals and 17 assists with a +10 rating, which is good, but for 2026/2027, he elects to leave and signs with Aalborg Pirates of Metal Ligaen for 2026/2027.
University Of Wisconsin-Superior Yellowjackets‘ senior left wing Reed Stark(29) signs a 1st pro deal with Utah Grizzlies.
The fairly big 6’2″ 180 lbs. forward scored a college best 14 goals last season and tied his assists from freshman year at 9.
From Suffern, NY, the 25-year old will likely do well in the ECHL once he gets his footing.
For his rookie season, he decides to sign with Dusseldorfer EG of DEL2, where he will definitely be challenged.
He actually would play mostly with Rostock Piranhas of Germany3, but for 2026/2027, he signs with Blue Devils Weiden.
University Of Vermont Catamounts‘ Swedish-born, junior goaltender Axel Mangbo(50) leaves a year on the table and signs back home in Hockeyettan with Karlskrona HK for his rookie season, 2026/2027.
The 6’3″ 190 lbs. played his youth hockey and some juniors back home before coming over for 2 USHL frames prior to school.
We look for the 23-year old to stand out in this league.
Clarkson University Golden Knights‘ senior captain, Ryan Richardson(6) scored a college best 11 goals and 19 assists in 38 games with a +15 rating last season, which he takes to a 1st contract with new ECHL team Greensboro Gargoyles for 2025/2026.
The 6’1″ 185 lbs. forward from Stittsville, ON did 2 years of northern junior hockey before 1 at the USHL before college.
The 24-year old should find a good game of scoring.
In 61 games, he grabs 12 goals and 6 assists, which has him looking elsewhere for 2026/2027 and signs with Coventry Blaze of the EIHL.
3rd year center J.D. Dudek(18) returned to these shores after spending 2020/2021 overseas with Bodens HF doing quite well with 7 goals and 4 assists in 16 HockeyEttan games with a +7 rating and re-signed to Worcester Railers, who he spent 27 ECHL games with as a rookie (2-10-12).
Originally a New Jersey Devils‘ 6th round pick in the 2014 draft (#152 overall), he signed an ato with affiliate Binghamton Devils upon graduating 4 years at Boston College Eagles, but that’s about how far it went.
The Auburn, NH native was quickly dished to Allen Americans after 1 game back in central MA.
Soon to be turning 26, he has to have his eye on what might be more possible for his playing career overseas.
He would get 6 goals and 10 assists with a +4 rating in 62 games last season and decides maybe return as thought, signing for 2022/2023 with Tranas AIF, where once again he should put up strong numbers in Sweden’s tier 3 league.
After 14 games, scoring 4 goals and 4 assists with a +2 rating, he decides to head elsewhere, joining Coventry Blaze for the remainder of 2022/2023.
He walks away from last season with 9 goals and 8 assists in 29 games with a +5, which is favorable enough to score 2023/2024 to once again play in the EIHL.
After almost 2 seasons with the English team, he decides to head back home and signs with the Railers once again for a hopeful improved outcome.
He does decently in his time back close to home, but maybe misses the overseas action more and is a better payday for him to join Manchester Storm for 2025/2026.
In 53 games, he scores 14 goals and 10 assists, then adds another 2 points in the playoffs to secure an invite back for 2026/2027 as a Storm.
