American International College Yellowjackets‘ junior right wing Noah Serdachny(91) scored a college best 4 goals and 12 assists last season, but the team he transferred to from 2 years at Colorado College Tigers is heading to a new division in 2025/2026, so heads to yet another new school, Long Island University Sharks.
The 6’1″ 190 lbs. forward did 2 years BCHL juniors, running up points, even in a shortened frame.
From Edmonton, AB, we think the 21-year old ignites at his 3rd school.
The senior has indeed taken his scoring to a new level with 9 goals and 15 assists in 30 games.
He is playing like a leader for LIU and unleashes quite the shot, when loaded.
In 33 games, he scores a new college hockey best 13 goals and 16 assists with a +1 rating that he will take to a new adventure overseas, signing for his rookie season 2026/2027 in IceHL with Pioneers Vorarlberg.
8th year, undrafted center Allan McPherson(9) wins his 1st league title, the 2021 Slovakian Extraliga Championship, recording a Playoffs Most Points nod for the 20 he got with HKM Zvolen to a new league contract with rivals HC Kosice for 2021/2022.
He averaged 10+ goals and 15+ assists through 150 NCAA Division 1 Atlantic Hockey games with Clarkson University Golden Knights and was a point-per-game guy in three years of the CCHL.
The 5’10” 185 lbs. forward was also scored big in the ECHL with 134 points through 128 games with a +35 rating.
He’s easily as prolific where he currently is and there’s little doubt the 30-year old will not be for his new club.
Well, he is taking 4 seasons of putting away points for Hannover Scorpions, twice as captain for the Germany3 team and as a 35-year old will take it up a notch to skate with EC Bad Nauheim of DEL2 in 2026/2027.
Ohio State University Buckeyes‘ graduate defenseman Aiden Hansen-Bukata(29) had a 3rd straight season of outstanding assists that captured the eye of Syracuse Crunch upon finishing up tournament play.
The 6’1″ 194 lbs. forward signs for his rookie season with Utah Grizzlies.
From Vancouver, BC, we see the former 4-year RIT Tigers‘ 24-year old as getting loaned up and may stick.
As a rookie, he posts a massive 40 assists campaign and even gets a helper on loan to Colorado Eagles.
For 2026/2027, he signs overseas with Nottingham Panthers of the EIHL.
Minnesota Wild 4th round pick in the 2017 draft (#116 overall) center Bryce Misley(18) must have jumped at the opportunity to sign his first deal, an ato with affiliate Iowa Wild to show a little of what he’s able to produce after coming off a piss poor COVID busted 2020/2021 University Of Vermont Catamounts‘ NCAA Hockey East schedule of only 14 games.
In 9 AHL games, the 6’1″ 195 lbs. forward has a goal and 2 assists with a multipoint spread.
While not scoring big numbers through 4 years of college, the Calgary, AB native did hit the score sheet hard as a point-per-game producer through 2 seasons of junior hockey with Oakville Blades of the OJHL (45-56 in 99).
The 21-year old has yet to sign his entry level deal and ends up inking a 1-year minor league deal to stay in the system.
He is reassigned down to affiliate Iowa Heartlanders, scoring 11 goals and 19 assists, but unfortunately was a bit of an abysmal -29 rating on a team that struggled.
For 2022/2023, he has decided to split the scene and sign with Asiago of IceHL and should find his scoring elevates nicely.
He posts 9 goals and 30 assists in 49 games to earn himself another 2-year deal to continue.
In his time, he does pretty well on the scoresheet, but definitely could up his on-ice accountability, but will head next to skate for the “hometown” Italian team in the league, HC Bozen-Bolzano Foxes for 2025/2026.
He gets 9 goals in 48 games and is asked to return a 2nd year with the Foxes, 2026/2027.
Washington Capitals‘ 4th year center Shane Gersich(29) grabs another one-year, two-way deal to stick around in the prospect system.
The University Of North Dakota Fighting Hawks‘ 3-year forward has consistently put up respectable numbers for affiliate Hershey Bears.
He started his pro career with 3 NHL games fresh off his junior year at school, grabbed an assist and even skated a pair of playoff appearances en route to the 2018 Stanley Cup Championship.
The 24-year old has to be fairly happy with the way things are turning out for this 5th round pick in the 2014 draft (#134 overall).
For 2022/2023, he re-signs on a minor league deal to stay where he is after recording a career high 14 goals and 20 assists with a +4 rating.
After a 5th season where he’s been and a brand new 2023 Calder Cup Trophy to bear, he decides to look on and signs a 1-year deal with Vasteras IK of HockeyAllsvenskan, where he should do very well.
We pretty much thought what has occurred would, he takes a good frame in Sweden’s tier 2 league, scoring 19 goals and 13 assists in 48 games to a higher level of hockey next, signing with Iserlohn Roosters of DEL for 2024/2025.
He does ok with 16 goals and 21 assists in 51 games, but decides to look for another opportunity and signs with HC Bolzano Foxes for 2025/2026.
After putting up some pretty amazing scoring numbers, he decides to sign with rivals, Vienna Capitals for 2026/2027.
Augustus Magnus College Falcons‘ senior defenseman Charlie Risk(44) will take his game to France2 and signs with Mont Blanc for 2023/2024.
He had a college hockey best 5 goals last season, but had his best totals as a junior with 19 assists and 23 points.
The 5’9″ 165 lbs. blue liner from Medicine Hat, AB did a couple of junior seasons up north with some decent results.
At 24-years old, he may be ready for the next pro adventure and should do ok where he is heading.
He scores 1 goal and 10 assists in 23 games and decides to return to hockey a little closer to home, signing with Huntsville Havoc for 2024/2025.
With 5 goals and 33 assists in 53 games with a +3 rating, he earns the eyes of Maine Mariners, who sign him to a 2-way ECHL deal for 2025/2026.
He is reassigned back down and scores 3 assists in 5 SPHL games with a +7 rating and he eyes a new opportunity for maybe some better hockey overseas he wants to explore and signs with SC Riessersee of Germany3.
Returning to the Havoc mid-season, in 8 games he has 3 assists and we expect that to grow almost immediately and even still possibly play for a loan up.
He would score pretty decently, but for 2026/2027, he is off again, this time the NIHL and signs with Basingstoke Bison.
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.
For 2026/2027, he signs on for a 7th season with the Foxes after scoring a 2nd 18 goal season.
Carolina Hurricanes‘ rookie center Jack Drury(72) scores a first recall for his debut and pots a first NHL goal in the process to help the win.
Who had those odds?
The 5’11” 174 lbs. forward skated 23 shifts for 16:05 of ice time with 4 shots, 2 hits, 2 blocks and 2 penalty minutes, leaving the contest with +1 rating.
He’ll easily always where his former school, Harvard University Crimson on his sleeve.
As a rookie, playing in the AHL for affiliate Chicago Wolves, he wins himself a 2022 Calder Cup Championship with very good numbers.
He would split duties for just 1 more frame before becoming full-time in the show, where 8 goals and 19 assists in 74 games with a +4 rating, then adding another 5 points in 11 playoff matchups with a +7.
The restricted free agent picks himself up a nice 2-year deal to stay in a Hurricanes‘ sweater, moving forward through at least 2025/2026.
In an epic deal, he is traded to Colorado Avalanche, where in his debut, he scores a 1st goal with the team.
He comes away with a decent amount of points for his new club, but once again, he’s on the trade block headed to Nashville Predators and gets a 5-year $22.5M deal.
UMass Minutemen senior right wing Reed Lebster(13) is going to extend college for another year and will attend Michigan State University Spartans for the start of a graduate program.
Last season the 6′ 187 lbs. forward had a college career best 14 assists and 22 points.
He was on the team, who won the 2021 NCAA Division 1 Championship.
A Grand Rapids, MI native, he had a strong 2nd frame of USHL junior hockey with Des Moines Buccaneers.
The 24-year old will likely do pretty good in Big Ten Conference play.
He holds his own at his new school, scoring 6 goals and 13 assists with a +11 rating to signing a 1st pro contract with Florida Everblades, where he has only been able to figure in 1 playoff game on the reserved list.
Appearing in 5 playoff games for some experience en route to the team’s 3rd straight Kelly Cup Championship, he is liked enough for his contributions to sign up for his rookie season, 2024/2025.
As he is to get started on a pro career, a pitfall occurs almost immediately, as he is traded to Utah Grizzlies, where he will definitely be a valued team member.
After skating in 67 games as a rookie, scoring 17 goals and 27 assists on a non-playoff team, he is well-liked invite to score a return to the Grizzlies for 2025/2026.
Playing his last season for the team, he scores a big 31 goals and 31 assists, which he takes to a nice new deal in DEL with Schwenninger Wild Wings, 2026/2027.
Maine Mariners‘ rookie left wing Xander Lamppa(19) had a pretty healthy start, signing with the team off 4 years at Penn State University Nittany Lions, where he had 13 assists as a junior and senior.
In that 16 games period, he scored 3 goals and 5 assists.
The 6’1″ 205 lbs. forward did 2 USHL seasons for Waterloo Blackhawks, scoring big in his 2nd frame.
In 22 games, he has 2 goals and 4 assists and will likely post new ECHL bests through the entire session.
From Rochester, MN, the 24-year old is likely happy to get a chance to play pro hockey.
In 65 games, he scores 11 goals and 20 assists to earn a new deal to stay a Mariners for 2025/2026.
After scoring a new best 16 goals in 68 games last season, he decides to head off and search for a bit of a different style game in the EIHL, agreeing with Fife Flyers for 2026/2027.
