Category: Juniors

13th year defenseman Brad Hunt(39) signs with Hershey Bears for 2024/2025.

The small 5’9″ 176 lbs. blue liner was twice captain for Colorado Eagles previously.

Undrafted, he has 288 NHL games to his credit and 381 in the AHL.

From Maple Ridge, BC, the former Bemidji State University Beavers 35-year old is still a good guy to have on your team.

For a 1st time he decides to head overseas to play a little different kind of hockey and signs with Vaasan Sport of Liiga.

He has 2 goals and 9 assists in 16 games.

Finishing up with 53 games played, he scores 7 goals and 18 assists, but his 14th year in pro hockey wraps up, he decides it’s time to retire.

Former University Of New Hampshire Wildcats‘ senior captain, defenseman Will MacKinnon(27) signs a 1st pro deal with Lehigh Valley Phantoms after graduating, but is mostly reassigned to affiliate Reading Royals.

The 5’11” 201 lbs. blue liner played two seasons of junior hockey, including one for the USNTDP.

At just turning 22-years old, the college graduate is still very young and although may have never been the biggest scorer may just find his ECHL game to be a stay-at-home style d-man.

In 17 games, he managed 1 assist with a +2 rating to be re-signed and stay in Pennsylvania for his rookie season.

He stayed in their system for a couple seasons before heading to Utica Comets.

Late in the season, he was traded to Cleveland Monsters, who wanted him for future considerations.

They re-sign him for 2025/2026 to stay a Monsters.

After spending most of the season with affiliate Toledo Walleye, he decides to move on and signs in the IceHL with EC-KAC for 2026/2027.

Providence College Friars‘ graduate captain defenseman Cam McDonald(27) takes a new best college 6 assists and tying 7 points to a 1-year AHL deal with Bridgeport Islanders for 2024/2025.

The 5’9″ 174 lbs. Eagle River, AK native started his junior hockey in the NAHL close to home with Kenai River Brown Bears, committed, but moved along to the USHL for Muskegon Lumberjacks before heading to school.

He’s likely at 23-years old itching to turn pro.

In 35 ECHL games on reassignment, he pots 14 assists, but only 1 assist with contract club.

For 2025/2026, his sophomore season, he re-signs to be a Worcester Railers.

In 63 games, he scores a 1st league goal and 12 assists with a +9 rating and re-signs for 2026/2027 to stay a Railers.

Plymouth State University Panthers‘ senior assistant captain defenseman Rider McCallum(55) turns pro after scoring pretty well through college, signing an ato with Greensboro Gargoyles.

The 6’1″ 174 lbs. forward had 2 successful AJHL junior frames before school.

From Langley, BC, the 24-year old has 1 assist in 5 ECHL games.

For 2026/2027, he elects to try something different, signing in the new Japanese hockey league, XHL with Tokyo Wilds.

University Of Denver Pioneers‘ graduate right wing Connor Caponi(22) signs a 1st pro contract with Cardiff Devils for 2025/2026.

In 6 EIHL games, he has 1 assist.

The 5’9″ 185 lbs. forward had a best scoring season in college as a junior with 5 goals and 9 assists in 44 games with a +4 rating.

From Brookefield, WI, we expect the 25-year old picks up scoring as he gets situated.

In 35 games, he picks up 3 assists and gets a 1st league goal in the playoffs, but for 2026/2027, he elects to return and signs a 1-year ECHL deal with Atlanta Gladiators.

Boston College Eagles‘ senior defenseman Aidan Hreschuk(7) signs a 1st pro deal with Texas Stars for 2025/2026.

He left college with 146 games played and a +34 rating.

The 5’11” 178 lbs. blue liner did 2 years USNTDP before college.

From Long Beach, CA, the 21-year old played the Los Angeles Kings Jr. system before school.

He spent most of his playing time with affiliate Idaho Steelheads, scoring 2 goals and 19 assists with a +8 rating, but is a free agent and signs with South Carolina Stingrays for 2026/2027.

Harvard University Crimson freshman forward Joe Miller(12) gets the game-winner in the Gatling gun 8-4 Sunday afternoon battle vs. sometime Beanpot nemesis Northeastern University Huskies.

The 5’9″ 146 lbs. doesn’t look that small forward is a Toronto Maple Leafs‘ 6th round pick in the 2020 draft (#180 overall).

At 20-years old, he looks to be the type of skater to finish out his college term, hopefully add to his size some and be ready, when the time calls for it.

In 13 games this season he has 6 goals and 4 assists with a +8 rating for the Minneapolis, MN native.

For his rookie season, he signs a 1st pro contract with Cincinnati Cyclones for 2026/2027 that we feel will yield good results.

5th year right wing Jeremy Bracco(97) is off to a hot start with his new club overseas, Krefeld Pinguine. scoring 6 goals and 11 assists in 15 DEL games.

He had 17 points (2-15) last season with KalPa in just 24 Liiga games.

The 5’11” 194 lbs. forward was originally a Toronto Maple Leafs 2nd round pick in 2015 (#61 overall) and spent his 1st 3 pro years in their system, playing for affiliate Toronto Marlies. but somehow amassing 145 points in 169 AHL games isn’t good enough to score a qualifying offer.

He was signed to play with Carolina Hurricanes last season, but when he was to be sent to the minors, entertained and accepted a more lucrative offer and was released on unconditional waivers to Finland.

It seems likely that if the still young 24-year old, former 5-game Boston College Eagle (3 assists), who quickly left for a pair of very solid OHL campaigns before turning pro will get pick up by an NHL team for a one-way contract if he keeps scoring big.

He may not be making his way to the big league in North America quite yet, but does take it up another level overseas, joining Bary Nur-Sultan of the KHL after putting up a career 2nd best 40 assists in Germany’s top hockey.

We do think the Freeport, NY native and 2018 Calder Cup Champion will return.

He starts his 2nd year with the team after 14 goals and 26 assists last season, but records only 1 goal in 6 games and maybe they get nervous and deal him to HC Sochi.

We do believe he will do just fine.

In 33 games, he scores 8 goals and 7 assists that he will take with him to his new league, Slovak Extraliga, where he signs with HKM Zvolen for 2024/2025.

He almost oddball takes 7 assists in 6 games to a new deal with HC Innsbruck and will head over to IceHL for his next hockey.

Scoring pretty well in Austria, he wants to head back to the tougher Slovakia and signs with HK Poprad.

Once again, putting up points is not a problem and he notches 8 assists in 5 games, then 3 goals and 1 helper through 6 in the playoffs, so he’s an easy re-sign to return with Poprad.

After 9 games with 1 goal and 4 assists, he decides to head for DEL2 and signs with Eisbaren Regensburg, where we know he will score well.

He comes away with 14 goals and 24 assists in 37 games, then another 9 points in the playoffs to earn another deal to return to Eisbaren.

Union College Dutchmen senior right wing Colby MacArthur(23) has a 2nd 20+ assists seasons, adding 12 goals last season that he takes to a 1st pro contract with Kansas City Mavericks.

The good-sized 6’3″ 190 lbs. forward scored 2 goals in his ECHL debut and adds 1 assist in 6 games with a +5 rating.

From Summerside, PE, the 25-year old played 3 strong years in MJAHL juniors, keeping it close to home with Summerside Western Capitals.

He takes a really nice playoff run to the finals to a rookie contract with Coventry Blaze of the EIHL for 2026/2027.

Northeastern University Huskies‘ graduate, assistant captain defenseman Jake Boltmann(94) looks to put up college career highs this season, but will definitely have to work to get up to those 12 assists he had as a sophomore at University Of Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

In 10 games, he has 4 assists with a +1 rating.

The 6’2″ 201 lbs. blue liner puts in a solid effort in Hockey East each time out there.

From Edina, MN, the 24-year old came up through the high school system in his town, then went onto a year of USHL before being plucked out of juniors for school in his 2nd frame.

He signed as a rookie with Idaho Steelheads and did well enough to earn a loan up to San Jose Barracuda for 14 AHL games that helps get him signed for 2026/2027.