Endicott College Gulls‘ freshman right wing Thomas Rockey(19) figured into only 10 games, so decides to find some better college hockey life and enters the transfer portal to skate with SUNY Cortland Red Dragons for his sophomore frame, 2025/2026.
The 6′ 179 lbs. forward did 2 successful junior seasons before college.
From Mullica Hill, NJ, the 22-year old should find more success with his new team.
UMASS Minutemen sophomore defenseman Francesco Dell’Elce(23) was picked up by Colorado Avalanche in the 3rd round of the 2025 draft (#77 overall) after putting up 7 goals and 17 assists in 40 games as a freshman with a +18 rating.
The 6’1″ 181 lbs. blue liner only did 1 BCHL year before college.
From Toronto, ON, the 20-year old seemed to play onto the team who selected him’s radar.
9th year net minder Zane McIntyre(30) signs for a 3rd straight season 2023/2024 in Minnesota Wild system after 34 AHL games with a 16-12-5 record, 2.87 GAA and .899 SV% last season.
He was in the cage for 37 the year before that with even better numbers.
Originally a Boston Bruins‘ 6th round pick in the 2010 draft (#165 overall), he left a year at University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks on the table before turning pro.
Although he hasn’t played an NHL game since his 2nd season, he’s always been under a contract to a big league club.
At 30-years old from Grand Forks, ND, he has to be smiling how things have worked out.
Dispatched almost exclusively to affiliate Iowa Wild, he struggles on a not so good team.
He is going to head back overseas, but looks for far more success, signing a 1-year deal with Straubing Tigers of DEL for 2024/2025.
In 28 games, he posts a good record, but decides at 33-years old to head closer to home for his next hockey and signs a 1st ECHL contract with Tahoe Knight Monsters for 2025/2026.
Notre Dame University Fighting Irish senior captain Nick Leivermann(4) was originally selected by Colorado Avalanche in the 7th round of the 2017 draft (#178 overall), but went unsigned upon completing his graduate frame with a 3rd 10+ assist season (21 as a senior).
He turns pro and signs a 1-year AHL deal with last year’s Calder Cup Champion, Hershey Bears for 2023/2024.
The 5’11” 185 lbs. blue liner from Eden Praire, MN did only 1 BCHL season with Penticton Vees before heading to school.
At 24-years old, he’s likely gunning to get going.
After a solid rookie frame, scoring 3 goals and 13 assists in 37 games with a +5 rating is an easy re-sign to stay a Bears for 2025/2026.
Railers Jr. Hockey Club 2nd year defenseman Tristan Boyer(7) has blown the lid of assist scoring with 34 in 42 EHL games this season.
For 2024/2025 he commits to Wentworth Institute Of Technology Leopards.
The 6’1″ 181 lbs. blue liner will definitely be a welcome part of the college teams CCC play.
After figuring into only 4 games, he enters the transfer portal and will skate with UMASS-Dartmouth Corsairs, as a sophomore in 2025/2026.
PAL Jr. Islanders‘ 1st year center Ryan McKenna(8) and 2nd season USPHL/NCDC forward commits to Connecticut College Camels for 2025/2026 after a junior best scoring 14 goals and 30 assists in 46 games, then added another 11 points in 8 for the playoffs.
The 5’11” 179 lbs. pivot from Garden City, NY is keeping things close by picking this school.
We look for the 21-year old to contribute in the NESCAC.
Merrimack College Crusaders‘ senior left wing Mick Messner(87) is having a breakout campaign in his 2nd year with the team since being a portal transfer from 2 seasons at University Of Wisconsin Badgers.
In just 7 NCAA Division 1 games, he has a goal and 4 assists with a +4 rating.
The 5’11” 194 lbs. forward had mostly always connected for points through close to home high school in Madison, WI and 2 and a half USHL seasons for the Capitals.
At still just 22-years old looks poised to post Hockey East college career highs in 2021/2022, making him a nice unrestricted rookie pick up, if he decides to turn pro.
He spends a graduate season at the school and posts 5 goals and 4 assists in 35 games with a +6 rating on the way to a Hockey East Finals bout.
It takes him little time to agree to a pro deal, signing with Utah Grizzlies, where he has no points through 6 games with a +1 rating.
His efforts earn him an ECHL contract for 2023/2024 to wear that Grizzlies‘ jersey as a rookie.
He had a nice full frame, scoring 15 goals and 23 assists in a full slate of 72 games, gets him wanted back to continue wearing that Utah shirt.
As an assistant, he scores a new pro best 16 goals and 24 assists in another complete 72 game schedule and will return for his 3rd season as Grizzlies‘ team captain.
After 3 games, he has a change of attitude, sees an opportunity overseas to sign with HC Banska Bystrica for 2025/2026 in Slovak Extraliga and has an assist in his debut.
Undrafted center Danny Weight(19) takes a single season at Boston College Eagles across the country through the transfer portal to Colorado College Tigers, where he’ll look to finish up the next three years.
He seemed to struggle scoring only grabbing a goal and an assist as a freshman in 19 Hockey East games.
It’s doubtful that the college division play was too much, but potentially he could have expected different coming from an all-star season for Penticton Vees, scoring 25 goals and 35 assists in 58 BCHL games.
He seems to score in seasonal spurts with nothing matching the 120 points (52-68) in 83 games he was able to put up as a P.A.L. Junior Islanders 16U AAA.
The 20-year old 6′ 175 lbs. forward will likely find more room to skate in the NCHC, but it still won’t be easy.
Oh, and he happens to be former 1238 NHL games played and 1033 points’ Hall Of Fame, center Doug Weight‘s son.
He skated in only 6 games on a well-led team last season, but is now a graduate and enters the transfer portal for one last college skate.
The Edmonton, AB native will next play some Atlantic Hockey with American International College Yellowjackets, which also brings him back east.
We believe he finds more space in this conference too.
He matches his 12 point best, but scores a new high 5 goals and signs a 1st pro deal with Wichita Thunder for his rookie frame, 2025/2026.
After 1 ECHL game, he is reassigned to affiliate Birmingham Bulls and scores a 1st SPHL goal in his 2nd game.
Union College Dutchmen senior right wing Caden Villegas(28) had a college best 22 assists in his final season.
The 5’8″ 174 lbs. forward from Plano, TX moved through the ranks of youth hockey before heading to juniors, where he moved up before college.
He signed a 1st pro deal with Adirondack Thunder and in 12 ECHL games, recorded 1 goal and 2 assists.
For his rookie run, he will need a contract.
He finally does come around to sign a 1-year deal to remain a Thunder for 2025/2026, but actually changes things up to become a free agent and signs for a 1st year with Maine Mariners instead.
University Of Michigan Wolverines‘ sophomore center William Horcoff(44) left his 2nd USNTDP season to join his college commit team and scored 4 goals and 6 assists in 18 games.
In his 2nd year, the 6’5″ 203 lbs. forward has 6 goals and 4 assists in 7 games.
He also became a Pittsburgh Penguins‘ 1st round pick in the 2025 draft (#24 overall).
From Birmingham, MI, the 18-year old will see how long he school stays.
