Canisius College Golden Griffins‘ freshman defenseman Dominic Payne(27) enters the transfer portal and will skate Hockey East in 2025/2026, as he is set to join UMASS-Lowell Riverhawks.
The 6’2″ 190 lbs. blue liner scored 6 goals and 8 assists in 37 games with a +2 rating last season.
From North Vancouver, BC, the 20-year old play 2 years of junior hockey in Canada before coming south for school.
10th year defenseman Mathew Bodie(22) re-signs to stay on for a 4th season with ERC Ingolstadt after scoring 4 goals and 21 assists in 40 DEL games with a +30 rating.
He had 1 year stints in both the KHL and SHL after coming over from an AHL year for Syracuse Crunch, while under a Tampa Bay Lightning deal scoring a new best 31 assists, which matched his Union College Dutchmen high as a senior.
Undrafted, the 6′ 175 lbs. blue liner was originally signed to 1-year contracts by New York Rangers for 3 campaigns to start his pro career.
From East St. Paul, MB, the 33-year old has to be happy to still be playing his game.
After a 5th season, serving as assistant captain and still producing points, he decides after 208 DEL games, 287 AHL and 154 NCAA, he decides to retire, but we don’t think he will be too far from hockey.
Anaheim Ducks quickly sign 3rd year Boston College Eagles‘ defenseman Drew Helleson(43) to a 3-year entry level deal after picking him up on a huge trade that maybe sent their best blue liner to a rival.
He takes a junior year tying 4 goals in new bests 32 NCAA Division 1 games, 21 assists and 25 points to his new job.
The sizably solid 6’3″ 204 lbs. d-man spent a pair of seasons in the USNTDP system before arriving at school.
At just 20-years old, he is likely to have an immediate impact.
He has played his rookie season with affiliate San Diego Gulls, putting up 5 goals and 13 assists, after coming in last year on an ato, skating 17 games, including 2 in the playoffs that got him a pair of assists.
His play earns the Farmington, MN native a look in the show and in his debut is on the ice for 18 shifts, 13:30 with 2 shots on net, leaving a 5-4 overtime loss with a -1, then in his 2nd appearance scores a 1st NHL goal for himself despite skating less minutes than his first game.
After 56 games, scoring 4 goals and 9 assists with a +6 rating on a non-playoff team, he earns himself a nice 2-year extension as a 1st time restricted free agent worth $1.1M AAV to stay a Ducks.
Winnipeg Jets signed Providence College Friars‘ undrafted 4-year star center Parker Ford(25) to a 2-year NHL entry level deal, making the smart move of being the team to offer him a contract.
The 5’9″ 182 lbs. forward had almost identical junior and senior frames scoring 27 and 26 points.
He was a 4-time 10+ assist and 3-times 20+ points with one of those sessions resting at 19 player through college.
The 22-year old from Wakefield, RI native is likely to report to affiliate Manitoba Moose to start, which couldn’t be any better for him.
He gets a 1st AHL goal in his debut.
He gets another 1st goal in his NHL debut almost a couple of years later.
In 8:12 of ice time, he skated 12 shifts with 1 shot, 1 hit, 1 giveaway and 2 takeaways to cap off a debut.
With another 14 goals in his 2nd frame and 3 games up in the big league with a +1 rating, the restricted free agent is signed up to a 2-year 2-way contract to continue as a Jets.
2nd year right wing Nick Jermain(18) brings his pro game closer to home for 2021/2022, signing with Kalamazoo Wings.
He maybe a little oddly spent 2020/2021 skating for Coventry Blaze, getting a strange 1 goal and 12 assists in 13 EIHL games.
The 6′ 174 lbs. forward skated 4 years for Quinnipiac University Bobcats, scoring a college career high 12 goals and 21 points as a senior.
He was also a solid point getter at the Brunswick School, peppering the net with 30 goals and 60 assists in 80 USHS-Prep games.
The Cos Cob, CT native almost oddly agreed to play for Connecticut Oilers, but detonated the stat sheet with 36 points in 38 games, then added another 13 points in 11 contests en route to the tier 3 junior, 2015 EHL Championship.
He would smartly move onto a campaign with Merritt Centennials pocketing 29 goals and 25 assists in 54 BCHL games before heading to school.
The 25-year old will easily bring some compete to his new club.
He actually doesn’t take up with the team he signed with and instead Fort Wayne Komets have him in a jersey for 28 games until he is traded to Maine Mariners, where he stays for about a year before heading overseas again to Slovak Extraliga.
For the next frame, he would do similar, signing in the ECHL first before leaving to Ligue Magnus.
Last season, he spent an entire campaign in Maine, scoring 6 goals and 10 assists, which for 2025/2026, he will take his game to DEL2, signing with the new team Blue Devils Weiden.
St. Lawrence University Saints‘ large 6’3″ 201 lbs. graduate center, captain Josh Boyer(28) doesn’t really contribute big points, but gets some, 2 goals and 3 assists in 27 games and is fairly accountable on a team with a losing record.
He transferred from little use as a sophomore at University Of Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks and has always played full slates at his ECAC school.
From Wasilla, AK, he did most of his 1st NAHL junior year with Fairbanks Ice Dogs and 1 more before moving onto a frame with 2 USHL teams prior to heading to school.
The 24-year old could turn pro and score a boatload of goals.
He takes a college tying 3 goals, best 6 assists and 9 points to an ECHL deal with Atlanta Gladiators to get his pro game started and has 1 goal and 1 assist in 7 games.
They like what they see and invite him to spend his rookie season in a Gladiators‘ uniform, 2024/2025.
After no points in 11 games, he gets dished to Bloomington Bison, who think they can use his size to score points.
Northeastern University Huskies‘ sophomore spark plug, center Ty Jackson(14) is taking college career bests 14 assists and 20 points with a +19 rating to Arizona State University Sun Devils for a new look.
Despite being only 5’8″ 161 lbs. out there, he managed to be more than a point per game player in his 2nd season with Dubuque Fighting Saints, scoring 58 points in 48 USHL games.
The 20-year old from Oakville, ON should be able to light it up regularly for his new team.
After a 3rd season, scoring a new college best 16 assists and 24 points, he signs a 1st pro deal with his brother to head to Germany3 and agree with Deggendorfer SC for 2025/2026.
Dartmouth College Big Green senior, captain left wing Sean Chisholm(21) signs a 1st pro deal, an ato with Texas Stars.
In 7 games, he scores a 1st AHL goal and adds an assist with a +3 rating, but figures into no playoff contests. \
The 6’1″ 190 lbs. forward from Caledonia, ON did 2 AJHL junior sessions before heading to college.
For his rookie season, 2025/2026, he will need a new deal.
He indeed grabs a new contract for his 1st year, full year run in a Stars‘ jersey.
New Hampshire Mountain Kings‘ 1st year left wing Taybor Aldrich(96) scored a junior best 10 goals and 1st season tying 9 assists last season with a pair of teams.
The 5’11” 195 lbs. forward commits to Endicott College Gulls for 2025/2026.
From Willston, VT, the 20-year old will likely do well in CNE play.
University Of Alaska-Fairbanks Nanooks‘ senior center, captain Harrison Israels(24) enters the transfer portal on a year of eligibility and will play for University Of Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks for a graduate frame, 2024/2025.
He scored a college best 20 goals, 26 points with a +10 rating in 33 games last season.
The 6’2″ 205 lbs. Mississauga, ON native did 2 seasons OJHL with Oakville Blades, scoring big then bigger before school.
Upon finishing up tournament play, he signs with Florida Everblades and scores a 1st ECHL goal and 2 assists in 7 games, but doesn’t appear in the playoffs.
For his rookie season 2025/2026, he signs up with Rockford Icehogs, who obviously had him on their radar.
