Almost unreal, 18th year center Jon Matsumoto(11) will do a 2nd DEL2 season with Krefeld Pinguine after scoring 10 goals and 13 assists in 30 games last season.
He had previously played 9 years in the upper German league, DEL and twice won the Championship back-to-back with EHC Munchen.
The 5’11” 185 lbs. forward was a Philadelphia Flyers‘ 3rd round pick in the 2006 NHL draft (#79 overall) and spent his 1st 3 years with the team after leaving Bowling Green University Falcons with a year on the table.
From Ottawa, ON, the 37-year old may hit 20 years as a pro barely blinking.
Exploding for point-per-game numbers in the current frame (20-30-50), he is signed to stay a 3rd year to hopefully build a new championship for the Pinguine,.
Fitchburg State University Falcons win the 2025 MASCAC Championship, ending MCLA Trailblazers‘ Cinderella run.
The opponents knocked off the top seed, then the #2 in back-to-back 2-1 games to advance to the Finals after winning only 4 games during the regular season.
In the final game, the champs won 3-1, but have a shutout lead until late in the 3rd.
Junior goaltender Max Macchioni(29) was one of the true stars of the game that went to 2-goal scorer, sophomore Hunter Dunn.
They had a 15-12-1 record overall, 8-9 in the conference, had to win a triple overtime thriller to move on and will face Utica in the 1st round of the D3 playoffs.
Worcester Jr. Railers‘ 1st year right wing Justin Massa(19) commits to Nichols College Bison for 2025/2026.
The fairly big 6′ 190 lbs. forward scores pretty big with 13 goals and 13 assists through 47 USPHL/NCDC games.
He was also a big point-getter at Berwick Academy USHS-Prep.
The 20-year old from St. Constant, QC will definitely add some scoring punch to his new college team.
South Shore Kings‘ 1st year center Will Rassier(10) takes 23 goals and 28 assists in 46 USPHL/NCDC games to a 2025/2026 commit at Wesleyan University Cardinals.
From Princeton, NJ, he scored very big as a senior at Brooks School USHS-Prep.
The 6′ 179 lbs. plays a power forward style.
There’s little doubt, the 20-year old will help his new college team on the scoresheet.
Northeast Generals‘ 2nd year, captain defenseman Jack DeMoura(4) chooses Albertus Magnus College Falcons for his 2025/2026 commitment.
The 5’10” 179 lbs. blue liner from Taunton, MA has been in the system for 4 years now.
Through 46 NAHL games, he has 1 goal and 8 assists, a new junior best for him with a 0 rating.
He is a player that will definitely add some depth to his new college team’s zone.
Montreal Canadiens‘ 7th round pick in the 2014 draft (#207 overall), 4th year center Jake Evans(71) gets a new 3-year deal to continue his progress with the Le-Bleu-Blanc-Rogue.
He skated a career high 47 NHL games last seasons, scoring 3 goals and 10 assists with a +2 rating to earn his new $1.7M AAV deal .
The former University Of Notre Dame Fighting Irish forward was a big scorer as senior team captain (46 points in 40 games) and also reached the 40-point mark as a junior.
He was also a point-per-game player in two years of juniors for St. Michael’s Buzzers and won the 2013 OJHL Championship in his first campaign there.
The 25-year old hopes to be just getting started.
This season he is flirting with career high numbers and is set to become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the current session, so the only team he’s ever suited up for offers him 4-years at $2.8M AAV to stay and he will continue to wear the Canadiens‘ colors.
RPI Engineers‘ sophomore left wing Henri Schreifels(20) heads into the transfer portal and comes out for 2023/2024 at Stonehill College Skyhawks.
The 6’1″ 194 lbs. forward has exactly been a stellar scorer with 1 goal last season in 21 games, but we’re thinking his new school’s schedule will likely see that open up for him.
He was a dominant scorer in his 2nd BCHL frame for Victoria Grizzlies, connecting for 24 goals and 21 assists.
We see the 23-year old from Agoura Hills, CA settling in nicely at his new college home.
After a senior year with a new college best 12 assists and 18 points, he signs a 1st pro deal with Wheeling Nailers, that should turn out pretty well for the two.
Northern Cyclones‘ 1st year center Alex LoGuercio(2) has a junior hockey USPHL/NCDC best scoring 18 goals and 10 assists in 24 games after coming over from 6 NAHL games with Danbury Hat Tricks.
The 6′ 201 lbs. power forward scored big like this in 2 years at The Frederick Gunn School USHS-Prep.
From New York, NY, the 20-year old commits to Skidmore College Thoroughbreds for 2025/2026.
University Of Alabama-Huntsville Chargers‘ freshman right wing Bennett Stockdale(26) was able to score a pair of goals in only 15 NCAA Division 1 WCHA games.
The Ottawa, ON native skated a couple of seasons in the close by CCHL for Kanata Lasers before taking it to America and up a level in two seasons with Johnstown Tomahawks, where he struck for a total of 29 goals and 52 assists in 110 NAHL games before committing.
We think the 5’11” 185 lbs. forward is probably just getting himself situated before he starts affecting the score sheet.
He moves on and is a big scorer at SUNY-Plattsburgh Cardinals before turning pro with Maine Mariners, which yields good results in 3 goals and 7 assists in 18 games to earn himself a return visit for 2024/2025.
In his 2nd season, he comes away with 1 goal and 3 assists in 14 games, but is traded off to Indy Fuel.
Through 23 games, he gets no goals and 3 assists with a -3 rating and is traded to Worcester Railers to see if they can get him scoring again.
Northeast Generals‘ 1st year center Kai Dunits(8) commits to Dalhousie University Tigers for 2025/2026, sending him closer to his Kanata, ON home.
He has played most of the current frame here, since an early trade sent him in.
The 6′ 185 lbs. forward has 8 goals and 13 assists in 39 NAHL games with a +1 rating.
