Maryland Black Bears‘ 2nd year left wing Trey Hinton(13) scores a new junior best 12 goals and 24 assists in 44 NAHL games this season, which he takes to a 2026/2027 commit at Air Force Academy Falcons.
The 5’9″ 163 lbs. forward did his final youth hockey with the team before signing.
From Castle Rock, CO, the 19-year old should score well at Atlantic Hockey.
5th year, former Boston College Eagles‘ 2-time captain, center Christopher Brown(10) signs a 1-year AHL contract for 2023/2024 to Rochester Americans after posting ECHL career highs 24 goals and 40 assists for 64 points with Jacksonville Icemen.
Originally a Buffalo Sabres‘ 6th round pick in the 2014 draft (#151 overall), he never signed and his 1st deal was with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins as a rookie, so it’s interesting he’s come back around with their affiliate.
He was mostly reassigned and then signed in Florida with good results to start and then a 2nd season split time between on loan to Hershey Bears.
We believe the bet is the 27-year old from Bloomfield Hills, MI and son of former NHL veteran Doug Brown is set to sparking the higher level.
He actually continues as captain down in Florida and cobbles together a 2nd best point total (59), so for 2024/2025, he is easily re-signed to continue in upper state with the Amerks, when needed.
For his 6th season, 5th as team captain, he returns to the Icemen for 2025/2026 and already has 6 goals and 4 assists in 12 games.
After 13 goals and 15 assists in 49 games, he is dealt to his 1st new team in awhile, Toledo Walleye, where he will continue to score big.
University Of Vermont Catamounts‘ senior captain center Jacques Bouquot(17) enters the transfer portal to take on a new hockey experience for his graduate season at Penn State University Nittany Lions.
The 6’1″ 185 lbs. forward leaves with a college best 16 points and tied his junior high of 6.
A native of Columbus, OH, he played his one campaign of junior hockey up north in the BCHL, running up decent points for Chilliwack Chiefs after a trade sent him there.
The 23-year old may find a little more room to score playing Big Ten hockey.
He does get the room and pots a new college high 12 goals, 15 assists and 27 points to sign a pto deal with Lehigh Valley Phantoms and will report to affiliate Reading Royals to start.
In 30 games, he scores 3 goals and 9 assists with a +2 rating, but finds himself dealt as part of a huge trade to Jacksonville Icemen.
UMASS Minutemen Czechia-born, freshman right wing Vaclav Nestrasil(11) is almost little doubt a Chicago Blackhawks‘ 1st round pick in the 2025 draft (#25 overall) with his 11 goals, 13 assists in 28 games and a +1 rating.
The big 6’6″ 190 lbs. forward has 19 goals and 23 assists in 61 USHL games, his only complete year of junior hockey before heading to school.
He did all his youth hockey back home and the 18-year old is not likely to stay with school.
UMASS Lowell Riverhawks‘ fairly big 6’4″ 212 lbs., freshman defenseman Nate Misskey(13) was a San Jose Sharks‘ 5th round pick in the 2024 draft (#143 0verall), his 2nd full WHL season.
He is one of the 1st Canadian junior players welcomed into the program.
From Melfort, SK, the 21-year old has 4 goals and 4 assists in 32 games and is former assistant captain, looking like a natural leader out there.
RPI Engineers‘ Slovakian-born, sophomore center Filip Sitar(49) has a college best scoring with 8 goals and 9 assists in 32 games this season.
The 6′ 187 lbs. forward transferred from a 31 game appearance at University Of Connecticut Huskies, scoring 1 goal and 2 assists.
He did all his youth hockey in Sweden and even posted 1 HockeyAllsvenskan and 11 in the SHL before coming over for college hockey.
The 20-year old is in a good place to pick up notice.
Michael Martignetti(6) takes some solid play on the blue line for tier 3 Railers Jr. Hockey of the EHL to an opportunity to play for newly minted NCAA Division 1 hockey for Stonehill College Skyhawks.
The 5’11” 195 lbs. plays a punishing style blue line.
It would be little surprise to see the 20-year old do well, as he continues to grow his game.
He plays a full set of games during his 1st year with the college team and scores with a +2 rating, but only figures in 4 contests as a sophomore, so enters the transfer portal to next play at St. Anselm College Hawks in his junior season.
As a senior, he has played 16 games with 2 goals, 1 assist and plays like a leader out there.
2nd year Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks‘ giant 6’5″ 190 lbs. defenseman Gavin O’Hara(4) takes a new junior high 3 goals and 5 assists in 41 NAHL games to a 2026/2027 commit at University Of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Blugolds.
From Chicago, IL, the 20-year old should transition well.
Merrimack College Warriors‘ sophomore left wing Jack Richard(9) gets back to action after missing last season with injury and has 2 goals and 1 assist in 11 games.
He did his freshman year at Niagara University Purple Eagles and scored great with 10 goals and 11 assists in 34 games.
The 6’4″ 205 lbs. forward from Stony Creek, ON did 3 plus a COVID year in the OJHL with Burlington
We look for the 23-year old to regain strength and really move as a senior.
Michigan State University Spartans‘ sophomore defenseman Austin Oravetz(24) enters the transfer portal and will next play hockey at Merrimack College Warriors as a junior, 2025/2026.
The 5′ 10″ 192 lbs. blue liner did 2 USHL seasons before college.
From Canonsburg, PA, the 21-year old did his youth hockey in Pittsburgh Penguins‘ system.
He wasn’t much of a scorer at his old school, but jumps in for a 1st college hockey goal and 9 assists in 33 games this frame as a Warriors.
