3rd year extra large 6’7″ 239 lbs. defenseman Connor McCarthy(2) is heading to Slovakia’s top hockey, signing 1-year with HC Banska Bystrica for 2023/2024.
He is mostly a stay at home style blue liner, who was twice signed by Bridgeport Islanders, but skated mostly for affiliate Worcester Railers.
The former Clarkson University Golden Knights senior assistant captain should do very well where is headed.
University Of Notre Dame Fighting Irish 2023/2024 commit, 2-year USNTDP defenseman Paul Fischer(7) hasn’t a lot of points, but definitely showed much better accountability with a +9 rating.
The 6′ 183 lbs. blue liner from River Forest, IL came up through the Chicago Mission program.
Draft eligible, the 18-year will likely be sitting on his hands in a week.
American International College Yellowjackets‘ junior left wing Aaron Grounds(23) will switch things up and head to Long Island University Sharks for his senior year 2023/2024.
The 6’2″ 190 lbs. forward had a best 5 assists and 9 points last season and leaves with a combined +14 rating.
He’s not exactly the biggest scorer, except for maybe 12 goals for Fargo Force in his final year of USHL.
From Jamestown, ND, the 23-year old could find space open up for him to get goals next season.
Twin City Thunder 2nd year defenseman Blake Tierney(11) commits to Trine University Thunder.
He scored a USPHL/NCDC junior hockey best 2 goals and 20 assists last season.
The 5’11” 170 lbs. blue liner came up through the Chicago Mission, considering he lived right there.
At 20-years old, he’s likely ready to get started.
Charlotte Rush 2nd year USPHL Premier defenseman Dylan Ray(71) has chosen Nichols College as his next destination for hockey and school.
Last season he scored a junior best 9 goals and 21 assists in 44 games.
The 5’9″ 165 lbs. blue liner is small, but covers his zone well.
There’s little doubt the 20-year old from Long Beach, NY is going to fit into this program well as a freshman.
Trinity College Bantams‘ 2023/2024 commit, 2nd year Philadelphia Rebels‘ captain center Connor Sedlak(18) scored a junior best frame by a long-shot 22 goals and 27 assists with a +10 rating in 59 NAHL games.
The 5’8″ 165 lbs. forward played the previous season for Jamestown Rebels. after completing Don Bosco USHS-Prep and playing his youth hockey local.
A native of Wyckoff, NJ, the 20-year old is maybe not the biggest skater on ice, but we think will help find the back of the net on repeated occasions.
UMass Minutemen 2023/2024 commit, the 6’3″ 191 lbs. big 2nd year Maine Nordiques‘ defenseman Evan Orloff(73) will definitely be taking up some room on the ice, when he’s out there.
In 50 NAHL games last season, he scored a new junior best 8 goals and 14 assists with a +17 rating, then added 2 tallies and a helper in 7 playoff matchups.
The Kensington, MD native 20-year old may re-define incoming freshman.
Westfield State University Owls‘ Swedish-born, junior defenseman Tom Skold(13) has made the decision to leave school and turn pro back in his home country with tier 3 Hockeyettan, signing for Huddinge IK in 2023/2024.
The 6’2″ 192 lbs. forward scored 4 goals and 7 assists in 44 games over 2 seasons.
He was a pretty good assist guy in junior hockey and tallied 27 in 45 EHL games with Boston Jr. Rangers in his final year before school, which he started at Becker College Hawks before they went belly up.
We do believe the 23-year old finds more room to score points in the league he’s headed to.
It wasn’t until a couple of months after the start of his third session for Maryland Black Bears of the NAHL that right wing, captain Luke Mountain(21) committed to his college for 2021/2022, University Of Vermont Catamounts.
He scored a junior hockey high 18 goals in his first season, 16 assists in his 2nd and 29 points in 2020/2021.
The 6’1″ 181 lbs. power forward skated his school hockey at nearby to home, Woodbury, MN Shattuck St. Mary’s scoring fairly big there.
At 21-years old, he’ll be a tough compete in Hockey East.
After 2 years skating 29 games, he has only gained 3 assists, but is decently accountable with only a -3 rating.
For his junior year, he decides to head to school closer to home in Minneapolis, MN, signing up to join Augsburg University Auggies for his junior season 2023/2024.
University Of Notre Dame Fighting Irish 2023/2024 commit, center Carter Slaggert(19) will definitely need to compete hard to earn a roster spot on the Big10 Conference club.
The 5’9″ 170 lbs. played 2 years in the USNTDP, doing best in his 1st USHL season with 3 goals and 5 assists in 31 games.
At 18-years old, he is 2023 draft eligible.
The South Bend, IN native comes out of the Chicago Mission 13-15U programs, so makes him worth watching.
