American International College Yellowjackets‘ Slovakian-born graduate center Luka Maver(25) heads back to sign for 2022/2023 with Pioneers Vorarlberg of Austria’s top league, IceHL.
The 6’3″ 194 lbs. forward did not play as a freshman.
He played some of his junior hockey back home, but also skated three years, 2 NAHL, 1 USHL before committing to school.
We think the 24-year old’s game gets to open up a bit in Austria’s top league.
Swedish-born left wing Emil Westerlund(30) finishes up a graduate year at University Of Maine Black Bears and gets a tryout offer from Almtuna IS of HockeyAllsvenskan to return “home” for 2022/2023 and goes for it.
The 6’2″ 198 lbs. forward should be able to adapt to play pretty well, coming from the hard-hitting Hockey East he mostly played in college.
He definitely has shown flashes of scoring, especially in juniors with Linkoping HC that we think will come to life, where he’s comfortable playing.
The 24-year old will certainly be an interesting watch.
11th year pro Vincent LoVerde(5) decides it’s time to move on after spending the last pair of seasons under a minor league contract with Hartford Wolf Pack.
He’s twice won Calder Cup Championships: 2015 Manchester Monarchs and 2018 Toronto Marlies, once as captain, once as assistant.
The always solid 5’11” 205 lbs. d-man has played 517 games in the AHL, scoring a nice 50 goals and 126 assists with an eye gaggling +115 rating.
He’s like Mr. Accountability.
The 32-year old has never played a minute in the show, but coming up from his start as an undrafted player signing two ECHL contracts with Ontario Reign to working his way up to three big league deals, twice with parent club Los Angeles Kings and even a pair of one-way years with Toronto Maple Leafs.
A Chicago, IL native, he not surprisingly completed four years at University Of Miami (Ohio).
He will next put on the skates in Austria’s IceHL, a coalition league of 6 countries’ clubs, and lace up for the somewhat famous EC Salzburg, which should turn out pretty great.
Scoring a pair of goals and 13 assists in 41 games with a +15 rating, then only an assist, but great accountability with a +6 en route to the 2022 IceHL Championship.
He definitely takes this success up a level and signs for 2022/2023 with Kunlun Red Star of the KHL.
Manitoba Moose sign former RIT captain, defenseman Adam Brubacher(2) to a professional tryout agreement and in his 2nd game he pots a 1st AHL pro goal for himself.
The big 6’4″ 205 lbs-er knows how to connect for points from the blue line.
He left school scoring 26 goals and 80 assists for 106 points with a nice +16 in 146 NCAA Division 1 games.
The Elmira, ON native was in New York Islanders‘ development camps for the last couple seasons and allegedly signed with their minor league club.
He played all of his early junior hockey at home with the Sugar Kings before moving onto a season in the BCHL, then committing to college.
Seems the 25-year old should be a shoe in to sign for 2021/2022 up north if that’s what he figures to do.
He splits his rookie season between contract club, Abbotsford Canucks and affiliate Fort Wayne Komets, doing decently with each club.
For 2022/2023, he is signed by Bakersfield Condors to help sure up their blue line.
10th year center Brett Olson(26) returns to a 5th year of DEL hockey, but switches allegiances. signing with Dusseldorfer EG for 2021/2022.
The 6′ 190 lbs. forward has definitely done ok in the league, scoring 10+ goals and just shy of 15 assists in 176 games, and in 11 contests this season has 2 tallies and a helper.
He left for Europe after a pair of 2-way NHL deals, as he’d been a solid scorer in the AHL, originally agreeing on a pair of seasons with Abbotsford Heat to start his pro career.
The former 2-time Michigan Tech University Huskies‘ originally left for a no-brainer deal to EC Salzburg, where he was essentially a point-per-game player in 39 EBEL games.
At 34-years old, there’s little doubt he could become a valuable voice on the bench for a squad.
After another 39 games in Germany’s top league, he has decided to move off the ice and accepts assistant coaching duties at his former home for junior hockey, Waterloo Blackhawks, where he will be amazing.
Undrafted 4th year defenseman Tim Shoup(77) trades in 2 years with Indy Fuel for a new adventure, signing with Glasgow Clan for 2021/2022.
Not exactly the biggest point guy out there, he did get 11 assists as a rookie and was a +11 rating last season.
The 26-year old, former senior assistant captain at Dartmouth College Big Green, should help his new EIHL team nicely.
He was actually pretty good in the British elite league, scoring a new best 6 goals and 14 assists in 52 games.
Maybe a little oddly, he takes this overseas experience to a new one even further out in the Asia League, signing for 2022/2023 with Yokohama Grits.
3rd year center Marly Quince(28) takes ECHL bests 12 goals and 12 assists for Norfolk Admirals last season to a new contract for 2022/2023 with Coventry Blaze.
He actually got a hat trick in his debut, but the team lost the game 7-3.
The 6′ 204 lbs. 4-year Clarkson University Golden Knights‘ forward started each season signed to an SPHL deal, but successfully blew up the stat sheet to earn permanent loans up.
From Sioux Lookout, ON, we think the 28-year old will definitely blow up scoring in the EIHL.
Defenseman Ryan Sidorski(10) enters a year of eligibility through the portal transfer to do a graduate season at University Of North Dakota Fighting Hawks after 4 years with Union College Bobcats.
The fairly large 6’2″ 216 lbs. blue liner isn’t much of a point getter, but will likely be zone strong in the NCHC.
From Williamville, NY, the 22-year old will definitely likely his new college hockey home.
University Of Connecticut Huskies‘ stellar transfer portal graduate net minder Darion Hanson(33) took his new club all the way to the Hockey East finals, losing in overtime for the final game.
The 6’3″ 181 lbs. goaltender posted all new college bests with a 20-15 record, 2.24 GAA and .923 SV% in 35 NCAA Division 1 matchups.
He transferred from 3 seasons at Union College Dutchmen.
The East Bethel, MN native signed with Reading Royals and in his ECHL debut posted a 4-1 victory, saving 22 of 23 shots for a 1.00 GAA and .957 SV%, which has earned him a loan up to Lehigh Valley Phantoms.
It’s very likely the former BCHL Top Goaltender will get an AHL look, when 2022/2023 gets going.
In what will be a great 1st move to start his career, he becomes the 1st player to sign a deal with the newly crowned, Savannah Ghost Pirates for 2022/2023.
9th year, undrafted left wing Tim Schaller(5) signs a 2nd straight minor league contract, this time to Bakersfield Condors, after a fairly successful 2020/2021 AHL with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.
He was coming off a two-year deal with Vancouver Canucks that didn’t materialize too well and would eventually lead him to be dealt to Los Angeles Kings to kill that contract.
The 6’2″ 204 lbs. forward had his best success in 2 seasons to Boston Bruins, where he grabbed 7 goals and 7 assists in 59 NHL games before coming alive with career bests 12 goals and 10 assists in the next campaign.
He appeared in less than 20 games over two seasons with original contract club, Buffalo Sabres.
The former 2-time Providence College Friars‘ captain was good for 20 points from his sophomore season onward.
At still just 30-years old, it’s likely he just still wants to play, which is why we think his next look will be to see what becomes available overseas for 2022/2023.
After a solid season in California, scoring 10 goals and 15 assists in 67 games with a +11 rating, he is moving on, agreeing to a new deal for 2022/2023 with Milwaukee Admirals.
