After 21 games in a new league for the 1st time post 10 straight SHL seasons, 13th year right wing Rhett Rakhshani(89) has decided to retire despite scoring a tidy 5 goals and 7 assists in his DEL debut.
He played a monster 428 games in the top Swedish league, scoring a very nice 112 goals and 170 assists with a +22 rating and two league championships in 2015 and 2019.
The 5’10” 189 lbs. forward was originally a New York Islanders‘ 4th round pick in the 2006 draft (#100 overall).
He skated 7 NHL with no points and 2 penalty minutes.
The Huntington Beach, CA native had great success in the AHL with Bridgeport Sound Tigers, lighting it up for 113 points (44 goals, 69 assists) in 120 games.
This effort definitely provided him the bridge to head to Sweden as his 1st stop.
The former University Of Denver Pioneers, now 34 will definitely find a good life off skates.
Undrafted 5th year right wing Nick Schilkey(7) will take his game to Iserlohn Roosters of DEL for 2021/2022 after signing 4 AHL contracts with three different clubs.
The 2-time Ohio State University Buckeyes‘ captain, who put up 41 points both as a junior and senior, with a college high 27 goals in his 4th year and 22 assists in his 3rd, can definitely strike for points.
His pro highs thus far were achieved in his 2nd campaign with Charlotte Checkers, when he scored 15 goals and 22 assists for 37 points in 64 games, then added another 8 points (1-7) in 19 playoff contests on the way to the 2019 Calder Cup Championship.
The Marysville, MI native was also a big scorer in his 2nd frame of junior with Green Bay Gamblers (32-39 in 59 games), but won the 2012 USHL Clark Cup Championship in the previous year.
At 27 years old, he will likely have great success in Germany’s top hockey.
He takes some decent numbers, 8 goals and 19 assists in 49 games to a new possibility signing with IF Bjorkloven of HockeyAllsvenskan for 2022/2023.
For blowing up the scoresheet with 17 goals and 18 assists in only 26 games, he earns himself a nice 1-year extension to stay.
Mercyhurst University Lakers‘ graduate left wing Eric Esposito(7) is definitely threatening to surprise both goals and assists college best marks this season, already tallying 3 goals and 4 assists, putting with one or two of his highs.
The 5’11” 181 lbs. forward played a full slate of games in 4 years for University Of New Hampshire Wildcats, but at his best as a sophomore only scored 4 goals and 6 assists.
Atlantic Hockey play could suit the 3-time Youngstown Phantoms‘ 3rd year captain better than Hockey East did.
The 24-year old from West Haven, CT is setting up some good looks should he decide to turn pro.
It was a Saturday night non-conference battle at Boston Bruins‘ practice arena, Warrior Ice featuring the home Rivier University Raiders (Nashua, NH) vs. Framingham State University Rams, pitting two teams with near identical records.
The team from up north got on the scoreboard first with a goal late in the 2nd to break the ice, but an early 3rd period press by the other club from down the road would even things up at 1.
In the extra session, the Raiders kept pressing the 3-on-3 til they finally found light to win it 2-1.
Sophomore goaltender Luke Newell(29) stopped 28 of 29 shots for his 3rd win against 2 losses of the season.
Middlebury College Panthers make their annual visit down to Valley Forum for an NESCAC Division matchup vs. Tufts University Jumbos, a pair of teams with only one win apiece in the early going.
The game stayed scoreless through the 1st, but early in the 2nd freshman forward Cole Dubicki(24) lights the lamp for his 1st of the season and the home team just kept scoring to run the tally up to 5-0 by the finish.
Tufts University Jumbos welcome in NESCAC Division rivals Williams College Ephs to the Valley Forum for a matchup and the game is at a 0-0 stand still until late in the 2nd, when the visitors get on the board.
Sophomore forward Sean Clark(27) would get what would be the game-winner early in the third on the way to what would become a bit of a 4-1 tilted outcome for an eventual 2nd win of the season.
Framingham State University Rams welcome MASCAC division rivals, undefeated Plymouth State University Panthers to Loring Arena for a mid-week tilt and tie things up in the 2nd, heading into the 3rd 3-3, but a mid-period goal by 6′ 200 lbs. freshman center, Connor Tait(6) puts the visitors up by one to which they would add a power play tally late to take the 5-3 win.
The 8th ranked UConn Huskies pull into North Andover for a Hockey East battle vs. #12 Merrimack College Warriors at Lawler Arena.
The home team gets on the scoreboard 1st, but a period later it gets tied and then at around that same point in the 3rd the visitors took the lead to not look back on a 3-1 advantage.
Freshman Soviet-born net minder Arsenii Sergeev(30) increases his record to 6-1-1 on the season.
The battle of Rhode Island stops into Schneider Arena on a Saturday night in late November and the #8 ranked Providence College Friars have all they can handle with the team based just down the road, Brown University Bears.
Sophomore defenseman Jackson Mundo(23) connects for what would be the 3-2 game winner to capture the “Mayors Cup,” but the home team did fall behind 2 before making it a close contest.
The USNTDP under 18 team pulls into Agganis Arena, home of Boston University Terriers with a slew of NCAA Division 1 commits on their roster and they run up a 5-2 margin before it’s closed to to a regulation tie, until the kids tipped it their direction in OT on two goals by NHL draft prospect, Gabe Perrault(4), who almost ironically has committed to rivals Boston College Eagles for 2023.
