South Shore Kings‘ left wing Timothy Heinke(20) scored a goal and an assist for a multi-point game early in his 1st USPHL/NCDC season.
The 6’1″ 210 lbs. forward has 18 goals and 9 assists with 2 gwg and 3 power play tallies in 23 games.
There’s little doubt this power forward has to be on many colleges’ radar to commit, but is still out there.
Game views: 10/8-21 Bentley University Falcons welcome a visit from ranked Ohio State University Buckeyes, but Nicholas Grabko(29) stops 34 pucks, allowing only 1 to pass, and 1st goals by graduate transfer Collin Rutherford(29) and freshman Cooper Connell(15) secure a 2-1 home opener win.
University Of Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves‘ 2022/2023 restarted program commit, 2nd year Maryland Black Bears‘ center Conor Cole(13) has already tied last year’s assist mark at 18 from his first season and the goals are getting there with a new best +6 rating in 26 NAHL games.
The St. John, NL native played a couple seasons of OJHL for Toronto Patriots before coming to the U.S. to further his junior hockey.
Already at 20-years old, he should do well playing the open conference schedule.
USPHL South Division leader P.A.L. Junior Islanders may have lost the game we saw on this date by a goal, but they are easily a team to reckon with for the 2021/2022 season and could potentially win the whole thing with forward Spencer Korona(10) helping lead the way in scoring.
Mercyhurst University Lakers‘ 2022/2023 commit, Maine Nordiques‘ 2nd year left wing Tyler Gaulin(8) looks to make an impact immediately upon arrival.
The 6′ 178 lbs. forward had originally agreed to head to University Of Maine Black Bears, but ultimately decides to head a little further west.
He was a very proficient scorer through high school hockey at Berwick Academy, where he was a more than point-per-game player from his sophomore year.
The 20-year old, Kingston, NH native probably just can’t wait to get started at his new school.
University Of Minnesota Golden Gophers‘ 2022/2023 commit, defenseman Ryan Chesley(27) could become the only US born defenseman to go in the first round of the upcoming 2022 NHL draft.
The 6′ 194 lbs. blue liner may not have the greatest numbers in two years with the USNTDP, but does play with a level of accountability that would be a welcome addition to any club.
He did have three super strong campaigns at Shattuck St. Marys.
The 17-year old from Mahtomedi, MN will be a good watch.
Providence College Friars‘ portal transfer graduate, right wing Alex Esposit0(26) came in for a year of eligibility after spending 4 decently successful enough seasons at University Of Vermont Catamounts.
In 16 games he only has a couple of assists, but seems like the 6′ 185 lbs. forward could have a breakout at any point, if he does.
He had a college best 10 goals and 10 assists as a freshman, but also only grabbed three points in last campaign’s play, don’t play silliness.
The former two-year Youngstown Phantoms‘ had three tremendous runs at Loomis Chaffee School, amassing consecutive more than point-per-game sessions.
It will definitely be a look to see what might be next for the 25-year old
Boston Bruins‘ 9th year, Finnish-born center Erik Haula(56) signed a tw0-year $2.5M AAV contract near the beginning of unrestricted free agency after coming off an ok season for Nashville Predators.
Originally a Minnesota Wild 7th round draft pick in the 2009 draft (#182 overall), he spent the first four years of his pro career with the team after being a total offensive threat for three campaigns at University Of Minnesota Golden Gophers.
The 6″ 194 lbs. forward was next grabbed in Vegas Golden Knights‘ expansion draft and signed to a lucrative three-year deal, then had his most outstanding offensive numbers right away with 29 goals and 26 assists, but a bit of a terrible -16 rating in 76 NHL games.
The 30-year old is off to maybe a bit of a slow start in 2021/2022 with only a goal an 4 assists in 14 games, but always seems to have the ability to strike for multi-point outings at any given point.
New York Rangers‘ 3rd round pick in the 2015 draft (#184 overall), Slovakian-born goaltender Adam Huska(32) scored his NHL debut.
In his first game, he was absolutely shelled and completely abandoned by his defense.
The big 6’4″ 218 lbs. net minder deserves another chance almost immediately.
He did all of his youth hockey back home before coming over to join Green Bay Gamblers after a playing U18 in Slovakia2.
The Zvolen native got off to a slow start, but when he returned for a full run went 26-9-2 with a 1.82 GAA and .931 SV% for league bests and Goaltender Of The Year before committing to University Of Connecticut Huskies.
He stayed in school only three years before signing a two-year entry level deal, and is currently on a 1-year extension.
10th year defensemen Tommy Cross(4) gets signed to a 1-year 2-way NHL deal with St. Louis Blues sort of quickly into unrestricted free agency and reassigned a 2nd time to be captain of new affiliate Springfield Thunderbirds.
The 6’3″ 205 lbs. blue liner has 518 AHL games to his credit with a glorious +65 rating, 48 goals and 152 assists reaching the 200 point mark in the minors just recently.
He has only 3 games in the big league to his credit with draft club, Boston Bruins, grabbing an assist, so it’s definitely not impossible to see him score a recall.
The 32-year old, former 4-year Boston College senior captain from Simsbury, CT must just be pretty pleased his is still pulling down a major contract, despite his limited experience in the league.
