Maryland Black Bears‘ 1st year goaltender Dom Gatto(33) switched teams and leagues after 2 seasons with Mercer Chiefs.
The small 5’8″ 148 lbs. net minder put up a 19-4 record with a 240 GAA and .886 SV%, but had to concede to the other goalie, as they won the 2026 NAHL Robertson Cup.
From St. Charles, IL, the 21-year old stays relatively close to home, committing to Milwaukee School Of Engineering Raiders for 2026/2027.
Cornell University Big Red big 6’4″ 223 lbs. senior right wing Winter Wallace(23) enters the transfer portal to do a graduate frame at University Of St. Thomas Tommies for 2026/2027.
We think he will have vastly better luck scoring, playing the independent schedule.
He scored best as a freshman with 3 goals and 5 assists in 23 games.
From Boulder, CO, the 24-year old did 2 USHL seasons, breaking out in his 2nd before college.
University Of Michigan Wolverines‘ senior center T.J. Hughes(13) scores a college best 22 goals and 35 assists in 40 games with a +14 rating to sign a 1st deal, an ato with Colorado Eagles.
The 6′ 185 lbs. forward scored a 1st AHL goal and 1 assist in 2 games to start and has added 6 points in 10 playoff matchups.
A Colorado Avalanche unrestricted free agent signing, he gets a 1-year NHL entry level deal for 2026/2027.
From Hamilton, ON, the 24-year old did 3 junior seasons, blowing up scoring for 66 goals and 61 assists in 60 games in his 3rd frame to win the 2022 AJHL Championship.
Junior center Matt Hubbarde(81) will take 2 years at Dartmouth College Big Green to continuing his education and hockey with Providence College Friars.
The 6’1″ 190 lbs. scored fairly equally in his 1st 2 seasons at school.
From Pickering, ON, he played most of his junior hockey in Canada and had a most impressive bit of a shortened frame in the BCHL with Langley Rivermen.
The 23-year old will be taking on a new challenge playing Hockey East.
He would only figure in 13 games, scoring 1 goal, so no surprise he will do his senior year at University Of Alaska-Fairbanks Nanooks for 2024/2025 and will likely give him the room he needs.
In a ties for college high 30 games played, he scores new best 13 goals and 10 assists for 23 points playing the independent schedule.
With no postseason, he signs a 1st pro deal with Iowa Heartlanders and scores a 1st ECHL goal in his debut.
He would sign for 2025/2026 with them, but traded to Rapid City Rush after just 6 games, then he is moved again to Bloomington Bison.
After a rookie season with 3 different clubs, he looks elsewhere and signs Ringerike Panthers of Norway for 2026/2027.
Western Michigan University Broncos‘ junior, assistant captain center Grant Slukynsky(13) leaves a year on the table after tying his sophomore scoring of 10 goals and posting a new college best 30 assists and 40 points with a +15 rating in 39 games last season.
The 6’1″ 198 lbs. forward signs a 1-year NHL entry level contract as an unrestricted free agent with Los Angeles Kings for 2026/2027.
After blowing away scoring at USHS-MN, he stretch for 3 USHL seasons before committing to Northern Michigan University Wildcats.
New Jersey Devils‘ 4th round pick in the 2019 draft (#96 overall) right wing Tyce Thompson(29), selected after his first season at Providence College grabs the 5th fastest 1st NHL point in a debut in team history with an assist at 4:22.
The 6’1″ 178 lbs. forward was basically a point per game player in NCAA Hockey East, leaving a year behind to sign his two-year entry level deal.
His dad is Brent Thompson was a Los Angeles Kings‘ choice and has guided Bridgeport Sound Tigers for the last 8 years or so and brother Tage skates for Buffalo Sabres, so the 21-year old comes from lineage.
He opened his rookie season with new affiliate Utica Comets and was absolutely lighting it up, when he was recalled.
In a pair of games, he didn’t registered any more points, but was awkwardly hit and has to undergo shoulder surgery, so will miss the next couple months.
In 15 games, he has 5 assists and finds himself involved in a trade sending him to New York Islanders.
He has 3 goals and 11 assists through 51 games, but is a horrible -21 and he is wanted to return to continue to work for Bridgeport on that game.
Through 65 AHL games, he scores new best marks 8 goals and 13 assists that he will take to a new deal with Barys Astana of the KHL for 2025/2026.
In 57 games, he scores 15 goals and 10 assists with a pretty horrible +/-, but is wanted to return for 2026/2027 to Barys Astana.
St. Anselem College Hawks‘ senior left wing Hunter Brackett(11) leaves for Germany4 and signs with EC Lauterbach 2012 for 2025/2026.
The 6′ 181 lbs. forward scored a college best 20 goals and 20 assists last season.
He did most of 3 years in junior hockey, jumping around leagues.
In 5 games, he has 5 goals and 2 assists, which we think gets him a look at a higher level.
He is scoring well and gets a trade to potentially a playoff team, ECW Sande.
For 2026/2027, he will head to France3 and signs with HC Dijon Ducs.
Fischtown Pinguins‘ big defenseman Matthew Abt(42) signs on for a 3rd straight season, 2026/2027 after scoring a best 12 goals and tying his 22 points from a year earlier.
The 6’4″ 181 lbs. blue liner played 3 seasons with Luuko after seemingly exhausting opportunities in the AHL.
From Leduc, AB, he graduated RIT Tigers after 4 campaigns of AJHL juniors.
The now 32-year old looks to continue to do well.
Boston Jr. Rangers‘ 1st year defenseman Nathaniel Boeckle(91) played a 1st full season in USPHL/NCDC juniors, scoring nicely with 6 goals and 14 assists in 47 games.
The 6’2″ 194 lbs. blue liner commits to Lebanon Valley College Dutchmen for 2026/2027.
From Glen Allen, VA, the 20-year old should find traction with his new school team.
New England Wolves‘ 3rd year center Alex Roy(22) commits to the new D3 college team, American International College Yellowjackets for 2026/2027.
The 5’9″ 165 lbs. forward was a consistent scorer as the team transitioned leagues from the EHL to the USPHL/NCDC, he kept up and even surpassed what he had done with more than point-per-game stats of 15 goals and 11 assists in 25 outings.
From Stanstead, QC, the 20-year old will do well with his new school team.
