Harvard University Crimson freshman defenseman John Fusco(3) decides he wants to venture off early, enters the transfer portal and will skate for Dartmouth College Big Green in his sophomore year.
A Toronto Maple Leafs‘ 7th round pick in the 2020 draft (#189 overall), he must have been unhappy skating a somewhat conservative 26 NCAA Division 1 games, scoring a goal and an assist.
He doesn’t really go far though, as he stays in ECAC hockey come 2022/2023.
The former Dexter Southfield School USHS-Prep senior captain played only one USHL campaign before heading to school.
At just 21-years old, he probably find more room to help grow his college hockey game.
He scores a new college best 11 goals and 10 assists as a senior with a +15 rating in 32 games, which he takes to a 1st pro contract with Hershey Bears for his rookie season, 2025/2026.
Norwich Sea Captains 2nd year left wing Chase Leivian(8) tied his 29 points he scored as an NA3HL 1st year player and commits to Franklin Pierce University Ravens for 2025/2026.
The 6′ 192 lbs. forward did all his youth hockey at home before juniors.
From Arvada, CO, the 21-year old should do well in NE10 play.
5th year right wing Matt Marcinew(8) makes a decision he maybe should have made earlier in his career, heads off to Europe after a career year, scoring 23 goals and 25 assists in 57 ECHL games for Indy Fuel.
The 5’10” 190 lbs. forward signs with HPK of Liiga for 2021/2022.
While the former 4-year University Of Denver assistant captain as a senior consistently been a great scorer at the lower level (59-82-141 in 184 games with a +15 rating), but almost oddly has been given much opportunity in the AHL with only 1/2 season on the books.
Finland’s top hockey will be very competitive for the 27-year old that could excel his game and start a great career away from home in Calgary, AB.
He finds limited success in Finnish hockey, so decides to sign with Sodertalje SK, scoring 7 goals and 8 assists in 35 Allsvenskan games.
For 2022/2023, he returns to sign a 2-way deal with the brand new Calgary Wranglers.
After spending all of last season running up the scoresheet for Rapid City Rush to the tune of a career high 30 goals and 38 assists for 68 points in 64 ECHL games.
For 2023/2024, he signs with Allen Americans, where those scoring talents are once again very likely to flourish.
He scores 8 goals and 13 assists in 18 games to start the new session and might be looking for another step, so signs for the rest of the year with Krefeld Pinguine of DEL2.
In a full frame, he is essentially a point-per-game performer, but decides to look for another league to conquer and signs in the EIHL with Nottingham Panthers for 2025/2026.
Quinnipiac University Bobcats‘ graduate right wing T.J. Friedmann(19) signs a 1st pro deal, an ato for the remainder of 2023 with Utica Comets.
In 2 AHL games, he has no points, as they head into the 1st round of the Calder Cup playoffs.
He scored a college career best 11 goals last season and twice had 20+ points.
The 6’2″ 180 lbs. forward from St. Louis, MO had a pair of solid junior campaigns in the BCHL for Victoria Grizzlies before committing to school.
He spent most of his rookie frame with affiliate Adirondack Thunder, scoring pretty well and signs with them for 2024/2025.
In his 2nd frame with the team, he scores 12 goals and 10 assists in 58 games, which is good enough to keep around and continue to develop as a Thunder.
Clarkson University Golden Knights‘ graduate, captain defenseman Kaelan Taylor(5) signs a 1st pro deal with Tahoe Knight Monsters, which he extends to a full 1-year ECHL contract for his rookie frame, 2025/2026.
The 6’2″ 195 lbs. blue liner was never a big scorer with a college best 1 goal and 6 assists in 39 games last season with a +15 rating.
From Oceanside, CA, the 26-year old played 3 years of juniors before college and went through Los Angeles Jr. Kings‘ system.
Michigan State University Spartans‘ junior right wing Joey Larson(17) leaves a year on the table to as an unrestricted free agent signs a 1-year NHL entry level deal with New York Islanders and went to affiliate Bridgeport Islanders on an ato to score 2 AHL goals and 1 assist in 6 games.
The 6’1″ 196 lbs. forward had 3 seasons of 10+ goals and assists scoring, including as a freshman at Northern Michigan University Wildcats.
From Brighton, MI, he was a point-per-game player in his final USHL campaign before college.
University Of Maine Black Bears‘ graduate right wing Nolan Renwick(62) signs a 1st pro contract with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins for his rookie season, 2025/2026.
The fairly big 6’3″ 212 lbs. forward scored a college best 9 goals and 15 assists last season.
From Milestone, SK, the 24-year old did 2 USHL years before college.
Philadelphia Jr. Rebels‘ 1st year, Lithuanian-born left wing Linas Dedinas(12) commits to Albertus Magnus College Falcons for 2025/2026.
The 6’1″ 190 lbs. forward scored 4 goals and 11 assists last season.
After youth hockey at home and in Finland, he came over for at least a couple years of USHS-Prep.
The 20-year old should do well in college hockey.
Providence College Friars‘ junior defenseman Guillaume Richard(4) has 1 goal and 8 assists in 17 games, looking to eclipse earlier marks set as a freshman that saw him net 3 goals and 11 assists.
A Columbus Blue Jackets‘ 4th round pick in the 2021 (#101 overall), he did only 1 full USHL season of juniors with Tri-City Storm before committing to school.
The 6’2″ 179 lbs. blue liner from Quebec, QC easily plays his size.
Upon finishing up tournament play, he signs a 2-year deal to join the team who selected him a few years ago and reports to affiliate Cleveland Monsters on an ato, scoring 2 goals and 2 assists in 8 games, then 1 goal and 1 assist in 6 playoff matchups with a +4 rating.
He will be an easy look to pull up.
New Jersey Bears‘ 2nd year Ukranian-born left wing Artem Kondrashov(3) scored a junior best 13 goals and 23 assists last season and takes it to a 2025/2026 commit at Lebanon Valley College Dutchmen.
The 5’11” 161 lbs. forward did most of his youth hockey at home, but did come over for some before juniors.
We look for the 20-year old to play himself right into place.
