University Of Maine Black Bears‘ graduate assistant captain, left wing Ben Poisson(12) accepts a 1-year ECHL deal with Greenville Swamp Rabbits for 2024/2025.
The 6’1″ 200 lbs. played a college high 37 games last season, but scored better as senior with 9 goals and 17 assists.
From Vancouver, BC, the 24-year old played 3 BCHL years with Prince George Spruce Kings.
In his rookie frame, he plays 59 games, scoring 3 goals and 7 assists with a +1 rating to gain an invite to return to be a Swamp Rabbits for 2025/2026.
3rd year, extra large 6’7″ 229 lbs. left wing John Parker-Jones(95) signs an AHL deal with Ontario Reign for 2024/2025.
He played most of last season for Trois Riviere Lions.
After 4 seasons with Peterborough Petes of the OHL, he decided to head to University Of Windsor Lancers for a year before turning pro.
From Brantford, ON, the 24-year old may have landed at a good spot.
He played a pretty solid ECHL campaign with Greenville Swamp Rabbits, scoring 10 goals and 17 assists in 50 games, while only skating one game up, but is liked enough to invite back to potentially make more waves with the Reign in 2025/2026.
Boston College Eagles‘ senior center Colby Ambrosio(77) will do a year of eligibility at Miami University (Ohio) Redhawks 2024/2025 graduate season.
The Colorado Avalanche 4th round pick in the 2020 draft (#118 overall) didn’t score quite as much as he is used to, playing a college best 40 games, but likely accepted a different, more checking oriented role on a very strong team.
From Welland, ON, the 24-year old did 2 USHL frames with Tri-City Storm before heading to school.
He finishes up his extra year tying the 13 assists he had as a sophomore to sign a 1st pro deal with Toledo Walleye that begins even before his college life concludes.
In his ECHL, he records a multi-point game with a 1st goal and an assist and has 3 tallies and 2 helpers with a +2 in 7 games so far for a more than solid start.
Through his early time as a pro, he skates 12 games, claiming 3 goals and 5 assists, then added another 11 points in 18 playoff games to easily earn himself a deal for his rookie season to be a Walleye, 2025/2026.
After 8 games into the 2022/2023 as a 2nd year graduate center Grant Hebert(93) at University Of Maine Black Bears, scoring 1 goal and 2 assists has decided to turn pro, signing for the remainder of the session with Allen Americans.
He transferred in after 3 years at Robert Morris University Colonials, where he put up a college best 8 goals and 15 assists as a junior.
The burly 6’3″ 191 lbs. 25-year old forward from St.Andrews West, ON should be able to connect his scoring in the ECHL.
He would get 8 goals and 18 assists in 37 games, then adds another 6 points (2-4) in 11 playoff matchups with a +1 rating as he gains comfort with his new team.
Makes complete sense for him to gain a new 1-year deal to stay in Allen for his sophomore frame.
In 43 games, he grabs 10 goals and 10 assists that he will take with him to his new deal with Manchester Storm of the EIHL, where he should be able to help them.
He scores pretty much bonzo for his overseas team at point-per-game pace, but has decided to return closer to home and sign with Norfolk Admirals for the rest of this term.
In 24 games, he scores 5 goals and 11 assists, then gets 9 points in 11 playoff games with a +2 rating to easily get an invitation to return to Admirals for a full frame, 2025/2026.
RPI Engineers‘ senior left wing Ryan Mahshie(25) is coming off a college career best 15 goals and 22 points to enter the transfer portal for a graduate season that he will spend with University Of Connecticut Huskies and put himself in the middle of Hockey East battle.
The 6’3″ 215 lbs. forward won the 2019 AJHL Championship in his 2nd junior season for Brooks Bandits.
Undrafted, the 24-year from Stony Creek, ON is already a welcome scoring addition to his new team.
After 21 games with only 2 goals and 3 assists, it’s maybe not moving as he had envisioned, so he leaves school to turn pro and signs for the remainder of 2024 with Orlando Solar Bears, where the big pivot will likely step right in to help the team win.
He gets 1 goal in 12 games and they offer him an ECHL contract for his rookie season, 2024/2025.
In 8 games, he scores no points and gets himself traded to Allen Americans, who are looking to put his size to their advantage.
He scores only 1 goal in 11 games, so gets dealt to Worcester Railers, where he may gel with their team better.
After 43 games in his first frame, scoring 3 goals and 4 assists, he had good size and plays almost exactly into the style of Railers to accept a 1-year deal to stick around 2025/2026.
University Of Alaska-Fairbanks Nanooks‘ graduate, assistant captain defenseman T.J. Lloyd(6) had a 3-time tying 3 goal season with new college best 16 assists and 19 points in 34 games.
He also scored 3 goals as a freshman at Bowling Green State University Falcons before transferring after his sophomore year.
The 5’10” 179 lbs. blue liner 4 times reached 10+ assists.
He did 3 junior frames and in his 2nd won the 2018 AJHL Championship, then as team captain was voted most outstanding d-man.
From Lloydminster, SK, the 23-year old signs a 1st pro deal with Savannah Ghost Pirates and has no points in 3 ECHL games, but is a +2 rating.
He signs to play his rookie campaign with Wichita Thunder in 2024/2025.
In 66 games, he scores 9 goals and 16 assists and earns himself an easy contract to return for 2025/2026 as a Thunder.
Rochester Jr. Americans‘ 2nd year center Jaden Dyke(29) put up more NAHL numbers with 20 goals and 35 assists with a +25 rating in 56 games, then added another 7 points (5-2) in 12 playoff matchups.
The big 6’4″ 205 lbs. forward commits to Long Island University Sharks for 2025/2026.
From St. John’s, NL, the 20-year old is going to be a nice add for the independent college team.
Mercyhurst University Lakers‘ senior defenseman Josh McDougall(23) wasted little time signing a pro contract once his team was eliminated from tournament play and agreed to an ato with Wichita Thunder.
The 5’10” 181 lbs. blue liner took a college career best 3 goals and 15 points to 5 ECHL games with no points, but a +1 rating.
A Prince Albert, SK native, he skated two junior seasons with Nipiwin Hawks and had most points by a defenseman (74), was voted best defenseman and won the 2018 SJHL Championship before heading to school.
The 23-year old should be able to set himself up nicely with a new deal for 2022/2023.
He comes off his 1st pro experience, fresh out of college at the end of last season, and signs a new 1-year deal with Indy Fuel.
After 19 games and 3 assists with a +2 rating, he gets traded and then traded again to end up with Norfolk Admirals.
27 games into his stint with his new club, he gets a first goal in the league for a puck keeper.
Through 41 games, he would score 3 and pick up 7 assists, which is enough to invite him back to put on the Admirals‘ sweater for 2023/2024.
As a 3rd year d-man his scoring exploded to the tune of 6 goals and a monster 39 assists with a +24 rating to re-sign to return for a 4th year in Norfolk.
14th year defenseman Bobby Raymond(21) is trying his hand at a new league for 2022/2023, signing for 1-year with Grenoble of Ligue Magnus.
The 5’10” 185 lbs. blue liner spent the last 3 seasons in DEL2 last winning the 2022 Championship with Loewen Franfort and DEL the previous two, as captain and assistant for Iserlohn Roosters, his 2nd stint with the team.
Almost oddly, his one title in Germany’s top league came during his one campaign for Adler Mannheim.
He also played 3 seasons for EC Salzburg in the old EBEL, where he ran his best point totals.
The RIT Tigers‘ graduate had a good run there, in his 2nd run with Florida Everblades and helped them capture the 2012 ECHL Kelly Cup trophy.
At 35-years old, he’s likely happy to be playing at the level his is and still contributing big.
He starts the new frame 2023/2024 playing in the OEHL, but gets wooed to enter the fray once again at 38-years old, signing with 2023 Erste Liga Champs, Gyergyoi HK.
In 8 games, he scores 1 goal and 3 assists, then through 10 playoff matchups, he adds another goal and 2 assists with a +3 rating to very much be wanted back in a Bears‘ jersey for 2024/2025.
A 40-year old, Raymond will return to the team he is still connecting with for 2025/2026.
UMass Minutemen senior right wing Reed Lebster(13) is going to extend college for another year and will attend Michigan State University Spartans for the start of a graduate program.
Last season the 6′ 187 lbs. forward had a college career best 14 assists and 22 points.
He was on the team, who won the 2021 NCAA Division 1 Championship.
A Grand Rapids, MI native, he had a strong 2nd frame of USHL junior hockey with Des Moines Buccaneers.
The 24-year old will likely do pretty good in Big Ten Conference play.
He holds his own at his new school, scoring 6 goals and 13 assists with a +11 rating to signing a 1st pro contract with Florida Everblades, where he has only been able to figure in 1 playoff game on the reserved list.
Appearing in 5 playoff games for some experience en route to the team’s 3rd straight Kelly Cup Championship, he is liked enough for his contributions to sign up for his rookie season, 2024/2025.
As he is to get started on a pro career, a pitfall occurs almost immediately, as he is traded to Utah Grizzlies, where he will definitely be a valued team member.
After skating in 67 games as a rookie, scoring 17 goals and 27 assists on a non-playoff team, he is well-liked invite to score a return to the Grizzlies for 2025/2026.
