5th year defenseman Nick Magill-Diaz(21) gets a trade to join Fresno Falcons for 2026/2027.
The 5’9″ 185 lbs. blue liner did 4 years at Curry College Colonels before turning pro.
From Clawson, MI, the 25-year also did 1 year at Trine University Thunder.
UMASS-Dartmouth Corsairs‘ senior left wing Tyler Stewart(44) had a college best 21 goals and 24 assists in 25 games.
The 6′ 181 lbs. forward signed a 1st pro deal with Knoxville Ice Bears, where he scored 2 goals and 3 assists in 8 SPHL games, but was oddly waived and picked up by Macon Mayhem, although wasn’t able to connect.
From Lower Burrell, PA, the 24-year old did 2 NAHL seasons before college and will need a new deal.
For 2026/2027, he re-signs to return to the Ice Bears and skate a full season.
2nd year left wing Colton Sipperly(26) returns from a successful rookie season swing through France3, scoring almost point-per-game numbers, he takes to a new contract for 2026/2027 with Fayetteville Marksmen.
The 5’10” 174 lbs. forward played 4 years at SUNY Canton Roos, leaving as a senior with a college hockey best 10 assists and 13 points.
From Tampa, FL, the 25-year old did 2 years of juniors before school and we think could strike well in the SPHL.
Merrimack College Warriors‘ senior defenseman Christian Felton(53) is looking like he is ready to set up a collegiate career best season, already 1 goal and 1 assist in 11 games.
He had 2 goals and 4 assists as highs last season.
The 6’1″ 195 lbs. blue liner from Medina, OH is maybe leaning in a little looking for scoring opportunities.
Transferring after 1 year at Bentley University Falcons, the 23-year old seems to have found his style in Hockey East play.
In his senior year, he would score new college bests 3 goals, 4 assists for 7 points, which he takes to a 1st pro contract, a 1-year NHL entry level deal with Vancouver Canucks.
He appears in only 13 games with affiliate Abbotsford Canucks and 7 in the ECHL before the injury bug takes him off his game.
For 2025/2026, he signs with Utah Grizzlies and should do really well.
He actually is loaned up to the AHL for 6 games, but is traded to Cincinnati Cyclones, where we think will continue good play.
For 3 games, he heads down, but is signed to a deal in the upper league for the rest of the current frame will be a Canucks.
Released, then traded to Cincinnati Cyclones, he gets 2 assists in 5 games, but he decides to head off to HockeyAllsvenskan and signs with Kalmar HC for 2026/2027.
Undrafted 6th year, left wing J.C. Campagna(93) comes off a season, where he skated only 4 ECHL games for Florida Everblades and Wichita Thunder, but mostly took 2020/2021 off.
He has played 171 games in the league, scoring 65 goals and 58 assists.
The 6’4″ 205 lbs. power forward played in three junior leagues (OJHL, OHL and QMJHL) before turning his sights on St. Thomas University Tommies for two years, then University Of Prince Edward Island Panthers for one before turning pro with Adirondack Thunder, potting 6 goals and 4 assists in 16 games.
Nothing strange about that, except the former Ohio Blue Jackets 16U AAA is a Dallas, TX native.
The 28-year old signs with Toledo Walleye for 2021/2022 and we think that could be a super-charged good choice to pocket some career point totals.
He actually switched out his signing to Allen Americans more than midway through the frame, scoring 10 goals and 5 assists in 21 games to agreeing to a new contract for 2022/2023 with Tulsa Oilers, which should be an awesome resting space for him.
Not exactly sure what happened in Oklahoma, but it wasn’t necessarily bad stats, yet he decides to switch things up big and leaves for HC Presov of Slovak Extraliga and already has 4 goals and 1 assist in 4 games, so must be liking it alright.
He actually scores 6 goals and 6 assists in 17 games, but maybe his -10 wasn’t all that great, so left for DEL2, signing with EHC Freiburg, maybe taking it up a little in the playoffs.
For 2023/2024 though, he decides to return and signs with Utah Grizzlies.
He played in only 12 games, getting 1 goal and 4 assists.
It’s taken maybe a little bit to decide where to head next and will once again head across the pond and signs in Slovakia2 with MHK Humenne.
He was limited to only 4 games, but hammered home 2 goals.
For 2025/2026, he returns to shores and signs with Worcester Railers, who will welcome his size into their lineup.
After being let go before skating for his new team, Grizzlies steps back in to give him a contract.
He appeared in only 3 games, recording 1 assist last year and for 2026/2027 circles back to Worcester, where he will look to roll into their regular lineup.
University Of Southern Maine Huskies‘ senior captain defenseman Cole Brennan(6) takes 2 goals and new best 12 assists, 14 points to a 1st pro contract for his rookie season, 2026/2027 with Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs.
The 5’10” 194 lbs. blue liner did 2 sessions of juniors before college.
From Sussex, NJ, the 24-year old should find luck in the SPHL.
2nd year defenseman Zach Papapetros(3) gets picked up in a trade for 2026/2027 and will play for Twin City Thunderbirds.
The 6′ 170 lbs. blue liner is cycling to his 4th FPHL team.
He did 4 years at Castleton University Spartans always producing 10+ assists.
From North Andover, MA, the 25-year old may have found the right team for the best luck.
Undrafted, 3rd year 6’6″ 195 lbs. defenseman David Drake(25) decided to take 2020/2021 off, as did his team of the past couple seasons, Reading Royals, despite them both being ready to re-up.
For 2021/2022 though, he is set to rejoin them and becomes one of the initial signings.
The former two year University Of Connecticut Huskies assistant captain actually signed for his rookie and sophomore sessions to their parent club, Lehigh Valley Phantoms, but only played 9 AHL games, with 7 being after college graduation, gaining 2 assists.
Never the biggest scorer in college or a couple of years of junior hockey with Des Moines Buccaneers, he actually had 13 assists in ’19/20.
The 26-year old has found himself a nice home for hockey in PA.
He would last only 18 games in 2021/2022 before being sent to Wheeling Nailers, where he spent most of the season, but was also loaned up on a pair of occasions.
In his 4 games for Rochester Americans, he had an assist and was a +3.
For 2022/2023, he heads back to West Virginia, which might lead to his best success.
4 goals and 15 assists (both clearly career bests) and he has to return to continue wearing that Nailers‘ jersey.
He runs a best 18 assists and 20 points with a +18 rating in 65 ECHL games to be welcome back for 2024/2025.
In another 65 games, he records 14 assists, but looks elsewhere for a new contract and signs for 2025/2026 with Greenville Swamp Rabbits.
Last season, he does ok with scoring again, keeping to 10+ assists in the last 4 years, but looks elsewhere and signs with Savannah Ghost Pirates for 2026/2027.
RIT Tigers‘ senior right wing Cody Laskosky(26) will take some college best scoring with 14 goals and 27 assists in 37 games with a +16 rating into the transfer portal to next play hockey at University Of Wisconsin Badgers.
He had 10+ goals and assists as a junior with a +18 rating.
The 5’11” 180 lbs. forward play 4 junior AJHL seasons with a few different teams before circling into home team, Camrose Kodiaks for an outstanding scoring spree.
Undrafted, the 24-year old could very well play himself onto radar.
He finishes up his extra session with 7 goals and 4 assists in 27 games with a +6 rating that he takes to a 1st contract as a rookie with Tahoe Knight Monsters for 2025/2026.
After 11 games with 3 goals and 3 assists, he is traded to Indy Fuel.
In 50 games, he nets 12 goals and 21 assists with a +7 rating, then adds 4 more points in the playoffs to be an easy invite to return a Fuel for 2026/2027.
St. Lawrence University Skating Saints‘ senior left wing Tyler Cristall(18) takes college hockey best goals, 10 and 21 assists in 34 games to a 1st pro contract for 2026/2027, his rookie year with Greensboro Gargoyles.
The 5’9″ 170 lbs. forward did mostly 3 years BCHL before school.
From North Vancouver, BC, the 24-year old will definitely be challenged by the ECHL.
