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Idaho Steelheads‘ rookie left wing Grant Silianoff(89) gets 7 goals and 5 assists in 43 ECHL games with a +11 rating to earn another 1-year deal for 2026/2027.

The 5’11” 179 lbs. forward spent 5 years, 159 games at University Of Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

From Edina, MN, the 25-year will likely continue to get better with time.

Saint Lawrence University Saints‘ senior captain defenseman Luc Salem(6) skated a college best 38 games last season before signing with Utah Grizzlies upon finishing up ECAC tournament play.

The 5’10” 181 lbs. blue liner had his best college year scoring as a junior, hitting 10 goals and 17 assists in 37 games with a +12 rating.

He was definitely able to load up assists through 2 NAHL junior seasons.

From Los Angeles, CA, the 24-year will need a new deal moving forward.

He signs with Indy Fuel for his rookie season, 2024/2025, where we think he will have good success.

With 3 assists in 16 games with a -3, he finds himself twice traded but is wanted by Kalamazoo Wings to help their d corps.

He doesn’t stay long, as he is dealt to Utah Grizzlies for 2025/2026.

In a new high 69 games, he scores a best 21 assists and 24 points with a +4 rating and then is traded from the team he went to after the sale of his last club to Tulsa Oilers for 2026/2027.

It’s the no-brainer, unrestricted free agent signing of the 2022 post-college hockey season, in undrafted center, twice captain Colin Bilek(66) at Army West Point Black Knights‘ gets a AHL contract with Manitoba Moose for 2022/2023 and stays on Winnipeg Jets‘ radar.

The 5’11” 195 lbs. forward came away from 2021/2022 with a college career high 20 assists and 31 points in 34 NCAA Division 1 games.

He scored 18 goals as a junior.

The Brighton, MI native also had 18 goals in each of his 2 years of junior hockey with Northeast Generals.

He also posted 22 and 32 assists.

The 25-year old will certainly arrive ready to compete for a roster spot as a rookie.

He skates only a couple of games with the big club before being dispatched to ECHL affiliate Trois-Rivieres Lions, where he has a decent 14 goals and 9 assists in 46 games.

As the trade deadline looms, he gets a new address as Rockford Ice Hogs will adopt his contract, but likely will start with Indy Fuel.

We will see if he can make a bigger difference for a playoff tilted team.

After just 1 game with new contract club and then being reassigned down, he 7 goals and 4 assists in 18 games, then another 2 goals and 1 assist in 4 playoff matchups, he gains their confidence to have him back in an Ice Hogs‘ jersey for 2023/2024.

He would be reassigned down for the entire frame, but got settled and started connecting regularly for 20 goals and 23 assists in 51 games with a +5 rating.

For 2024/2025, he officially signs with the Fuel to try to improve their playoff push.

After 3 seasons in the same jersey, scoring a new best 34 assists, he agrees with Kalamazoo Wings, who seem to be scooping up a lot of the unrestricted free agent prospects for a Cup run.

In a career high 71 games played, he scores a new best 22 goals and 18 assists to be asked to return a Wings for 2026/2027.

Cornell University Big Red senior goaltender Ian Shane(1) signed a 1st pro deal with Norfolk Admirals once tournament play concluded.

He posted a 3-0-2 record with them in 5 ECHL games.

For his rookie season, the 6′ 176 lbs. signs a 1-year deal with Kansas City Mavericks.

From Manhattanville, CA, the 24-year old did 2 years of juniors before college.

He posted a 66-32-16 through college with 11 shutouts, so think he will do pretty well in this league.

Through 8 games, he does ok, but Reading Royals need his help in net, so trade future considerations to grab him.

In 5 games, he does well enough to be asked to return a Royals for a full frame in 2026/2027.