Undrafted 7th year center Steve McParland(10) switches up 3 seasons in AlpsHL, 2 with Asiago and most recently for HC Fassa Falcons, running up a pair of campaigns worth 60+ points for a new environment in the EIHL with Glasgow Clan.
He twice fired in 57 points with the exact same goals and assists, reversed a 2nd time (31-26) for Idaho Steelheads.
The 5’11” 203 lbs. forward helped his college team, Providence College Friars win the 2015 NCAA Championship, but wasn’t much of a scorer in school, hitting 13 points as a junior and senior.
A native of Schreiber, ON, he did light it up in 4 seasons of junior hockey, 2 in the GOJHL and 2 OJHL sessions.
The 31-year old will likely ignite mostly England’s top hockey league.
He does just that with 19 goals and 27 assists through 54 games, but has made the choice to move onto DEL3 for his next contract with Saale Bulls Halle for 2023/2024.
After just 8 games and 1 goal in Germany, he decides he’d rather play in the EIHL this season and signs with Guildford Flames, which should give them some happily welcome scoring pop.
3rd year defenseman Carter Allen(4) takes his game over to the EIHL for 2023/2024 and signs a 1-year deal with Coventry Blaze, which should be a pretty good deal for him.
The 6′ 205 lbs. blue liner started his pro career with a single SPHL appearance for Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs before being loaned up to South Carolina Stingrays for 63 ECHL games scoring 10 assists.
He was invited to return last season, but appeared in only 19 games, gets waived and picked up by Cincinnati Cyclones, where he appeared in 8 games to close our the frame.
The Lambton Shores, ON native played 3 years at SUNY-Oswego Lakers.
He should be able to settle into his game with his new team.
5th year center Adam Johnson(47) gets a new start with Lehigh Valley Phantoms, as he is dished from a 2nd stint for Ontario Reign after a slow start.
He signed with the team last season upon returning from Malmo Redhawks, where he scored 7 goals and 5 assists in 21 SHL games before getting released.
In 14 AHL games in 2020/2021, the 6′ 175 lbs. forward had 6 goals and 5 assists, so can produce.
Undrafted, he agreed on a 2-year entry level deal with Pittsburgh Penguins, spending most of his time scoring very productively for affiliate Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, but in his appearances over a pair of campaigns managed 2 assists in his first 6 games, then grabbed a 1st NHL goal and an assist in his next 7.
The 27-year old, former 2-year University Of Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs‘ sophomore scoring sensation from Hibbing, MN can still produce, but definitely needs to re-energize those jets.
He will take an alright season at the 2nd highest level to a new deal across the pond for 2022/2023 with Augsburger Panther and will likely do pretty well in Germany highest hockey, DEL.
7 goals and 15 assists in 45 games isn’t too shabby, but a -20 rating needs to be addressed, so he heads off to sign a new 1-year deal with Nottingham Panthers for 2023/2024 that should see him do quite well in the EIHL.
Our hearts are literally on our sleeves and sticks outside for a tribute to the hardest skater there is. Rest well. we are crying.
4th year defenseman Tanner Jago(34) switches up a good season with UTE, scoring 3 goals and 25 assists in 37 Erste Liga games to a new deal for 2022/2023 with Amiens Les Gothiques of Ligue Magnus.
He was coming off a bit of a strange COVID-struck campaign, where he only played 6 ECHL games for Utah Grizzlies and 7 in Slovak Extraliga with HC Banska Bystrica.
In the prior season, his rookie run, he signed with Texas Stars, but was mostly reassigned to affiliate Idaho Steelheads, where he played 49 games before the session pandemic stopped in its’ pre-playoff tracks.
The former Bentley University Falcons senior captain will likely do very well in France’s top hockey.
After 2 decent overseas seasons, first in Austria, then France, he put together some ok numbers, but decides to take a bit of a step back for 2023/2024 and signed up to play in the SEMHL, close to home for the Brandon, MB native.
4th year right wing Brendan Robbins(15) signed for his 4th ECHL team, but this time chose one as close to his Nashua, NH home as he could, agreeing with Worcester Railers for 2023/2024.
In 2 games, he has an assist.
He had a 2nd season of 7 goals and 19 assists in the last frame.
The 6’2″ 190 lbs. forward was always a pretty good scorer at University Of Maine Black Bears.
He played 5 years of juniors with his final campaign for Islanders HC, where he was close to a point-per-game player in USPHL Premier.
Florida Everblades‘ 10th year center Joe Pendenza(22) signs on for a 5th ECHL straight season, 2023/2024.
The assistant captain helped the team to consecutive Kelly Cup Championships, 2022 and 2023.
He played exactly 20 games in each series, scoring 16 points with a combined +10 rating.
The 5’11” 190 lbs. forward has skated 255 AHL games and 269 in the lower league with a phenomenal +69 rating.
From Wilmington, MA, the 32-year old, former twice 30+ point scorer at UMass-Lowell Riverhawks is probably pretty happy where he is, playing hockey.
5th year center Colt Conrad(79) takes a pair of decent AHL frames for Henderson Silver Knights to a deal with Fischtown Pinguins for 2023/2024.
The 5’10” 183 lbs. forward should do well in Germany’s highest league, DEL.
He was a big 32 assist guy in his 2nd season, reassigned to Newfoundland Growlers.
The Brandon, MD native also did big assists 27 and twice had 15+ at Western Michigan University Broncos.
At 26-years old he played no junior hockey, heading from his senior year to college hockey.
Undrafted left wing Max Kaufman(92) takes a graduate year of eligibility, his 2nd at Boston University Terriers into a 1st pro contract with Laval Rocket, but is reassigned to start his career with affiliate Trois Rivieres Lions.
The small 5’8″ 165 lbs. forward has already skated 14 ECHL games, getting a 1st goal and 2 assists with a +3 rating.
He committed to University Of Vermont Catamounts after a successful USHS-Prep junior year at Kent School and spent three seasons there.
The Pittsford, NY native would take an interesting move and head north for a pair of campaigns for Langley Rivermen, where 51 goals and 56 assists in 105 BCHL games before heading to school.
At 25-years old, he may already be ready to join a squad and make a difference.
After a decent enough early showing season, he signs for his rookie run 2022/2023 with 1st year team, Savannah Ghost Pirates.
He produces 9 goals and 11 assists in 57 games last season, which isn’t bad for a 1st year player until he finds himself involved in a trade that sends him to Tulsa Oilers for 2023/2024, but will need a contract.
In a little bit of a switch, he maybe can’t come to terms with his new club and agrees to a 1-year deal with Meudon Cometes of France2.
11th year right wing Paul Thompson(15) signed a 1-year contract to join Bridgeport Islanders for 2021/2022, but has only skated 4 games with them (1 goal), while mostly being reassigned to affiliate Worcester Railers.
In 10 ECHL games, his first since 1 in 2011, he has 2 goals and 3 assists.
The 6’1″ 201 lbs. forward has 610 AHL games to his credit, scoring a healthy 174 goals and 165 assists.
He also has appeared in 24 NHL games with two different clubs, grabbing 3 assists.
The 33-year old, former 4-year University Of New Hampshire Wildcats top scorer as a junior and senior from close by Derry, NH is probably just happy to be pulling down deals from elite teams.
For 2022/2023, he returns to southern CT for a 2nd season.
12 years, 697 games in the minors and 24 in the show with 3 assists is quite enough, so we await to see what team he may have skated for previously to pick him up as an assistant coach.
Merrimack College Warriors‘ graduate center Jordan Seyfert(12) dips a toe in and comes away with a 1-year ECHL deal to Kalamazoo Wings for his rookie run, 2023/2024.
The 5’10” 179 lbs. forward seems like he puts up better numbers than he does, as 7 goals and 13 points were both college highs for him last season.
It was similar during his 2 years of junior hockey, yet he did manage to win himself back-to-back Clark Cups with different teams.
The 24-year old from Annville, PA knows how to win, so is a good guy to have on your team.
