Category: Minor League Deal

02Aug

Mason Klee (24)

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RPI Engineers‘ senior defenseman Mason Klee(24) will extend his college career for a graduate season at Ohio State University Buckeyes in 2023/2024.

He had a modest new college best 6 assists and 7 points last season, but it’s his 6’2″ 192 lbs. size that brings accountability into the zone.

2 years of USHL juniors did see him raise the 2019 Clark Cup Championship with Sioux Falls Stampede.

He takes 1 goal and 4 assists in a college best 38 games to a 1st ECHL contract with Worcester Railers and in 5 games has 1 assist and is a +1 rating to get himself loaned up to old “affiliate” pal San Jose Barracuda, where he has no points in 4 AHL games, as they fight for a playoff berth.

In 5 games in the upper league, he ultimately comes away with 1 goal and for 2024/2025, he re-signs for his rookie season with the Railers.

He left for 2025/2026, joining Odense Bulldogs and had 7 goals and 16 assists with a +2 rating in 48 games.

For 2026/2027, he signs with Belfast Giants, which should turn out pretty great.

01Aug

Logan Drevitch (22)

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Savannah Ghost Pirates‘ 2nd year left wing Logan Drevitch(22) will take a rookie 13 goals and 24 assists in 69 ECHL games and look to increase those numbers in a return engagement for 2023/2024.

The 5’9″ 170 lbs. forward started juniors with 2 USHL sessions, but wasn’t fully connecting.

He returned for a final season with Boston Jr. Bandits, the team he committed to Merrimack College Warriors, as a youth skater and detonated USPHL/NCDC scoring with 21 goals and 34 assists in 42 games before heading to school.

From Middleboro, MA, the 25-year old has to be liking the way things are developing and his brother joins him on this team this season.

He does manage to increase those numbers to 19 goals and 33 points for another return visit to the Ghost Pirates for 2024/2025.

As team captain, he once again explodes scoring with a new best 40 assists and tied last year’s 52 point mark, so he will be an easy return for a 4th year in Savannah.

For 2025/2026, he once again acts as captain for his squad and still scores pretty well, but after 64 games, decides at age 28 to retire.

We do believe he has eyed another idea.

31Jul

Matt Quercia (22)

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Wheeling Nailers‘ rookie left wing Matt Quercia(22) arrived from almost finishing up college hockey as a senior at Michigan Tech University Huskies.

The 6’3″ 203 lbs. forward left after playing 14 NCAA Division 1 games, scoring 2 goals and 2 assists.

He was a portal transfer from three seasons at Boston University Terriers.

His best campaign was as a sophomore, scoring 6 goals and 7 assists.

The 24-year old, Andover, MA native has skated 4 ECHL games with no points yet, but that seems imminent to happen.

After suffering an injury during training camp that knocked him out of the upcoming frame, he gets a new deal to stay in West Virginia for what will actually be his rookie season and show everyone what they know he can do in this league.

He does just that, coming away with 11 goals and 22 assists in 64 games with +13 rating, then another 6 points including a huge goal in 7 playoff matchups.

Parent club, WBS Penguins also ask him to loan up for 6 AHL games.

It’s the biggest no brainer that he will be back in a Nailers‘ jersey for 2024/2025.

After playing a new best 68 games, scoring new high 20 goals and tied his 33 points of his rookie frame, he re-signs to stay in Wheeling for a 3rd season.

Another good season of scoring, especially 10 points in 17 playoff games and he gains notice of Chicago Wolves, who offer him a 1-year deal for 2026/2027.

31Jul

Lynden Breen (23)

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University Of Maine Black Bears‘ graduate captain center Lynden Breen(23) maybe couldn’t have signed with a better minor league team, than agreeing to an ECHL contract through the remainder of the season with South Carolina Stingrays.

Through 5 regular season games, he scored 2 goals and 2 assists with a +4 rating and in the playoffs has 2 helpers through 5 games.

The 5’9″ 172 lbs. forward knows how to find his openings to score.

From Grand Bay-Westfield, NB, the 23-year old is on a good pro path to start.

He spent his rookie run, signed for the 2025/2026 season, scoring 4 goals and 21 assists in 59 games.

For 2026/2027, he decides to sign with the new into the league, New Mexico Goatheads.

31Jul

Owen Cole (49)

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UMass-Lowell Riverhawks‘ senior captain, center Owen Cole(49) had a college best 12 assists and 20 points last season in 36 games with a +1 rating.

He signed with Kansas City Mavericks upon completion of tournament play and in 8 ECHL games had 2 assists.

The 5’10” 172 lbs. forward from Dunnville, ON did 3 years of juniors up north before heading to school.

For his rookie season, 2025/2026, the 25-year old will need a new contract.

He actually signs with Cincinnati Cyclones, but after 19 games with 1 goal scored his luck is with him, as he gets traded to the 1st place Wheeling Nailers.

30Jul

Ryan Orgel (29)

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Adirondack Thunder 2nd year ECHL defenseman Ryan Orgel(29) scores a loan up to Syracuse Crunch.

In 1 AHL game, he has no stats to report.

The 6′ 190 lbs. blue liner has a career best 5 goals this season, but his 10 assists after moving up from the SPHL Pensacola Ice Flyers stands for now.

He did 2 years of little use at University of Denver Pioneers, only to transfer to University Of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Pointers where his best showing was the ill-fated 2020/2021, where he scored 5 goals and 4 assists in 10 games.

The 27-year old from Los Angeles, CA seems to be pulling his game together at the perfect time.

He actually left his 2nd NAHL season to head to college.

In 40 games, he scores a new best 5 goals and will take that to a contract with the new to the league, Tahoe Knight Monsters for 2024/2025.

He records 2 assists in 9 games with a +3 rating, but gets himself dished to Indy Fuel.

In 16 games, he has 1 goal and 2 assists with a +1 rating, but gets himself dealt again, this time to Fort Wayne Komets.

For 2025/2026, he decides to head down to sign with Knoxville Ice Bears and we are not sure if his age will cause him to not get loaned up, as quickly for good play.

He does go up to the Thunder and in 11 ECHL games scoring 4 assists, he is traded to South Carolina Stingrays for cash considerations and should incorporate into their lineup well.

Continuing to bounce, he ends up with Maine Mariners, where he does his best, but is waived again to join his 4th team of the season, Reading Royals, as playoff time rolls in.

He would bounce around 4 teams and that easily made him decide to head of to Ligue Magnus for 2026/2027 and he signs with Les Jokers Cergy-Pointoise.

30Jul

Sullivan Mack (13)

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Cornell University Big Red senior center Sullivan Mack(13) scored a college best 9 goals and 15 assists in 32 games with a +13 rating.

The 6’1″ 190 lbs. forward did a very short run in juniors after blowing up scoring in USHS-Prep.

He signed with Hartford Wolf Pack upon finishing up tournament play, figuring into only 1 AHL game, but re-signs for his rookie season, 2025/2026.

For most of his rookie season, he is reassigned to affiliate Bloomington Bison, where he scored 17 goals and 21 assists with a +27 rating in 52 ECHL games played.

He gets noticed by Manitoba Moose and signed to a 1-year deal, 2026/2027.

30Jul

Tim Rego (3)

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Cornell University Big Red senior defenseman Tim Rego(3) signs with Ontario Reign for his rookie season, 2025/2026.

The 6′ 185 lbs. blue liner started his pro career upon tournament completion with their affiliate Greenville Swamp Rabbits, where he scored 2 assists in 5 games with a +2 rating.

From Mansfield, MA, he did 2 years AJHL before heading to school.

In 15 games up, he scored 2 goals and 3 assists with a +6 rating that gets noticed by Abbotsford Canucks for a contract in 2026/2027.

29Jul

Brady Fleurent (94)

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4th year right wing Brady Fleurent(94) scored what was the eventual game-winner into an empty net, as Adirondack Thunder clinched the final spot in the ECHL Kelly Cup Playoffs.

The 5’9″ 170 lbs. forward seems to have found his team to hopefully stick with after coming up through the SPHL, where he spent all of 2020/2021 and most of his 1st and 3rd seasons.

This campaign was his first mostly spent up in the higher league and the former University Of New England Nor’easters 3-time 35 assist player looks ready to stick.

From Biddeford, ME, the 28-year old is likely just happy to be given a chance.

He returns for a 5th season with Knoxville Ice Bears, but through 12 games blows up scoring to the tune of 9 goals and 4 assists to grab himself a loan up, is signed to Atlanta Gladiators and just may stick.

Arriving finally on loan a 2nd time to Norfolk Admirals, he plays to stick with 13 goals and 16 assists in 32 games with a +15 rating and he is easily on the short list to return for 2024/2025.

He has easily found his team with a handy team best and league 5th, 30 goals and 47 assists in a full slate of 72 games with a +25 rating and then got 9 points in 11 playoff matchups.

For 2025/2026, he signs for a 2nd full season as an Admirals.

And after another spectacular 31 goal and 32 assists in 70 game season, he decides to head back to the team he was 1st loaned to in the higher league, Adirondack Thunder for 2026/2027.

29Jul

Noah Beck (20)

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Clarkson University Golden Knights‘ senior defenseman Noah Beck(20) takes 2 years of 17 assists to a graduate season at Arizona State University Sun Devils for 2024/2025.

The Richmond Hill, ON native did 1 season juniors OJHL before coming down to the USHL upon the encouragement of new college team and then getting drafted by St. Louis Blues in the 7th round of 2020 (#194 overall).

He scored well with 4 goals and 23 assists in 44 games.

The 6’3″ 183 lbs. blue liner will likely do well playing his new club’s independent schedule.

He explodes scoring 5 goals and 28 assists in 37 games with a +12 rating to become an unrestricted free agent and get signed by San Jose Sharks, as he wasn’t picked up by the team that selected him.

To start his pro career, he reports to affiliate San Jose Barracuda on an ato.

He would sign on for the full 2025/2026, but spent most of his playing time with affiliate Wichita Thunder, posting 9 goals and 32 assists in 44 ECHL games with a +4 rating.

For 2026/2027, Hershey Bears are watching and sign him up to a new AHL deal.