Stonehill College Skyhawks‘ freshman center Frankie Ireland(6) had quite a first campaign, recording a career best 27 assists to go along with 17 goals and 44 points in 25 games.
The 5’11” 185 lbs. forward was a more than point-per-game player, serving as captain for Junior Bruins in 42 NCDC/USPHL games.
He would leave for a run with Lone Star Brahmas that gave him 11 goals and 12 assists in 41 NAHL games, but the Longmeadow, MA native would return to his “home” team before leaving for college.
For his junior and senior seasons, he becomes team captain and very much has the team on his back most of the time.
Finishing up a little indie tournament play, he signs a 1st pro deal with Knoxville Ice Bears.
In 3 SPHL games, he has 3 assists and is a +2 rating.
He leaves his 1st experience with same scoring in 5 games and a +1 to easily be wanted to return for a full frame, 2026/2027 as a rookie Ice Bears.
14th year center Jeremy Welsh(15) stays put for 2025/2026, after scoring virtually point-per-game numbers in Erste Liga last season after signing with CSM Corona Brasov.
The 6’3″ 207 lbs. forward has played 27 NHL with 3 clubs, scoring 1 goal and 1 assist.
He did 4 years in DEL, 2 in the EIHL before coming here.
The 37-year old, former 3-year Union College Dutchmen goal scoring machine still grooves right along.
He continues to raise his scoring and signs on for a 3rd frame with Brasov.
Northeastern University Huskies‘ senior transfer from Merrimack College Warriors, left wing Liam Walsh(27) is fitting right in with his new team.
The 6’1″ 194 lbs. forward may not have any points in 3 games, but has been a huge spark plug out there, helping his team score or stay even.
He is a 0 rating.
There’s little doubt he’s show ability to score through youth hockey, high school and his 3rd and final USHL season as captain with Cedar Rapids RoughRiders, and even posted 10 goals and 17 assists as a junior in the last frame.
The 23-year old from Bridgeville, IL is likely just getting started in continued Hockey East play.
After a graduate frame at NU, he turns pro, signing a 1-year ECHL deal with Savannah Ghost Pirates for his rookie year, 2024/2025.
13 goals and 14 assists through a full slate of 72 games last season and they want him to be a Ghost Pirates for 2025/2026.
After a new best 19 assists and 28 points, he returns to Savannah for a 3rd straight season.
Tulsa Oilers recently picked up 3rd year defenseman Connor Fedorek(2) for cash from Norfolk Admirals, where he spot most of his pro time.
In 6 games with his new team, he has an ECHL goal, but is a -7 to work on.
The 6′ 185 lbs. blue liner did 3 years at Ferris State University Bulldogs, but switched it up to go D3 as a senior at Utica University Pioneers and did extremely well with 4 goals and 21 assists.
From Bethel Park, PA, the 27-year old will likely settle with his new club.
He came away with 1 goal and 2 assists in 13 games and is re-signed to return an Oilers for a full frame, 2026/2027.
2nd year defenseman Owen Gallatin(20) got a trade to Maine Mariners at the beginning of 2025/2026 and things really couldn’t have worked out better for the small-ish 5’8″ 168 lbs. blue liner, scoring 2 goals and 15 assists in 42 ECHL games with a +5 rating.
The 4-year University Of Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs‘ blue liner had college best scoring as a junior, in 37 games got 7 goals and 23 assists.
From Hugo, MN, the 23-year did 2 years of USNTDP before 1 year USHL, then school.
He adds another 7 points in the playoffs and is invited to return for the full 2026/2027 to be a Mariners.
Harvard University Crimson‘ senior defenseman Kyle Aucoin(6) will look to extend a year and head a little closer to home at Miami University (Ohio) Redhawks for a graduate start in 2025/2026.
The 6′ 185 lbs. hard-hitting d-man doesn’t score much, getting a college high 2 goals and 2 assists in 28 games last season.
From Ottawa, ON, the 23-year old is a Detroit Red Wings‘ 6th round pick of 2020 (#156 overall), but his rights were traded to Tampa Bay Lightning.
His dad is Adrian Aucoin.
Left unsigned by draft team, he agrees with Indy Fuel after tournament play concludes.
He gains 1 assist in what is left of the regular frame, then adds another in the playoffs to grab a new 1-year deal for his rookie season 2026/2027 as a Fuel.
Quinnipiac University Bobcats‘ graduate center Jack Ricketts(28) takes some college highs scoring 20 goals to a 1st pro contract with Utah Grizzlies for his rookie season, 2025/2026.
In his 1st 9 ECHL games, he has 4 goals and 1 assist with a 0 rating.
The 6’1″ 194 lbs. forward came over from top scoring at Holy Cross College Crusaders, where he had 35 points in 39 games with a +18 rating.
From Oakville, ON, the 26-year old is off to a great start and looks good for a loan up.
In 31 games, he scores 5 goals and 5 assists with a +4 rating to receive an invite to return a Roadrunners for a 2nd season in 2026/2027.
Lake Superior State University Lakers‘ senior captain, left wing Connor Millburn(91) takes his 6’5″ 212 lbs. frame to a 1st pro deal with Fort Wayne Komets, but after 3 games, 1 assist, he is traded to Greenville Swamp Rabbits.
In 10 ECHL games with his new club, he has 2 assists with a 0 rating on a playoff bound team.
He scored best in college as a sophomore with 16 goals and 19 assists in 34 games.
From Kamloops, BC, the 25-year old did 3 BCHL years, the last as captain with Chilliwack Chiefs.
He would score a 1st goal to add to his assists in 13 games with a +1 rating and is signed to stay a Swamp Rabbits for his rookie season in 2026/2027.
4th year left wing Peter Laviolette(11) got ECHL waived and picked up quick by Savannah Ghost Pirates in hopes to get him producing points the way his size 6’4″ 220 lbs. thinks it should.
He was almost a point-per-game scorer in his graduate year at Plymouth State University Panthers.
Twice did he score 11 points with West Virginia hometown Wheeling Nailers, a team he spent 3 seasons with.
The 28-year old is the son of Coach Laviolette.
After 12 games, he decides for 2026/2027 to head behind of the bench of his old club in Wheeling and serve as an assistant coach.
University Of New Hampshire Wildcats‘ graduate defenseman Luke Reid(16) signs a 1st pro deal with Adirondack Thunder and in 6 ECHL games had 1 goal and 1 assist with a +3 rating to get him loaned up to affiliate Utica Comets for 5 AHL games, where he got himself 2 assists and a +1 rating.
The 6’1″ 200 lbs. blue liner from Warman, SK did 1 BCHL year before recording identical points in 2 USHL seasons for Chicago Steel before college.
He is 23-years old and was a Nashville Predators‘ 6th round pick in 2020 (#166 overall), but not sign and will need a new rookie deal for 2025/2026, we think will be at the upper level, 2-way.
After his 2 game loan up, he gets to claim a 1-year deal to return to the Comets for 2025/2026, his rookie frame.
He spends the season in the lower league, scoring 3 goals and 16 assists with a +7 rating, he takes to a new contract for 2026/2027 with rivals Reading Royals.
