3rd year right wing Ryan Nolan(24) was loaned up last season to the ECHL and made it work to score a new contract for 2025/2026 with Atlanta Gladiators.
The 6’1″ 198 lbs. forward scored only 1 goal and 2 assists in 17 games last season with a 0 rating.
He left the SPHL as a point-per-game scorer.
From Winnetka, IL, the former Michigan State University Spartans‘ seniors and 3 years at Merrimack College Warriors should play well enough to stick at the higher level.
University Of Connecticut Huskies‘ graduate, 2-time captain center Hudson Schandor(22) scores a new college best 31 assists and 41 points last season.
The 5’9″ 174 lbs. forward is a combined +46 rating after 5 seasons of college hockey.
He played 3 years of BCHL before heading to school.
From North Vancouver, BC, the 24-year old signs a 1-year deal with Ontario Reign and should produce well in the AHL.
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.
Undrafted defenseman Jeff Baum(6) spent a 1st collegiate year at Providence College Friars, but after a somewhat flat season entered the transfer portal to attend American International College Yellowjackets and completed his education, along with showing a nice uptick in his Atlantic Hockey play.
The 5’11” 185 lbs. blue liner will next head to the EIHL, joining Belfast Giants for 2021/2022.
Never the biggest point getter, in his 2nd season of juniors for Wichita Falls Wildcats, he was able to take it up a level with 10 goals, 20 assists and a +21 rating in 57 NAHL games, his best effort.
The 25-year old from Colleyville, TX native should find his footing in England’s top hockey.
Winning a league 2022 Championship, scoring a tidy 2 goals and 16 assists with a massive +28 rating, it’s a bit of a no brainer for him to return for a 2022/2023 sophomore run.
He may not be quite as generous as he was last year with his scoring 2 goals and 6 assists, but maintained a +22 rating in 10 less, 43 games.
It’s a complete easy thinker to return him for a 3rd campaign in his role as fan favorite to a team that has won 2 straight titles with him in the teal lineup.
After 4 seasons and 2 championships, he decides to play his hockey a little closer to home for 2025/2026 and signs with Idaho Steelheads, where we know he will contribute well.
UMASS-Lowell Riverhawks‘ Swedish-born senior defenseman Isac Jonsson(32) takes with him 138 games played, 10 goals and 41 assists with a +6 rating to a 1st deal with Kansas City Mavericks after tournament play concluded, scoring 1 goal and 1 assist in 3 ECHL games with a +1 rating.
The 5’10” 183 lbs. blue liner did 1 USHL junior season after coming across from 6 SHL games and 3 Hockeyettan.
He will return on a 1-year deal with IK Oskarshamn of HockeyAllsvenskan for 2025/2026, as a rookie.
Ohio State University Buckeyes‘ graduate defenseman Aiden Hansen-Bukata(29) had a 3rd straight season of outstanding assists that captured the eye of Syracuse Crunch upon finishing up tournament play.
The 6’1″ 194 lbs. forward signs for his rookie season with Utah Grizzlies.
From Vancouver, BC, we see the former 4-year RIT Tigers‘ 24-year old as getting loaned up and may stick.
Quinnipiac University Bobcats‘ senior defenseman Davis Pennington(8) took a couple season of good ECAC numbers to a 1st pro contract with Kalamazoo Wings.
The 6′ 185 lbs. blue liner played 7 games after tournament play was up and scored a 1st ECHL goal and 3 assists with a 0 rating.
His efforts easily earn him a new 1-year deal to play his rookie season with the team.
From Saline, MI, the 24-year old did 2 years originally at University Of Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks.
American International College Yellowjackets‘ graduate transfer, center Dustin Manz(26), as a senior from Lake State Superior University Lakers posts a college best 24 assists and 31 points and takes it to a 1st ECHL contract with Wheeling Nailers.
The 5’10” 194 lbs. forward started juniors in the NAHL, but headed north, hooking up with Prince George Spruce Kings, scoring big and winning the 2019 BCHL Championship in his 2nd year before school.
From Vanderbilt, MI, the 24-year scored 2 goals in his 3rd league game.
He takes that pair of tallies to a contract for his rookie season, 2024/2025 with the Nailers.
In 5 games, he has 1 goal and 1 assist and gets himself traded to a team that brings him closer to home, Rapid City Rush.
Through 20 games with his new team he has 1 goal and 2 assists with a +2 rating, but finds himself on the move again, traded to Bloomington Bison.
For the new season 2025/2026, Indy Fuel step in and offer him a 1-year deal.
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.
University Of Maine Black Bears‘ 2nd year, senior captain David Breazeale(56) signs a 1st pro deal with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins as tournament play finishes up for 2 games, no points and a +1 rating, then re-signs for an official AHL contract, his rookie season 2025/2026.
The 6’4″ 205 lbs. blue liner did 3 years of NAHL junior with Shreveport Mudbugs, showing increasing numbers.
From Grandville, MI, the 25-year old should do well as a rookie.
