University Of Connecticut Huskies‘ graduate defensemen John Spetz(18) signs a 1st pro contract with Jacksonville Icemen for his rookie run, 2025/2026.
The 5’10” 194 lbs. blue liner scored 10+ points in 4 of his 5 college seasons.
From Oak Ridge, NJ, the 26-year old did 3 years of USHL with Chicago Steel before school.
Through 33 games, he has 1 goal and 6 assists, but gets traded to Cincinnati Cyclones.
Providence College Friars‘ graduate center Logan Will(20) scored a college best 8 goals and 16 assists in his extra frame.
The 5’11” 185 lbs. twice captain forward at Colorado College Tigers was a consistent scorer there.
He did 3 years USHL juniors before school.
From Ames, IA, the 25-year old signs a 1st pro contract with Florida Everblades and has 2 goals and 3 assists with a +4 rating in 14 ECHL games.
After 30 games, scoring 4 goals and 6 assists with a +8 rating, he decides to leave for a little better hockey in Slovak Extraliga, signing with HK Spisska Nova Ves.
In 3 games, he has 3 assists with a +2 rating.
Australian-born, huge 6’5″ 229 lbs. rookie defenseman Dash Quartarolo(2) signs with Fayettesville Marksmen and through 9 games has 1 assist with a 0 rating, hopefully solidifying his roster spot.
He spent 5 years at 3 different colleges, but was an infrequent add into games with Becker College Hawks initially, then 1 year of no use at New England College Pilgrims and finally 2 frames at Salem State University Vikings, scoring a 1st college hockey goal in 9 games.
Coming over early for high school, he would follow a path through juniors that worked up to USPHL Premier with South Shore Kings for a best effort of 1 goal and 7 assists.
He also play twice during summers in the AIHL and even signed with the tier 3 Finish league Suomi-sarja for a successful session.
3rd year left wing Demetrios Koumontzis(24) signed with a new team for the 1st time in a couple of seasons to give him maybe a new look.
The 5’10” 183 lbs. forward has played 27 ECHL games with the new Greensboro Gargoyles, scoring 4 goals and 5 assists.
He did 5 years at Arizona State University Sun Devils, where he 3 times had 10+ points and 20+ as a freshman.
From Pittsburgh, PA, the 25-year old played only 1 games of juniors before heading to school after scoring big in USHS-MN.
SUNY-Brockport Golden Eagles‘ junior left wing Chase Maxwell(19) leaves a year on the table to turn pro with Allen Americans for his rookie season, 2025/2026.
He is playing and in 21 ECHL games has a 1st goal and 2 assists with a +1 rating.
The 6’1″ 179 lbs. forwar scored a college best 7 goals and 9 assists in 23 games as a sophomore.
From West Hartford, CT, the 25-year old will likely do just fine for himself.
Providence College Friars‘ graduate left wing, captain Nick Poisson(62) signed a 1-year AHL deal with 2025 Champs, Abbotsford Canucks.
In 20 games, he has 3 goals and 2 assists.
The 5’11” 190 lbs. forward has his best college scoring season, as a sophomore, getting 10 goals and 25 assists in 37 games.
From Vancouver, BC, the 24-year old could play himself into a bigger deal.
2nd year left wing Kolby Johnson(43) was traded from 2-year team Worcester Railers to Jacksonville Icemen, where he may do better as he figures into more games.
The 6’3″ 222 lbs. forward has 2 ECHL goals in 7 games with his new team.
From Rosetown, SK, he did 2 spells of college hockey, 1st at York University Lions for 2 years, then 3 more at Western Trinity University Spartans.
This all came after 3 WHL sessions and 2 in lower junior leagues before heading to school.
It’s possible the 27-year old has found a good spot to play.
2nd year center Greg Smith(44) started his 2nd season with Adirondack Thunder, but 3 ECHL games in was released and immediately grabbed by Greensboro Gargoyles.
In 22 games, he has 5 goals and 5 assists.
From Ajax, ON, he did 5 years of juniors before heading to Lakehead University Thunderwolves for 4.
The 27-year old started as a pro in the SPHL, but played himself up and looks to stay.
Rivier University Raiders‘ junior right wing Matt Horan(12) left school to sign a 1st pro contract for 2025/2026 with Columbus River Dragons, where in 5 FPHL games he has 1 goal and 1 assist with a +1 rating.
The 5’11” 170 lbs. forward played New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs‘ program mostly through youth hockey before ultimately latching on with their USPHL Premier team for his best scoring output.
From Methuen, MA, the 24-year old did 2 successful years at Franklin Pierce University Ravens before leaving.
9th year center Nathan Todd(29) is doing well in the KHL with Spartak Moskva, but finds himself on the trade block and dealt to Ak Bars Kazan for what remains of 2025/2026.
He is scoring in the Russian league with 38 assists last season.
The good sized 6’1″ 190 lbs. forward had 55 points with San Jose Barracuda , while under contract to San Jose Sharks before splitting.
After 2 OHL years of juniors he finished up a 2nd whack at turning pro by heading to Carlton University Ravens to potentially finish up some school work.
