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.
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.
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.
Cornell University Big Red senior defenseman Michael Suda(18) signed a 1st pro contract after tournament play with Savannah Ghost Pirates and scored a 1st ECHL goal in 6 games with a +2 rating to start his pro career.
The 6’1″ 187 lbs. blue liner had a college best 11 assists in his final year.
From Cheektowaga, NY, the 25-year old should do ok for himself in the league.
After 2 games with no points, he gets traded to Worcester Railers, where in 3 more games, he is still pointless.
In 65 games, he scores 5 goals and 34 assists with a +2 rating that easily gets him an invite for 2026/2027 to be a Railers again.
University Of Maine Black Bears‘ graduate right wing Nolan Renwick(62) signs a 1st pro contract with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins for his rookie season, 2025/2026.
The fairly big 6’3″ 212 lbs. forward scored a college best 9 goals and 15 assists last season.
From Milestone, SK, the 24-year old did 2 USHL years before college.
He splits time in his 1st year with Wheeling Nailers and comes alive a little in the playoffs with 6 points in 17 games to gain notice of Providence Bruins, who sign him for 2026/2027.
University Of Connecticut Huskies‘ senior right wing Nick Capone(11) signs a 1st pro contract with Lehigh Valley Phantoms for 2024/2025.
The 6’2″ 216 lbs. forward had his best scoring season as a junior with 9 goals and 9 assists in 35 games with a +2 rating.
From East Haven, CT, the just 22-year old mostly kept it close to home for youth hockey, but did branch out to Tri-City Storm for his only USHL junior campaign before college.
He was originally a Tampa Bay Lightning 6th round pick in the 2020 draft (#157 overall), but not signed.
Reassigned for the entire year to affiliate Reading Royals, he scored 7 assists in 49 games with a +1 rating and re-signs with the Phantoms to stay in the system for 2025/2026.
He has played exclusively in the lower league and for 2026/2027 signs with ECHL rivals Norfolk Admirals.
Providence College Friars‘ graduate Kale McCallum(20) signed a 1st deal after tournament play concluded with Trois Rivieres Lions and scored a 1st ECHL goal and 5 assists in 8 games.
This performance caught the attention of Laval Rocket, who sign him to an AHL deal for 2026/2027.
From Fredericton, NB, the 24-year old did 4 seasons of QMJHL with 1-50 assist season and then went onto 3 years at University Of New Brunswick Reds before he went onto Hockey East.
3rd year right wing Lincoln Hatten(11) looks to be on his way to career highs with 8 goals in 25 games for 2nd year team, Worcester Railers.
He had 9 last season in 66 games.
The 6’3″ 192 lbs. has 8 assists currently and had 15 a year ago.
He is a +5 rating in the current frame.
From Hattiesburg, MS, the 25-year old only did 1 decent year at US Army Black Knights before turning pro.
He also did 3 years NAHL juniors before college.
In 68 games, he pots 13 goals and 12 assists with a +1 rating to definitely grab a new 1-year deal to be a Railers in 2026/2027.
University Of Connecticut Huskies‘ graduate portal transfer from 4 years at Yale University Bulldogs‘ right wing Kevin O’Neil(17) has definitely chosen right to continue his year of eligibility, scoring a goal and 3 assists in 7 games, but the 5’11” 181 lbs. power forward could step up those totals at any point.
The Latham, NY native only played one year of juniors, splitting time between Madison Capitals and Fargo Force after detonating three years at Albany Academy.
It’s possible this is the type of player that could get them an invite to an NHL camp and be discovered.
The 24-year old finishes up his year of eligibility with totals very much in line with his bests, hovering in the land of 16 and his team presses Hockey East as far as they have ever to fulfill an unreal season.
Deciding to turn pro, he signs a 1st deal with South Carolina Stingrays to hopefully get them pointed in a better scoring direction and has a pair of goals and an assist in 3 ECHL games with a +3 rating.
Nice start.
He finishes up his tryout deal scoring 6 goals and 4 assists in 10 games to be a cinch to stay a Stingray for 2022/2023.
After 2 games loan to Hershey Bears, scoring a 1st AHL goal and a prolific frame for the lower league team, potting 24 goals and 26 assists, he scores a 1-year deal in the upper league for 2023/2024.
He would mostly play in the lower league and blows up scoring to the tune of 16 goals and 47 assists in 63 games with only 4 games up for the contract club.
Utica Comets step right in and offer the close by NYer a 1-year deal for 2024/2025.
He is mostly reassigned to affiliate Adirondack Thunder, where he scores a big 19 goals and 30 assists.
Set to head overseas for his next find, he decides to re-sign with the Thunder for the 2nd half of the 2025/2026 season.
In his short stint, he would run some pretty good numbers that he next is taking to Metal Ligaen and signing with Herning Blue Fox for 2026/2027.
South Carolina Stingrays bring back solid 6″ 194 lbs. defenseman Matt Anderson(9) for his official rookie season 2022/2023 after signing him to an ato after he finished up 5 years at University Of Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs, twice winning the NCAA Division 1 Championship.
The 6′ 194 lbs. blue liner has never been the biggest point guy from the point, but did pop 2 goals and a college career tying best 7 points in his final frame.
He had a goal and an assist in 11 games to start.
The 23-year old Shakopee, MN native did score pretty well in high school and we think is going to start connecting as a rookie in the ECHL.
He would get it going for 6 goals and 22 assists with a +13 rating in 57 games to earn himself an invite to return to the Stingrays for 2023/2024.
Traded to Toledo Walleye before the start of the session, he settles there pretty nicely, playing a new high 68 games, scoring a new best 13 goals and 34 points with a +26 rating.
His plays earns him a contract from Toronto Marlies for 2024/2025.
He was possibly released, but signs to return to the Walleye for another run.
After a nicely successful run in 27 games with a +14 rating and 2 loans up to the AHL, he gets himself traded and heading to Idaho Steelheads for 2025/2026.
He plays 22 games with 10 assists for his new team, but something is tugging him and he leaves for Allsvenskan, signing with MoDo Hockey, where he should get plenty of opportunities to shine.
In 19 games, he scores 3 assists, then adds 2 more helpers in the playoffs.
For 2026/2027 he signs with a team has garnered a deal from Toronto Marlies in 2026/2027.
