Category: Minor League Deal

Cleveland Monsters‘ 3rd year left wing Justin Pearson(24) has some decent numbers with the team, scoring 5 goals and 6 assists in 27 AHL games with a 0 rating this season.

The 6’1″ 185 lbs. played a college high 35 games as a graduate at University Connecticut Huskies and scored a best 14 assists and 27 points.

He scored 14 goals as a sophomore.

From Nashua, NH, the 27-year old waited a minute before signing and we think has to be on a list for a look above.

In his 3rd season, he scores a new best 12 goals and ties his 13 assists with 25 points.

For 2026/2027, he looks for a new start and signs with Utica Comets.

University Of Wisconsin Badgers‘ graduate left wing Jack Gorniak(20) signs a 1st pro deal for 2023/2024 with Fort Wayne Komets.

The 5’11” 176 lbs. forward is like the complete Wisconsin story, played high school hockey at West Salem High, skated games for Team Wisconsin and only played 2 USHL games for Lincoln Stars as junior hockey.

Undrafted, the 23-year old will likely connect for a good amount of points in the ECHL is our bet.

9 goals and 16 assists takes his pro game up from college to earn himself another full season in a Komets‘ jersey.

Despite not being able to play any games last season, he is still wanted to healthy return for 2026/2027 and be a Komets.

RIT Tigers‘ senior defenseman Ryan Nicholson(24) signed an ato with Savannah Ghost Pirates upon finishing school and scores 1 assist in 2 ECHL games to get his pro career started.

For his official rookie season, he will head to Finland’s tier 2 Mestis league and signs with RoKi for 2024/2025.

The 6’3″ 201 lbs. blue liner had a college high 9 assists last season.

From Mississauga, ON, he did 3 years of juniors close to home before college.

We think the 25-year old does well in this league.

He scores 1 goal and 7 assists in 47 games and will next take it to the EIHL and signs with Fife Flyers for 2025/2026.

In 54 games, he gets 1 goal and 12 assists, but decides to continue to cycle and signs for 2026/2027 with Rapaces de Gap of Ligue Magnus.

Ohio State University Buckeyes‘ junior, right wing Tate Singleton(48) celebrated what they thought was the 2-2 game-tying goal, but after a long deliberation was recalled due to an offside, which easily happened more than a minute prior from the zone play they were able to achieve.

The 5’9″ 176 lbs. forward is off to a hot start with 2 goals and an assist in 3 NCAA Division 1 games and got his revenge the next night with the game-opening tally.

He would finish his college career with a new college best 11 goals and 16 assists in 40 games with a +12 rating.

Toronto Marlies see something in his style and sign him to an AHL deal for 2023/2024 and he’ll be an outstanding rookie to watch.

He actually signs a pto with Cleveland Monsters and after 26 games, scoring 5 games and 3 assists, he gets signed to a contract.

With 6 goals and 5 assists in 39 games, he is looked at as a good bet to bring back for 2026/2027 for full-time Monsters‘ status.

University Of Vermont Catamounts‘ senior center Thomas Sinclair(92) played in a college high 35 games, scoring a new best 6 assists and 10 points that he takes to a 1st pro contract with Fort Wayne Komets.

The 6’3″ 216 lbs. forward has a 1st ECHL goal and 2 assists in 9 games with a +1 rating.

From Toronto, ON, the 24-year old came down for 2 years USHL before school after successful OJHL campaigns.

He adds 2 assists in 5 playoff games and gets an invite to return and be a Komets for a full frame, 2026/2027.

7th year defenseman Ian McCoshen(3) is off trying something new this season, playing on a 1-year deal in Finland’s top league, Liiga for Assat.

In 23 games, the 6’3″ 215 lbs. blue liner has 3 goals and 11 assists with a +4 rating.

He was always decent with scoring in the AHL, where he played some 242 games, but was a more accountable +15 rating.

The oddball Anaheim, CA native also has 60 games NHL experience, all with draft club Florida Panthers, round 2, 2013 (#31 overall).

A former 3-year Boston College Eagles, he left a year on the table, to sign his entry level deal.

At just 27-years old, he’s likely just getting started over there.

He takes a very decent frame in Finnish hockey to another stop overseas and skate Czechia Tipsport Extraliga with Bili Tygri Liberec doing well enough to be wanted back for another season and he’s still not yet 30.

Just like that he gets a better deal from a KHL club to play with Kunlun Redstar for 2024/2025 instead.

He takes some ok scoring, but a terrible +/- to a new contract for 2025/2026 with rivals, Barys Astana.

After 66 games with 3 goals and 5 assists, he fairly quickly signs a 1-year extension to stay Barys Astana for 2026/2027.

Dallas Stars‘ 2nd year defenseman Ryan Shea(5) got himself a 1st AHL goal in 63rd game.

He does have 14 assists in 36 games this season with a +2 rating on a team that fights for wins.

The 6’1″ 177 lbs. blue liner spent four years at Northeastern University, serving as captain in his senior year and connecting for college career high 5 goals and 26 assists that earned him his 2-year entry level deal.

In his first three years at school, he was a 10+ assist guy, so has that in the arsenal.

The 25-year old is a restricted free agent at the end of the current session, but should be a bit of a no-brainer to keep in the fold.

Tallying 3 goals and 29 assists last season, the Milton, MA native will stay in Texas for a 3rd session, signing a 1-year, 2-way deal with the parent club.

He pretty much had another monster campaign in the Deep South with 7 goals, 21 assists and a monster +37 rating, and as an unrestricted free agent, he is out there looking for the best deal, situation, coming away with a 1-year 2-way deal to Pittsburgh Penguins for 2023/2024.

Starting with plenty of games in the show, he is reassigned to affiliate Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and does decently well for him to earn his way back and in his 25th game, scores a 1st seeing-eye, snap writer from the point NHL goal.

Last season, he gets 6 goals and 29 assists in 80 games to very much arrive at the top level.

An unrestricted free agent, he signs a 5-year $4M AAV contract with Edmonton Oilers.

Arizona State University Sun Devils‘ German-born, sophomore transfer Tim Lovell(43) has already completely burnt through any scoring he had in one year at Boston University Terriers (2 assists in 18 games with a +3 rating).

In 10 NCAA Division 1 games, he has 3 goals and 8 assists, but does have a -6, so needs to work on that.

The small 5’8″ 156 lbs. blue liner did most of his youth hockey in the Boston Advantage 15U to 18U AAA, a team his father Tim Lovell is currently General Manager of, and he played 7 NAHL games with Northeast Generals, while his dad was assistant coach.

He was drafted by Chicago Steel, but didn’t last long before he took up shop with Des Moines Buccaneers for 27 USHL games (5 goals, 11 assists) and then headed to school.

The 19-year old is definitely setting himself up for some looks.

He had a particularly productive senior year with college bests 5 goals and 32 assists with a +10 rating before transferring once more to University Of Michigan Wolverines for an extra frame.

Well, the graduate defenseman takes his 10 games in 2024/2025 with new college club to a 1st professional deal midseason with Mikkelin Jukurit of Liiga.

In 3 games, he has yet to record a point, but hockey in Finland will be a good look.

He figures into 6 games with 1 goal and 1 assist to his credit, but decides to US shores, signing for 2025/2026 with Greenville Swamp Rabbits, where in 3 ECHL games has 1 assist.

After a pretty good showing, he heads for a nice opportunity with Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 2026/2027.

UMASS Lowell Riverhawks‘ junior defenseman Gabe Blanchard(88) leaves for a new adventure at Sacred Heart University Pioneers for his senior year 2024/2025.

The 6’1″ 199 lbs. blue liner doesn’t get a lot of points, so looks for accountability.

From Buffalo, NY, the 23-year should do better in Atlantic Hockey play.

He gets 6 assists in 38 games and signs a 1st pro deal with new ECHL team Greensboro Gargoyles for his rookie year, 2025/2026.

In 9 games, he has 1 assist, but Worcester Railers see something in his game and trade for him, giving up future considerations.

He gets 1 goal and 2 assists in 37 games, but plays like someone who owns his zone and gets re-signed to return for 2026/2027 as a Railers.

Quinnipiac University Bobcats‘ junior left wing Cristophe Tellier(11) enters the transfer portal and will skate his senior year at Northeastern University Huskies, 2024/2025.

The 6’1″ 185 lbs. forward put up a college career best 19 assists and 26 points last season.

He was able to put up good numbers in junior hockey, whether he was playing BCHL or USHL.

From Sherbrooke, QC, the 24-year old will be challenged in a good way by Hockey East play.

Upon finishing up his extended year with 5 goals and 13 assists in 36 games, he signs a 1st deal with Savannah Ghost Pirates and grabs a 1st ECHL goal in his 2nd game.

He is immediately signed for a 1-year 2-way deal 2025/2026 with Charlotte Checkers.

In 58 games, he scores 8 goals and 24 assists to gain the notice of Utica Comets, who sign him to an AHL contract for 2026/2027.