9th year right wing Rocco Grimaldi(28) was unable to chase down an NHL deal for 2022/2023, so has decided to sign a 1-year AHL deal with San Diego Gulls to keep his game going.
The small 5’6″ 160 lbs. forward surpasses the 300 games played mark in the league this season and is already on top of scoring with 6 goals and 11 assists in 15 games.
He once scored 30+ goals, once 20+ and 3 times 10+ and also struck for 10 goals in 2 seasons in the upper league and also had 21 assists in his best showing for Nashville Predators, where he spent 4 campaigns.
The 29-year old, 3-year University Of North Dakota Fighting Hawks may not be done, but we’re a little surprised the Anaheim, CA native hasn’t left for some overseas action in say Sweden, instead of playing kind of close to home.
After putting up point-per-game numbers for his current out of playoff contention team, he gets a trade to Rockford Icehogs, who are in a battle for the last spot in their division.
For his 10th season 2023/2024, he signs a 1-year contract with Chicago Wolves, which should be a lot of fun for him.
Despite running up point-per-game numbers with 73 of them, he signs only a pto with Cleveland Monsters for 2024/2025.
Well, after 6 goals and 17 assists in 15 games, as the team leading scorer, they grace the 31-year old with a 1-year contract.
7th year left wing Joseph LaBate(16) signed a 1-year AHL deal with Milwaukee Admirals for 2021/2022 and is off to a nice 2 goal in 4 game start.
The very big 6’5″ 217 lbs. forward played 4 years at University Of Wisconsin Badgers, averaging 20 points per season before signing his 2-year entry deal with draft club, Vancouver Canucks (round 4, 2011, #101 overall).
He stayed with them for three campaigns and did play 13 NHL games (no points) before becoming a group 6 free agent and signing the first of three minor league contracts with Belleville Senators.
It was his 2nd run with the club, when he put up his best numbers, just a couple seasons ago, a tying 10 goals and best 16 assists and 26 points with a +19 rating.
The 28-year old, Eagan, MN native has to be looking overseas for his next play and could likely do incredibly well with that big frame.
He comes away with 5 goals and 7 assists in 56 games last season and decides to stick around, signing for 2022/2023 with Chicago Wolves.
In 53 games, he walks with a new best 11 goals and 11 assists with a +3 rating and will take that fortune to a new KHL cal with Barys Astana for 2023/2024, as he enters his 9th pro season.
For his 10th year playing pro hockey, he returns from 8 goals and 10 assists in 49 games to sign pto with Cleveland Monsters to make the team for 2024/2025.
He scores 1 goal and 3 assists in 5 games and he gets himself signed to a 1-year, 2-way contract by the parent club, Columbus Blue Jackets.
University Of New England Nor’easters‘ 2nd year, graduate left wing Garrett Devine(28) came over after limited usage in 3 years at Providence College Friars.
The 6’1″ 205 lbs. forward popped out 11 goals and 7 assists in 30 games with a +10 rating as a senior.
In 10 games through the current frame he has 2 goals and 3 assists.
He did just 1 USPHL/NCDC season with South Shore Kings, then sat a year before heading to his 1st school.
The 26-year old from Windsor, CO is looking right at home playing D3 hockey.
He finishes up with school and it’s time to turn pro and he signs an ECHL deal with the team closest to where he played his college hockey, Maine Mariners.
In 6 games, he comes away with a first assist and is asked to return for his official rookie season in a Mariners‘ jersey.
After 11 games with no points, he is released and before he can even report to another new club, is signed by Bloomington Bison to an spc for 2024/2025.
6th year right wing Anthony Greco(28) receives the nod from 2nd year club New York Rangers to come up and skate an NHL game.
In his debut (2nd overall all game in the league), he played 14 shifts for 9:44 ice time with 5 shots on net, 1 block and 1 giveaway.
He was the leading goal scorer in 2018/2019, while under a 2nd contract to Florida Panthers, for affiliate Springfield Thunderbirds, getting 30 goals and 59 points.
The 5’10” 172 lbs. forward originally signed a minor league deal with this team, but was up to a 2-year entry level contract, when he produced as a rookie.
He had a good 4 years at Ohio State University Buckeyes, leading them as a senior captain.
The 28-year old has 93 goals and 108 assists in 320 AHL games and sure would love to play himself into a spot up.
After putting up a career best 39 assists and tying his 59 points from a few years ago, he isn’t waiting around to see if he be re-signed as a ufa and signs a 1-year deal with Frolunda HC.
He is easily the type of player that could put up huge numbers in the SHL.
In his 2nd season with HC Linkoping, he does reasonably well, but gets an opportunity to play the KHL and signs with HC Lada Togliatti for 2024/2025.
After 19 games without much pop, he decides to head to the much friendlier NL for his next hockey and signs with EHC Biel-Bienne.
13th year left wing Jerry D’Amigo(74) stays in DEL for a 2nd straight season, but leaves an alright frame with Düsseldorfer EG to sign with rivals Loewen Frankfort for 2022/2023.
He briefly returned home for a season, signing with Orlando Solar Bears after his 1st pair of years in Germany’s top league, which followed a some ok frames in Liiga, where he split time with a couple teams.
The 5’11” 201 lbs., originally a 2009 Toronto Maple Leafs‘ 6th round NHL draft pick (#158 overall) is bit streaky scoring, but did manage 10+ goals 4 times in the AHL and once hit 20 with 6 seasons of 10+ assists to go along with.
At 31-years old, the Binghamton, NY native, who only did 1 year at RPI Engineers, lightly up Atlantic Hockey, is likely pretty happy to still be signing good contracts.
After 4 seasons in Germany and 2 in Finland, it’s time to come back and sign with a team that has some sunny weather going for it year round, agreeing to terms with Jacksonville Icemen for the rest of 2023/2024.
He has a decent season, leading in the ECHL, but is ready for more adventures overseas and signs with a 3rd new league, the tough to play Slovak Extraliga, signing with HK 32 Liptovsky Mikulas.
12th year net minder Joe Cannata(35) switches up 4 seasons in Sweden, 3 with IK Oskarshamn of the SHL, loading some decent enough stats, but will go for something new and tend net in 2023/2024 for Lowen Frankfort of DEL.
Originally a Vancouver Canucks‘ 6th round pick in the 2009 draft (#173 overall), the 6’1″ 201 lbs. goalie was in the system for 4 years.
He would next bounce to Washington Capitals, then eventually Colorado Avalanche, where he would play shutdown for affiliate Colorado Eagles, going 21-5-2 with a 2.22 GAA and .931 SV% in the regular season, then backstopping a 2018 Kelly Cup Championship.
In his 1st year overseas, he basically won all the league awards in HockeyAllsvenskan.
The 33-year old, former Merrimack College Warriors from nearby Wakefield, MA probably has a little smile on his face how his hockey is still going.
He does ok for himself in a German net, but has decided to return to playing hockey much closer to home, signing a 1-year ECHL deal with Norfolk Admirals.
After 5 games in net and things maybe not going quite as well as he may have wanted, he decides he is heading back overseas and signs with Villacher SV in IceHL.
2nd year right wing Travis Broughman(28) put up some serious ECHL numbers while on loan from SPHL team Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs, where he was a better than point-per-game player.
As a rookie of 48 games with Adirondack Thunder, he scored a nice 12 goals and 21 assists to be invited back for a full 2023/2024 season with the team.
The 6’2″ 185 lbs. forward also scored 3 points in 5 playoff games.
He played his college hockey D3 at SUNY-Oswego Lakers scoring 10+ goals and 10+ assists all 3 seasons they played.
From Richmond, VA, the 26-year old has to be smiling for himself just a little.
He continues to add to his totals in the higher league with a new high games at 66 and goals scored 14.
You could say he does so well, his playing rights are traded to Reading Royals, who simply now need to sign him for 2024/2025.
Once again, his number is called and he is heading to Kalamazoo Wings for his next visit.
Quinnipiac University Bobcats‘ graduate defenseman C.J. McGee(5) signs a 1st pro deal with Savannah Ghost Pirates for his rookie season, 2024/2025.
From Pearl River, NJ, he came to Don Bosco USHS-Prep, scoring well to 1 USHL frame for Shreveport Mudbugs worth 10 goals and 33 assists before heading to college.
The 6′ 181 lbs. forward should do ok for himself in the ECHL.
He was allegedly to stay with the team he signed with out of school, but it’s learn he agrees to terms with Orlando Solar Bears instead.
University Of New Hampshire Wildcats‘ senior assistant captain, now graduate defenseman Ryan Verrier(5) signed on with Worcester Railers as soon as their Hockey East season had wrapped.
The 6′ 185 lbs. blue liner has one assist in 8 ECHL games.
He only spent one season in the USHL with Green Bay Gamblers before heading off to school.
The 23-year old from Reading, MA plays a pretty solid game and should be able to find a solid playing spot in this league.
In maybe not a really surprising move, he decides to leave for the EIHL, signing with Dundee Stars for 2022/2023 and should find some good room to move his game.
He maybe didn’t have the frame he was hoping for out of his rookie season with 5 goals and 15 assists in 54 games, but a bit of a woeful -20 rating.
He will return to sign with the “home team” Railers for a full look 2023/2024 and we think it will heed better results.
From last season, he walks away scoring 4 goals and 12 assists through 58 games with a +9 rating on a non-playoff team.
Well, he’s happy where he is and re-signs once again to stay a Railers for 2024/2025.
After 10 games, scoring 1 goal with a -5 rating, the local kid gets himself shipped to Orlando Solar Bears, where he should do pretty well.
UMass-Lowell Riverhawks‘ senior center Brian Chambers(21) will extend another year and go to Arizona State University Sun Devils to start a graduate program.
He scored by a bit of a mile new best 8 goals and 11 assists last season.
The 6’1″ 181 lbs. forward from Weymouth, MA played some of his junior hockey close to home for Northeast Generals, but for his last frame before college, played 60 USHL games, scoring 17 goals and 24 assists with a +19 rating before heading to the playoffs and adding another 5 points to a 2019 Clark Cup Championship.
At 24-years old, he may find a bit more space to score playing the independent schedule his new college team plays.
He finishes up at his new school with a college high 16 assists and 20 points to take it to a 1st pro contract with Kalamazoo Wings, where he should do well in the ECHL.
In 10 games, he records 2 assists, but signs for his official rookie season, 2024/2025 with Idaho Steelheads.
He’s actually acquired by Orlando Solar Bears just as the season is to get started for future considerations.
After 12 games, he scores 1 goal and 1 assist with a -4 rating, but gets himself traded to Allen Americans, who would like to put him to good use.
