2nd year Fayettesville Marksmen defenseman Alex Wilkins(5) is traded to Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs after maybe not scoring quite as well as he did as a rookie.
The 5’10” 181 lbs. blue liner had 18 assists last season.
In 2 SPHL games with his new team, he has an assist.
He did 4 years at SUNY Geneseo Knights, where he twice got 15+ assists.
From Kennett Square, PA, the 27-year has a restart.
Undrafted 4th year defenseman Tariq Hammond(25) re-ups for a 3rd season with South Carolina Stingrays.
The former University Of Denver Pioneers‘ senior captain skated a season in the AHL with Binghamton Devils and signed with them on an ato upon graduation.
He may have only had limited scoring through college, but a solid +28 rating.
The 6’2″ 194 lbs. d-man already has a +38 through 101 games heading into 2021/2022.
He would come away from last season with a career best 15 assists and 18 points and was loaned up on a couple of occasions.
The 28-year old from Calgary, AB is going exploring and signs for 2022/2023 with HK Dukla Michalovce of Slovak Extraliga.
He has himself a very full and seemingly fairly decent run in Slovakia, scoring 2 goals and 9 assists in 50 games, then adding another 6 in 15 playoff matchups and will take it to DEL2 and suit up for Eisbären Regensburg. in 2023/2024.
After a best scoring season with new high 17 assists and a 2024 Championship, he signs with rivals Dresdner Eislowen and has another good frame and wins a 2nd straight 2025 Championship.
He takes this to a contract with the same team in the higher DEL, but leaves 44 games in to join Dusseldorfer EG for the rest of the 2025/2026 run.
SUNY Brockport Golden Eagles‘ senior defenseman Jordan Rosenbaum(6) signed a couple of FPHL contract before being loaned up and scored a few SPHL points, but was waived and immediately scooped by Macon Mayhem for the remainder of 2025/2026.
The 6′ 190 lbs. blue liner has yet to record a point in 2 games with his fourth team, as a rookie.
Franklin Pierce University Ravens‘ graduate defenseman Dimitris Christou(5) signed a 1st pro deal with Danbury Hat Tricks upon finishing school.
The 6’1″ 190 lbs. blue liner signed for his rookie season and in 10 FPHL games had 1 goal and 3 assists.
He was traded to Biloxi Breakers for the remainder of 2025/2026.
3rd year left wing Lincoln Griffin(44) has skated most of his first two years in the SPHL, but on a pair of loans he scored 3 goals and 2 assists in 13 ECHL games as a rookie.
For 2021/2022 he agrees to terms on a new deal with Indy Fuel.
The former Northeastern University Huskies‘ forward was a decent scorer at college, taking his totals up to new highs as a senior (7-14-21) with a +20 rating.
He was a big scorer through 4 years at Thayer Academy.
The 24-year old from Walpole, MA should be able to elevate his game in the higher league.
He would actually end up playing the entire 2021/2022 frame with Cincinnati Cyclones, scoring an almost bananas, best by a mile 21 goals and 25 assists in 57 games.
There’s little doubt he would be invited back to try to win the whole league thing.
He is taking a very good 2nd frame with the team from Ohio to a new adventure, signing a 1-year deal with HK Nitra to play his next games in Slovak Extraliga 2023/2024.
Only managing to get into 12 games over there, scoring 1 goal and 1 assist, he decides to return home to the team he knows and obviously likes a lot, having spent more than 100 games with in the Cyclones for 2023/2024.
Another solid season of getting points and he is back for a 3rd swing through Cincinnati and may be searching for a home.
He goes on to score new bests in his 4th frame with 25 goals and 27 assists in 70 games with a +7 rating and he will be back for more as a Cyclones again.
In 39 games, he has 7 goals and 9 assists, but a miserable -19, so is traded to Jacksonville Icemen to hopefully improve his fortunes.
Canisius College Golden Griffins‘ graduate defenseman Cody Schiavon(44) agreed on a 1st deal for his pro career with Orlando Solar Bears, but was released after only 1 appearance and quickly snapped up and signed by Indy Fuel.
The 6′ 201 lbs. blue liner has no points in 5 games.
His best college scoring season came as a junior for 3 goals and 5 assists in 28 games after coming over from 2 years at University Of Vermont Catamounts.
From Kelowna, BC, he did 3 years of BCHL before college.
The 25-year had 25 assists in his last season of juniors.
Boston College Eagles‘ senior center Connor Joyce(23) played almost a full slate of college games each season.
The 6’1″ 181 lbs. forward scored best as a sophomore with 4 goals and 6 assists.
He signed a 1st pro deal with Indy Fuel, getting 4 assists in 11 games, but got dealt to Rapid City Rush, where his scoring has jumped to 3 goals and 3 assist in 18 games.
From Dedham, MA, the 24-year old should find his footing.
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.
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.
