Category: Minor League Deal

18Jul

Wilmer Skoog (25)

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Boston University Terriers‘ defacto leader, Swedish-born center Wilmer Skoog(25) signs a 2-year AHL with Charlotte Checkers that fully has parent club, Florida Panthers playing puppet master.

The 6’2″ 196 lbs. forward scored a college best 16 goals and 31 points last season with a +13 rating that saw him ride the wave to the Final Four.

He did his 1st year of college hockey coming out of a scoring spree in his 2nd NAHL frame for Maryland Black Bears, potting 16 goals and 18 assists in 24 games, committing and getting 5 goals and 2 assists in 17 games for his new college team with a +1 rating.

The Stockholm-born pivot played 10 games in tier 3 Hockeyettan for VIK Vasteras HK with no points.

At 23-years old, he has to be pretty happy with his arrangement moving forward.

In his rookie season with affiliate he scores 22 goals and 9 assists in 49 games with a +3 rating, heading into the playoffs to net himself a 1-year 2-way NHL deal for 2024/2025.

He continues decent play in his 2nd frame, but comes alive even more in the playoffs for 7 points (4 goals, 3 assists) in 18 games with a +5 rating.

His good play keeps him in the fold for another season in a Panthers‘ jersey 2025/2026.

18Jul

Sean Chisholm (21)

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Dartmouth College Big Green senior, captain left wing Sean Chisholm(21) signs a 1st pro deal, an ato with Texas Stars.

In 7 games, he scores a 1st AHL goal and adds an assist with a +3 rating, but figures into no playoff contests. \

The 6’1″ 190 lbs. forward from Caledonia, ON did 2 AJHL junior sessions before heading to college.

For his rookie season, 2025/2026, he will need a new deal.

He indeed grabs a new contract for his 1st year, full year run in a Stars‘ jersey.

17Jul

Hunter Sansbury (22)

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Sacred Heart University Pioneers‘ senior captain, defenseman Hunter Sansbury(22) played a college best 39 games last season, scoring a new best 15 assists and 21 points with a +12 rating.

The 5’11” 194 lbs. blue liner had 4 seasons with 10+ assists.

From Lomita, CA, he did 2 BCHL years before school.

The 25-year old signed a 1st pro deal after Atlantic Hockey tournament play was over with Florida Everblades.

In 9 ECHL games, he had no points and has yet to appear in the playoffs.

He will need a new deal for 2025/2026.

No points through 9 games and no playoff appearances, but he is signed to return for his rookie season, 2025/2026 to be an Everblades again.

17Jul

Harrison Israels (24)

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University Of Alaska-Fairbanks Nanooks‘ senior center, captain Harrison Israels(24) enters the transfer portal on a year of eligibility and will play for University Of Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks for a graduate frame, 2024/2025.

He scored a college best 20 goals, 26 points with a +10 rating in 33 games last season.

The 6’2″ 205 lbs. Mississauga, ON native did 2 seasons OJHL with Oakville Blades, scoring big then bigger before school.

Upon finishing up tournament play, he signs with Florida Everblades and scores a 1st ECHL goal and 2 assists in 7 games, but doesn’t appear in the playoffs.

For his rookie season 2025/2026, he signs up with Rockford Icehogs, who obviously had him on their radar.

16Jul

Michal Stinil (22)

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Undrafted, Czech Republic-born left wing Michal Stinil(22) decides after just one game in his 2nd season with American International College Yellowjackets to turn pro, signing for the remainder of 2021/2022 with Wichita Thunder.

The 5’11” 192 lbs. forward has been a very decent scorer on his way up through junior hockey, twice performing for more than point-per-game play and twice coming up just short of the mark.

He played all his youth hockey close to home with Pirati Chomutov U16-18 before coming over.

The 22-year old, former Springfield Jr. Pics of the USPHL Premiere League will be an interesting watch.

He would absolutely blow up scoring to the tune of 2-30+ goals and this has earned him an AHL contract for 2024/2025 with San Jose Barracuda, but is sent to affiliate Wichita Thunder to start the new campaign.

After a 4th monstrous scoring campaign for even higher points in the league, 25 goals and 52 assists in 63 ECHL games with a +13 rating, he will be back for a 5th year in Thunder attire.

16Jul

Ryan O’Reilly (22)

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Providence College Friars‘ graduate right wing Ryan O’Reilly(22) is looking to set new college bests scoring, if he can figure into enough games on a particularly deep, very good Hockey East team.

The 6’3″ 220 lbs. forward has 6 goals and 3 assists in 18 games with a +9 rating after coming over from 4 years at Arizona State University Sun Devils.

A 2018 Detroit Red Wings‘ 4th round pick in the draft (#98 overall), he had a blowout scoring debut USHL season.

From Southlake, TX, the 24-year old looks like he’d be an easy sign to see to an NHL entry level deal to see what he can do.

He goes unsigned, but inks a 1st deal with Orlando Solar Bears, where he should be a scoring force in the ECHL.

For his rookie season, he signs a contract with Greenville Swamp Rabbits in 2025/2026.

14Jul

Carson Musser (4)

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Long Island University Lakers‘ graduate portal transfer from 4 years at Bowling Green State University Falcons, defenseman Carson Musser(4) took a college best scoring 4 goals and 11 points in 31 NCAA games to a 1st contract with Norfolk Admirals.

In 7 ECHL games, he had an assist and left with no playoffs a +2 rating.

The 6’1″ 192 lbs. blue liner has never really scored many goals, but did manage 10 assists in his 2nd USHL year with Fargo Force.

From Grand Rapids, MI, it’s seems likely the 25-year old could score a new contract for 2022/2023 in the league, if he wants.

As considered, the d-man decides to go for a full session in Virginia to see what’s possible.

He is able to connect for 4 goals and 9 assists, but needs to clean up a -19 rating and hopefully the team posts a better record, as he re-signs to stay.

Increasing his numbers as he goes is easily the way to keep attention, so he scores a new best 8 goals and 18 assists, while bringing up that horrible +/- to a +13 rating in 57 games, then in 11 playoff matchups adds another 7 points, +5.

He is easy to continue to bring back in an Admirals‘ jersey.

For a 4th straight season, he will return to Norfolk after scoring a new high 23 assists and 29 points.

11Jul

Anthony Repaci (81)

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4th year Worcester Railers‘ center Anthony Repaci(81) re-signs for a 3rd season with the team after posting an ECHL career best 27 goals and 54 points, 1 off his assist best of 28.

The 6′ 194 lbs. forward did 3 years of junior hockey in the close by OJHL for hometown Toronto Jr. Canadiens before heading to St. Mary’s University Huskies for 5 campaigns prior to turning pro.

At 28-years old, he will likely continue to score big in the league.

After a bit of an injury plagued campaign last year, but still scoring well, he will return for a 4th crack at getting this Railers‘ team more ready and into the playoffs.

In 57 games, he scores a new high 29 goals and 36 assists for best 65 points and he will return for a 5th season, 3rd as captain with Worcester.

10Jul

Colton Hargrove (7)

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cHp wants to wish one-time Boston Bruins‘ 7th round draft pick in the 2012 draft (#205 overall) left wing Colton Hargrove(7) a happy retirement in what’s easily too early of an exit, forced upon him by recurring back injuries.

The former Western Michigan University Broncos standout leaves hockey with a career high 14 goals and 22 assists for 38 points in 45 IceHL games for Ferhervar AV19.

He was basically good for 15 goals and 15 assists for any team he skated for.

The 6’1″ 215 lbs. power forward was always a pleasure to watch play for Providence Bruins in his first three pro years.

We wish the 28-year old Dallas, TX native, who did get to skate fairly close to home in Cedar Park one season for Texas Stars all the best whatever life holds for him moving forward with what’s next.

Well, he did sit out 2021/2022, after what maybe was a bit of a difficult 2nd run in Austria’s top hockey.

For last season though, when the air had completely cleared, he decided to lace them back up for the close to home Allen Americans.

He became the team’s captain and went onto as they said it an MVP frame, scoring a career best by a mile 39 goals and 46 assists.

That’s basically enough for the now 31-year old to want to return to play some more hockey.

Limited to just 12 games last season, because of a knee injury, he actually become a licensed real estate agent, but for 2024/2025 will continue to play hockey, but is moving away from home for his 9th season to join 2-time champs, Florida Everblades.

After scoring pretty well for his new club, especially come playoff time, he will move back home at age 33-years old on a 1-year deal with Allen.

09Jul

Brendan Less (23)

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Quinnipiac University Bobcats‘ graduate defenseman Brendan Less(23) is definitely glad he added an extra session to his college game after entering the portal transfer from 4 years at Dartmouth College Big Green.

Tying his 2nd most, 31 NCAA Division 1 games played, he has exceedingly good new bests with 2 goals, 14 assists, 16 points and a big +28 rating.

The 5’11” 170 lbs. blue liner committed in his 2nd year at Choate Rosemary Hall without recording a lot of points, so they saw something more in his game they liked.

At 23-years old, it’s tough to say the route he takes after 5 years in the ECAC, but the Kinnelon, NJ native may find some space to grow his game as a pro.

After his team was eliminated from tournament play, the d-man signed an ECHL contract to join Worcester Railers.

He would appear in 6 games, grabbing a first pro point, an assist.

For 2022/2023, he signs with Jacksonville Icemen, a team he should gel well with.

He actually gets released from training camp and quickly inks with Iowa Heartlanders, where he should stick and do nicely.

In 22 games, he notches 4 assists, but Adirondack Thunder see something they can work with and sign him for 2023/2024.

Through a season high 44 games, he scores 2 goals and 11 assists with a +12 rating to easily gain an invite to return to continue wearing a Thunder uniform.

He gets loaned up to Syracuse Crunch for 1 AHL game, while scoring a best 19 assists and 20 points with a +11 rating last season, but gets himself traded to Atlanta Gladiators for 2025/2026 and will need a contract.