Category: Minor League Deal

Colgate University Raiders‘ senior defenseman Nick Anderson(8) enters the transfer portal and will do a graduate year at UMASS-Lowell Riverhawks, 2024/2025.

The 5’10” 170 lbs. blue liner has been an assist master with 10+ in two frames and 26 as a junior.

He also loaded up in his 2nd NAHL season with Amarillo Bulls, running up 36 assists and a +22 rating.

From Portsmouth, NH, the 25-year old will do well with Hockey East.

He finishes up play with 2 goals and 12 assists in 35 games to sign a 1st deal with Orlando Solar Bears, although he only plays 1 ECHL game.

It takes a tiny bit, but he re-signs to be a Solar Bears for his rookie run, 2025/2026.

After 6 games with 1 assist, he is traded back to close by where he played his college hockey to Maine Mariners.

Undrafted 6th year, left wing J.C. Campagna(93) comes off a season, where he skated only 4 ECHL games for Florida Everblades and Wichita Thunder, but mostly took 2020/2021 off.

He has played 171 games in the league, scoring 65 goals and 58 assists.

The 6’4″ 205 lbs. power forward played in three junior leagues (OJHL, OHL and QMJHL) before turning his sights on St. Thomas University Tommies for two years, then University Of Prince Edward Island Panthers for one before turning pro with Adirondack Thunder, potting 6 goals and 4 assists in 16 games.

Nothing strange about that, except the former Ohio Blue Jackets 16U AAA is a Dallas, TX native.

The 28-year old signs with Toledo Walleye for 2021/2022 and we think that could be a super-charged good choice to pocket some career point totals.

He actually switched out his signing to Allen Americans more than midway through the frame, scoring 10 goals and 5 assists in 21 games to agreeing to a new contract for 2022/2023 with Tulsa Oilers, which should be an awesome resting space for him.

Not exactly sure what happened in Oklahoma, but it wasn’t necessarily bad stats, yet he decides to switch things up big and leaves for HC Presov of Slovak Extraliga and already has 4 goals and 1 assist in 4 games, so must be liking it alright.

He actually scores 6 goals and 6 assists in 17 games, but maybe his -10 wasn’t all that great, so left for DEL2, signing with EHC Freiburg, maybe taking it up a little in the playoffs.

For 2023/2024 though, he decides to return and signs with Utah Grizzlies.

He played in only 12 games, getting 1 goal and 4 assists.

It’s taken maybe a little bit to decide where to head next and will once again head across the pond and signs in Slovakia2 with MHK Humenne.

He was limited to only 4 games, but hammered home 2 goals.

For 2025/2026, he returns to shores and signs with Worcester Railers, who will welcome his size into their lineup.

After being let go before skating for his new team, Grizzlies steps back in to give him a contract.

Saint Anselm College Hawks‘ senior right wing Richard Colarusso(18) scores a new college best 6 goals and 6 assists for 12 points in 25 games with a +3 rating this season.

The 5’9″ 185 lbs. forward signs a 1st pro contract with Binghamton Black Bears.

From Tewksbury, MA, the 24-year old finished up junior with a year in the EHL and should catch on in the FPHL.

He starts the new season with Biloxi Breakers, but after 5 games with 1 assist, he gets dealt to Indian Sentinels.

2nd year right wing Trevor Neumann(55) skates 1 FPHL with his new team, then gets traded to return to Watertown Wolves, where he scored 16 goals and 17 assists last season for 2025/2026.

In 1 game, the 5’9″ 190 lbs. forward already has a 1st goal.

He did 4 years at SUNY Morrisville Mustangs, scoring best as a junior with 9 goals an 5 assists after having no freshman season due to COVID.

From Burlington, ON, the 26-year old could play himself into a spot to move up.

RIT Tigers‘ senior right wing Cody Laskosky(26) will take some college best scoring with 14 goals and 27 assists in 37 games with a +16 rating into the transfer portal to next play hockey at University Of Wisconsin Badgers.

He had 10+ goals and assists as a junior with a +18 rating.

The 5’11” 180 lbs. forward play 4 junior AJHL seasons with a few different teams before circling into home team, Camrose Kodiaks for an outstanding scoring spree.

Undrafted, the 24-year old could very well play himself onto radar.

He finishes up his extra session with 7 goals and 4 assists in 27 games with a +6 rating that he takes to a 1st contract as a rookie with Tahoe Knight Monsters for 2025/2026.

After 11 games with 3 goals and 3 assists, he is traded to Indy Fuel.

2nd year defenseman, Ryan Dickinson(17) was traded to Kalamazoo Wings to begin 2025/2026, but after 6 ECHL games with no points, Orlando Solar Bears spot him and pick him up for future considerations.

The 6’3″ 209 lbs. blue liner had 1 goal and 9 assists in 53 games last season for Worcester Railers.

He scored similarly as a sophomore and junior at SUNY-Oswego Lakers.

From Brighton, MI, the 26-year old originally went to Ohio State University Buckeyes after 4 years NAHL juniors.

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Princeton University Tigers‘ graduate right wing Adam Robbins(10) finishes up 5 years at school and signs a 1st pro deal with the new ECHL team Lake Tahoe Knight Monsters for 2024/2025.

The 5’8″ 158 lbs. forward played his junior hockey in the USHL for Chicago Steel and even went back for a season that his college team took off due to COVID restrictions.

He takes some college career best numbers with him, 11 goals and 18 assists in 30 games last season.

From Alpine, NJ, he did all his youth hockey local, the 24-year old will be a nice addition to the young lineup.

He does decently in his initial season, but is a free agent and signs a new deal with Adirondack Thunder for 2025/2026.

After just 4 games, he decides to up and leave for the EIHL and signs with Coventry Blaze.

Lindenwood University Lions‘ senior left wing David Gagnon(27) initially signed with Rapid City Rush upon graduation, where he scored 6 goals and 2 assists in 20 games.

The 6′ 181 lbs. forward signed with Chicago Wolves for his rookie season, 2025/2026 on a 2-way deal.

He has been dispatched to affiliate Greensboro Gargoyles, making quite an impression with 5 goals in 11 ECHL games.

From Halifax, NS, the 25-year old should continue to excel.

Northern Michigan University Wildcats‘ graduate defenseman Bo Hanson(3) is set to turn pro and signs a 1-year 2022/2023 ECHL deal to skate for Jacksonville Icemen.

He played 9 games on an ato for Wheeling Nailers after graduating last season, scoring 2 assists with a +3 rating.

The 6’2″ 205 lbs. blue liner has hit 10+ assists three times, twice while at St. Lawrence University Saints.

He also did his senior year on the interim at University Of Denver Pioneers.

The 24-year old from Boise, ID will likely have a fantastic rookie season.

After a decent enough 1st year playing pro hockey, he’s off and gone to Metal Ligaen, signing up with Aalborg Pirates to play Danish-style in 2023/2024.

He has an outstanding season in Denmark, scoring 7 goals and 20 assists in 45 games with a +26 rating, then adds another 5 assists in 14 playoff matchups.

For 2024/2025, it looks like he wants to go with a championship, as he signs with Belfast Giants of the EIHL.

After 51 games, he scores 2 goals and 28 assists with a +35 rating and goes on to help the team win the 2025 Championship, so he is an easy ask to return to be a Giants for 2025/2026.

8th year goaltender Michael Garteig(34) signs on for a 2nd DEL season with ERC Ingolstadt after appearing in 42 games, posting a 25-15 record with a 2.22 GAA and .914 SV%.

A bit oddly, it’s the 1st time he has signed twice with a team.

The undrafted 6’1″ 190 lbs. net minder originally signed a 1-year NHL entry level deal with Vancouver Canucks after an outstanding 4-year run at Quinnipiac University Bobcats.

For his 3rd season he signed an ECHL contract to tend net for Newfoundland Growlers, a team on the other end of Canada from where he was born, Prince George, BC.

With a 23-14-6 record in the regular frame, then 16-6-1 in the playoffs, he backstopped the team to the 2019 Kelly Cup Championship.

He left a storybook career at BCHL juniors with awards in his name, so it’s almost mystical to see the 31-year old settle down for a 1st time.

After spending a 4th season with the same club, he moves on to rivals, Augsburger Panther in 2025/2026.