Quinnipiac University Bobcats‘ junior left wing Cristophe Tellier(29) 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.
Providence Bruins‘ undrafted rookie Latvian-born forward Eduards Tralmaks(34) scored his first pro goal in the first period of his AHL debut.
He spent 4 years at University Of Maine as a fairly consistent scorer grabbing 39 goals and 43 assists in 119 NCAA games with a solid +22 rating.
Arriving as a 14-year old, he got right to the stat sheet in 3 sessions of youth hockey before starting his 1st campaign for the Boston Bandits (now Bridgewater Jr. Bandits) of the EHL, where once again he ran up scoring totals and was scouted by the college and sent to the USHL Chicago Steel.
There he won the 2017 Clark Cup Championship and was named MVP before arriving at school the following year.
At 6’4″ 209 lbs. he’s a big power forward, great around the net, who may get himself a look from an NHL club to see if he has what it takes to make the next step up.
The 24-year old accomplished 2 goals and 2 assists in 8 games with a +1 rating in his pro debut.
It looks as though he is set to return to Rhode Island for a rookie season, as he is fully in training camp with parent club, Boston Bruins.
After 2 seasons of decent enough scoring, he decides to move on and signs a 1-year deal with Rytiri Kladno and will skate the very decent level of game in Czechia Extraliga.
He scores 21 goals and 11 assists in 52 games, but is a horrible -20 rating, yet is wanted to return to Kladne crew for 2024/2025.
In 2 years, he proves there’s no doubt he can put up big points, 23 goals and 28 assists in 48 games last season to score a new deal with Detroit Red Wings for 1-year on a 2-way contract that will see him at least 1st with affiliate Grand Rapids Griffins, where we expect him to do well.
Framingham State University Rams‘ graduate left wing Kaleb Kinskey(26) signs a 1st pro contract with HC Venom and is off and scoring with 4 goals and 3 assists in 15 FPHL games.
The 5’9″ 180 lbs. forward’s best scoring season was 7 as a junior and 9 points.
From Waterloo, IA, he did 1 season of youth hockey in the Iowa Wild 18U system.
He did 2 USPHL Premier years before heading to school.
It’s quite possible the 25-year old starts playing himself up.
Holy Cross College Crusaders‘ sophomore center Liam McLinskey(49) transferred after only 2 games in the lineup for Quinnipiac University Bobcats as a freshman and has seemingly made the wise decision.
The big 6’3″ but skinny 165 lbs. forward has 12 goals and 4 assists in his 2nd college frame and is a big reason his team wins games.
A Pearl River, NY native, he was well over a point-per-game player for New Jersey Hitmen, striking for 24 goals and 43 assists in 44 NCDC/USPHL games and winning the league title before hitting school.
The undrafted 22-year old will be a continued interesting Atlantic Hockey watch.
In his senior year, he connected for an unreal 24 goals and 30 assists, both obvious college highs, with a +5 rating in 40 games.
Undrafted, he signs a 2-year deal with Charlotte Checkers that begins on an ato in the current session and he has a 1st AHL goal and an assists, so multi-point game in his debut.
We have little doubt he strikes NHL radar.
Colorado College Tigers‘ graduate defenseman, Ty Gallagher(24) looks set to attain new college scoring highs this season with 3 goals and 8 assists in 14 games with a +6 rating.
The 6′ 187 lbs. Boston Bruins‘ 7th round pick in the 2021 draft (#217 overall) had 5 goals as a freshman at Boston University Terriers and 18 assists in his sophomore frame.
He has appeared in as many as 40 games in a campaign.
From Clarkston, MI, the 21-year old did 2 years of USNTDP before school.
He does look very singable to an NHL entry level deal.
Upon conclusion of his NCAA tournament play and year of eligibility, scoring a new best 9 goals and 26 assists, he signs a 2-year AHL deal with Providence Bruins, which keeps him squarely under the eye of the team that selected him.
In 8 games already, he has a 1st goal and 4 assists with a +2 rating on a playoff bound team.
UMASS Minutemen junior center Lucas Mercuri(11) is definitely on track for next college career bests scoring with 5 goals and 9 assists in 18 games with a +4 rating, putting him just a point or two of his marks.
The 6’3″ 192 lbs. forward is a Carolina Hurricanes‘ 6th round pick in the 2020 draft (#159 overall).
He came down from Montreal, QC for school and scored big to secure his finding, then went onto 1 USHL frame with Des Moines Buccaneers before heading to school.
The 21-year old is likely just hoping he’s doing everything right to earn his NHL entry level deal and we think he’s heading in the right direction more than ever now.
Finishing up his final season with new college bests 10 goals and 21 assists with a +14 rating, he is traded to Tampa Bay Lightning, signed to a 2-year entry level deal and sent to start his pro career with affiliate Syracuse Crunch.
Former University Of Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks‘ senior captain, defenseman Joel Messner(59) decides to leave the ship for other waters for his 4th season.
He will skate in Austria’s IceHL for a seemingly favored by Americans’ club, HC Innsbruck.
The solid 6’2″ 200 lbs. d-man was mostly under deals with Providence Bruins, originally scouted by Boston Bruins and in their system for 48 AHL games, but was in a uniform mostly with affiliate Atlanta Gladiators.
In 86 ECHL games, he did alright with 14 goals and 41 assists.
He played 4 more games in the league for Jacksonville Icemen to start 2020/2021 and got a goal and 2 assists.
We think the 27-year old Winnipeg native will like it in his new hockey home but if he does really well will move up.
He played for HKM Zvolen of Slovak Extraliga last season, putting up 4 goals and 9 assists in 50 games with a +7 rating, then added another 6 points in 17 playoff matchups.
For 2023/2024, he will head back to Austria, where he had very good luck and agrees to terms with Pustertal/Val Pusteria.
He grabs some decent points, but the -18 is a problem, then performs really well in 13 playoff games to get a want from rivals, Fehervar AV19 for 2024/2025.
Through 48 games, he has 2 goals and 17 assists with a +8 rating, so is becoming a bit of an offensive threat out there and scores himself a new 1-year deal to stay on in this part of Austria.
University Of Maine Black Bears‘ junior center Harrison Scott(22) transferred after 2 years at Bentley University Falcons, where he had a best 8 goals and 7 assists as a sophomore.
In 10 games with his new college club, he has 1 goal and 4 assists, which could best earlier marks.
The 6′ 185 lbs. forward looks more committed to score playing Hockey East competition.
From San Jose, CA, the 23-year old looks to be a pretty natural fit for this northern New England school.
He does certainly best his scoring marks in his 1st year in a new school and then for his senior year, explodes to 18 goals and 17 assists with a +13 rating on a very good team.
His team exits the tournament late and he wastes little time signing a 1st pro deal, an ato to join Texas Stars., but the next day that gets upped to a 1-year NHL entry level deal to start 2025/2026 with parent club, Dallas Stars.
Long Island University Sharks‘ graduate right wing Connor Gregga(17) signs a 1st pro deal with Savannah Ghost Pirates and has a 1st ECHL goal in 9 games.
He scored a college best 8 assists and 12 points last season.
The 5’10” 180 lbs. forward came over after his senior year at University Of Minnesota-Mankato Mavericks.
From Markham, ON, the 25-year old did 2 BCHL seasons of juniors before college.
Colorado College Tigers‘ junior, assistant captain center Noah Laba(26) leaves a year of school on the table to sign a 2-year NHL entry level contract with draft club, New York Rangers.
The 6’2″ 192 lbs. forward reported to affiliate Hartford Wolf Pack to get his pro career started and what do you know, pops in a 1st AHL goal in his debut.
He left college with 10 goals and 16 assists in 29 games, a little less than the spectacular run he had as a sophomore, running 20 goals and 17 helpers.
From Northville, MI, the 21-year old is moving on nicely.
