Category: Minor League Deal

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.

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.

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.

2nd year left wing Kolby Johnson(43) was traded from 2-year team Worcester Railers to Jacksonville Icemen, where he may do better as he figures into more games.

The 6’3″ 222 lbs. forward has 2 ECHL goals in 7 games with his new team.

From Rosetown, SK, he did 2 spells of college hockey, 1st at York University Lions for 2 years, then 3 more at Western Trinity University Spartans.

This all came after 3 WHL sessions and 2 in lower junior leagues before heading to school.

It’s possible the 27-year old has found a good spot to play.

Rivier University Raiders‘ junior right wing Matt Horan(12) left school to sign a 1st pro contract for 2025/2026 with Columbus River Dragons, where in 5 FPHL games he has 1 goal and 1 assist with a +1 rating.

The 5’11” 170 lbs. forward played New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs‘ program mostly through youth hockey before ultimately latching on with their USPHL Premier team for his best scoring output.

From Methuen, MA, the 24-year old did 2 successful years at Franklin Pierce University Ravens before leaving.