Colorado College Tigers‘ graduate left wing Tyler Coffey(17) signs for his rookie season, 2025/2026 with Jacksonville Icemen.
The 5’10” 179 lbs. forward had a college best scoring as a sophomore with 10 goals and 4 assists.
From Hamilton, NJ, the 25-year will likely score some in the ECHL.
Cornell University Big Red senior defenseman Hank Kempf(26) is a New York Rangers‘ 7th round pick in the 2021 draft (#208 overall) and could use a contract once the season concludes.
The 6’2″ 201 lbs. blue liner plays with explosive power, consistently breaking up plays down low.
From Wilmette, IL, the 22-year old has come up nicely through the Chicago Mission youth hockey system.
He goes unsigned, but agrees to an ato once tournament play is up with Colorado Eagles that yields a pair of assists in regular season and playoff games to earn him a 1-year AHL deal to skate his rookie season, 2025/2026, which we think will keep eyes of the parent club on him as well.
Worcester Railers‘ new signing, Anthony Callin(17) comes in after 5 seasons at Clarkson University Golden Knights, where he scored a college best 11 goals and 19 points as a graduate student and leaves as a +11 player.
The undrafted, 6′ 205 lbs. forward grabbed a 1st assist in his 2nd ECHL game loss, but scored a pair, including the game-winner in his 3rd appearance, a 3-2 win.
We do think the 24-year old from Middleton, WI turns the corner nicely and will do well as a pro wherever he goes to play.
2 goals and 5 assists, playing a power forward role, he is guaranteed a spot to return to the Railers for 2023/2024.
He is a synched to want to return, as he’s a power forward, who scored 14 goals and 35 assists with a +4 rating as a rookie, so a Railers‘ jersey looks good on him.
Another stellar scoring season with 24 goals and 24 assists in 65 games and he is set to return to the Railers for 2025/2026, his third in a team jersey
Army West Point Black Knights‘ defenseman Thomas Farrell(4) finished up 4 years, leaving with a best 6 goals and 20 points as a senior and signs with Toledo Walleye.
In 4 ECHL games he has a goal, an empty netter and an assist with a +3 rating.
The 6’1″ 200 lbs. blue liner had a career best 25 assists in his 1 NAHL season for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights with an impressive +22 rating before committing to college.
From Mettawa, IL, the 24-year old should do well in the pro ranks.
His play under an ato is impressive enough for him to net a 1-year deal to continue with the Walleye.
In 28 games, he scores 2 goals and 4 assists with a +5 rating to earn a contract for a continued look in 2024/2025 in a Walleye jersey.
He’s actually released from his contract before playing in the current frame and gets immediately adopted by Indy Fuel.
In 29 games, he has 1 goal and 4 assists with a +5 rating, but Kansas City Mavericks need him and trade to get his services.
Through 22 games, he scores only 3 assists, but is a very nice +15 rating, which is a cinch to invite him back for a full frame in a Mavericks‘ jersey, 2025/2026.
Cornell University Big Red senior right wing Jack O’Leary(17) takes a college career best 8 goals and tying 17 points to a 1st pro contract with Norfolk Admirals.
In 6 regular season ECHL games, he had 1 assist and was a +3 rating.
The 5’7″ 162 lbs. forward has 1 goal and 2 assists in 9 playoff matchups with a +4 rating, so he’s assimilating well.
From Smithtown, NY, the 25-year old did 3 years USHL juniors.
After maybe just a slight hesitation, he re-signs to return for his rookie frame in an Admirals‘ jersey.
Reading Royals 2nd year left wing Yvan Mongo(91) is off and running on the stat sheet with 15 goals and 15 assists in 44 ECHL games.
The 5’9″ 187 lbs. forward has well outpaced what he scored as a rookie.
He originally did 4 years in the QMJHL, continuing to take up his scoring as he went and then entered University Of Ottawa Gee Gees.
In 55 games, he records 17 goals and 21 assists to gain a 3rd invite to return and be a Royals.
He only appears in 15 games, but scores decently, then adds an assist in 4 playoff games.
There’s still the look of development, now in a 4th season, wearing a Reading logo.
Bentley University Falcons‘ senior and #1 goal scorer for the past two seasons (tied ’19/20), Jakov Novak(86) entered the college transfer portal to head somewhere new for his final season before he will likely be signed to an entry level deal by draft club (round 7, 2018, #177 overall) Ottawa Senators after a breakout campaign in USHL juniors with Janesville Jets.
His new college team is set to become right down the road Northeastern University Huskies for 2021/2022 and his 6’3″ 216 lbs. frame will be very welcome up front to what was sometimes a bit of a struggling club to score in the last frame.
The 22-year old Canadian hothead on ice will be missed in Waltham, but will fit in perfectly the Boston area playing Hockey East style.
He finished up a graduate year with a tied 8 goals in his 2 campaigns at the new school and 4 assists as assistant captain with a +4 rating.
To turn pro, he signs an ato with Allen Americans, who are the new ECHL affiliate of his draft team and has been turning it up with 7 goals and 5 assists in 14 games, heading into the postseason to hopefully continue to fall under their radar for a contract.
For 2023/2024, he signs a minor league deal with Laval Rocket to officially get started as a rookie.
He spends the majority of 2 seasons with affiliate Trois-Riveries Lions and won the 2025 Kelly Cup last season, as pretty much a point-per-game performer.
Coachella Valley Firebirds have him on their radar and sign him up for 2025/2026.
9th year right wing Rocco Grimaldi(28) was unable to chase down an NHL deal for 2022/2023, so has decided to sign a 1-year AHL deal with San Diego Gulls to keep his game going.
The small 5’6″ 160 lbs. forward surpasses the 300 games played mark in the league this season and is already on top of scoring with 6 goals and 11 assists in 15 games.
He once scored 30+ goals, once 20+ and 3 times 10+ and also struck for 10 goals in 2 seasons in the upper league and also had 21 assists in his best showing for Nashville Predators, where he spent 4 campaigns.
The 29-year old, 3-year University Of North Dakota Fighting Hawks may not be done, but we’re a little surprised the Anaheim, CA native hasn’t left for some overseas action in say Sweden, instead of playing kind of close to home.
After putting up point-per-game numbers for his current out of playoff contention team, he gets a trade to Rockford Icehogs, who are in a battle for the last spot in their division.
For his 10th season 2023/2024, he signs a 1-year contract with Chicago Wolves, which should be a lot of fun for him.
Despite running up point-per-game numbers with 73 of them, he signs only a pto with Cleveland Monsters for 2024/2025.
Well, after 6 goals and 17 assists in 15 games, as the team leading scorer, they grace the 31-year old with a 1-year contract.
In 66 games, he records a career high 41 assists, but will take his game elsewhere for a 1st time in his pro career, signing a 1-year deal with SKA St. Petersburg for 2025/2026.
Undrafted, small 5’9″ 170 lbs. center Jonny Evans(67) is off to a fast start with 2 goals and 3 assists in 3 ECHL games, including 2 multi-point efforts for a slumping South Carolina Stingrays, since signing his first pro contract just barely a week ago upon graduating University Of Connecticut Huskies.
He didn’t have an explosive senior year on the scoresheet, but always brings a consistency and definitely helped his team to their deepest Hockey East run to the Finals this season.
At 24-years old, with 4 years of junior hockey for Powell River Kings, scoring pretty big especially in his last 3 BCHL sessions, he appears ready.
We think he gets a look at a higher level in someone’s training camp come next Fall.
After scoring 7 goals and 6 assists in 11 games, the Delta, BC native decides to stay and re-sign for 2022/2023.
He would grab 9 goals and 21 assists with a +1 rating in 41 games as a rookie.
They want him to return for 2023/2024, so he will don the Stingrays‘ jersey for a 3rd frame.
After a career setting 2nd frame, he scores himself an AHL tryout with parent club, Hartford Wolf Pack, we believe will stick for him 2024/2025.
He is actually passed down to Bloomington Bison, where in 30 games he scores 2 goals and 9 assists and is an easy ask to return for 2025/2026.
Providence College Friars‘ graduate center Craig Needham(13) scored a college best 7 assists and 11 points last season.
The Medford, MA native was a point-per-game player in high school and scored decently in his 2nd USHL session as captain with Youngstown Phantoms before committing to school.
His team is knocked out of Hockey East tournament play immediately and he wastes little time to sign an amateur tryout with Florida Everblades.
In 11 ECHL games, he didn’t register points and has yet to appear in the postseason.
The 5’10” 181 lbs. forward is going to return for a full Everblades‘ rookie season, 2024/2025.
He has a full frame, 63 games scoring 8 goals and 10 assists with a +9 rating to earn an easy contract to return to Florida for a 2nd year.
