5th year center Adam Rockwood(12) takes a career year with 33 assists and 39 points for AIK of HockeyAllsvenskan to a new challenge, joining HC Innsbruck to skate IceHL for 2023/2024.
The 5’11” 185 lbs. had 40 assists as a junior transfer to Northern Michigan University Wildcats, then 28 as a senior.
He won a 2014 BCHL Championship with hometown junior team Coquitlam Express as a 2nd year player before heading to his 1st school, University Of Wisconsin Badgers.
The 27-year old from Coquitlam, BC may continue to play himself up through leagues overseas or could come back and light the ECHL again.
He comes away from his 1st year in Austria, with a career high 33 assists and +25 rating and decides to stay, but signs with rivals, Asiago for 2024/2025.
Slovak Extraliga is calling his name and he is heading there to skate for HC Ducla Michalovce.
He would record 32 assists in 33 games, but decides to sign with the rivals HK Spisska Nova Ves.
In 10 games, he scores 2 goals and 4 assists, but is dished to HC Presov Penguins and has 1 goal and 1 assist in his debut game.
He is taking 2 years decent scoring in Slovakia back to HockeyAllsvenskan, signing with BIK Karlskoga for what remains of 2025/2026.
New England College Pilgrims‘ senior right wing Jesper Tarkiainen(89) signed a deal with Fayettesville Marksmen, but was only with them a single appearance before heading to Quad City Storm for his rookie season, 2025/2026.
The 6′ 192 lbs. forward has done decently with 7 goals and 4 assists in 32 SPHL games.
From Naperville, IL, the 24-year old did all his youth and junior hockey in Finland, where he has roots before heading to school.
3rd year Macon Mayhem right wing Dan Wislow(16) was set to retire, but instead signs on for another season with a team he has SPHL bests scoring 12 goals and 22 assists in 56 games.
The 5’11” 210 lbs. forward left a graduate year at University Of New England Nor’easters, scoring a college best 17 goals and 30 points.
He came in from three sessions at Quinnipiac University Bobcats, where he struggled to find playing time after his freshman frame.
From Fairfield, CT, the 28-year old played his way up in junior hockey to holding down a big run for New Jersey Titans before college.
2nd year center Chris Mott(10) has played his way up into the SPHL quite nicely for himself after 1st spending time in the FPHL.
The 5’10” 165 lbs. forward signed with Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs.
In 14 games, he has 2 goals and 1 assist.
The former Morrisville State College Mustangs did 2 years of juniors before school.
From Nesconset, NY, the 26-year old played the PAL Jr. Islanders‘ system through youth hockey.
2nd year defenseman Garrett Pyke(20) may have been tiring of playing time in the lower league, so breaks his contract and decides to head for some better hockey in Liiga, signing with HPK for the rest of 2025/2026.
The 6’1″ 201 lbs. blue liner did a successful graduate frame at University Of North Dakota Fighting Hawks, recording 3 goals, college best 22 assists and 25 points.
He came over from 4 years at University Of Alaska-Fairbanks Nanooks, where he served as senior captain.
From Etobicoke, ON, the 26-year old has no points in 2 games overseas.
UMass Minutemen junior goaltender Henry Graham(30) enters the transfer portal after a college career high 8 appearances last season for a 1-2-1 record with 2.38 GAA and .912 SV%, but will take his game to Hockey East rival Boston University Terriers for 2023/2024, his senior frame.
The 6’1″ 181 lbs. net minder arrived at his 1st school after a decent USHPL/NCDC showing with P.A.L. Junior Islanders after playing the Honeybaked system.
From Manhattan, NY, the undrafted 22-year old should be offered opportunities to start.
He transfers to Lindenwood University Lions for a graduate frame 2024/2025, but appears in only 2 starts.
Fort Wayne Komets offer him a tryout to make their club for 2025/2026.
He actually bounces down to the FPHL for a contract with Monroe Mocassins, but is struggling some to find consistency.
Notre Dame University Fighting Irish senior captain Nick Leivermann(4) was originally selected by Colorado Avalanche in the 7th round of the 2017 draft (#178 overall), but went unsigned upon completing his graduate frame with a 3rd 10+ assist season (21 as a senior).
He turns pro and signs a 1-year AHL deal with last year’s Calder Cup Champion, Hershey Bears for 2023/2024.
The 5’11” 185 lbs. blue liner from Eden Praire, MN did only 1 BCHL season with Penticton Vees before heading to school.
At 24-years old, he’s likely gunning to get going.
After a solid rookie frame, scoring 3 goals and 13 assists in 37 games with a +5 rating is an easy re-sign to stay a Bears for 2025/2026.
He wasn’t in many games, but put up points in any efforts he was a part of, but decides to leave for an option in the SHL with Farjestad BK that should work out well.
After 2 successful, was supposed to be 3 ECHL seasons with Norfolk Admirals, 4th year center Sean Montgomery(25) leaves for a 2nd time, heading to the Poland hockey league, joining Cracovia Krakow for 2025/2026.
The 5’10” 185 lbs. forward did 5 years with Prince Albert Raiders and won the 2019 WHL Championship before going to 4 years of University Of Western Ontario Mustangs.
From Anchorage, AK, he is 27-years old despite already playing a ton of hockey.
11th year defenseman Steven Oleksy(4) elected not to play last season, but returns for 2021/2022 and re-signs with Toledo Walleye, a team he was with for 36 ECHL games (1 goal, 14 assists) in 2019/2020 before leaving for a 1st visit overseas to Black Wingz Linz of EBEL.
At 35-years old, the former 3-year Lake Superior State University Lakers‘ blue liner doesn’t really need to do it for the paycheck.
He’s had quite the interesting career journey starting through a series of minor league deals that even took him to the ill-fated IHL with Port Huron Icehawks as a rookie, but it was time spent with Idaho Steelheads that got him noticed, initially by Bridgeport Sound Tigers to sign him to an AHL deal, then his first NHL contract.
Washington Capitals signed him and for the first two seasons, he play games and contribute all the way to 7 Stanley Cup Playoff appearances.
The solid 6′ 190 lbs. d-man has signed 4 big league deals including 1 one-way deal and would also love it if you bought his coffee, The Elite Coffee Co.
He would get traded midseason to Orlando Solar Bears and finished up decently strong with 1 goal and 6 assists in 28 games.
The Chesterfield Township, MI native seemed to like his hockey experience in Florida and has elected to return for 2022/2023.
He steps back off for a few seasons, but likes the itch and signs at age 39 with local Jacksonville Icemen, where in 3 games, he has 1 assist and is a +1 rating.
Morrisville State College Mustangs‘ senior left wing Colby Walters(17) leaves his college team after only 3 appearance in the 2025/2026 season and signs a contract with Indiana Sentinels for the 2nd half of 2025/2026.
He has appeared in 1 FPHL game.
The 6′ 165 lbs. forward had a successful 3rd EHL session after playing in the Chicago Mission youth hockey program.
From Aurora, IL, the 24-year old could produce better as a pro than he did in college.
