CollegeHockeyPlayers

Mercyhurst University Lakers‘ senior transfer from University Of Maine Black Bears, defenseman Adrien Bisson(8) looks to be heading for a conservative college career best assists with 4 already in 20 games, but has been able to stabilize his game into a +6 player.

The 6’2″ 185 lbs. blue liner hasn’t really put up stats in school, but did have 2 straight 21 assists campaigns in CCHL for Ottawa Jr. Senators.

From Cornwall, ON, we’ll see whether the undrafted d-man does a graduate session.

He does add on another college frame, but as soon as that wraps, he signs a 1st pro contract with Florida Everblades.

In 9 games, he records an assist, then appears in 2 playoff games, as his team captures their 3rd straight Kelly Cup trophy.

He has 4 assists in just 10 games with a +3 in his rookie season, but Adirondack Thunder look to need him more and trade up some future considerations to get him to come north.

Through 23 ECHL games with his new team, he has 6 assists, but is a horrible -12 rating and despite it Tahoe Knight Monsters see room to add him.

Talk about landing spots: he pulls off 1 goal and 2 assists in 11 games with a +10 rating to head into a 1st ever playoffs.

For his sophomore season, he decides to take off and signs in Ligue Magnus with Diables Rogues de Briancon for 2025/2026.

Maryland Black Bears‘ undrafted right wing Josh Nixon(16) commits to Lake Superior State University after what has looked like a pretty fun tour through junior hockey starting with Mississauga, ON native’s close by OJHL club Georgetown Raiders for most of two sessions, then heading to America for a stint with Sioux City Musketeers, which went decently for 8 goals and 17 assists in 48 USHL games.

The 5’10” 180 lbs. forward has similar numbers in less outings through the current frame for his new NAHL team.

He plays with loads of energy and will be a great addition to WCHA play.

In 37 games, he scores pretty well, but decides to change things up and heads for Union College Dutchmen to do his sophomore frame.

As a junior he has a college best 18 assists and in his senior year scores a new best 14 goals.

To start his pro career, he signs can ato with a non-playoff team, Maine Mariners.

After 4 ECHL games with 1 assist and a +1 rating, he decides for his rookie season that he is heading over to the EIHL and signs with Guildford Flames to help rebuilding.

Undrafted defenseman Jarrod Gourley(60) takes three good seasons at University Of Arizona Sun Devils to the transfer portal and comes out the other side as a senior with University Of Connecticut Huskies for 2021/2022.

The big 6’2″ 210 lbs. blue liner has played all of his youth hockey and juniors close to home and was selected by his first college in his initial campaign for Brooks Bandits.

He won a pair of AJHL Championships in 2016 and 2018 with Spruce Grove Saints.

In his last year with CBHA Rangers U16 AAA, he put up some of his best numbers, potting 9 goals and 23 assists in 29 AMMHL games before committing.

The 22-year finished up tying his 3 goal college season high and was a +5 player on a team that went all the way to the Hockey East Final before losing in OT.

He finishes up school and signs a 1st pro deal with Adirondack Thunder and should be an impact player in the ECHL right away.

At the end of his 1st little run, he is loaned up to the AHL and scores a goal in his debut through 4 appearances.

For his efforts, Utica Comets extend an offer to bring him up a level, which makes pure sense to us.

He somehow only plays 8 games with 1 goal and 1 assist and a +3 rating but is reassigned down to affiliate the Thunder, where he grabs 4 goals and 9 assists in 38 games with a +9 to scoring a look from the hot Calgary Wranglers for 2023/2024.

Somehow seemed to get under-used through 2 years in North American hockey, so leaves for the EIHL and signs with Cardiff Devils for 2024/2025 and will likely heed a much looser game for him.

In 51 games, he records 3 assists and 9 goals with a 0 rating, but something isn’t adding up over here and he maybe sees something else to go for a retires from the game a Devil.