Unrestricted 4th year, free agent center Ryan Donato(9) picks up a 1-way NHL at the league minimum to start skating with Seattle Kracken 2021/2022.
The 6′ 192 lbs. forward had a career high 14 assists in 2020/2021 for San Jose Sharks, but was not given a qualifying offer to stay.
Originally a Boston Bruins‘ 2nd round draft pick in the 2014 draft (#56 overall), he left Harvard University Crimson after 3 years to sign his entry level contract.
He played only a short time in junior hockey after graduating Dexter Southfield School, originally joining USPHL Premiere South Shore Kings before moving along to 4 games with the US National U18 Team and finally 8 contests in the USHL for Omaha Lancers, scoring 5 goals and 5 assists, then adding another tally in 3 playoff games.
The Scituate, MA native was traded during his rookie season to Minnesota Wild, where he really seemed to gel, but was traded as the new season approached.
Old enough to know the league pretty well at this point, it wouldn’t be surprising to see the 25-year old connects in a new environment.
After playing a career high 74 games, he scores a new best 16 goals and 15 assists, but is left unsigned at the beginning of free agency to negotiate his comeback: 1-year, $1.2M AAV for 2022/2023 and he will try to add to his totals on what’s definitely going to be a better 2nd year team.
He finds success in his 2nd frame in the Pacific Northwest, but is a free agent and heads off to the big rebuilding rink in the sky, signing through 2024/2025 for $2M AAV with Chicago Blackhawks.
New Jersey Devils‘ 4th round pick in the 2013 draft (#100 overall), 7th year left wing Miles Wood(44) signs to stay on for 2022/2023 avoiding arbitration after suffering hip surgery last season that left him almost completely off the calendar, skating only 3 NHL games.
As a 2nd year player, he posted a career best 19 goals and 32 points to earn himself a 4-year extension.
The 6’2″ 194 lbs. power forward only spent one season at Boston College Eagles before turning pro.
He didn’t even play junior hockey, going straight from USHS-Prep to college.
The 27-year old may only have signed on for a year, but we fully expect him healthy and picking up his hard-hitting style game right where he left off.
After rebounding with a decent 13 goals, 14 assists in 76 games frame in the same jersey for the 1st 8 years of his career, the unrestricted free agent makes a big change and signs a 6-year deal with Colorado Avalanche through 2028/2029.
Colorado Avalanche 1st round pick (#19 overall) in the 2019 draft, Boston College Eagles‘ sophomore center Alex Newhook(18) celebrating a goal is the opening image for our new site.
NCAA.com used this photo for a story they did on college hockey last season that we were really proud of but can’t seem to find anywhere, if someone can help us.
In his 1st NHL season he skates 71 games, scoring 13 goals and 20 assists with a +11 rating and adds 4 assists in 12 playoff appearances.
He is now a Stanley Cup Champion.
Set to become a restricted free agent, he is dished to Montreal Canadiens, who welcome him as a top 6 forward into the fold, given him a qualifying offer, but expect that to be worked on.
University Of Notre Dame Fighting Irish 2023/2024 commit, 2-year USNTDP defenseman Paul Fischer(7) hasn’t a lot of points, but definitely showed much better accountability with a +9 rating.
The 6′ 183 lbs. blue liner from River Forest, IL came up through the Chicago Mission program.
Draft eligible, the 18-year will likely be sitting on his hands in a week.
UMass Minutemen freshman center Tyson Dyck(40) decides to change things up after only one season, heading into the transfer portal to next play at University Of Wisconsin Badgers for his sophomore year 2023/2024.
He maybe wanted to play a little closer to his Abbotsford, BC home and draft club, Ottawa Senators (7th round 2022, #206 overall).
The 6′ 170 lbs. forward had 5 goals and 4 assists in 28 games last season.
He played only 1 full session of BCHL junior hockey, running up the stat sheet to the tune of 75 points (34 goals, 41 assists) in 54 games for Cranbrook Bucks.
8th year center Joel Lowry(17) has switched leagues each of the three seasons he’s been away.
He started scoring well in DEL, then moved over to Austria’s top league IceHL to sign with Vienna Capitals before returning for 2022/2023 to Germany, but going down a rung to DEL2, joining EC Kassel Huskies, where he’s basically a point-per-game player.
The big 6’2″ forward played 208 AHL games with good marks, including a +11 rating.
A former 4-year Cornell University Big Red graduate, it will be interesting to see how and where the 31-year old, son of NHL great Dave Lowry from Calgary, AB will go.
In the 2nd tier German league, he puts up almost point-per-game numbers, then adds more in the playoffs with a combined +30 rating to rightly earn himself another season to stay with the Huskies, but he could also be in line for a promotion is what we are seeing.
13th year center Cory Conacher(10) initially played a couple of games for Belleville Senators, but that was short lived and is likely going to be more comfortable joining Charlotte Checkers for the remainder of 2023.
Undrafted, he was initially signed to a minor league deal and won the fantasy run 2012 Calder Cup for Norfolk Admirals.
The 5’8″ 185 lbs. forward was next signed for a pair of seasons on a 2-way deal with Tampa Bay Lightning, but traded midway through his debut campaign to Ottawa Senators.
They lost him in the 2nd year of his term to Buffalo Sabres, who claimed him off waivers.
He would next sign the 1st of 4 1-way NHL contracts with New York Islanders, but toiled more time in the minors.
The Burlington, ON native would leave for the NL, hooking up with SC Bern, striking for more than point-per-game numbers en route to a 2016 Championship.
He would return on nice deals for the next few runs with the Lightning before again returning to Switzerland to win more titles.
The 33-year old former Canisius College Golden Griffins standout is likely just smiling, still playing hockey.
In 15 games he grabs 4 goals and 5 assists with a +3 rating, then adds another 3 points in 7 playoff matchups.
For 2023/2024, he moves on in the league to sign with Chicago Wolves.
7th year, German-born left wing Frederik Tiffels(95) trades DEL teams after a tremendous IIHF World Cup showing, where his country captured an unprecedented silver medal for which he contributed an overtime game-winner and a couple important assists.
The 6′ 201 lbs. forward signs for 2023/2024 with rivals Eisbaren Berlin after spending the last 2 at EHC Red Bull Munchen and Kolner Hale the 3 previous, when he first came over from only a single minor league season.
He started his junior hockey back home, but quickly came over with 2 USHL sessions before attending Western Michigan University Broncos for 3 years before turning pro.
The 28-year old still has lots left in the tank and continues to have good fun with his game.
8th year left wing Stephen MacAulay(81) will spend a 3rd & 4th season with Dusseldorfer EG after putting up a healthy 17 goals and 19 assists in 56 DEL games with a +17 rating.
He originally earned a promotion up from DEL2 after the 2020/2021 silly season with Loewen Frankfurt, but did manage 17 goals and 23 assists in 35 games with a +15, which earned him a look at the higher level.
The 6’2″ 187 lbs. forward originally skated 4 seasons in the QMJHL, mostly with Saint John Sea Dogs, where he won 2 Championships and Memorial Cups before heading to Halifax Mooseheads to win another pair of trophies.
He would next turn pro, but maybe wasn’t loving the results so enrolled in St. Marys University Huskies for the next 3 years.
Originally a St. Louis Blues‘ 6th round pick in the 2010 draft (#164 overall), he never signed, but did ink an AHL deal out of school with affiliate Springfield Thunderbirds.
Despite scoring some, he was sent down to affiliate Florida Everblades, where he would sign for the next frame and blow up scoring.
Tampa Bay Lightning‘s 4th round pick in the 2018 draft (#121 overall) defenseman Alex Green(57) was signed as his school, Cornell University was likely wondering with unlikely odds on whether or not to go for a 2020/2021 season.
They opted out of the ECAC campaign, as did a great many other teams in the division.
So foregoing his senior year, the decently sized 6’2″ 175 lbs. blue liner signed a two-year entry level deal to start his pro hockey experience immediately.
He was assigned to affiliate Syracuse Crunch and thus far has appeared in 11 of 16 AHL games for the club scoring a goal and 4 assists with a +6 rating.
Never exactly the biggest scorer, it’s possible his new status has awoken something and also a little wonder, he was maybe a little surprisingly selected after his freshman year post two runs of the USHL, where in his 2nd session notched 15 assists for Lincoln Stars.
The 22-year old Chicago, IL native started his career with a short stint for Orlando Solar Bears, likely as the ECHL had started before his league was set to resume.
After scoring 5 goals and 21 assists with a +6 in 73 games, it is decided to not qualify him, so he becomes an unrestricted free agent.
He didn’t sit on the shelf long before deciding to sign a 1-year minor league deal with Laval Rocket for 2022/2023.
Not sure, what occurred but after 5 games recording 1 assist, he switches up teams and heads to Chicago Wolves.
After 35 games, recording 1 goal and 4 assists with a +3 rating, he is re-upped to stay on with him hometown team another year.
