RIT Tigers‘ graduate net minder Trent Burnham(1) only played 2 games after a tough senior year, but we’re unsure if it was specifically they were riding another goalie for most of the season.
The 6′ 165 lbs. goaltender signed to be Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs as emergency back-up goaltender and is sticking through the SPHL playoffs.
He transferred from his junior year at Lindenwood University Lions, where he was unreal playing D3 as a freshman.
From Eagle River, AK, the 26-year old will need a new deal for 2026/2027.
He gets signed to a pto by Wheeling Nailers, which still could have him returning to the team he went to after school.
Worcester State University Lancers‘ sophomore center Shane Prifrel(7) scored very much the way he did as a freshman with 7 goals and 9 assists for 16 points, tied for 3rd on the team.
The 6’3″ 201 lbs. forward was a huge scorer in his junior and senior high school years.
From Inner Grove Heights, MN, the 20-year old will likely continue to score better.
As a senior, he posts a college hockey best 13 assists and 19 points with a +4 rating in 25 games that he takes to a 1st pro contract for 2026/2027 with Evansville Thunderbolts.
Evansville Thunderbolts‘ 2nd year left wing Isaac Chapman(11) signs on for a 3rd season after recording a new best 11 assists and 17 points in a high of 48 games with a +5 rating, then added another 8 points in the playoffs with another +5 and helping them win back-to-back SPHL Championship.
The 6′ 201 lbs. forward graduate 3 years at Alvernia University Wolves after arriving from a freshman season at Norwich University Cadets.
From Lower Sackville, NS, we look for the 26-year old to continue to play good hockey.
12th year right wing Steve Moses(12) returned to the 1st place he skated after graduating University Of New Hampshire Wildcats, Liiga to play for HPK last season.
He skated 2 seasons with long-time club Jokerit in the league, then moved onto the KHL with them, offering up mostly good results in 6 different campaigns with the team.
The 33-year old from Leominster, MA is headed to a new place for 2023/2024, signing a 1-year deal with HC Kometa Brno of Czechia Extraliga, which should work out well for him.
He gets himself 20 goals and 13 assists in 52 games, so does pretty well in the league, but instead of returning, opts to sign to a rival, inking with BK Mlada Boleslav for 2024/2025.
After 21 games with 9 goals and 3 assists, he is asked to return for 2025/2026 and accepts.
For 2026/2027, the 37-year old returns from a successful stint in Czechia and signs with the local to him, Worcester Railers.
UMASS Minutemen senior captain, defenseman Owen Murray(26) signs a 1-year ECHL deal with Atlanta Gladiators for his 2026/2027 rookie season.
The 5’10” 185 lbs. blue liner was in Milwaukee Admirals‘ training camp before being released.
He heads to their affiliate, which could have him gaining looks.
From Decker, MB, the 23-year old did 2 USHL seasons before school.
Elmira Aviators‘ 1st year goaltender Aiden McKenna(29) was able to pull his game back into shape, when coming to the NAHL team.
The 6’3″ 181 lbs. net minder commits to SUNY-Oswego State Lakers for 2026/2027.
From Rochester, NY, the 20-year old did his youth hockey in the Buffalo Jr. Sabres‘ system.
5th year goaltender Nicholas Latinovich(31) signs up for a 4th year in net for Peoria Rivermen(31).
The 6’3″ 205 lbs. net minder won a 2024 SPHL Championship in his 1st season with the team.
From Maple, ON, the 29-year old originally won an OJHL title in his 2nd frame before heading to Clarkson University Golden Knights.
He would do little time here before heading to Salve Regina University Seahawks, where his game picked up as a graduate student.
After a super strong showing for EHC Munchen, scoring 4 goals and 16 assists in only 26 DEL games with a +18 rating, 6th year defenseman Ethan Prow(12) nets a 1-year NHL deal from Buffalo Sabres for 2021/2022.
It’s the 6′ 185 lbs. blue liner’s first big league deal after 220 AHL games, with his best season coming in his 3rd for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, scoring a crazy 18 goals and 32 assists.
He originally left for Germany’s top league with a +32 plus/minus.
The former St. Cloud State University Huskies‘ d-man scored 30 assists to go along with 8 goals and a +29 as a senior.
It’s likely he’s destined for reasignment to affiliate Rochester Americans, but the 28-year old could be ready for a look in the show.
And he does some scoring business in the minors to merit a first game in the show, in which the now 29-year old scores a 1st NHL goal on a 1st shot.
For his 9th season, he simply returns to where he’s been playing his hockey for a 1-year deal with the Amerks.
After 4 years playing hockey in the same place, he for a 1st time jumps to an overseas opportunity, signing with Grizzlys Wolfsburg in DEL for 2025/2026.
He has a pretty good season in Germany and will up in for 2026/2027 and join Liiga, signing with Assat for 2026/2027.
Undrafted rookie left wing Jade Miller(16) signed with South Carolina Stingrays over the summer after COVID busted any form of a 2019/2020 playoff run for his 4-year college team, University Of Minnesota-Duluth, where he won back-to-back NCAA Championships in 2018 and 2019.
In 26 ECHL games, he has a first pro goal and an assist with a -3 rating, which is odd for a player that was very accountable through college.
The Minot, ND native played a pair of seasons for Austin Bruins of the NAHL and fully came out of his shell, busting for 29 goals and 22 assists in 60 games as a 2nd year skater.
Through just another game from when we 1st posted, 27, he was able to grab another goal for 2, but stayed at 1 assist.
The ‘Rays like what they see though and re-sign him to return for 2021/2022.
For 2022/2023 he decides to jump to Idaho Steelheads after posting 11 goals and 20 assists in a full slate of 72 games.
He records a new league best 16 goals and 33 points with a +28 rating, then adds 8 (3-5) points in 20 playoff match ups to cinch an invite to return to Idaho for 2023/2024.
Not quite making the same impression as a year ago, he is still wanted to return to wear a Steelheads‘ jersey for 2024/2025.
After a new best 17 goals and 17 assists in a full-slate of 72 games, he is an easy sign for a 5th year as a Steelheads in 2026/2027.
After taking a year to turn pro prior to 2 NAHL seasons with Maine Nordiques, Stockholm-born defenseman Casper Soderling(56) skated for Nacka HK of Division 2, running some decent numbers, 2 goals and 16 assists in 26 games last season.
The 6′ 172 lbs. blue liner seems to have changed his mind and accepted a commitment to American International College Yellowjackets for 2022/2023.
As a 21-year old, he will likely find some room to play his game in Atlantic Hockey and may even really take to it well.
He struggled a bit with not much use and transferred to Curry College Colonels for his junior year and played 25 games, scoring 4 goals and 10 assists with a +7 rating.
As a senior, he may have played and scored less, but left with a +13 rating to next sign a contract for his rookie season with Fayetteville Marksmen, 2026/2027.
