Trine University Thunder‘ freshman defenseman Trayce Johnson(4) is set to make his NCAA D3 debut.
The 5’11” 194 lbs. blue liner had an NAHL junior best 6 goals and 16 assists last season in 55 games with a +21 rating for 2nd year team, Maryland Black Bears.
From Toledo, OH, the 21-year old is likely ready to get started.
Sacred Heart University Pioneers‘ graduate net minder Justin Robbins(31) takes 17 games played with a 2.95 GAA and .895 SV% and 6-91 record to a 1st pro contract with Tahoe Knight Monsters for his rookie frame, 2024/2025.
The 5’10” 161 lbs. goalie earlier played 28 games as a junior transfer from Arizona State University Sun Devils.
From Alpine, NJ, the 24-year old did 44 USHL games as part of Chicago Steel, his thus far high water mark.
UMass Minutemen senior center Joshua Nodler(20) will take on a 3rd school, heading to Bowling Green State University Falcons for 2023/2024.
The 5’11” 194 lbs. forward started his college career with 3 seasons at close by Michigan State University Spartans, where he scored his best 7 goals and 8 assists as a junior.
From Oak Park, MI, the Calgary Flames‘ 5th round pick in the 2019 draft (#150 overall) first played the Honeybaked system before ultimately doing 1 USHL season at Fargo Force.
The 22-year old will likely doing ok for his graduate year in the CCHA.
He plays a college tying best 36 games, scoring 5 goals and 10 assists and unsigned by the team that selected him.
An unrestricted free agent, he signs a nice 1-year deal with Toledo Walleye to get started as a rookie, 2024/2025.
Quinnipiac University Bobcats‘ senior center Joey Cipollone(12) helps his team win a 2023 NCAA Division 1 Championship and signs a 1-year AHL deal to join Bridgeport Islanders for 2023/2024.
The 5’11” 185 lbs. forward put together 19 goals and 19 assists 107 games at the ECAC college.
He originally committed to University Of Vermont Catamounts, but left half way through his 2nd year to return to his USHL junior team Tri City Storm.
The 23-year old from Purchase, NY looks to be in a good position to start his pro career.
7 goals and 15 assists in 63 ECHL games and he will re-sign with affiliate Worcester Railers for 2024/2025.
He is actually released, but quickly inks with Atlanta Gladiators and will suit up for them this season.
Undrafted center Kyle Betts(61) signs a 1st pro deal with Utah Grizzlies after 5 years at Cornell University Big Red, where he took advantage of the year of eligibility to put up new bests 6 goals and 12 assists in 32 NCAA Division 1 games with a +6 rating.
In his ECHL debut, he pots a 1st goal.
The Flesherton, ON native spent two years in the BCHL, scoring 20+ goals and assists for Powell River Kings.
At 6’1″ 181 lbs., the 24-year old is definitely well-suited to do well in this league.
And just like that, he gets loaned up to the parent club, Colorado Eagles.
He signs for 2022/2023, but after 2 games is called by Belleville Senators and stays for 40 AHL games, scoring 1 goal and 2 assists with a +1 rating before heading back to Maverick Center, where he hammers 6 assists in 5 games, then another 6 points (3-3) in 6 playoff match ups.
It’s a little surprising he signs for a 2nd season in Utah, but we think the same result will occur.
He maybe wakes up one morning with a bit of a surprise, as he’s traded for 2024/2025 to Florida Everblades, which should actually yield good results.
Anna Maria College Amcats‘ sole graduate student on the 2023/2024 roster is defenseman Cam Tobey(10), as seen in preseason play at the home arena, Horgan.
He had college career highs 8 goals and 10 assists as a senior.
The 6’2″ 210 lbs. blue liner played 1 year junior hockey for Walpole Express, recording 10 goals and 13 assists in 38 EHL games after heading to Westfield State University Owls straight out of strong play at hometown Falmouth High School USHS-MA.
At 24-years old, he’s likely fully settled into his D3 hockey game and we look for him to help the team win.
Visiting him last season as he enters a year of eligibility, which he finishes 23 games with 12 points and a +8 rating, for his next move signs a 1-year deal with Knoxville Ice Bears and in his SPHL debut, he comes away with a goal.
University Of Notre Dame Fighting Irish senior left wing Landon Slaggert(84) is exited from college playoffs and signs his 2-year NHL entry level deal with draft team (3rd round, 2020, #79 overall), Chicago Blackhawks.
The 6′ 190 lbs. forward takes a new college best 20 goals and 31 points to his new gig.
He did 2 years USNTDP after youth hockey with Chicago Mission.
The South Bend, IN, 21-year old gets right into big league games to start.
He played 21 games last season with 1 goal and 3 assists and a +1 rating on a non-playoff team.
After what must have been an impressive camp, he gets a new 2-year deal to continue and already has 1 assist in 2 AHL games with affiliate Rockford Icehogs.
Cornell University Big Red junior, center Matt Stienburg(36) is a Colorado Avalanche 3rd round pick in the 2019 draft (#63 overall) and looks to be ready for another breakout session.
In 3 games, he’s got a pair of goals and looks to score many many more in 2021/2022.
The 6’1″ 192 lbs. native of Halifax, NS originally accepted his college in his first season, then was NHL selected in the follow-up frame, where he was almost a point and a half player and served as team captain, while also heading to 3 USHL games with Sioux City Musketeers of a junior hockey career during break.
At 21-years old and one year away from finishing through some tough college hockey times without a 2020/2021 frame, he probably should just continue before signing an entry level deal, but he’s easily the style of power forward the parent club wants.
Smitten by the injury bug, his senior year as assistant captain was limited to 18 appearances with 2 goals and 5 assists.
He plows through though and signs an ato to join Colorado Eagles to hopefully get back to pushing his game forward.
In his 4th AHL game, he records a 1st point, a nice assist for himself.
He appears in 4 more playoff games and gets another helper point for himself.
It looks as though he has made a decent enough impression to score a contract for 2023/2024.
Through 54 games last season, he scores 5 goals and 8 assists with a +2 rating and in the opening 2 games of the 2024/2025 season, he grabs 1 goal and 1 assist with a +2 to earn a 1st NHL recall.
In his debut he skates 9 shifts for 4:36 of ice time, including 3 hits and 1 fight with a -1 rating in a 5-3 loss, then follows it up with 8 shifts for 5:16 ice and 2 shots on net in an overtime win.
New Hampshire Avalanche 3rd year left wing, captain Jake Hines(55) has already picked Western New England University Golden Bears for his next challenge, 2025/2026.
He advanced from a single EHLP season and has started to blow up EHL scoring with 3 goals and 7 assists in 9 games so far this year.
The 5’10” 170 lbs. 20-year old forward from New Haven, CT is readying himself for college hockey.
6th year center Cameron Brown(9) steps away from a pair of seasons with SonderjyskE and a very solid 10 goals and 21 assists in 31 Metal Ligaen games last year with a +23 rating to a new adventure in Ligue Magnus, signing for 2022/2023 to Les Ducs d’Angers.
The small 5’7″ 157 lbs. forward has definitely found ways to score, leaving three ECHL campaigns averaging 10+ goals and 20+ assists.
He dished 35 assists in 34 NCAA Division 1 games as senior captain at University Of Maine Black Bears.
The 29-year old, Natick, MA native may be able to play his way up a bit from a good session in France.
17 games into his season abroad, he has 1 goal and 7 assists, and decides to make a move over to Metal Ligaen, joining Esbjerg Energy for the remainder of the frame.
He grabs 17 points (6 goals, 11 assists) in 22 games with a +9 rating, which is pretty good, so he signs with league rivals, Herning Blue Fox for 2023/2024 and we expect him to do better.
For his 3 season, he will stay in Denmark, but returns to his original team in the country, SonderjyskE for 2024/2025.
