Merrimack College Warriors‘ Swedish-born, sophomore net minder Max Lundgren(47) picked up a 2nd big win of the 2024/2025 season, a 4-1 over University Of Connecticut Huskies to start the weekend and grabbed 1st player of the night honors.
The big 6’5″ 229 lbs. goalie did all of his youth hockey back home and even started 1 HockeyAllsvenskan game quite successfully before coming over for a single year of USHL junior hockey.
We expect the 22-year old to continue to push for the starter’s job.
4th year center Nick Master(89) returns to Maine Mariners for a 3rd season after scoring new bests 16 goals and 37 assists in 57 ECHL games.
The 5’11” 185 lbs. forward 4 times had 10+ assists at UMass-Lowell Riverhawks.
In the 1 season he didn’t play in Maine, because COVID knocked the entire frame out, he signed with Knoxville Ice Bears and grabbed 8 goals and 18 assists in 36 SPHL games and that seemed to help propel his game.
The 27-year old from Broomall, PA should continue his scoring streak.
He signs for 2023/2024 in DEL2 with EHC Freiburg and scores well, tying a career best 16 goals and 27 assists in 42 games with a +14 rating.
We think he may have been courted to head to Esbjerg Energy of Metal Ligaen for 2024/2025.
With little pop, 1 assist in 8 games, he decides to head to Ligue Magnus, signing with Anglet Hormadi Pays Basque.
Wentworth Institute Of Technology Leopards‘ freshman right wing Anthony Dalessio(19) comes in from 3 USPHL/NCDC seasons with Northern Cyclones, where he scored a junior best 16 goals and 10 assists in 48 games last frame.
The 6’2″ 178 lbs. forward from Burlington, MA skated his youth hockey, 4 years for New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs, scoring big as the captain of 16U.
We look for the 21-year old to catch on.
Norwich Sea Captains‘ 2nd year right wing Glen Farmer(27) is a good watch for where he will chose to head to school next.
He had 18 goals and 18 assists in 46 NA3HL games last season and is off to a hot start with 6 tallies and 6 helpers in 16 games in the current frame.
Almost a little sad, the 5’11” 170 lbs. forward would have to get loaned out to play higher, but could happen.
From Richmond, VA, the 20-year old will definitely continue on pace.
Rookie left wing Max Neill(6) signs on for a full frame with Utah Grizzlies after joining the team upon finishing up at University Of Waterloo Warriors, where he scored pretty well.
The 6’1″ 190 lbs. forward from Portage la Prairie, MB did a couple of sessions of juniors close to home before heading to 2 years in the NAHL, where he had 20+ goals and 20+ assists in his 2nd frame before college.
He committed to Lindenwood University Lions, but left after an unsuccessful freshman year.
We think the 23-year old gets settled with his team will start finding ways to produce points.
He actually doesn’t report and signs with Bloomington Bison for his rookie frame.
Sacred Heart University Pioneers‘ junior defenseman Garrett Sundquist(7) has figured into 5 games already this season.
That’s close to the 9 the 6’3″ 205 lbs. 2 USHL junior year blue liner appeared in last season.
He played in only 2 games as a freshman at Providence College Friars.
From South Glastonbury, CT, the 23-year old is basically home for school.
9th year right wing Danny Kristo(79) has not really lasted long with many teams after his 76 NL games spent with SC Rapperswill-Jona Lakers, scoring 46 points.
He’s definitely managed to score pretty well, whether he was in the KHL, DEL or SHL, but maybe has found a niche with Rytiri Kladno, where he has 3 goals and 7 assists in 34 Tipsport Extraliga games.
The 6′ 194 lbs. Montreal Canadiens‘ 2008 2nd round draft pick (#56 overall) forward is a three time 20+ goal scorer in the AHL.
You have to think the former two-time 26 assist, senior assistant captain at University Of North Dakota Fighting Hawks, 32-year is happy to still be playing for decent enough money.
He will head to his 7th country for pro hockey in 2022/2023, signing a 1-year deal with HK Dukla Michelovce, which should be some very decent games to jump into after finishing up in Sweden’s tier 2 last frame.
After starting the frame with 6 games in Slovakia, he decides to move on, signing with Sheffield Steelers for the remainder of the season.
He will strike well in the EIHL.
And he did, through 47 games, he posted 12 goals and 18 assists with a +7 rating, then came alive more in 4 playoff matchups, striking for 2 goals and 3 assists.
For 2023/2024, he pulls the traitor move and takes his numbers to a rival, Coventry Blaze.
He would have a similar scoring season and considers 11 years to be a good term, so decides it’s time to leave the ice to a yet named next step, but could easily transition into coaching in a second.
271 AHL games and 157 at NCAA Divison 1 were mosts.
South Shore Kings‘ 1st year left wing Caden Wells(88) picks Bowdoin College Polar Bears as his commit for 2024/2025.
From Calgary, AB, the 5’11” 175 lbs. forward came over from early season with New Jersey Jr. Titans to a team that actually drafted him in the junior rounds.
In 2 USPHL/NCDC games with his new team, he has 2 assists.
The 19-year old initially came close for high school at Holderness School USHS-Prep, so must have liked the area.
8th year defenseman Matt Benning(5) skates his 400th NHL game for new club San Jose Sharks, where he seems to have found his footing for assists and is dangerously close to surpassing his career high of 15 as a sophomore skater.
He currently has 13 helpers in 35 appearances.
The 6’1″ 203 lbs. blue liner was originally a Boston Bruins‘ 6th round pick in the 2012 draft (#175 overall), but was dished to Edmonton Oilers before so much as getting out of his debut training camp.
Born in St. Albert, AB, he comes from a hockey family and studied 3 years at Northeastern University Huskies before deciding to turn pro.
The 28-year old signed a 4-year $1.25M AAV deal that runs through 2026, but he may have landed at a nice team for him to be and continue with.
7 games into the new season with 3rd year team, he is traded to Toronto Maple Leafs.
If he can remain healthy and rebound his game, he should adjust well to the style of his new team and contribute.
8th year defenseman Kodie Curran(5) takes 2-years under contract to Anaheim Ducks, worth $1M per season and the only NHL contract he has ever signed to a new adventure with Metallurg Magnitogorsk for 2022/2023.
After starting his pro career with Hartford Wolf Pack following 4 years at University Of Calgary Dinos, he struck decently quickly for an assist in a pair of AHL games, but was only retained for 18 games as a rookie before being dispatched to affiliate Greensville Swamp Rabbits.
The 6’2″ 201 lbs. blue liner would leave for his 1st away contract with Esbjerg Energy and helped them to win the 2016 Metal Ligaen Championship.
He next joined Storhamar as team captain and yet again saw his club ascend to the 2017 Norway Championship and he easily came away with MVP awards.
The Calgary, AB native would be awarded a new deal with Rogle BK and once again blow up a league with assists for the next 2 SHL sessions, which easily got him the look from the highest league.
At 32-years old, he has to be pretty happy to be still playing hockey at such a high level.
He plays a career high 65 games last season for Dinamo Minsk, scoring 20 assists.
For 2024/2025, he takes off for the easier to play NL and signs with HC Ambria-Piotta.
He may have been on a tryout and after 11 games with 1 goal and 3 assists, he becomes official.
