St. Lawrence University Saints‘ large 6’3″ 201 lbs. graduate center, captain Josh Boyer(28) doesn’t really contribute big points, but gets some, 2 goals and 3 assists in 27 games and is fairly accountable on a team with a losing record.
He transferred from little use as a sophomore at University Of Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks and has always played full slates at his ECAC school.
From Wasilla, AK, he did most of his 1st NAHL junior year with Fairbanks Ice Dogs and 1 more before moving onto a frame with 2 USHL teams prior to heading to school.
The 24-year old could turn pro and score a boatload of goals.
He takes a college tying 3 goals, best 6 assists and 9 points to an ECHL deal with Atlanta Gladiators to get his pro game started and has 1 goal and 1 assist in 7 games.
They like what they see and invite him to spend his rookie season in a Gladiators‘ uniform, 2024/2025.
After no points in 11 games, he gets dished to Bloomington Bison, who think they can use his size to score points.
Northeastern University Huskies‘ sophomore spark plug, center Ty Jackson(14) is taking college career bests 14 assists and 20 points with a +19 rating to Arizona State University Sun Devils for a new look.
Despite being only 5’8″ 161 lbs. out there, he managed to be more than a point per game player in his 2nd season with Dubuque Fighting Saints, scoring 58 points in 48 USHL games.
The 20-year old from Oakville, ON should be able to light it up regularly for his new team.
After a 3rd season, scoring a new college best 16 assists and 24 points, he signs a 1st pro deal with his brother to head to Germany3 and agree with Deggendorfer SC for 2025/2026.
Dartmouth College Big Green senior, captain left wing Sean Chisholm(21) signs a 1st pro deal, an ato with Texas Stars.
In 7 games, he scores a 1st AHL goal and adds an assist with a +3 rating, but figures into no playoff contests. \
The 6’1″ 190 lbs. forward from Caledonia, ON did 2 AJHL junior sessions before heading to college.
For his rookie season, 2025/2026, he will need a new deal.
He indeed grabs a new contract for his 1st year, full year run in a Stars‘ jersey.
New Hampshire Mountain Kings‘ 1st year left wing Taybor Aldrich(96) scored a junior best 10 goals and 1st season tying 9 assists last season with a pair of teams.
The 5’11” 195 lbs. forward commits to Endicott College Gulls for 2025/2026.
From Willston, VT, the 20-year old will likely do well in CNE play.
University Of Alaska-Fairbanks Nanooks‘ senior center, captain Harrison Israels(24) enters the transfer portal on a year of eligibility and will play for University Of Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks for a graduate frame, 2024/2025.
He scored a college best 20 goals, 26 points with a +10 rating in 33 games last season.
The 6’2″ 205 lbs. Mississauga, ON native did 2 seasons OJHL with Oakville Blades, scoring big then bigger before school.
Upon finishing up tournament play, he signs with Florida Everblades and scores a 1st ECHL goal and 2 assists in 7 games, but doesn’t appear in the playoffs.
For his rookie season 2025/2026, he signs up with Rockford Icehogs, who obviously had him on their radar.
Los Angeles Kings‘ rookie signing Tyler Madden(18) returns from an injury that kept him out for a couple of months, just in time for the mini-playoffs the AHL is allowing for Pacific Division.
The 5’11” 180 lbs. forward has a first pro goal and 3 assists in 13 games for affiliate Ontario Reign, including one small stretch of assists in two straight.
Originally a Vancouver Canucks‘ 3rd round pick in the 2018 draft (#68 overall), he was traded as he was torching the scoresheet in his 2nd year at Northeastern University Huskies (19-18-37 in 27 games) before any playoffs got pulled due to the COVID outbreak.
He was wooed to leave school and sign his three year entry level deal.
The thought has to be the Deerfield Beach, FL native is going to step it up.
4 years of scoring very decently with the affiliate gets him a new 1-year NHL deal to continue for his 5th in a Reign jersey.
He is traded sort of late season to Minnesota Wild and reassigned Iowa Wild, where he scored 2 goals and 8 assists in 20 games with a +2 rating.
For 2025/2026, he will head off to a new journey, signing in DEL with Straubing Tigers, where we look for him to do really well.
MCLA Trailblazers‘ Swiss-born sophomore goaltender Nick Imhof(38) leaves the program after just a single appearance with his 1st year team that maybe didn’t go the way anyone wanted.
The 6′ 176 lbs. net minder played a smattering games in SwissDiv2 before coming over.
Returning home, he signs with Kussnacht am Rigi SC in SwissDiv1 for 2025/2026.
He will likely do pretty well and push himself to higher levels.
Undrafted, Czech Republic-born left wing Michal Stinil(22) decides after just one game in his 2nd season with American International College Yellowjackets to turn pro, signing for the remainder of 2021/2022 with Wichita Thunder.
The 5’11” 192 lbs. forward has been a very decent scorer on his way up through junior hockey, twice performing for more than point-per-game play and twice coming up just short of the mark.
He played all his youth hockey close to home with Pirati Chomutov U16-18 before coming over.
The 22-year old, former Springfield Jr. Pics of the USPHL Premiere League will be an interesting watch.
He would absolutely blow up scoring to the tune of 2-30+ goals and this has earned him an AHL contract for 2024/2025 with San Jose Barracuda, but is sent to affiliate Wichita Thunder to start the new campaign.
After a 4th monstrous scoring campaign for even higher points in the league, 25 goals and 52 assists in 63 ECHL games with a +13 rating, he will be back for a 5th year in Thunder attire.
Boston Bruins‘ sign unrestricted free agent center John Farinacci(32) to a 2-year NHL entry level deal after finishing up his 4th year at Harvard University Crimson as senior captain.
He was originally an Arizona Coyotes‘ 3rd round pick in the 2019 draft (#76 overall), but went oddly unsigned.
The 6’ 190 lbs. forward from Red Bank, NJ came north for his high school hockey, but played little junior hockey before committing to school.
He is the Crimson coach Ted Donato‘s nephew.
In his 2nd season in the minors, he scores 9 goals and a new best 28 assists to earn himself a 1st recall.
He skates 16 shifts for 10:58 ice time with 1 shot that equaled a 1st NHL goal and 3 hits for his debut, a 5-4 overtime loss.
In his 2nd season in the minors, he matches his 1st year totals with 38 points with a +9 rating and plays a 1st game in the big league to score himself a new deal with the Bruins for 2025/2026, as a restricted free agent.
Providence College Friars‘ graduate right wing Ryan O’Reilly(22) is looking to set new college bests scoring, if he can figure into enough games on a particularly deep, very good Hockey East team.
The 6’3″ 220 lbs. forward has 6 goals and 3 assists in 18 games with a +9 rating after coming over from 4 years at Arizona State University Sun Devils.
A 2018 Detroit Red Wings‘ 4th round pick in the draft (#98 overall), he had a blowout scoring debut USHL season.
From Southlake, TX, the 24-year old looks like he’d be an easy sign to see to an NHL entry level deal to see what he can do.
He goes unsigned, but inks a 1st deal with Orlando Solar Bears, where he should be a scoring force in the ECHL.
For his rookie season, he signs a contract with Greenville Swamp Rabbits in 2025/2026.
