Category: College Hockey Player

23Sep

Matt Petgrave (22)

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Undrafted 5th year defenseman Matt Petgrave(22) takes 200 ECHL games of experience to a new venture for 2021/2022 with HK Spisska Nova Ves of Tipos Extraliga.

The solid 6’1″ 201 lbs. blue liner posted 32 and 26 assists for Brampton Beast, and has definitely shown he can be a big assist guy, like he was dishing 40 helpers in his overage OHL year for Oshawa Generals.

Without a pro team holding his playing rights, he next decided to head to school at University Of New Brunswick Reds, where he won back-to-back CIS, then USports Championships.

The 29-year old will likely take to pro hockey in Slovakia well and could put up new career high stats.

He would put up 9 goals and 20 assists in 34 games with a +11, but decided to leave near the end of the season for the Czech League, signing with HC Dynamo Pardubice.

For 2022/2023, he heads to the EIHL, where he is sure to become a hugely popular player and run the scoresheet with Sheffield Steelers.

9 goals and 39 assists in 54 games with a +41 rating, means he will don the Steelers‘ jersey for a 2nd straight season.

He would only manage 7 games due to injury and then decided to sit 2024/2025 out, but is back for 2025/2026 and signs a 1-year deal with Indy Fuel that should work well.

23Sep

Timofei Spitserov (18)

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University Of Vermont Catamounts‘ Russian-born, senior right wing Timofei Spitserov(18) signs an ato with Norfolk Admirals to get his pro game on.

He played 33 games last season, scoring a new best 12 goals and 18 points.

The 6′ 176 lbs. forward played only 2 games of USHL juniors before heading to college right after blowing up scoring at USHS-Prep.

He played 2 ECHL games and will need a new contract for 2025/2026.

It’s getting close to the start of the new season and I think most folks knew, he would be returning for his rookie frame as an Admirals.

21Sep

Shane Ott (27)

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Niagara University Purple Eagles‘ senior left wing Shane Ott(27) ran up a college high 25 goals and 34 points.

The 6’1″ 181 lbs. forward did 3 years of junior hockey with his last in the NAHL.

From Centennial, CO, the 25-year old signed with Bloomington Bison and scored 12 assists in 14 ECHL games, but needs a new contract to return.

It’s an absolute no-brainer for him to return for his rookie slate in a Bison jersey.

20Sep

Ryan Leibold (16)

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Merrimack College Warriors‘ graduate center Ryan Leibold(16) signs a 1st pro deal with South Carolina Stingrays.

He transferred from 4 solid seasons at Holy Cross College Crusaders, where he had a college career high as a senior, 10 goals and 16 assists in 35 games with a +3 rating in Atlantic Hockey play.

The looks smaller 5’10” 194 lbs. forward is a spark plug on the ice and despite maybe not always getting points is right in the play at all times.

From Ashburn, VA, the 24-year old with 5 years of extra school under his belt should be able to assimilate himself nicely into the pro ranks.

He even got himself a pair of assists in a crushing 11-0 win against another top ranked ECHL team.

In 9 games, he scores a 1st league goal and adds 3 assists to earn himself a full look for his rookie season 2023/2024.

After a successful 1st pro frame, scoring 14 goals and 16 assists in 65 games with a +1 rating, he re-signs to stay with the Stingrays for 2024/2025.

He plays 5 games into his 2nd season scoring 2 assists and gets traded to Reading Royals, where he has 1 helper in 2 games.

Through 62 games, he had 12 goals and 8 assists, but Jacksonville Icemen see more of a use for him, so trade to get him.

20Sep

Ryan Lautenbach (43)

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UMASS Minutemen senior, assistant captain right wing Ryan Lautenback(43) takes a college best 15 assists to a 1st pro contract with San Diego Gulls for his rookie season, 2025/2026.

The 5’11” 190 lbs forward did 3 years of junior hockey, 2 with Omaha Lancers of the USHL.

He put up a high 39 assists in his final year before school.

From Dearborn, MI, the 24-year old signed after tourney play and is liked enough to retain.

19Sep

Tyler Halland (15)

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Trois Rivières Lions‘ 2nd year left wing Tyler Halland(15) re-signs to stay with the team after playing in the full ECHL slate of 72 games last season, scoring 15 goals and 17 assists with a +8 rating, then adds another 8 goals. in 18 playoff games to help his team capture their 1st Kelly Cup Championship.

The 5’10” 180 lbs. forward did 5 seasons of QMJHL juniors before another 5 at Concordia University Stingers, scoring quite decently at both.

From Chateauguay, QC, the 27-year seemed very set, where he’s at.

19Sep

Maxim Andreev (23)

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Cornell University Big Red Russian-born, undrafted, senior forward Maxim Andreev(23) is putting up numbers like he is going to be a player to watch come the end of the season, if he wants to turn into an unrestricted free agent.

The 6′ 183 lbs. power forward has 7 goals and 9 assists in 11 games this season, which already outstrips what he did as a freshman and is very near to numbers he put up as a junior.

His team did not play 2020/2021 due to COVID protocols.

He spent his youth hockey at CSKA Moskva U17 before coming over to initially play pay for junior hockey before getting brought up with great EHL numbers to the NAHL, where he spent a solid year.

Next, he would move up again to the USHL and be signed by Central Illinois Flying Aces before heading to school.

Almost completely oddly, he has scored 12 goals and 31 assists on three occasions, twice in juniors and once at youth.

The 23-year old will be a wonder to watch play out potentially his final frame, unless he goes for a year of eligibility.

He does extend school for another year, scoring a college best 16 assists, while taking in assistant captain duties.

Turning pro, he signs with Coachella Valley Firebirds, but is reassigned to affiliate Kansas City Mavericks, where he blows up scoring to the tune of 19 goals and 54 assists in 63 games with a +34 rating.

He signs on to stay for 2024/2025.

Continuing good scoring, he is an unrestricted free agent and Maine Mariners show interest to sign him for 2025/2026 and will likely continue to blow up ECHL scoring.