Rochester Jr. Americans‘ 1st year center Massimo Gentile(24) commits to Colby College Mules for 2024/2025.
The 5’9″ 163 lbs. forward scored well in his 2nd CCHL frame, but nothing like he did last season of the NAHL, chalking up 31 goals and 44 assists in 60 games with a +34 rating.
From Pointe-Claire, QC, the 21-year old should see similar results putting up points in college hockey.
University Of Maine Black Bears‘ portal transfer graduate student from 4-years at Merrimack College Crusaders, defenseman Dominic Dockery(44) decides after 17 NCAA Division 1 games to turn pro, signing for the remainder of 2021/2022 with Wheeling Nailers.
He’s already played his first ECHL game, a crushing 7-1 defeat of a good club, where he unfortunately left with a -2 rating.
The 6’2″ 185 lbs. forward has never really been much of a point guy on the back end, but there is occasional glimmers of offense through juniors, even 13 assists in 60 USHL games with Youngstown Phantoms before he hit college.
At just 24-years old, the Lockport, NY native will likely take to the pro game pretty well and contribute.
He’s actually traded late to Indy Fuel for 3 games, putting up an assist after notching 5 helpers in 29 earlier in the frame.
For his 2nd outing in 2022/2023, he inks with Wichita Thunder, another good city for him to help out.
Through an almost full slate of games as a rookie, 71, he scores 2 goals and 8 assists, which is definitely worthy of another look in a Thunder uniform.
He is comfortable in a Thunder jersey, so will return a 3rd season after scoring 9 assists and needs to repair a better +/- with hopefully a team that competes for the playoffs a little better in 2024/2025.
4th year defenseman Willie Raskob(15) decides to leave again after a successful 2019/2020 in Metal Ligaen with Rungsted Seier Capital.
He’ll head to join HK Nitra of Tipos Extraliga for 2021/2022.
The 5’10” 185 lbs. blue liner started his pro career with 1 game for Worcester Railers, but got traded immediately afterwards to Quad City Mallards, where he struck for 3 goals and 34 assists.
Kind of maybe obvious, he would sign for his sophomore frame with Stockton Heat, but only managed to get into one dreadful game before being reassigned to Kansas City Mavericks, where he once again took it up a level to score a new best 9 goals and 40 assists in 69 ECHL games.
This would have him searching for a new endeavor, sending him to Denmark for a season.
He returned closer to home for the COVID staggered 2020/2021 and signed with Indy Fuel.
The 4-year University Of Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs‘ d-man, who always had 10+ assists per frame, struck for a new best 13 goals and 25 assists in 67 games, then added another 3 points in 4 playoff contests.
At 26-years old, he sure to find good game in Slovakia’s top league in the upcoming frame.
He completes a successful frame, getting 8 goals and 31 assists for 39 points, good enough for most by a d-man in the league and moves over to Czechia, signing with HK Vitkovice for 2022/2023 and once again finds good scoring fortune with 5 goals and 23 assists and a +8 rating to decide to stay put and re-sign for 2023/2024.
After a couple of successful years, he is 29-years old and leaves for an excellent opportunity with Vienna Capitals of IceHL.
2nd year Mercyhurst University Lakers‘ right wing Dante Sheriff(38) takes a college career best 8 goals and 17 assists with a +5 rating to a 1st pro contract to Orlando Solar Bears for 2022/2023.
The 5’11” 187 lbs. Woodbridge, ON native was a solid point-per-game guy in NAHL juniors with Austin Bruins.
It’s possible the 23-year old just got restless and wanted to play some official hockey.
He never actually got to skate any games in Florida, but instead ended up adopted by Tulsa Oilers and as a rookie puts up 13 goals and 17 assists in 51 games, although will need to clean up that -16 rating.
For 2023/2024, he receives an invite to return.
In his 2nd year with the team, he takes his game to another level, scoring 18 goals and 31 assists with a +8 rating in 62 ECHL games.
For 2024/2025, he actually finds himself traded to Cincinnati Cyclones, who will sign him for 2024/2025.
3rd year center Robbie Payne(23) took 2020/2021 off due to COVID protocols, just like his team did, but he circles back to re-sign Adirondack Thunder for 2021/2022.
The 5’11” 194 lbs. former Northern Michigan University Wildcats‘ senior captain scored 24 goals that season to put him on Dallas Stars‘ radar.
For his rookie campaign, he would sign with affiliate Texas Stars and split time with their ECHL club Idaho Steelheads, where he was a point-per-game player.
The 28-year old last ignited the scoresheet in his 1st two years of juniors with Kalamazoo Jr. K-Wings, running 119 points in 116 NAHL games.
It’s easily possible the Gaylord, MI native finds the route to the net on a more often basis.
He took another season off last year after 2 good sessions for Cleveland Monsters.
Next he will take his game to Erste Liga and signs with Ferencvarosi TC for 2024/2025.
University Of New England Nor’easters‘ goaltender Billy Girard(1) will take a step up, enter the transfer portal and do a graduate frame at Boston University Terriers for 2024/2025.
The 6’1″ 201 lbs. net minder was actually the EHL goalie of the year in his 2nd season with Boston Jr. Rangers with a 28-6-1 record.
He will no doubt fight for playing time, but we feel he could step in and steal some as well.
From Boca Raton, FL, this is a great, maybe a bit unlikely D3 development for the 25-year old.
Sacred Heart University Pioneers‘ graduate right wing, assistant captain Kevin Lombardi(12) signed with Orlando Solar Bears upon finishing up and came mostly to life in 6 playoff games, with 1 goal and 1 assist and a +1 rating.
Rockford Icehogs are watching and sign the 6’5″ 229 lbs. forward to an AHL contract for 2024/2025.
Maybe not a huge scorer through college or junior hockey, we think as a pro the 25-year old finds the room he did in high school and youth hockey.
Express Hockey Club 1st year left wing Cody Walker(71) scored a junior best 26 goals and 33 assists in 44 EHL games and commits to Albertus Magnus College Falcons for 2024/2025.
The 5’9″ 170 lbs. Boise, ID native did 2 NOJHL seasons for Hearst Lumberjacks before committing to school.
At 21-years old, we look for him to lead his new NEHC team.
5th year defenseman Blake Thompson(8) is taking his game overseas for 2022/2023, signing with Cardiff Devils.
The 6’1″ 205 lbs. blue liner is coming off a career year, scoring a new best 20 assists and 25 points.
He even scored a 1 AHL game loan up to Hartford Wolf Pack.
The former St. Norbert College Green Knights‘ d-man twice had close to 20 assists in a frame.
We think the 29-year old is going to find good room in the EIHL to continue to elevate his game.
He returns home from a pair of decent frames overseas and signs a 1-year ECHL deal with South Carolina Stingrays for 2024/2025.
Boston Jr. Terriers‘ 7-game start goaltender Colin Rowbotham(31) commits some pretty awesome stats in a losing record (2-5, 1.96 GAA and .945 SV%) to Anna Maria College AMCATS in hopes the large 6’5″ 195 lbs. can grab the starting duties for 2024/2025.
From Delano, MN, he did similar things in USHS-MN, but since has been a little under radar for such a big guy.
He’s 21-years old and we bet can’t wait to get started.
