Connecticut Nor’easter 2nd year EHL left wing Micaiah Lancombe(5) commits to Roger Williams University Hawks 1st year D3 program for 2025/2026 after a huge 15 goals and 31 assists in 40 games’ frame.
From Cumberland, RI, the 5’10” 180 lbs. forward 21-year old will do well for his new club.
Boston University Terriers‘ graduate left wing Sam Stevens(25) signs a 1-year AHL deal with Toronto Marlies, effective 2024/2025.
He was able to slip in 1 game on an ato.
The 6’1″ 183 lbs. forward scored a college hockey best 10 goals last season.
He left a +34 rating player.
From Montreal, QC, the 24-year old played 2 USHL seasons of junior hockey before school.
He only appears in 21 games, but scores 2 goals and 2 assists with a +3 rating to earn his way back on a 1-year deal for 2025/2026 to return as a Marlies.
Assumption University Greyhounds‘ senior, captain right wing Shane Sullivan(17) signed a pto upon opting out of tournament play with Macon Mayem of the SPHL to get his pro game started.
He played 3 games, but didn’t record a point.
The big 6’5″ 200 lbs. forward signs with Les Elephants de Chambery of France2 for his official rookie frame.
He scored college highs 10 goals and 23 assists in 32 games with a +16 rating, so we feel the 25-year old from Holden, MA will score well in the tier 2 French league.
In 27 games, he scores 5 goals and 11 assists, which he takes to a contract with Toulouse-Blagnac Les Belougas of France3 for 2025/2026.
Rivier University Raiders‘ graduate right wing Cody Rumsey(71) pots a 1st goal of the 2024/2025 season in his 7th game.
The 5’11” 185 lbs. forward, who transfer a year of eligibility after 4 at Franklin Pierce University Ravens, where he scored pretty well in 3 seasons.
From York, PA, the 25 year old did 3 years of junior hockey in the EHL, scoring 40 points in 42 games in his 3rd frame before heading to school.
In a last season, playing 21 games, he posted 5 goals and 4 assists and signs a 1st pro deal with Binghamton Black Bears of the FPHL for his rookie frame, 2025/2026.
Goaltender Keith Petruzzelli(80) receives a 2-year AHL contract from Toronto Marlies.
The absolutely huge 6’5″ 185 lbs. backstop put up quite the impressive numbers for the last three seasons at Quinnipiac University Bobcats.
He graduated with 94 ECAC games played, posting a 51-27-8 record and a 2.17 GAA, .915 SV%, but it was really 2020/2021 stats that catch your attention at 1.98 GAA and .926 SV%, a 17-8-4 record with 4 shutouts and a bigger wonder how Detroit Red Wings, who selected him in the 3rd round of the 2017 draft (#88 overall), allowed his rights to expire.
The Wilbraham, MA native arrived at college sporting some amazing stats and even through his fullest schedule of 35 USHL games did well with Muskegon Lumberjacks, hoisting a 22-10-1 mark, 2.40 GAA and .918 SV%.
It’s likely the 22-year old will be up for the challenge to grab the starter’s role.
After a 3rd season with the same club and he was ascending, he signs with Lehigh Valley Phantoms for his 1st time away.
He splits time with affiliate Reading Royals, where he plays 34 ECHL games.
They are liking what they see and he is signed up to stay a Phantoms for 2025/2026.
University Of Vermont Catamounts‘ Slovakian-born senior center Simon Jellus(18) signs with HC Kosice back home in the Tipsport Extraliga for his rookie frame, 2025/2026.
The 6’2″ 216 lbs. forward scored a college best 9 goals and 12 assists in a new high 35 games last season.
He did all his youth and any junior hockey in Sweden and even played 2 HockeyEttan games at one point.
The 24-year is likely ready to get back and start his pro career.
South Carolina Stingrays‘ rookie defenseman Connor Moore(74) is still looking for a first pro goal but does have 7 assists in 27 ECHL games with a +1 rating on a very decent team in an absolute fist fight for a playoff spot.
The former, four year Boston College Eagles‘ prodigy never really was a big point getter at college but did have 12 assists in both of his first two years at school but then his numbers sort of trailed off but stay a pretty reliable +/- guy in the zone.
He did come up fairly big on the scoresheet in his only year of juniors for Youngstown Phantoms, when he scored 7 goals with 23 assists in 60 USHL games with a +23 rating.
The 23-year old, Cumming, GA native, who did go to prep school in the Boston area, seems to be still finding his way.
We think that will start to develop as a real full season gets underway, as the 5’10” 174 lbs. blue liner re-signs to stay in South Carolina for 2021/2022.
He would sign for a 3rd look and came away scoring league highs 6 goals and 31 assists with a +30 rating in 61 games.
Not exactly done, he returns for a 4th frame in 2023/2024 to do that Stingrays‘ sweater.
We doubt he’s going anywhere else in his pro career as he continues to score points and re-ups for a 5th season with South Carolina.
He scores a new best 10 goals and 40 points with a +22 rating in 65 games and without a doubt stays in South Carolina for 2025/2026.
Idaho Steelheads‘ 2nd year center Jordan Kawaguchi(77) took a bit to return for the new season after scoring 26 goals and 26 assists in 58 ECHL games with a +25 rating.
He was initially signed to their upper affiliate Texas Stars after graduating North Dakota University Fighting Hawks, where he scored 1 goal and 1 assist in 3 games upon joining them post school, then tallied 6 goals and 17 assists in 49 AHL games, as a rookie.
The 5’9″ 185 lbs. forward was a huge scorer in the BCHL as twice captain for Chilliwack Chiefs, leaving them as a more than a point-per-game performer.
He has another strong, point-per-game campaign that he will next take to the EIHL, where he signs with Belfast Giants for 2024/2025, which should heed amazing results.
After a 17 goal and 20 assist in 50 game season, with another 4 (2-2) in the playoff to win a 2025 EIHL Cup Championship, which also means he’s a cinch to return to the Giants in 2025/2026.
Cleveland Monsters‘ 2nd year center Jake Gaudet(25) returns on a new 2-year AHL deal to see if he can improve on his 3 goals and 7 assists in 40 games for 2022/2023 and beyond.
The 6’2″ 201 lbs. former UMass Minutemen senior captain was a part of the 2021 NCAA Division 1 Championship and left a +36 player at college.
An Ottawa, ON native, he spent 3 seasons with Kemptville 73’s, scoring 22 goals and 27 assists as a 2nd year skater in the CCHL.
The 26-year old must be happy he doesn’t have to think about a contract for at least the next couple of frames.
He was limited to only 19 games in his 1st season, but returned to play 49 last season, then scored 5 points in 12 playoff games to earn yet another contract to continue his development in Cleveland.
Acquired by Providence Bruins, his scoring picks up right away with 2 goals and 3 assists in 3 games, but oddly isn’t credited for the playoffs.
For 2025/2026, he decides to head over to the EIHL and signs with Belfast Giants for 2025/2026.
Boston University Terriers‘ senior center Nick Zabaneh(45) finishes up with a 2nd season of 8 goals, raises his assist total to the same number and leaves with a college best 16 to sign a 1st deal, an ato with Providence Bruins.
In the 5’10” 183 lbs. forward scored a goal in his AHL debut.
We do believe he may have signed a contract this morning (or last night) and played his 1st game this afternoon.
He had a pair of successful USHL frames with Green Bay Gamblers before committing to school.
It would be a little ironic to see pro hockey ice easier to score on than Hockey East.
After 32 games with Charlotte Checkers last season, scoring 2 goals and 2 assists, he re-signs to stay for 2025/2026.
