Rockets Hockey Club‘ 3rd year left wing Cam Bergeman(22) takes 3 USPHL/NCDC seasons of scoring to a 2024/2025 commit at University Of New England Nor’easters for 2024/2025.
The 5’9″ 150 lbs. forward may find the CCC a bit more of a challenge to score, but he also may find space.
From Newark, DE, the 21-year old should be a fun watch.
After a 5th year, serving as captain of Colorado College Tigers‘, showcasing a 3rd 10+ point season defenseman Bryan Yoon(4) signs a 1st pro deal with Utah Grizzlies for 2023/2024.
The 6’1″ 180 lbs. blue liner pulled off back-to-back 60 game USHL seasons for Tri-City Storm with his 32 assists, doubling what he did in his 1st year.
A native of Parker, CO, he also had an equally impressive 1 BCHL frame with 27 assists.
The 25-year old is likely ready to get started in the ECHL.
He pulls off 3 goals and 14 assists in 35 games with a +11 rating to earn a loan up to Hartford Wolf Pack, where he signs a 1-year AHL deal for 2023/2024 to stay.
In 18 games, he grabs 2 goals and is a +1 skater, but elects to head home and signs with Colorado Eagles for 2024/2025, but could see playing time with affiliate Utah Grizzlies too.
Northeast Generals‘ 3rd year left wing, captain Caiden Hess(16) chooses to commit to New England College Pilgrims for 2024/2025.
He scored 13 goals and 17 assists in 40 NA3HL games last frame and did even better in his 1st pair of seasons.
The 5’8″ 170 lbs. forward from Abington, MA will leave the nest for a 1st time at 21-years old.
12th year center Jayson Megna(20) gets maybe the ultimate deal for himself, signing a 1-year, 2-way contract with Boston Bruins for 2023/2024.
The 6’1″ 195 lbs. undrafted forward spent most of last season after being claimed off waivers by Anaheim Ducks , scoring a new best 6 assists, following almost 4 campaigns with Colorado Avalanche, but was being reassigned to affiliate Colorado Eagles, where he played most of his games in the system.
He has twice had 20+ goals, 3 times 10+ and 3 times 20+ assists in the AHL.
We potentially expect the 33-year old, 1-year University Of Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks from Fort Lauderdale, FL to hold down 4th line duties for his new club and not be reassigned to the minors.
He actually only has 1 game up in the NHL, but comes away with scoring bests for his new team with 37 assists and 56 points.
At 34 years old, he is heading back, where he is likely most comfortable, signing a 2-year pact with Colorado Eagles.
Colgate University Raiders‘ senior left wing Levi Glasman(20) signs in the newly named CEHL for 2024/2025, agreeing with Golden Sharks Mechelen.
He was never a big scorer through college, his junior year scoring 3 goals and 6 assists was his best.
The 6’2″ 174 lbs. forward will likely score better in this league, as he did and was a 20+ goal and assist scorer in 3 years of the BCHL.
From Minnedosa, MB, the 25-year old is out seeing what kind of pro game he’s got.
Former AIC captain, undrafted defenseman Brennan Kapcheck(5) graduates and signs and 2-year AHL deal with Toronto Marlies to get his pro career started.
The small 5’9″ 170 lbs. defenseman is very mobile and knows how to move and head man the puck.
He may have failed to tally a goal in this last frame but did put up 18 assists, which basically gave him an average of 20 helpers per season throughout his college career with a combined +41 rating.
The Illinois native can also score goals, as he did in his second session with Aston Rebels of the NAHL, where he struck for 17 goals and left the program with a huge +59.
There’s a lot of upside to this young signing, who should be able to contribute positively right away.
To start 2023/2024, he started in Slovakia Extraliga with HKM Zvolen, but through 10 games only recorded 1 assist and returns under contract to the only ECHL team he has played games for, Newfoundland Growlers, where he had 25 assists last season.
After 34 games, the team collapses and he waits to sign his next contract.
The new Tahoe Knight Monsters sign him up for 2024/2025.
Minnesota Wild 7th year center Steven Fogarty(29) signed a 2-year deal to come “home” as he is a native of right up the road, Edina, MN.
He has managed to skate NHL games in the last 6 seasons, but only scored 1 goal and 2 assists with Buffalo Sabres.
The 6’3″ 205 lbs. former New York Rangers‘ 3rd round pick in the 2011 draft (#72 overall), he off to a nice start with affiliate Iowa Wild, scoring 5 goals and 9 assists in 20 AHL games with a +7 rating.
A 2-year captain at University Of Notre Dame Fighting Irish, the 29-year old always looks to be a leader in the locker room.
After his 8th pro season, 464 AHL games, 31 NHL and the all important 1st goal and 150 NCAA, he decides that’s enough and call it quits.
We could see him starting to coach somewhere this season.
10th year defenseman Andrew MacWilliam(4) switched up 2 years in DEL skating for EHC Munchen to signing with EC Salzburg for 2022/2023.
In 15 IceHL games, he has a goal and 3 assists with a +6 rating.
The fairly big 6’2″ 223 lbs. blue liner has 413 AHL games to his credit, scoring 9 goals and 53 assists with a +6 rating.
He has also played 12 NHL games with a draft team Toronto Maple Leafs (7th round, 2008, #188 overall), recording 2 assists.
A University Of North Dakota Fighting Hawks‘ graduate, he may have not put up a lot of points, but left school a +37 player.
The 32-year old from Calgary, AB may just be starting a new chapter.
After just one year away from Germany, he missed it and returns to sign on for a 3rd frame with the Red Bull Munchen boys.
Finishing up with his team of mostly the last few seasons, he heads to his 3rd overseas league, EIHL and agrees to terms with Cardiff Devils, which should equal a good late career move.
Niagara University Purple Eagles‘ senior center Jason Pineo(34) finishes up Atlantic Hockey play and signs a 1st pro deal with Wichita Thunder, a team fighting for their playoff existence.
The 6’2″ 201 lbs. forward had his best college season last year with 9 goals and 13 assists in 40 games.
He had 2 solid frames in juniors and won the 2019 OJHL Championship with Oakville Blades, scoring point-per-game numbers in the playoffs.
In 11 ECHL games, the 25 year old from Toronto, ON has 2 goals and 3 assists.
He should do ok in this league if he decides to stay and try to play himself up.
Through 71 games, he scores 13 goals and 14 assists, but is a -10, which hurts a little, but not bad for a rookie.
For 2024/2025, he splits for Erste Liga and signs with DVTK Jegesmedvek and we do look for him to do well here.
Boston Bruins sign hometown boy (Hanson, MA), 5th year defenseman Bill Sweezey(6) to a new 2-year, 2-way NHL deal after spending most of the last 3 years with Cleveland Monsters, under contract with Columbus Blue Jackets for the last 2.
The 6’2″ 205 lbs. blue liner originally signed his 1st AHL deal with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins during the COVID busted 2020/2021 after graduating Yale University Bulldogs before moving on to a similar deal in Ohio.
He only did 1 USHL junior run before college.
The 28-year old will likely spend most of his time with affiliate Providence Bruins, but that means hockey even closer to home.
