American International College Yellowjackets‘ junior center Joshua Barnes(9) is forced to find a new school for his senior year, so enters the transfer portal and now skates for Atlantic Hockey rivals, Sacred Heart University Pioneers.
The 5’10” 186 lbs. forward has college best scoring last season with 14 goals and 10 assists in 38 games.
From Cornwall, ON, the 23-year bounced around juniors a bit before school.
He already has 2 assists in 3 games in the new frame.
Bridgeport Islanders‘ technically 2nd year left wing Erik Brown(18) finally got to appeared in an almost full slate of 49 AHL games last season, scoring 6 goals and 8 assists with a +6 rating.
The former RIT Tigers‘ senior captain scored 29 goals as a junior.
At 6’2″ 194 lbs., he also scored big in 2 CCHL junior seasons for the Keene, ON native.
The 26-year old will likely continue to roll scoring totals as he plays more.
As he finishes up his 3rd season with the same team, he will move on for his next club and signs a 1-year deal with Vaasan Sport to skate games in Liiga for 2023/2024.
After skating in DEL with Lowen Frankfort last season, he signs in the lower DEL2 for 2025/2026 with Dusseldorfer EG.
7th year left wing Joseph LaBate(16) signed a 1-year AHL deal with Milwaukee Admirals for 2021/2022 and is off to a nice 2 goal in 4 game start.
The very big 6’5″ 217 lbs. forward played 4 years at University Of Wisconsin Badgers, averaging 20 points per season before signing his 2-year entry deal with draft club, Vancouver Canucks (round 4, 2011, #101 overall).
He stayed with them for three campaigns and did play 13 NHL games (no points) before becoming a group 6 free agent and signing the first of three minor league contracts with Belleville Senators.
It was his 2nd run with the club, when he put up his best numbers, just a couple seasons ago, a tying 10 goals and best 16 assists and 26 points with a +19 rating.
The 28-year old, Eagan, MN native has to be looking overseas for his next play and could likely do incredibly well with that big frame.
He comes away with 5 goals and 7 assists in 56 games last season and decides to stick around, signing for 2022/2023 with Chicago Wolves.
In 53 games, he walks with a new best 11 goals and 11 assists with a +3 rating and will take that fortune to a new KHL cal with Barys Astana for 2023/2024, as he enters his 9th pro season.
For his 10th year playing pro hockey, he returns from 8 goals and 10 assists in 49 games to sign pto with Cleveland Monsters to make the team for 2024/2025.
He scores 1 goal and 3 assists in 5 games and he gets himself signed to a 1-year, 2-way contract by the parent club, Columbus Blue Jackets.
In 6 NHL games, he records an assist and is good for 8 goals and 13 assists in 51 games in the minors last season.
An unrestricted free agent, he heads back to his draft team and signs a 1-year deal with Vancouver Canucks for 2025/2026 and will likely join Calder Cup Champs Abbotsford Canucks for a little bit.
He is off to a hot start and maybe had a good training camp that sets him for a 1st NHL game with the team since 2017.
University Of Southern Maine Huskies‘ senior defenseman Jackson Legro(3) transferred out of 3 years at Lebanon Valley College Dutchmen.
The 6’4″ 209 lbs. blue liner has never been big on the scoresheet.
From Brentwood, NH, the 20-year old signed a 1st pro contract with Monroe Mocassins.
In 5 FPHL games, he had 1 assist.
He will need a contract for 2025/2026.
Well, he signed and started the new season with Pee Dee Pride, but was dished to Danbury Hat Tricks.
Union College Dutchmen junior goaltender Kyle Chauvette(36) enters the transfer portal for a bit of a different college hockey look and joins University Of New Hampshire Wildcats for his senior year.
He has already started 3 games with a 1-2 record, 3.05 GAA, .908 SV%.
The 6′ 190 lbs. always had good seasons coming in.
From Goffstown, NH, the 23-year old only left to play 2 years of USHL before college.
5th year center Adam Rockwood(12) takes a career year with 33 assists and 39 points for AIK of HockeyAllsvenskan to a new challenge, joining HC Innsbruck to skate IceHL for 2023/2024.
The 5’11” 185 lbs. had 40 assists as a junior transfer to Northern Michigan University Wildcats, then 28 as a senior.
He won a 2014 BCHL Championship with hometown junior team Coquitlam Express as a 2nd year player before heading to his 1st school, University Of Wisconsin Badgers.
The 27-year old from Coquitlam, BC may continue to play himself up through leagues overseas or could come back and light the ECHL again.
He comes away from his 1st year in Austria, with a career high 33 assists and +25 rating and decides to stay, but signs with rivals, Asiago for 2024/2025.
Slovak Extraliga is calling his name and he is heading there to skate for HC Ducla Michalovce.
He would record 32 assists in 33 games, but decides to sign with the rivals HK Spisska Nova Ves.
In 10 games, he scores 2 goals and 4 assists, but is dished to HC Presov Penguins and has 1 goal and 1 assist in his debut game.
Arizona State University Sun Devils‘ German-born, sophomore transfer Tim Lovell(43) has already completely burnt through any scoring he had in one year at Boston University Terriers (2 assists in 18 games with a +3 rating).
In 10 NCAA Division 1 games, he has 3 goals and 8 assists, but does have a -6, so needs to work on that.
The small 5’8″ 156 lbs. blue liner did most of his youth hockey in the Boston Advantage 15U to 18U AAA, a team his father Tim Lovell is currently General Manager of, and he played 7 NAHL games with Northeast Generals, while his dad was assistant coach.
He was drafted by Chicago Steel, but didn’t last long before he took up shop with Des Moines Buccaneers for 27 USHL games (5 goals, 11 assists) and then headed to school.
The 19-year old is definitely setting himself up for some looks.
He had a particularly productive senior year with college bests 5 goals and 32 assists with a +10 rating before transferring once more to University Of Michigan Wolverines for an extra frame.
Well, the graduate defenseman takes his 10 games in 2024/2025 with new college club to a 1st professional deal midseason with Mikkelin Jukurit of Liiga.
In 3 games, he has yet to record a point, but hockey in Finland will be a good look.
He figures into 6 games with 1 goal and 1 assist to his credit, but decides to US shores, signing for 2025/2026 with Greenville Swamp Rabbits, where in 3 ECHL games has 1 assist.
Connecticut RoughRiders‘ 1st year center Matt McCormick(28) scored a junior best 16 goals and 10 assists in 38 EHL games, which he takes to a 2025/2026 commit at Manhattanville University Valiants.
From Bronxville, NY, the 21-year old will likely do well with this school’s schedule.
4th year defenseman Philip Beaulieu(25) signs with Asiago of IceHL for 2023/2024, which should turn out to be a lot of fun for him.
The 5’11” 194 lbs. blue liner had 2 good seasons for Allen Americans.
He got 8 goals and 30 assists in 1 frame.
The former Northern Michigan University Wildcats‘ captain as a senior was always a good assist man in school.
From Duluth, MN, the 28-year old may just stay over there in Austria.
He plays just 20 games, scoring 1 goal and 4 assists, so maybe that helps with his decision to return and play closer to home with Kalamazoo Wings for 2024/2025.
Pretty strong on assists, Maine Mariners take notice and trade for him in 2025/2026.
Plymouth State University Panthers‘ graduate defenseman Colin Tracy(3) signs a 1st pro contract with Evansville Thunderbolts for his rookie frame, 2025/2026.
The 6’3″ 190 lbs. blue liner scored a new college best 2 goals and 9 assists last season in 21 games with a +8 rating.
From Manchester, NH, the 25-year old should score more in the FPHL.
He actually has shown up on Pee Dee Pride roster; we think on a trade, but are still looking into it.
