Maine Nordiques‘ 1st year defenseman Ocean Fancy(18) takes a junior best 3 goals and 17 assists in 53 NAHL games with a +14 rating, then added 2 goals and 3 assists in 10 playoff games with a +3, which he takes to a 2025/2026 commit at Norwich University Cadets.
He did 2 other seasons of juniors, including heading up to the BCHL for a frame.
The 6′ 185 lbs. blue liner from Orleans, MA should play well in the NEHC.
Princeton University Tigers‘ senior defenseman Nick Carabin(7) takes on a year of eligibility and will play Hockey East for University Of Connecticut Huskies in 2024/2025 for a graduate session.
The 5’10” 195 lbs. blue liner takes a new college best 5 goals and 12 assists last season to his new school and likely couldn’t be more welcome.
From Mahwah, NJ, he did all of his youth hockey at home before heading off to BCHL for a good season before school.
The 24-year old will do well.
He signs a 1st deal with Reading Royals and records an assist, which is a good look to invite him back for his rookie season, 2025/2026.
And just like that he gets traded ahead of the season opener to Cincinnati Cyclones.
Undrafted left wing Logan Cockerill(9) spent the last 2 seasons of 5 as team captain at Boston University Terriers.
The 5’9″ 180 lbs. forward had his best year scoring as a freshman with 8 goals and 12 assists, but he’s a +8 skater through school.
He did two campaigns with the USNTDP with very decent results.
The Brighton, MI has decided to turn pro and signs with BIK Karlskoga and will play tier 2 Hockeyallsvenskan in Sweden for 2022/2023.
In 31 games, he gets 7 goals and 7 assists with a +4 rating, then adds another tally in 4 playoff match ups.
For 2023/2024, the former New York Islanders‘ 7th round pick in 2017 (#201 overall) is coming back home to sign a 1-year ECHL deal with Jacksonville Icemen, where he will play with brother Garret.
He nets 10 goals and 27 assists in 63 games with a +6 rating and is set to return in an Icemen jersey 2024/2025.
There’s little doubt he is producing, especially 3 goals and 1 assist in 4 playoff games last season and he an easy invite back to be an Icemen for 2025/2026.
Edmonton Oilers‘ 4th round pick in the 2020 draft (#100 overall), University Of Denver Pioneers‘ sophomore left wing Carter Savoie(48) is this close to knocking off first year totals in fewer games.
He already has a college best 12 assists and 22 points, with goal-scoring just one off his total from 2020/2021.
The small 5’9″ but stocky 190 lbs. forward has always been a heck of a point-producer through youth hockey, then blew up juniors with Sherwood Park Crusaders, notching a crazy 172 points (84 goals, 88 assists) in 112 AJHL games.
At just 19-years old, we’ll see what the parent club says about having him turn pro before his four years are up.
And just like that, as he finishes up a 2022 NCAA Division 1 Champion, he signs an at0 with affiliate Bakersfield Condors, which just may be the dawn of him officially signing an NHL entry level deal, turning pro.
After 2 years in the AHL, he gets a nice deal to leave and joins TPS of Liiga.
In 5 games in Finland’s top league, he records only 1 assist and decides to leave and return on a 1-year deal with Ontario Reign for 2024/2025.
Reassigned to Greenville Swamp Rabbits, he puts out a team leading 20+ goals and assists in 57 games and signs for 2025/2026 with Allen Americans.
He actually gets a trade right back to the Rabbits before the new season starts.
Worcester State University Lancers‘ sophomore defenseman Luc Fricchione(5) enters the transfer portal and will skate with down the road team MCLA Trailblazers as a junior, 2025/2026.
The big 6’5″ 201 lbs. blue liner will help take up space in his zone.
From West Springfield, MA, the 22-year old played all of his youth hockey and juniors with Springfield Pics, always scoring well.
Sacred Heart University Pioneers‘ senior net minder, Luke Lush(30) will start a graduate program at Atlantic Hockey rivals, RIT Tigers for 2023/2024.
The fairly big 6’3″ 201 lbs. goalie did 3 years of Canadian junior hockey that saw him voted AJHL Best Goaltender in his final frame.
From Sherwood Park, AB, the 25-year old should be able to take his game to another level with his new college team.
He plays only 4 games for his new college club, running a 2-2 record with some impressive 2.27 GAA and .919 SV%, which he takes to a 1st pro contract with Tulsa Oilers in his rookie year, 2024/2025.
We do look for him to do well in the ECHL.
He plays 6 games with what we see as decent results, but finds interest for 2025/2026 with Quad City Storm and should have good success in the SPHL for a potential loan up.
Northern Cyclones‘ 1st year left wing Drew White(11) scores a very good 10 goals and 31 assists in 44 USPHL Premier games that he takes to a Frankin Pierce University Ravens commit for 2025/2026.
From East Hartford, CT, we look for the 20-year old to score decently in the NE10.
Giant 6’5″ 220 lbs. Canisius College Golden Griffins‘ graduate defenseman Brenden Datema(57) finishes up his studies and turns pro, signing for the remainder of the season with Atlanta Gladiators.
The senior year transfer from Michigan Tech Huskies, but played little there.
He’s not exactly the biggest point getter and through 3 ECHL has no points yet.
We think he can come away as a big presence on the blue line and someone that can generate offense.
He grabs 2 assists in 12 games and they like what they are seeing to invite him to return for his rookie season, 2024/2025 in a Gladiators‘ sweater.
With 2 goals and 5 assists in 48 games, he is invited to return for a 2nd full year with Atlanta.
He was maybe all set to go and in at the last minute he is traded and joins Bloomington Bison for 2025/2026.
Providence Capitals‘ 2nd year right wing Joshua Coderre(15) takes junior highs scoring 9 goals and 17 assists in 46 EHL games last season to a 2025/2026 commit at Rivier University Raiders.
From Denver, CO, the 20-year old will be a good addition to conference play.
St. Lawrence University Skating Saints‘ graduate left wing Greg Lapointe(12) took a college high scoring 11 goals and 8 assists in a best 34 games to a 1st pro contract in France2 with Les Remparts de Tours.
The 5’9″ 174 lbs. forward has 1 assist in 2 games.
From Granby, QC, the 24-year played only 1 season of blowing up scoring in the BCHL before college.
