Brown University Bears‘ senior, captain Jordan Tonelli(27) has 3 goals and 4 assists in 14 games, which will flirt with his college bests he posted as a junior, 7 goals and 10 assists.
The 6′ 190 lbs. plays power forward style all the way.
He was decently solid through 2 years of USHL with Cedar Rapids RoughRiders.
Undrafted, the son of former New York Islanders, John Tonelli, we think he should transfer to a better school for a year, because that will make him a more desirable unrestricted free agent going forward.
He puts up 7 points in 16 games in his final year in R.I. and heads to RPI Engineers for a year of eligibility, which we definitely still think is a good idea.
Miami University (Ohio) Redhawks‘ senior center Matthew Barbolini(14) gets signed by Toronto Marlies to a 2-year deal, starting next season 2024/2025, but will join them on an ato to start.
In 3 games, the 6’2″ 205 lbs. forward has 1 assist in his last outing.
He left school with a new best 11 goals and tied his 25 points mark he set as a junior.
In 3 years of junior hockey, he twice recorded 15 assists and left his USHL team Lincoln Stars, scoring 16 goals.
Undrafted, the 23-year from Williamsville, NY certainly has a nice contract start for himself.
Goaltender, Aiden Wright(1) transferred a winning record (11-8-2) with 1st year NAHL team, New Hampshire Mountain Kings to a trade maybe facilitated by his new 2024/2025 commit club, University Of Vermont Catamounts to play the rest of his only junior season in the USHL for Youngstown Phantoms, where he ran an 13-5-2 record.
We look for the still young 18-year old 6’1″ 174 lbs. net minder from Wake Forest, NC do well at his new school.
Holy Cross College Crusaders‘ senior defenseman Jake Higgins(4) had a game-high 2 assists in the Atlantic Hockey semi-finals game 1 vs. American International College Yellowjackets 5-2 victory for the 1-0 series lead.
The 6’2″ 201 lbs. blue liner had a college best 5 goals and 4 assists with a 2nd straight +4 rating last season.
From Hingham, MA, the young 22-year old played no junior hockey before heading to school.
He decides to head into a year of eligibility, enters the transfer portal and will skate Hockey East for Northeastern University Huskies next.
American International College Yellowjackets‘ Swedish-born, freshman goalie Nils Wallstrom(34) put on a show, stopping 44 of 45 shots on net in the Atlantic Hockey semi-finals vs. Holy Cross College Crusaders, who took a 1-0 series lead before dropping 2 in a row to let the more western mass team move on to the Finals.
The 6’3″ 185 lbs. backstop did all his youth hockey back home before coming over for 1 year of NAHL juniors with Kenai River Brown Bears, putting up some stellar numbers.
He enters the transfer portal and will tend net in Hockey East next for Merrimack College Warriors, as a sophomore.
Northeast Generals‘ 3rd NAHL year captain, defenseman Matt DeSpirt(5) choses SUNY-Cortland Red Dragons for his 2024/2025 commit.
He takes a 5 goal best and 20 point tie from his 1st season to SUNYAC play.
The 5’11” 174 lbs. blue liner was a +8 through 148 games.
From Buffalo, NY, the 20-year old is probably just excited to get started now.
Ohio State University Buckeyes‘ junior center Cam Thiesing(15) signs a 2-year 2-way NHL contract with NY Islanders and an undrafted, unrestricted free agent, leaving a year of school on the table.
He had 15 goals as a sophomore and 17 assists in his freshman year, but also scored well with 9 goals and 7 assists in 31 games last season.
The 6′ 183 lbs. forward did 3 years junior hockey and in his 2nd USHL with Green Bay Gamblers was very close to a point-per-game scorer.
From Franklin, TN, they obviously see something in the 23-year olds game they want now.
New Hampshire Mountain Kings‘ 1st year NAHL defenseman Matt Hanscom(15) is a 2025/2026 commit to RPI Engineers.
He chose the school upon completion of his 1st year at Westminster USHS-Prep.
The 6’1″ 185 lbs. blue liner from Hadley, MA started this season in the AJHL, but decided to come skate a little closer to home before college.
Still pretty young, the 19-year old will play another season of junior hockey, then look to steady their ECAC blue line.
New York Applecore Belarus-born center Maxim Maziarchuk(8) came over from blowing up scoring in the USPHL Premier after 2 earlier point-per-game efforts in the league to doing similar things for his EHL team.
The 5’11” 183 lbs. 20-year old forward will take his game to Morrisville University Mustangs for a 2024/2025 commit.
He will definitely help his new college club score goals and hopefully win some more games
Clarkson University Golden Knights‘ freshman center Daimon Gardner(16) was easily off his scoring game with only 1 goal and 5 assists in 29 games last season and will head to St. Cloud State University Huskies for 2024/2025.
The 6’5″ 205 lbs. forward from Eagle Lake, ON is a Vancouver Canucks‘ 4th round pick in the 2022 draft (#112 overall).
Selected after a huge 45 goal, 38 assists in 30 USHS-MN games for Warroad High with a +67 rating, he next went onto play juniors in the USHL, mostly for Tri-City Storm, running up a 30 assist frame before college.
We fully expect the 20-year old’s ECAC game to start clicking.
