American International College Yellowjackets‘ Finnish-born, senior center Julius Janhonen(11) heads home to Liiga to sign with HPK for 2024/2025.
The 6’1″ 185 lbs. forward played a college high 40 games and scored a best 19 assists and 24 points last season.
He did all his youth and junior hockey back home for the 25-year old and should do well upon returning.
9th year defenseman Davis Vandane(55) will head back to IceHL, where he was for most of 2021/2022, before leaving at the end to help Lowen Frankfort win the DEL2 Championship, scoring 3 goals and 7 assists in 12 games.
The big 6’4″ 207 lbs. blue liner was rewarded with a 1-year move up to DEL with the same club, where he would score 7 goals and 20 assists with a +11 rating in 56 games.
He decides not to stay and return to Austrian hockey for 2023/2024, signing with HC Bolzano Foxes.
From Yorkton, SK, the 31-year old played 3 WHL seasons for Spokane Chiefs and Prince Albert Raiders before heading to 2 sessions at University Of Calgary Dinos.
He’s got to be pretty happy with the way things have turned out.
It looks like he’s in a habit of jumping back-and-forth in between Germany and Austria and heads back to the former for 2024/2025 with Krefeld Pinguine.
Boston Jr. Rangers‘ left wing Bret Beale(25) must have got a brand new car (we’re joking) to commit 2024/2025 to Johnson & Wales Wildcats, a team he will immediately make a better team with his scoring punch.
The fairly big 6’2″ 201 lbs. forward scored an EHL junior high 22 goals and 31 assists last season, then added another 11 points (3-8) in the playoffs.
In 2022/2023, he helped his team win the league title.
From Highland, MI, his 1st junior season was in the USPHL Premier, scoring for Florida Jr. Blades.
The 20-year old is going to be a game-changer in the CCC.
Johnstown Tomahawks‘ 2nd NAHL season right wing Chase Sandhu(25) takes a junior best 15 goals to his 2024/2025 college commit, York University Lions.
The 6’2″ 194 lbs. forward from Langley, BC heads closer to home for college, which you don’t always see coming out of US juniors.
He played 3 BCHL sessions with a deep playoff run in his 3rd frame.
The 21-year old is likely so ready to get onto the next phase in his hockey and schooling.
Brown University‘s 2nd year Finnish-born defenseman Samuli Niinisaari(7) leaves college for hockey season to head back home and play in tier 3 league Suomi-sarja for Kotkan Titaanit and already has a nice 3 goals and 10 assists in 17 regular season games and has added another pair of helpers in the playoffs.
The 6’1″ 194 lbs. blue liner took spent most of his early game in his home country but did stretch out for one campaign of juniors in Saskatoon and then agreed to a year with Lincoln Stars of the USHL before making the college commitment.
It would be surprising to not see the 22-year old return to school as soon as the coast is clear.
He does return for the 2021/2022, recording a new best 11 assists and 12 points, then appeared in 30 games last season with 8 helpers to his credit.
For his senior year, he has decided to go for some new frozen waters, enters the transfer portal and comes out a member of the 2023/2024 UMass Minutemen.
He ups his challenge to take on Hockey East.
Through 27 games, he takes up his scoring to 3 goals and 9 assists with a +2 rating for possibly his best college frame.
He takes it back home to sign a 1+ year deal with Saipa and will skate his games in Liiga for 2024/2025.
South Shore Kings‘ 2nd year captain, 2024 USPHL/NCDC Champion center Aiden Lindley(19) commits to Stevenson University Mustangs for 2024/2025.
From Carmel, IN, the 5’10” 170 lbs. forward won’t be playing hockey any closer to home, as has been usually the case.
He actually did almost half a USPHL Premier season with Charlotte Rush, but then played a final high school frame at Frederick Gunn School before arriving where he is.
The 20-year old is likely for the next phase of hockey and education.
Cornell University Big Red center Zachary Tupker(51) will head to Quinnipiac University Bobcats for a graduate season 2023/2024.
The 3-time CCHL Carleton Place Canadians‘ 6’1″ 197 lbs. forward scored pretty big in his 2nd and 3rd frames for the team.
From Collingwood, ON, the 23-year old stays in the ECAC.
He finishes with another 6 goals and new best 15 assists and +20 rating to sign a 1st pro contract with Greenville Swamp Rabbits.
In 3 ECHL games, he has 1 goal and 1 assist with a +4 rating, but will need a new deal for 2024/2025.
Boston University Terriers‘ senior center Luke Tuch(17) put up a college best 10 goals and 20 assists in 39 games this past season and signs a 2-year NHL entry level deal with draft team Montreal Canadiens (2nd round, 2020, #47 overall) and played a couple AHL games with affiliate Laval Rocket to get his feet wet.
The 6’2″ 203 lbs. forward scored a college high 10 goals, 20 assists for 30 points with a +17 rating through 39 games.
From Syracuse, NY, the 22-year old did 2 years at USNTDP, impressing in his 2nd session to get selected before college.
Niagara University Purple Eagles‘ Czech-born, senior defenseman Josef Mysak(24) will do a year of eligibility with Merrimack College Warriors in 2024/2025.
The 6’3″ 216 lbs. blue liner, who twice recorded 10+ assists will definitely help shore up the Hockey East zone for his new college club.
After youth hockey back home, he came over for 3 NAHL seasons with Austin Bruins, always increasing his game.
The 24-year old’s brother Jan Mysak plays for San Diego Gulls.
Florida Panthers‘ 3rd round pick in the 2018 draft (#89 overall), right wing Logan Hutsko(18) spent a portion of last season on the ir, which isn’t the strangest spot for him to be, as he’s been injured through a portion of his four years at Boston College Eagles.
Finishing up school, he signs his 2-year entry level deal, which will start come 2021/2022.
The 5’10” 172 lbs. forward scored 101 points (41 goals, 60 assists) in 114 NCAA Division 1 Hockey East games with an overall +31 rating.
If the 22-year old can shake the injury bug off his back, we’re thinking he will be chipping in nicely, when he’s ready to go.
He generates good points in 2 AHL seasons with Charlotte Checkers before leaving for a season overseas, splitting time between the SHL and Liiga, but not getting the results.
Things don’t seem to be going too well, so he’s probably had enough and retires.
