RPI Engineers‘ senior left wing Ryan Mahshie(25) is coming off a college career best 15 goals and 22 points to enter the transfer portal for a graduate season that he will spend with University Of Connecticut Huskies and put himself in the middle of Hockey East battle.
The 6’3″ 215 lbs. forward won the 2019 AJHL Championship in his 2nd junior season for Brooks Bandits.
Undrafted, the 24-year from Stony Creek, ON is already a welcome scoring addition to his new team.
After 21 games with only 2 goals and 3 assists, it’s maybe not moving as he had envisioned, so he leaves school to turn pro and signs for the remainder of 2024 with Orlando Solar Bears, where the big pivot will likely step right in to help the team win.
He gets 1 goal in 12 games and they offer him an ECHL contract for his rookie season, 2024/2025.
In 8 games, he scores no points and gets himself traded to Allen Americans, who are looking to put his size to their advantage.
He scores only 1 goal in 11 games, so gets dealt to Worcester Railers, where he may gel with their team better.
New England College Pilgrims‘ senior left wing David Novotny(91) has always scored decently with his best run coming as a freshman, scoring 10 goals and 8 assists.
In 10 games this season, he has a team leading 4 goals and 3 assists, so is on mark to pass his highs.
The 5’11” 165 lbs. forward from Boca Raton, FL did his high school in the northeast and played 1 year of EHL juniors with Seahawks Hockey Club before committing.
He’s 23-years old and will definitely be an interesting next watch.
Saint Lawrence University Saints‘ senior captain defenseman Luc Salem(5) skated a college best 38 games last season before signing with Utah Grizzlies upon finishing up ECAC tournament play.
The 5’10” 181 lbs. blue liner had his best college year scoring as a junior, hitting 10 goals and 17 assists in 37 games with a +12 rating.
He was definitely able to load up assists through 2 NAHL junior seasons.
From Los Angeles, CA, the 24-year will need a new deal moving forward.
He signs with Indy Fuel for his rookie season, 2024/2025, where we think he will have good success.
With 3 assists in 16 games with a -3, he finds himself twice traded but is wanted by Kalamazoo Wings to help their d corps.
Seahawks Hockey Club 2nd year defenseman Thomas Plamondon(5) has a new junior best 5 goals in just 25 games and has a new high 13 assists and 18 points.
The big 6’4″ 207 lbs. blue liner commits to the new D3 hockey program at St. John Fisher University Cardinals for 2025/2026.
From Montrel, QC, the 20-year had already come down this way for USHS-Prep and will likely fit in quickly with his new college club.
Air Force Academy Falcons‘ senior captain center Clay Cosentino(26) looks definitely set to record college career highs for goals, assists and points this season with a little more work.
In 20 games, he has 5 goals and 10 assists and needs more than 10 and 18 from his junior year to achieve this effect.
The 6’2″ 198 lbs. forward played 2 years NAHL juniors, blowing up scoring with 48 assists in his 2nd frame for Aberdeen Wings.
From San Carlos, CA, the 24-year old has now 4 times achieved 10+ assists and looks like a great candidate to go for a pro career.
American International College Yellowjackets‘ graduate center, assistant captain Chris Dodero(55) heads off for his 1st pro contract in IceHL with HK Olympija Ljubljana for 2022/2023.
The 5’9″ 175 lbs. forward scored his college best last season, getting 13 goals and 16 assists in 36 NCAA Division 1 games.
He spent 5 campaigns in junior hockey, initially in the USHL, but switching to the BCHL for a year, then NAHL for the session before heading to school.
The 26-year old, West Chicago, IL native will definitely do well in Austria’s top league.
After a decent frame, scoring 10 goals and 20 assist in 39 games, he signs for 2023/2024 with a rival, Grazz99ers.
He maybe couldn’t get it started with 2 assists in 8 games and a woeful -8 rating, so pulls up the stakes and signs for the remainder of 2023/2024 with Starbulls Rosenheim of DEL2 for a new German start.
After some good seasons to start pro hockey away, he decides to return “home” and signs with Tahoe Knight Monsters for 2024/2025.
He gains 3 goals and 3 assists in 15 games, but gets dished to the struggling Cincinnati Cyclones, who need some scoring.
South Shore Kings‘ 2nd year defenseman, captain Jason Zaccari(20) commits to Trinity College Bantams for 2025/2026.
With 3 goals and 14 assists in 16 USPHL/NCDC games this season, he has an eye on surpassing that 5 and 30 junior mark he set last year.
From Santa Ana, CA, the 21-year old came east for high school and better youth hockey, which has looked to work its magic.
University Of Alabama-Huntsville Chargers‘ freshman right wing Bennett Stockdale(26) was able to score a pair of goals in only 15 NCAA Division 1 WCHA games.
The Ottawa, ON native skated a couple of seasons in the close by CCHL for Kanata Lasers before taking it to America and up a level in two seasons with Johnstown Tomahawks, where he struck for a total of 29 goals and 52 assists in 110 NAHL games before committing.
We think the 5’11” 185 lbs. forward is probably just getting himself situated before he starts affecting the score sheet.
He moves on and is a big scorer at SUNY-Plattsburgh Cardinals before turning pro with Maine Mariners, which yields good results in 3 goals and 7 assists in 18 games to earn himself a return visit for 2024/2025.
In his 2nd season, he comes away with 1 goal and 3 assists in 14 games, but is traded off to Indy Fuel.
New York Applecore 1st year goalie Liam Lane(33) commits at Western Connecticut State University Wolves for 2025/2026, where they will start a new D3 hockey team.
The big 6’3″ 185 lbs. net minder played 2 seasons in the USPHL Elite and Premier before coming over to the EHL.
From Denver, CO, the 20-year old will need to pull back together his game after playing on a team that struggled to score goals and win.
New York Islanders‘ 1st round pick in the 2018 draft (#11 overall), 5th year right wing Oliver Wahlstrom(26) signs a conservative 1-year 1-way deal to stick for 2023/2024, as a restricted free agent.
The fairly stocky 6’2″ 205 lbs. forward has twice scored 10+ goals.
He only spent 1 year at Boston College Eagles after exploding his 2nd frame with USNTDP.
The 23-year old from Portland, ME definitely needs to step up his game.
He re-signs to spend a 6th year in the Isles‘ system, 2024/2025.
In 27 games, he has 2 goals and 2 assists and is put on waivers, knowing he will get picked up and skate for another team for the 1st time in his pro career.
A somewhat struggling Boston Bruins reaches out to welcome him back to where he attend on year of post-school.
