Elmira College Soaring Eagles‘ senior left wing Chance Gorman(14) may not reach the 20 goals he posted as a junior or the 17 assists mark in his sophomore frame, but has 7 goals and 10 assists in only 20 games, so his point average is very good with a +5 rating.
The 5’10” 165 lbs. forward did 2 years of point-per-game junior hockey, really exploding the scoresheet in his 2nd season with East Coast Wizards of the EHL, reaching 30+ goals and assists.
From Clinton, NJ, the 25-year old will be an interesting watch to see what might pop up next.
Last season, he scores 9 goals and college tying 17 assists in 24 games with a +11 rating and takes it to a 1st pro contract with Fayettesville Marksmen that we feel should work well.
Seacoast Spartans‘ 1st year center Jordan Bezio(20) has a new junior best 12 assists and 18 points in 40 USPHL/NCDC games this season.
The small 5’7″ 150 lbs. forward played for Islanders HC last season, scoring the same total goals as this, 6.
From North Hampton, NH, the 20-year old isn’t committing far from home, as he will join University of Southern Maine Huskies for 2025/2026.
P.A.L. Junior Islanders‘ 2nd year right wing Ryan Keareny(18) takes 2 seasons of high USPHL/NCDC scoring to a 2025/2026 commit at Williams College Ephs.
The 6’1″ 180 lbs. forward has a junior best 21 goals and 34 assists last season.
From Kings Park, NY, the 20-year old will definitely help his new college team win games.
Junior center Matt Hubbarde(93) will take 2 years at Dartmouth College Big Green to continuing his education and hockey with Providence College Friars.
The 6’1″ 190 lbs. scored fairly equally in his 1st 2 seasons at school.
From Pickering, ON, he played most of his junior hockey in Canada and had a most impressive bit of a shortened frame in the BCHL with Langley Rivermen.
The 23-year old will be taking on a new challenge playing Hockey East.
He would only figure in 13 games, scoring 1 goal, so no surprise he will do his senior year at University Of Alaska-Fairbanks Nanooks for 2024/2025 and will likely give him the room he needs.
In a ties for college high 30 games played, he scores new best 13 goals and 10 assists for 23 points playing the independent schedule.
With no postseason, he signs a 1st pro deal with Iowa Heartlanders and scores a 1st ECHL goal in his debut.
Connecticut Junior Rangers‘ 2nd year center Alex Ondos(77) has a junior best 16 goals and 17 assists that he will take to a Suffolk University Rams commit for 2025/2026.
The 6’1″ 209 lbs. plays a power forward style.
From Baden, PA, the 20-year old will immediately help his college team win.
Quinnipiac University Bobcats‘ graduate defenseman Griffin Mendel(2) had his best college scoring season with his new school, almost equaling 4 years of totals he had at his initial one, University Of Denver Pioneers.
He takes his game to the pro level upon finishing up a 5th year of school and signs with Chicago Wolves for the rest of the AHL 2021/2022.
The towering 6’6″ 220 lbs. blue liner played a couple years of junior hockey, sort of close to home in Kelowna, BC for Penticton Vees and skated an equal 52 games, en route to a 2017 BCHL Championship in his 2nd session.
We think it’s his NCAA Division 1 +53 rating that gets the 23-year old the most notice.
In 10 games, he gets 2 assists with a +5 rating and then gets into 1 playoff contest, but leaves a +2.
The Kelowna, BC native is staying put for what will be his rookie season, 2022/2023
With 9 goals and 10 assists in his 1st frame, the big d-man earns himself a handsome 1-year NHL entry level deal from parent club Carolina Hurricanes.
He wasn’t really scoring, until he was reassigned down to Norfolk Admirals, where he finally struck for 3 goals and 3 assists in 8 games with a +3 rating
For 2024/2025, he takes his game to Czech Extraliga and signs with Rytiri Kladno.
In 52 games, he gets 1 goal and 5 assists with a -1 rating to get himself a new deal for 2025/2026.
4th year defenseman Christian Hausinger(11) is on the move and traded to Utah Grizzlies, who looked to pick him up from Atlanta Gladiators, where he had 0 goals and 7 assists with a -11 rating.
The 6’1″ 190 lbs. blue liner played last season in Germany 3, picking up a healthy 31 assists in 43 games after coming over from 1 year in the EIHL with Fife Flyers, where he also scored pretty well.
He was coming off a season for Norfolk Admirals with 17 assists to his credit.
The 4-year University Of Wisconsin-River Falls Falcons‘ d-man had a college best 10 goals and 26 assists in 27 games as a junior and his senior year was that COVID-bust affair.
From Anchorage, AK, the 28-year old has to be thinking things are going pretty good.
13rd year left wing Jason Zucker(16) signed a 1-year deal with Buffalo Sabres for 2024/2025 after a similar contract last season with Arizona Coyotes that yielded some ok results on a far from playoff team.
The always looked smaller than 5’11” 192 lbs. forward has 3 times scored 20+ goals and once 30+ and had an exact same ratio in assists.
From Newport Beach, CA, he did only 2 sessions at University Of Denver Pioneers, as he ran up 45 and 46 points to quickly move on.
He made all the right moves, playing his way through the USNTDP on up.
On a decent scoring team, his point production escalates to 18 goals and 26 assists to net him a new 2-year deal to stick in a Sabres‘ jersey and help out with the younger guys for a nice $4.75AAV.
University Of Guelph Gryphons‘ senior defenseman, captain Tristan De Jong(5) scored a college tying 3 goals and by far best 14 assists for 17 points last season and signs a 1st pro contract with Greenville Swamp Rabbits.
In 7 ECHL games, he has 1 assist.
The 6’2″ 201 lbs. blue liner did 3 years QMJHL and 2 GOJHL before heading to school.
From Breslau, ON, the 24-year old is looking .
Northeastern University Huskies‘ graduate defenseman, Pito Walton(8) is off to a hot start with his new team, getting the 1st goal of the 2023/2024 season and adding another tally the next night.
The 6’2″ 200 lbs. blue liner has come over from Princeton University Tigers and is making an impact, setting up a next move post college for the big man on d.
He had 7 goals and 14 assist in his final ECAC season and scores a darn close 6 goals and 12 assists in the slightly more difficult Hockey East play, but is really a pivotal +8 rating player on this team.
Upon finishing up a 5th year of college, he signs with Florida Everblades that should have him see some good action from the get-go, but unfortunately only played 1 ECHL game before being released, quickly picked up by Savannah Ghost Pirates for a look and has 1 assist in 4 games.
For 2024/2025, he re-signs with the Ghost Pirates for his rookie season.
After 14 games, with his 1st pro goal and 3 assists, he is traded to Idaho Steelheads, where he should see better success.
In 23 games, the Peacock, NJ native has 2 assists with a -4, but is wanted by another team for their back end, so is traded for future considerations to Worcester Railers, bringing him back to where he did his last year of college.
