University Of Alaska-Fairbanks Nanooks‘ senior right wing Brady Risk(11) takes 3 seasons of 10+ goal scoring to a year of eligibility at University Of Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks 2024/2025.
The 5’9″ 181 lbs. forward did 4 AJHL seasons, blowing up scoring in his final 2 frames before school.
From Medicine Hat, AB, we can easily see the 25-year old putting up another great session, then turning pro.
Clarkson University Golden Knights‘ freshman center Daimon Gardner(16) maybe wants to play his college hockey a little closer to home, enters the transfer portal and will skate for St. Cloud State University Huskies as a sophomore 2024/2025.
The big 6’4″ 201 lbs. Eagle Lake, ON native, Vancouver Canucks‘ 4th round pick in the 2022 draft (#112 overall) forward had an odd little travel through 2 years of USHL with Tri-City Storm split by 1-year of blow-up scoring at Warroad High USHS-MN.
He had 1 goal and 5 assists in ECAC play last season.
We think a happier 20-year old will score more.
9th year center Mark Zengerle(89) wins a pair of DEL Championships with Eisbaren Berlin and leaves for a new opportunity with rival Straubing Tigers.
It will be his 5th season in the league.
The University Of Wisconsin Badgers‘ forward scored 34 assists and 44 points in 37 NCAA Division 1 games as a senior.
He has never had an NHL contract and played 4 AHL seasons with one short stop in Sweden’s SHL before leaving for his half birth nation to continue his game.
The 33-year old from Rochester, NY must have a nice smile on his face playing in Germany.
He’s been with the same club for 2 years and by his previous marks, he needs to sign with a 4th team on that soil and takes a new country best 15 goals and will skate with Augsburger Panther 2024/2025.
Undrafted senior center Carter Turnbull(21) takes a solid year as team captain, pushing his University Of Connecticut Huskies to its deepest Hockey East climb to the Finals and a loss in overtime to a 1st pro contract with South Carolina Stingrays.
The 5’8″ 181 lbs. forward took a few games to get situated, but finally popped in his 1st ECHL goal and a 2nd one a couple nights later to sit at 2 tallies in 6 games.
He had 30 goals and assists throughout his 3 years with Powell River Kings in 155 BCHL games.
The 23-year old from Nanaimo, BC should be able to light up the league and climb, if he sticks.
He would finish his first pro contract with 2 goals and 3 assists in 11 games to warrant a full look in North Charleston for his rookie season 2022/2023.
After lighting things up to the tune of 24 goals and 18 assists in 41 games, he decides to head off for an opportunity overseas, joining HKM Zvolen for their Slovak Extraliga playoff run.
He appears in 6 games during the end of the regular frame, then skates 7 in the postseason, scoring 1 goal and 1 assist in 7 games.
Slovak rivals HC Banska Bystrica swoop in an sign him up for 2023/2024, and we should see his numbers improve.
He is well over a point-per-game player in the tough to play Slovak hockey, equaling 25 goals and 31 assists in 41 games, but heads of to IceHL for a new experience with Asiago Hockey that could put him back on the radar for a better deal back home.
Providence College 2021/2022 commit, center Blake Humphrey(11) agreed to head to this college after an outstanding season, playing 106 games for Buffalo Jr. Sabres 15U AAA, scoring 42 goals and 54 assists.
The 5’10” 161 lbs. forward looks to have played some of the next year at Lawrence Academy, where he also popped the scoring bubble with 7 goals and 29 assists in 27 USHS-Prep games.
He would be selected in both 2020 drafts and reported to Sioux Falls Stampede but lasted just three USHL games with a goal and 2 assists and head to the other club he was selected by New Jersey Jr. Titans, where he played out the remainder of 2020/2021, getting a very decent 16 goals and 15 assists in 38 NAHL games.
The 19-year old will be an excellent addition to Hockey East action.
He actually recommits to Sacred Heart University Pioneers instead and spends 2 largely unspectacular years there, enters the transfer portal and will do his junior session at Lake Superior State University Lakers.
Northeast Generals‘ 3rd NA3HL year defenseman Colin March(4) posts a junior best 11 assists and 14 points in new high 43 games with a +19 rating to a 2024/2025 commit at Northwood University Timberwolves.
He did almost a couple seasons of USPHL Premier initially.
The 6’2″ 194 lbs. forward 21-year old from Richmond, VA is likely itching to get started.
5th year right wing JJ Piccinich(14) decides it’s time to look outside the box, signing a 1-year deal with Belfast Giants for 2021/2022.
The Paramus, NJ native had an interesting path to turning pro.
Originally a Toronto Maple Leafs‘ 4th round pick in the 2010 draft (#105 overall), he only ever signed with their affiliate Toronto Marlies.
He would next sign to San Antonio Rampage, but was reassigned mostly to affiliate Tulsa Oilers, where he popped in a massive 42 assists.
The 6′ 190 lbs. forward also had a pair of amazing sessions for London Knights, including his 2nd as team captain, scoring 138 points (56-82) in 132 games.
This followed up just a single season at Boston University Terriers.
The 25-year old will bring some good winning to his new club: 2016 Memorial Cup, 2016 OHL Championship and 2019 ECHL Kelly Cup with Newfoundland Growlers.
It’s almost as if he can’t stop winning titles, as his Ireland lands the 2022 EIHL Championship and he ends a career scoring season with a league most goals, assists, points, plus/minus and forward of the year award.
He’s decided to up and leave and try something different though, signing in Norway with Stjernen Hockey.
As he posted a 25 goal and 40 assist frame in 45 games with his new club and has gone on to include an assist in one playoff match, the almost point-per-game Youngstown Phantoms re-signs to stay.
In roughly 90 games, he amasses 110 points and decides to head back to England with the Giants to explode more scoring and look for a title.
Philadelphia Rebels‘ 2nd NAHL year defenseman Sonny DiNubile(13) stays close, as he has always done to play his hockey with his 2024/2025 commit to Neumann University Knights.
The 5’9″ 159 lbs. blue liner had a junior best 4 goals last season, but couldn’t outpace those 21 assists put up earlier.
He’s leaves the league a 20-year old, +18 rating player
Johnstown Tomahawks‘ 2nd NAHL season right wing Hunter Fetterolf(71) takes some nice numbers, 9 goals and 23 assists in 63 games, split time between New Hampshire Mountain Kings to a 2024/2025 commit with Bowdoin College Polar Bears.
The 6’1″ 194 lbs. forward from Pittsburgh, PA played his youth in the area and high school decently close.
We think this school is going to be a nice choice.
Florida Eels‘ 3rd year left wing Devin Shepherd(11) puts up USPHL Premier bests 11 goals and 29 assists in 36 games last season and will take those stats to a 2024/2025 commit at Framingham State University Rams.
The big 6’4″ 198 lbs. will definitely get right into CCC play, when he arrives.
From Berkley, MI, the 21-year old is going to fit into his new college team nicely.
