New Hampshire Avalanche 2nd year goaltender Antoine Robidoux-Hurtubise(30) commits to Misericordia University Cougars for the start of its’ D3 hockey program for 2024/2025.
The 5’11” 170 lbs. net minder is 10-4-1 in the current session through 15 games, putting him on pace to play a most amount of EHL games, but he’ll have to continue to work to outdo those 2.57 GAA and .914 SV% though not impossible.
From Laval, QC, the 20-year old will be a nice addition to kick off the new team.
Canisius College Golden Griffins‘ transfer portal, graduate right wing Jake Witkowski(83) has made a good decision trading 4 seasons at Hockey East, Boston University Terriers for Atlantic Hockey.
in 6 games, he almost unbelievably has outpaced anything he did previously, as those became his first college tallies.
The 5’10” 180 lbs. forward played 4 years at Malden Catholic High, which was near to where he was born in Melrose, MA,
He would leave for a year at Avon Old Farms School, lighting it up for 13 goals and 27 assists in 27 games, then head off to the BCHL.
Signed for his only junior campaign with Alberni Valley Bulldogs, he continued to gain notice with 23 goals and 17 assists and agreed to head to his first school.
It will be interesting to see what the 25-year old ends up with and where he looks to take his hockey next.
He scores a college career best 5 goals and 6 assists in 32 games with a +6 rating and signs a rookie contract with Pensacola Ice Flyers just as the season starts.
In 2 SPHL games, he has an assist.
He will likely find room in this league to put the puck in the back of the net.
After 9 games last season, scoring 2 goals and 1 assist, he leaves for the 2nd tier league NIHL, signing with Leeds Knights and putting up a bundle of points, 46 (16-30) in 26 games.
He waits a tiny bit, but re-signs to head back to the small English town team for 2023/2024.
10th year left wing Justin Florek(9) scored a career high 22 goals and 25 assists for 47 points in 2021/2022 for South Carolina Stingrays.
He was also a 3-time 30+ point guy in the AHL.
The big 6’4″ 205 lbs. forward played 3 seasons overseas and always notched 20+ points.
He also topped the 30+ mark as a sophomore and senior at Northern Michigan University Wildcats.
A former Boston Bruins‘ 5th round pick in the 2010 draft (#135 overall), the 31-year old from Marquette, MI is still at the top of his game.
He will return for a 3rd straight season in South Carolina.
A 3rd 40+ points ECHL season has him maybe put a small pause on the start of his 12th frame and he agrees to head back to Germany, signing with Dresdner Eislowen of DEL2, which should be a buzz for him.
7th year pro, right wing Alex Wideman(10) takes a solid season for Denmark’s Rungsted Seier Capital, getting 13 goals and 28 assists in 47 games en route to a 2021 Metal Ligaen Championship to a new opportunity in Ligue Magnus with Bordeaux.
It’s the small 5’8″ 168 lbs. forward third year overseas, producing as he did through 244 ECHL games, potting 76 goals and 128 assists.
The St. Louis, MO native played his college hockey for Miami University (Ohio) Redhawks, and as a 29-year old should continue to be able to take his game higher for at least the next few years.
After a solid frame in France, scoring a career 2nd best 36 assists in 43 games, he decides to return home in 2022/2023 to the team he’s played over 120 games with, Indy Fuel.
He scores a career high 50 assists last season and waits out signing for the new frame a little, before deciding to return to Cincinnati Cyclones to try to get up past 100 games played with that team.
Connecticut College Camels‘ freshman right wing Quinn Kennedy(27) leads the team with point-per-game numbers at 3 goals and 8 assists in 11 games with a +6 rating.
The 6’2″ 174 lbs. Silver Spring, MD native played his youth hockey in his home state, then went on to sign with Maryland Black Bears of the NAHL and start with them, leave for the USHL, return, then get traded in his 2nd season to Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks.
He plays a strong power forward style and should continue to find points as he plays.
University Of New England Nor’easters‘ senior right wing Dawson Ellis(9) looks to put up new college career bests this season, scoring 2 goals and 2 assists in 14 games with a +2 rating, very close to marks he would need.
The 5’8″ 150 lbs. forward transferred in after 2 years at Adrian College Bulldogs, where he appeared in just 4 games, scoring 4 assists as a sophomore, and was a member of the 2022 NCAA D3 Championship.
He did 3 junior seasons for Wellington Dukes, winning a 2018 OJHL Championship in his 1st year.
From Trent Hills, ON, the 24-year old is a good watch.
3rd year right wing Aaron Miller(17) returned home after 2 years away, first in Finland’s tier 2 Mestis, then in Ligue Magnus, connecting very decently in both spots on the scoresheet.
The 5’9″ 172 lbs. forward initially signed with Wichita Thunder to come back, but was eventually dealt for the last 5 ECHL games to Norfolk Admirals, where he has 1 goal.
He played 4 years at Bemidji State University Beavers, where he twice was a 10+ goal scorer and assists.
The 28-year old from Superior, WI did 2 years of prolific scoring in the NAHL with Minnesota Wilderness.
Sacred Heart University Pioneers‘ 2024/2025 commit, Philadelphia Rebels‘ 1st NAHL year defenseman Billy Sheridan(2) is looking ready to step into a college hockey game.
In 27 games, he has 3 goals and 6 assists with a -4 on a team with a bit of a losing record.
The 5’11” 172 lbs. blue liner from Sewell, NJ did a lot of his youth hockey in the New Jersey Rockets‘ system.
South Shore Kings‘ 1st year defenseman Thomas DelFarno(18) commits to Tufts University Jumbos for 2024/2025 after a USPHL/NCDC season scoring 1 goal and 10 assists in 27 games, so far.
The 6’1″ 183 lbs. blue liner played his 1st season of junior hockey in the NAHL for Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks, but they are mostly a terrible team in that league.
From Lincoln, RI, the 20-year old knows exactly where he is heading to school and must be pretty happy about his choice.
Maine Mariners‘ 7th year goaltender Shane Starrett(40) started a career high 54 ECHL games last season and was loaned up for 1 successful AHL stint with Coachella Valley Firebirds.
He is actually signed by Providence Bruins.
In the previous session, he was in net with Glasgow Clan of the EIHL and started 1 less game than he did in 2022/2023, so is used to the workload.
The 6’3″ 194 lbs. backstop did 2 years at Air Force Academy Falcons before leaving to attend Edmonton Oilers‘ camps and eventually signed an NHL entry level contract.
A Bellingham, MA native, the 29-year old could definitely use a team that wins more games than it loses, but he can also help that battle.
