Philadelphia Little Flyers‘ 2nd year 6’5″ 205 lbs. left wing Cristo Walker(14) plays a junior best 46 EHL games, scoring a new high 20 assists and 26 points.
He would also get 3 goals and 3 assists in 8 playoff games.
From Kennett Square, PA, the 21-year old commits back closer to home at King’s College Monarchs for 2024/2025.
Northeastern University Huskies‘ 2020/2021 commit, goaltender TJ Semptimphelter(35) really seemed to hit stride last season, while playing his only junior campaign in the USPHL/NCDC for Junior Bruins.
The 6’1″ 185 lbs. net minder posted a fairly ridiculous 21-6-3 record in 2020/2021’s weirdo stop & start COVID infected run with a 2.05 GAA and .933 SV% including 4 shutouts.
He mostly posted some good numbers through youth hockey but it was the Marlton, NJ native’s 18U season and as a senior at Lawrenceville School, where it really seemed to come together big.
At just 18 years old he looks like a goalie some big clubs will have their eye on and could even challenge for the top job in his first year at the new school.
He started in 8 games as a rookie and ran totals, except for the record, almost exact to what he did in his last year of juniors.
Looking for more, he enters the transfer portal to tend net for Arizona State University Sun Devils that goes exceedingly well in his 2nd campaign there, posting a 16-5-4 record with a 2.52 GAA and .908 SV%.
For his senior year though, he is off to maybe his greatest college challenge, University Of North Dakota Fighting Hawks, 2024/2025.
College Hockey Players one question interview with Northeastern University Huskies 2021/2022 commit and Junior Bruins stellar 2020/2021 goaltender, TJ Semptimphelter.
Undrafted rookie net minder Garrett Metcalf(39) originally signed on with Knoxville Ice Bears to start his pro career in the SPHL, but within a week off that occurring his home town Utah Grizzlies had a better offer ready.
After graduating from his third school on record, Long Island University Sharks, he would go 4-4 in his first ECHL stint with a 2.33 GAA and .915 SV%.
These stats proved good enough for them to offer the 6’4″ 195 lbs., former Anaheim Ducks‘ 6th round pick in the 2015 draft (#179 overall), now unrestricted free agent a 1-year deal to return to the crease.
The 25-year old 1st commit to UMASS-Lowell Riverhawks for only 1 year of little usage before pushing off to Mercyhurst University Lakers for 2 for the Salt Lake City, NV native, who will definitely help his team win games.
After going 2-2-1 for his new club with an outstanding 1.84 GAA and .932 SV%, he gets the nod from Lehigh Valley Phantoms and in his AHL debut gets a 2-1 win in overtime with 25 saves, posting a 0.99 GAA and .962 SV%.
He will return to Maverik Center his home state again for 2022/2023, the team he’s spent most of his time with since graduating college.
It will be little surprise to see him compete for the starter’s job.
For 2023/2024, the parent club of the team he spent most of last session with Colorado Eagles sign him to a contract.
He would head back to Utah to start the current frame, but through 4 games it is determined he should have dual hip replacement surgery (we can’t even imagine), so that will wrap up a very short-lived career, but what he turns it into next will be something to watch.
Looks like he is heading back to LIU Sharks and will jump behind the bench as an assistant coach, starting 2024/2025.
University Of New England Nor’easters‘ senior captain, defenseman Alex Sheehy(5) signs a 1st pro contract with the ECHL team right down the road from school Maine Mariners for 2023/2024.
The 6’2″ 204 lbs. blue liner takes a college hockey best 3 goals and 14 assists for 17 points with a 2nd +12 rating in a frame to his new duty.
He definitely has the chance to put up assist points as he did in his 2nd and final year of USPHL/NCDC juniors for Connecticut Jr. Rangers, striking for 22 helpers.
The 25-year old from North Salem, NY will be an interesting watch.
He finishes up his rookie season with 6 assists in 35 games and a not so terrible -3 rating to earn himself a contract to return to Maine country for 2024/2025.
Tufts University Jumbos‘ 2024/2025 commit, defenseman Maddox Lizotte(25) is playing his only year of junior hockey with South Shore Kings after starting the season in the NAHL with Springfield Jr. Blues, but maybe he wanted to stick closer to home.
The Harvard, MA native has 3 goals and 5 assists through 30 USPHL/NCDC games in the current frame and would actually move on to Jersey Hitmen for the last 11 games and playoffs.
He was captain at St. Marks School USHS-Prep as a top scoring senior.
The 5’11” 181 lbs. blue liner will definitely help his new team.
After a pair of years tending net for University Of Alabama-Huntsville Chargers‘ goaltender David Fessenden(41) has decided to step it up a level on a good opportunity through the transfer portal to join University Of New Hampshire Wildcats for some tough Hockey East action.
He had a tough outing as a freshman in limited use but last season, despite the poor 3-11-1 record basically looked to keep his team in contention most games with a 2.94 GAA and .910 SV%.
The massive 6’6″ 229 lbs. net minder put up his best numbers through 4 years of juniors in his final campaign for two year team, Northeast Generals, where he played a massive 44 NAHL games with a 20-13-8 record and 2.74 GAA and .915 SV%, and then had a decent little playoff run.
He committed to school just before this year started.
We fully expect the goalie, who could possibly just lie in net like the walrus in the Geico commercial to backstop his new club very effectively.
Having completed his senior year, the undrafted net minder is going to UMass Minutemen, where he could play himself onto some NHL radar to become an unrestricted entry level deal signing.
He actually decided to head to Canisius College Golden Griffins for a graduate frame, where he definitely was in net for a team that was sometimes challenged to win games.
Taking maybe a little time to see what sort of offers are out there for him to turn pro, he accepts a 1-year ECHL deal with Adirondack Thunder to play his rookie season, 2024/2025.
We were very fortunate to be able to host a one question interview with David below.
Western Michigan University Broncos‘ graduate right wing Cole Gallant(8) takes a college best 18 assists in 39 games to a 1st pro deal with Trois-Rivieres Lions.
In 7 ECHL games, he has 2 goals and 2 assists on a non-playoff team.
The 5’10” 190 lbs. forward scored lots of assists (37) in his 2nd season of USHL juniors for Omaha Lancers and twice popped 15 goals.
From Surrey, BC, the 25-year old appears ready to go.
For 2023/2024, he is actually moved in a trade that sees him heading to Utah Grizzlies, which should turn out just about perfectly for him is how we’re seeing it.
He scores 12 goals and 35 assists in 68 games, but needs to clean up that +/- and will get another chance with a 2nd season for the Grizzlies agreed upon for 2024/2025.
Sacred Heart University Pioneers‘ 3-time captain, graduate right wing Braeden Tuck(23) signs with Norfolk Admirals for his rookie frame, 2024/2025.
He scored best as a junior with 12 goals and 15 assists in 28 games.
The 6’1″ 170 lbs. forward played 3 seasons of BCHL junior hockey, all with Trail Smoke Eaters and scored very well in his final 2 sessions.
From Osoyoos, BC, we expect the 26-year old to connect in the ECHL.
Colgate University Raiders‘ senior defenseman Nick Anderson(27) enters the transfer portal and will do a graduate year at UMASS-Lowell Riverhawks, 2024/2025.
The 5’10” 170 lbs. blue liner has been an assist master with 10+ in two frames and 26 as a junior.
He also loaded up in his 2nd NAHL season with Amarillo Bulls, running up 36 assists and a +22 rating.
From Portsmouth, NH, the 25-year old will do well with Hockey East.
5th year Swedish-born left wing Sebastian Vidmar(8) finds himself traded after 50 ECHL games for Savannah Ghost Pirates to a new start and hopeful playoff berth with Maine Mariners.
He has 1 assist in 3 games.
The 6’3″ 203 lbs. forward came over for 2 years of mostly NAHL, doing extraordinary in his 2nd Lone Star Brahmas‘ season, scoring a most goals (35), points (80), forward and most valuable player awards before heading off to 4 years of Union College Dutchmen.
He had an ok rookie season with Norfolk Admirals, but decided to head home and played one full frame for Vimmerby HC in HockeyEttan, but left there to come back here and joined Adirondack Thunder for 20+ goals and assists.
Already 30-years old, I think he needs to figure out where he wants to wrap things up for his hockey career.
He gets to Maine and starts scoring 8 points in 12 games to work himself in and signs to stay in a Mariners‘ jersey for 2024/2025.
