Northern Michigan University Wildcats‘ Danish-born, graduate defenseman Jeppe Urup Mogensten(4) will take his pro game back home and signs with Odense Bulldogs of Metal Ligaen for 2024/2025.
The 6’2″ 196 lbs. blue liner only played 8 games last season, registering no points.
He transferred from 4 seasons at Sacred Heart University Pioneers, playing a diminishing numbers of games as he went.
University Of Wisconsin Badgers‘ 2nd year, senior goaltender Kyle McClennan(31) put up a season every net minder would probably like, posting a 24-12-2 with a 1.94 GAA, .931 SV% and 7 shutouts to win the 2024 Mike Richter Award, as best college backstop and signs a 1st pro AHL contract with close by Iowa Wild for 2024/2025.
The 6’1″ 185 lbs. had 2 very strong NAHL, then USHL junior seasons before school.
It’s a bit surprising the Manchester, MO native, former 2-year Mercyhurst University Lakers didn’t sign higher, but do understand they are already watching.
University Of North Dakota Fighting Hawks‘ senior, captain 20-goal scorer, right wing Riese Gaber(11) signs a 2-year AHL deal with Charlotte Checkers, beginning 2024/2025.
From Gilbert Plains, MB, the 5’9″ 170 lbs. forward plays 2 MJHL seasons winning a championship before coming down to blow up USHL scoring to become the league’s player of the year with Dubuque Fighting Saints in his 2nd frame with the team.
The 24-year old was supposed to connect with the team, but they have been since bumped from playoff action.
Undrafted 3rd year, left wing Ryan Dmowski(16) leaves a pair of years and 10 games on an ato with Hartford Wolf Pack for a new contract with South Carolina Stingrays in 2021/2022.
The 6′ 206 lbs. forward played 31 AHL games with the team as a rookie, netting 4 goals and 2 assists, but figured in only 5 appearances last season for no points.
He’s never been the biggest point-getter, but did connect big in his one year of junior hockey with Des Moines Buccaneers for 23 goals and 16 assists, then as a senior at UMass-Lowell Riverhawks, potted 14 goals and 9 assists in 37 Hockey East games.
The 24-year old should do really well in the ECHL.
Traded to Idaho Steelheads, in his 2nd game with his new team, scored an outstanding 5 goals and an assist to greet the fans in Boise.
He is easily having a career year for himself.
After point-per-game numbers in the lower league, he scores a 23 loan up to Hershey Bears, where he grabs 7 goals and 3 assists in 23 games.
This showing is good enough for Texas Stars to step in and offer him a 1-year deal for 2022/2023.
He was shuttled for the entire season to the affiliate, where he scored big, but got no looks.
Looked to make sense for him to push off and he next signs in the tough to play Tipos Extraliga, joining HK Poprad, as assistant captain and scoring a Slovakian league high 30 goals.
The East Lyme, CT native will head to Czechia Extraliga, where he signs with Mountfield HK and we expect results to be again on another level.
We think we are spotting something here, but want to mostly enjoy watching the ride.
University Of Maine Black Bears‘ Swedish-born, senior net minder Victor Ostman(35) gets himself a nice 2-year NHL entry level contract from Seattle Kracken.
The big 6’4″ 205 lbs. goalie had his best college season record last year with a 13-6-1 mark, but his junior stats at 2.21 GAA and .918 SV% in 33 starts were highs.
He came over for 1 USHL season with Chicago Steel.
The 23-year old reported to affiliate Coachella Valley Firebirds, but has yet to appear in the playoffs.
UMASS-Lowell Riverhawks‘ sophomore left wing Owen Fowler(16) took last season off, as he informed the team of his imminent transfer to Hockey East foe University Of Maine Black Bears.
Seemed a little old school school switch-up model, but he saw it through and will skate just north in 2024/2025.
The 5’10” 190 lbs. forward was selected from his youth team before heading to the USHL, where he spent a couple of seasons before college.
He had 5 goals and 7 assists in 33 games as a freshman and we feel he will have something to prove, when he returns.
From Tewksbury, MA, the 21-year old hits the restart button.
New Hampshire Mountain Kings‘ 1st year NAHL defenseman Josh Doolan(42) will head to 2-time D3 National Champions, Hobart College Statesmen for 2024/2025.
The fairly big 6’2″ 216 lbs. blue liner is taking some fairly decent 7 goals and 10 assists in 52 games numbers with him.
From Southborough, MA, the 20-year old should definitely help them solidify their blue line even further.
University Of Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves‘ sophomore defenseman Brett Bamber(77) enters the transfer portal and will head to the less snowy American International College Yellowjackets for 2024/2025.
The 5’9″ 174 lbs. blue liner played a full slate of 34 games, scoring 4 goals and new best 9 assists and 13 points with a +8 rating.
From St. Albert, AB, he did 4 AJHL junior seasons with Drayton Valley Thunder, serving as captain in his final frame, scoring all bests 10 goals, 21 assists and 31 points.
The 22-year old may excel nicely playing Atlantic Hockey.
Manitoba Moose undrafted, rookie, Latvian-born right wing Haralds Egle(49) has a pair of goals in 17 AHL contests, and he scored those goals in successive outings, his 9th and 10th games.
The solid 5’10” 194 lbs. forward started the season on loan to DVTK Jegesmedvek of the Slovakian League and he lit it up scoring 6 goals and 11 assists in 18 appearances.
He also had solid numbers through four years at Clarkson University Golden Knights with a total of 44 goals and 61 assists in 135 NCAA ECAC Division 1 contests and a +19 rating.
Coming over early to play junior hockey he started in a pay for league but burst that bubble in a single showing and quickly was placed on Muskegon Lumberjacks, where he stay for one campaign before taking up with Madison Capitals and started to strike the stat sheet.
He split his next frame where he was before being traded to Chicago Steel running up some 30 assists to get him notice by his college of choice.
The 24-year is pretty likely to find better footing as he continues to play more.
He takes a very decent showing, scoring 5 goals and 9 assists in 30 games with a +10 rating to a new journey, signing with SC Langenthal of Swiss League for 2022/2023.
Through 41 games, he blows up scoring to the tune of 14 goals and 37 assists with a +7 rating and will take those totals to a much better hockey in 2023/2024, agreeing to terms with HK 32 Liptovsky Mikulas of Slovak Extraliga.
He finds luck in the tough to play Slovakian hockey league, scoring 11 goals and 28 assists in 49 games, then adds another 4 points in the playoffs.
For 2024/2025, he signs with rivals HC Slovan Bratislava, where we think he will find a lot of success.
Beginning of the season, he is doing well with 5 goals and 5 assists in 17 games, but finds himself returning to HK 32 Liptovsky Mikulas.
He continues to do ok, but has decided he wants a new challenge and HC Energie Karlovy Vary of Czech Extraliga for 2025/2026.
University Of Connecticut Huskies‘ 2022/2023 commit, right wing Jake Black(19) switched up junior leagues to play for Johnstown Tomahawks in 2021/2022 and is pumping the scoring with 18 goals and 15 assists through 26 NAHL games with a +16 rating.
The 5’11” 181 lbs. forward has already surpassed marks he posted last season in the USPHL/NCDC.
Hockey East should welcome the style of the 19-year old.
After 2 seasons and a sophomore high 24 games, 2 goals and 2 assists, he enters the transfer portal and will skate for Bentley University Falcons as a junior 2024/2025.
