Western New England University Golden Bears‘ 2nd year, senior right wing Tanner Coleman(64) looks like he should score goals out there, but is smitten.
Through 7 games this season, the 5’10” 170 lbs. forward has no points.
In 23 games last frame he had 1 goal and 1 assist.
He transferred for his junior year after 1 session of under-use at Rivier University Raiders and before it went to the ill-fated Becker College Hawks.
The 24-year old from Oswego, NY played 1 frame of junior hockey with Boston Jr. Rangers of the EHL, but only came away with 1 goal and 3 assists there.
We still think this kid can somehow connect for points.
He graduates and signs a contract with Elmira River Sharks and, as we thought, gets an assist in his FPHL debut.
Brown University Bears‘ senior captain Luke Krys(2) enters the transport portal and comes out on the other side, maybe a little unsuspectingly hooking up with inner state rival Providence College Friars for 2023/2024.
The 6’2″ 185 lbs. forward had a college best 14 assists and 16 points last season.
He will definitely be more challenged in Hockey East play.
Almost oddly, the Ringefield, CT native only played some juniors during the 2020/2021 campaign, when the ECAC didn’t play and hooked up with Muskegon Lumberjacks for 5 USHL games, while attending school.
We could easily see the 22-year old play himself onto some decent pro teams radar to pick up a contract after he finishes.
And it occurs, he plays a college best 35 games, gets a new high 6 goals and 17 points with a +2 rating and parlays that into a 2-year NHL entry level deal with Dallas Stars that will see him report to affiliate Texas Stars first.
Trinity College Bantams‘ sophomore goaltender Devon Bobak(39) scores 2024 Joe Concannon Award as best D3 player in New England for his spectacular efforts stopping what was a good 24-3-1 record, but 1.20 GAA is mind-blowing with .940 SV%.
He then days later adds the 2023/2024 Sid Watson Award, given to the top voted Division III player.
The very large 6’4″ 190 lbs. net minder from Northwood, OH started slowly from playing youth hockey with Toledo Cherokee up to their USPHL Premier team before leaving for Compuware 18U, where his game would develop and he would move up to Twin City Thunder.
We think it was maybe his playoff performance that caught the eye of Shreveport Mud Bugs, who signed him and watched him embark on an NAHL 27-11-4 record with a 2.09 GAA and .921 SV%.
It would be fire-able if NHL scouts didn’t have this one on their radar for a development camp invite and D1 teams should be leaning in, asking questions.
We wait, we watch as he looks to win a title 1st.
Curry College Colonels‘ junior right wing Grady Friedman(3) transferred from 2 years at UMASS-Boston Beacons.
In 15 games, he scored 2 goals and 4 assists with a +4 rating.
The 6’1″ 185 lbs. forward from Portland, ME native did 2 junior seasons and seemed to score best, when he arrived with Junior Bruins.
He pushing NCAA D3 playoffs, but look for him to scale up his game as a senior.
Clarkson University Golden Knights‘ junior center Jesse Tucker(17) transferred in from 2 seasons at Michigan State University Spartans.
The stocky 5’11” 187 lbs. forward played 3 USHL seasons of junior hockey with Green Bay Gamblers, the last as captain and twice 30+ assists, 3 times 10+ goals.
From Longlac, ON, he also did 1 successful frame in the OJHL.
We expect the 24-year old to do best in Atlantic Hockey as a senior.
Maine Nordiques‘ 1st year right wing Cole Hipkin(61) commits to St. Lawrence University Saints for 2024/2025 and has known about his school for a long while, since a goal-a-game senior high school tilt.
The Brantford, ON native played 3 years of junior hockey, cycling through 2 Canadian leagues before coming south.
At 6′ 194 lbs., the 20-year old will add some size to their ECAC blue line.
#1 Hobart College Statesmen freshman defenseman Bauer Morrissey(4) put an end to #12 Curry College Colonels visions of orchestrating an upset in a 3-3 NCAA D3 quarterfinals that extended into a 4th overtime.
The 5’10” 187 lbs. blue liner threw in a simple wrist shot at the 15:17 mark in the period from the point that eluded the 98-save performance of freshman netminder, Shane Soderwall(30).
It was the 2nd longest game in playoff history, clocking in at 135:17 minutes.
Bentley University Falcons‘ graduate left wing Jonathan Bendorf(7) signs a 1st pro deal with Reading Royals of the ECHL.
He twice scored 20+ goals and 30+ assists in NAHL juniors for Aberdeen Wings and helped them to a 2019 Robertson Cup.
The 5’11” 187 lbs. forward was only twice decently prolific through college scoring 11 goals as a sophomore at 1st commit Mercyhurst University Lakers and had 14 assists in his junior frame.
Maine Nordiques‘ 2nd year NAHL defenseman John-Paul Steele(4) put up almost identical stats from the previous frame with a super-healthy +33 rating to commit to University Of Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves for 2024/2025.
The 6’2″ 185 lbs. blue liner from Franklin, MI will likely do well with the independent schedule the college team plays.
7th year defenseman Dajon Mingo(6) was a waiver claim by Adirondack Thunder late last season from a team he was certainly decently familiar with spending the previous year and most of the current frame with, Cincinnati Cyclones.
The 5’8″ 174 lbs. blue liner would help his new team secure a spot to the Kelly Cup Playoffs, getting 1 goal and 2 assists in 6 games with a +2 rating.
He stayed only 8 games in his senior year at Bowling Green University Falcons before deciding to turn pro, signing with Toledo Walleye.
The 31-year old, Canton, MI native has 348 ECHL games to his credit with a +21 rating.
He waits a tiny bit to step back in, but eventually agrees to terms with Fort Wayne Komets, scoring a goal on his 1st night with the team.
Through 17 games, he isn’t scoring a ton, but is a steady +2, but Reading Royals want him heading into their playoff push and trade future considerations for him.
