Plymouth State University Panthers‘ 2023/2024 commit, Czechia-born center William Pray(6) scored junior career bests 31 goals and 42 assists in just 45 EHL games for Seacoast Spartans.
He was also a point-per-game player in his 1st season in the league.
The 6′ 165 lbs. forward played most of his youth hockey back home, but came over fairly quickly.
It’s little secret he will add something to an already good team that should help them capture another MASCAC title.
Undrafted 3rd year center Nick Hutchison(37) circles back to Adirondack Thunder, the team he started his pro career with 1 ECHL game after finishing up 4 years at Canisius College Golden Griffins.
In his debut he scored a first goal, got an assist too and left the game a +3 rating.
The 6’3″ 201 lbs. forward would have circled back sooner but the team decided to suspend 2020/2021 due to COVID restrictions, so he branched out, inked a deal with Indy Fuel, scored 6 goals and 13 assists in 47 games.
He was a strong scorer in college, amassing 60 goals and 53 assists in 140 Atlantic Hockey games with a +16 rating for on-ice accountability.
The 26-year old, Hicksville, NY native will likely light it up big in 2021/2022 is what we’re thinking.
Needing more help on the back end, the former Salmon Arms Silverbacks pivot gets traded for a defenseman to Wheeling Nailers just before the new session is readying.
The far above a point-per-game guy in the league, he gets loaned up with no success through 5 AHL games to upper affiliate Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, but a month later heads off to Manitoba Moose, where in his 8th game he gets his 1st and a night later follows it up with a 2nd to go along with an assist.
It’s likely he stays in this uniform for as long as possible on a pto.
He would finish up 2021/2022 scoring 3 goals and 4 assists in 27 games with a -3 rating and also appeared in 4 playoff games.
For 2022/2023, he gets a bit of a change of scenery and signs a 1-year deal with Utica Comets.
After 31 games, good for 4 goals and 5 assists, he gets acquire by the team he played only 1 game for Adirondack Thunder and is right to business, getting 3 goals and 2 assists in 3 games.
It’s doubtful he stays.
For 2023/2024, he’s off and signs with Vasteras IK of HockeyAllsvenskan and should do well in Sweden’s tier 2 hockey league.
Welsleyian University Cardinals‘ senior defenseman Emmett Powell(2) signs a 1st pro deal, heading over to Finland’s 3rd highest league Suomi-sarja to play for JHT in 2023/2024.
The 5’10” 181 lbs. blue liner spent the last 4 years at school, but they didn’t skate the COVID year 2020/2021, so he split to join South Shore Kings, which turns out to be his only USPHL/NCDC junior hockey frame, as he went straight from Milton Academy USHS-Prep to college.
From Marcellus, NY, the 22-year old seemed to take to the New England area nicely, but is now off on a whole other adventure.
Suffolk University Rams‘ 2023/2024 commit, right wing Carter Schram(44) will definitely be looking to contribute as a freshman, as he did in his 2nd and final year of junior hockey in USPHL Premiere with the top notched club, Charlotte Rush, hitting more than point per game numbers at 17 goals and 24 assists in 38 games.
In the previous session, signed to an NCDC tender, the 5’11” 181 lbs. forward skated for Twin City Thunder, scoring 4 goals and 2 assists in 42 games.
From East Lansing, MI, the 20-year old is going to help his new college team win more games in their tough compete CCC division.
4th year NAHL junior, defenseman Blake Arneson(7) commits to St. Mary’s University Cardinals for 2023/2024.
The 5’10” 190 lbs. blue liner has never really put up points, but did in his 28 games for Minot Minotauros, when he connected for 2 goals and 9 assists with a +7 rating.
From Red Wing, MN, the 20-year old should find some room to score in D3 hockey.
5th year center Michael Huntebrinker(37) takes his point-per-game numbers for HC Innsbruck through 45 IceHL games with a +6 rating to a new adventure midseason to Switzerland tier 2 SL, joining HC La Chaux-de-Fonds for the remainder of 2021/2022.
The 5’11” 194 lbs. forward is a 4-time 40+ point scorer in the ECHL, ascending to a high last season with Florida Everblades to 46.
He spent four years at Minnesota State University (Mankato) Mavericks, leaving them with a college career high 18 assists and 22 points.
The 29-year old may just play himself up the ladder overseas.
His 34 assists were a league most last season and he helped his 2nd team to a deep playoff run, and for it decides to head to the competitive SlovakExtraliga, signing with HKM Zvolen for 2022/2023.
After a point-per-game season, getting 13 goals and a league high 37 assists in 50 games, he is quickly thought to re-up for 2023/2024 and continue with that scoring putting up career best numbers.
Apparently, the now 30-year is rethinking his path forward and has decided to retire.
University Of Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves‘ graduate net minder Nolan Kent(1) is set to turn pro and signs a 1-year deal with Coventry Blaze for 2023/2024.
The 6′ 191 lbs. goalie tend the cage for 4 seasons at Northern Michigan University Wildcats, posting his best totals as a sophomore, starting 30 games with a 13-11-1 record, a 2.86 GAA and .901 SV%.
From Chestermere, AB, the 24-year old played 2 years for Spruce Grove Saints, really shutting the door in his 2nd frame for a 15-4 record with 1.52 GAA and .933 SV% before going 12-1 to a 2018 AJHL Championship.
He will do well for the famed English club, if he can get some support around him.
13th year center Cory Conacher(10) initially played a couple of games for Belleville Senators, but that was short lived and is likely going to be more comfortable joining Charlotte Checkers for the remainder of 2023.
Undrafted, he was initially signed to a minor league deal and won the fantasy run 2012 Calder Cup for Norfolk Admirals.
The 5’8″ 185 lbs. forward was next signed for a pair of seasons on a 2-way deal with Tampa Bay Lightning, but traded midway through his debut campaign to Ottawa Senators.
They lost him in the 2nd year of his term to Buffalo Sabres, who claimed him off waivers.
He would next sign the 1st of 4 1-way NHL contracts with New York Islanders, but toiled more time in the minors.
The Burlington, ON native would leave for the NL, hooking up with SC Bern, striking for more than point-per-game numbers en route to a 2016 Championship.
He would return on nice deals for the next few runs with the Lightning before again returning to Switzerland to win more titles.
The 33-year old former Canisius College Golden Griffins standout is likely just smiling, still playing hockey.
In 15 games he grabs 4 goals and 5 assists with a +3 rating, then adds another 3 points in 7 playoff matchups.
For 2023/2024, he moves on in the league to sign with Chicago Wolves.
Middlebury College Panthers‘ graduate net minder Adam Wisco(1) goes pro and signs with KHL Sisak of the fairly new Croatian-based IntHL for 2023/2024.
The 6’2″ 190 lbs. goalie got his start after completing school last season with Watertown Wolves of the FPHL and didn’t fare so well on a team that sometimes struggled to win games (20-32-4).
There’s little doubt he was also coming from a school situation, where his team didn’t win nearly as many games as they dropped.
From Whitby, ON, the 24-year old will likely find his footing to get started as a pro in this league.
