Tampa Bay Lightning 1st round pick in the 2022 draft (#31 overall), left wing Isaac Howard(3) has been a scoring machine in his 2 years in the USNTDP program.
In 55 USHL games, he has 27 goals and 43 assists and popped it even further in the USDP leg of it with 65 goals and 90 assists in 111 games.
He selected University Of Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs as his college commit and through 4 games, has his 1st NCAA Division 1 goal.
Just 18 years old, the Hudson, WI native will be a bit of a wonder if he connect with the scoresheet in NCHC play as he always has.
He gets 6 goals and 11 assists through 35 games, but is antsy and will take up his sophomore season 2023/2024 at Michigan State University Spartans and play some Big Ten hockey going forward.
After an extremely solid second USNTDP season, scoring 2 points-per-game in USDP play and very similar stats in USHL play, right wing Gabe Perreault(4) commits to Boston College Eagles for 2023/2024.
The 5’11” 171 lbs. forward from Sherbroook, QC is 2023 draft eligible.
It’s just a matter how high the 17-year old goes.
Johnstown Tomahawks‘ 2nd year left wing Anthony Galante(16) is putting up junior career highs by a mile with 26 goals and 21 assists in 53 NAHL games, as he commits to Stonehill College Skyhawks for 2023/2024.
The 5’11” 175 lbs. forward skated most of his youth hockey close to home, Morganville, NJ, but did leave for the last year and his 1st junior campaign before coming closer to home.
He’ll head up to Massachusetts for college and play a combination of D1 and D3 games.
The 20-year old will maybe take a little bit to get acquainted, but should be good to watch once he does.
Miami-Ohio University Redhawks‘ Swedish-born junior net minder Ludvig Persson(32) will do his senior year at University Of North Dakota Fighting Hawks, where he hopes to be on a bit of a deeper team to help elevate his play.
He started with games for his home country’s 3rd tier league Hockeyettan before coming here for a remarkable, successful NAHL junior season for Lone Star Brahmas, where he posted a 22-4 record with a .1.56 GAA and .932 SV%.
He has shouldered a lot of net minding through the past couple campaigns with 32 starts in each.
We expect the 6’1″ 183 lbs. 23-year old will continue to shine more brightly in NCHC play.
Colgate University Raiders‘ senior right wing Matt Verboon(13) is listed as a Richmond Hill, ON and Swiss native and played most of his youth hockey there before joining the BCHL for a high scoring effort with Salmon Arm Silverbacks previous to college.
His senior year was his best college scoring with all highs 16 goals, 19 assists for 35 points.
The 23-year old signs with HC Lugano to start his pro career with a season in NL.
He played for the country in junior tournaments, so comes in very familiar.
Providence College Friars‘ 2022/2023 commit, center Grant Porter(26) is spending his final year of junior hockey with Youngstown Phantoms.
The 5’10” 170 lbs. hard playing forward has a goal and 4 assists in 15 USHL games.
He had a seriously strong run in his first year for closer to home New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs, scoring 17 goals and 27 assists in 33 USPHL/NCDC games.
The 19-year old seemed to grow into scoring leaving high school with good numbers.
After only seeing action in 1 game as a freshman, he has decided to try his luck at Canisius College Golden Griffins for his sophomore campaign and should show vastly improved playing time and scoring.
Northeast Generals‘ 4th year junior right wing Jake LaRusso(43) makes his college commitment for 2023/2024 to the local Stonehill College Skyhawks, where he could have become familiar with the school and team in the current frame.
The Colts Neck, NJ native spent most of his early hockey right next to home, eventually leading up to New Jersey Jr. Titans of the NAHL, but almost ironically he didn’t really start scoring until he was traded to North Iowa Bulls.
He connected for 6 goals and 18 assists in 41 games, then another 3 heading into the next session, but was again dealt, this time, back closer to home, to Northeast Generals.
Here is where the 5’11” 174 lbs. forward found his footing, bursting 29 goals and 27 assists in 52 games with a +6, as they head towards the playoffs.
The 21-year old will be a welcome addition to his new school.
Montreal Canadiens sign UMass-Lowell Riverhawks‘ senior captain Lucas Candotta(28) to a 1-year entry level deal after posting a college career high 10 goals and 13 assists for 23 points in 33 NCAA Division 1 games.
The 6’2″ 209 lbs. forward reports to affiliate Laval Rocket and signs a pto to play out the remainder of the season.
He has consistently been a good scorer, putting up 82 points (35 goals, 47 assists) in his third and final year of OJHL junior hockey for Markham Royals.
In 7 games to finish out the session, he had one assist.
The Georgetown, ON native now has a 1st AHL goal as he connects in his 2nd playoff game.
At 24-years old, we look for him to do well with his short pro commitment.
After skating 72 games for the minor league club, grabbing 16 goals and 14 assists as a rookie, he scores a 1st recall.
In his debut, he scores a 1st NHL in his opening shift and shot, skates 13 shifts for 11:09 total ice with 5 snaps at the net and 3 hits before being returned for the Calder Cup playoffs.
St. Lawrence University Saints‘ senior captain center Jordan Steinmetz(29) will take on a graduate year at American International College Yellowjackets, switching him to Atlantic Hockey, which may have an effect on his scoring output.
The 5’8″ 163 lbs. forward actually posted his highest point college totals as a freshman.
He didn’t score amazing through juniors, but did connect big at Chippewa Falls High USHS-WI.
We expect the 24-year old to put himself directly into plays and increase his scoring chances.
Ohio State University Buckeyes‘ Swedish-born, graduate center Gustaf Westlund(29) will go home to sign with his country’s top league, SHL, joining IK Oskarshamn in 2023/2024.
The 2nd year captain only skated in 7 games last season with 2 goals and 3 assists, was pretty much decently a scorer.
At 6′ 185 lbs. came over soon, playing a senior year at The Gunnery before doing 2 USHL campaigns for Lincoln Stars, worth 27 assists in each frame.
The 25-year old, who was actually born in Paris, FR is likely going to be ready to roll.
