Rookie goaltender Jeremie Forget(1) signs a 1st pro contract with Fayettesville Marksmen after finishing up 3 seasons and 1 down because of COVID at Princeton University Tigers, but doesn’t skate any games and moves up to come to terms with Indy Fuel of the ECHL.
Unfortunately he is greeted with a similar situation and doesn’t get the opportunity, so returns to the SPHL.
The 6’1″ 172 lbs. net minder easily 1st caught everyone’s attention after running up a 35-2-2 record for Carleton Place Canadiens with a 1.48 GAA and .936 SV% with 7 shutouts in 41 CCHL games.
From Mascouche, QC, the 25-year old will likely play himself well in either league given the chance.
UMass Minutemen 2023/2024 commit Chris Delaney(10) has spent the last pair of seasons in the USHL, getting his footing together to step into tough Hockey East play as a freshman.
The 5’6″ 148 lbs. forward isn’t putting up point-per-game numbers as he did when he was a member of Junior Bruins.
At still only 18-years old, the Hopkinton, MA native likely knows he still has a lot of work ahead of him.
11th year center Corey Trivino(86) switches up 3.5 years with EC Kassel Huskies to rivals Eisbaren Regensburg for 2022/2023 in DEL2.
He has been very successful dishing helpers in 2 of the last 3 seasons, amassing 30+ assists in each frame.
Originally a New York Islanders‘ 2nd round pick in the 2008 draft (#36 overall), he never signed, spending most of his 1st 3 seasons in the ECHL, but then turned a 39 AHL game loan into an overseas deal.
He switched up his early time overseas between the KHL and EBEL mostly before leaving for Germany’s tier 2 league.
The 32-year old, former Boston University Terriers‘, 2009 NCAA Division 1 Champion doesn’t seem to see an end line anywhere.
In the new session with his new club he has already run up a league best for himself 18 goals and is projected to possibly do better than his assist best of 39, so he agrees to stay on for a 2nd campaign 2024/2025, because he’s having a grand old time.
Michigan State University Spartans‘ 2023 commit, defenseman Owen West(15) is playing 1 USHL season with Des Moines Buccaneers before heading to school.
The 5’11” 179 lbs. blue liner had a bit of a breakout campaign in his 1st year of NAHL juniors for Jamestown Rebels, scoring 6 goals and 18 assists.
Still only 18-years old, the Pittsboro, IN native should find Atlantic Hockey play pretty competitive for his skill set.
RIT Tigers‘ 2023 commit, defenseman Kevin Scott(18) is a big body in the zone at 6’3″ 201 lbs.
He is currently skating for Fargo Force and has 2 goals and 1 assists in 15 USHL games with a +5 rating.
The Ashburn, VA native played the previous 2 seasons a little more local for Maryland Black Bears and was able to take up his scoring to 7 goals and 11 assists in 60 NAHL games in his 2nd session.
2nd year Maryland Black Bears‘ defenseman Luke van Why(5) commits to Robert Morris University Colonials for 2023/2024, as he is coming off what should be a career year for assists in the NAHL, and already is in goals with 5.
The 5’10” 165 lbs. blue liner will stay in the same state of his birth, Hatfield, PA, when heading to school, even though it’s a bit down the road from his home base.
He also owns a new best +12 rating.
The 19-year old looks to be setting it up nicely for himself.
11th year center Riley Sheahan(15) started the new season under contract to Buffalo Sabres for 2022/2023 and even appeared in a couple of NHL games after starting the new frame with affiliate Rochester Americans.
A former Detroit Red Wings‘ 1st round pick in the 2010 draft (#21 overall), he won an AHL Calder Cup with affiliate as a rookie.
The big 6’2″ 214 lbs. power forward has played 634 games in the big league, but only in a pair of seasons came away with 10+ goals and 20+ assists, so hasn’t maybe achieved what was expected of the former 3-year Notre Dame University Fighting Irish.
He has decided to switch things up, opting out of his current contract to sign with EHC Biel-Bienne for the remainder of 2022/2023.
It will be interesting to see if he explodes the stat sheet in Swiss Hockey’s top league, NL.
9th year left wing Mike Zalewski(96) was scheduled to start the new season with EC-KAC, but returns for a 2nd season with Graz99ers, where he put in 10 goals and 11 assists in 36 IceHL games.
Undrafted, he signed a free agent NHL entry level contract with Vancouver Canucks and managed to appear in 6 games over 3 seasons and picked up 2 assists in the process.
Maybe not the most prolific scorer in the minor league with 63 points in 167 AHL games, he did however possess a nicely accountable +21 rating.
The 30-year old, New Hartford, NY native only did 2 seasons at RPI Engineers before turning pro, but can still pull in a good contract.
After 21 games in a new league for the 1st time post 10 straight SHL seasons, 13th year right wing Rhett Rakhshani(89) has decided to retire despite scoring a tidy 5 goals and 7 assists in his DEL debut.
He played a monster 428 games in the top Swedish league, scoring a very nice 112 goals and 170 assists with a +22 rating and two league championships in 2015 and 2019.
The 5’10” 189 lbs. forward was originally a New York Islanders‘ 4th round pick in the 2006 draft (#100 overall).
He skated 7 NHL with no points and 2 penalty minutes.
The Huntington Beach, CA native had great success in the AHL with Bridgeport Sound Tigers, lighting it up for 113 points (44 goals, 69 assists) in 120 games.
This effort definitely provided him the bridge to head to Sweden as his 1st stop.
The former University Of Denver Pioneers, now 34 will definitely find a good life off skates.
Undrafted 5th year right wing Nick Schilkey(7) will take his game to Iserlohn Roosters of DEL for 2021/2022 after signing 4 AHL contracts with three different clubs.
The 2-time Ohio State University Buckeyes‘ captain, who put up 41 points both as a junior and senior, with a college high 27 goals in his 4th year and 22 assists in his 3rd, can definitely strike for points.
His pro highs thus far were achieved in his 2nd campaign with Charlotte Checkers, when he scored 15 goals and 22 assists for 37 points in 64 games, then added another 8 points (1-7) in 19 playoff contests on the way to the 2019 Calder Cup Championship.
The Marysville, MI native was also a big scorer in his 2nd frame of junior with Green Bay Gamblers (32-39 in 59 games), but won the 2012 USHL Clark Cup Championship in the previous year.
At 27 years old, he will likely have great success in Germany’s top hockey.
He takes some decent numbers, 8 goals and 19 assists in 49 games to a new possibility signing with IF Bjorkloven of HockeyAllsvenskan for 2022/2023.
For blowing up the scoresheet with 17 goals and 18 assists in only 26 games, he earns himself a nice 1-year extension to stay.
