Undrafted 8th year center Jarrett Burton(36) will try his stick far away from Echo Bay, ON signing a one-year deal for 2021/2022 with Stavenger Oilers of Fjordkraftligaen.
The 6′ 185 lbs. forward last skated for Iowa Wild in 2020/2021, scoring 4 goals and 5 assists in 34 AHL games, taking his total up to 253 through 6 years in the league.
His scoring was elevated in the league of his first contract, the ECHL, with his only club Wheeling Nailers, where he was good for 33 goals and 47 assists in 118 games.
The former Clarkson University Golden Knights‘ assistant captain as a senior twice scored 20 points in Atlantic Hockey play.
Already 30-years old, he may just want to go experience other worlds of the sport before heading off the ice.
After putting up a career best 22 goals and 28 assists in 44 games, then hitting for another 12 points in 15 playoff games en route to the 2022 Norwegian Championship, he has decided that is enough pro hockey for him and retires from the game at a nice peak.
Undrafted, defenseman Rourke Russell(20) decided to extend his college career by a year and take eligibility to enter the transfer portal and head to a graduate program at Sacred Heart University.
He was coming from having completed four years at Miami University (Ohio) Redhawks.
The 6′ 172 lbs. blue liner has never been the biggest point scorer, 12 assists was his peak college as a sophomore and junior numbers were much north of there.
Well, the time has come and he has stepped in, signing his 1st ECHL deal with Adirondack Thunder for the remainder of 2021/2022.
He only got 1 assist in 9 games, but the d-man re-signs to stay in Glens Falls.
Binghamton Devils‘ undrafted, former senior captain, right wing Tyler Irvine(14) spent four seasons at Merrimack College and in 32 Hockey East games, finished up in last year’s ridiculous COVID stoppage with a career high 13 goals and 14 assists for 27 points.,
He signed a pto as the new campaign was getting underway and has a goal and 2 assists with a +1 rating on a team that struggles to put together wins.
The 5’11” 170 lbs. forward played a pair of years in juniors, first in the NAHL but switched up to the USHL for his second campaign and committed near the end of his time skating for Muskegon Lumberjacks.
It seems like the Michigan-born prospect would be in line to sign an spc soon but could be kept hanging and might sign an official deal as 2021/2022 get on owners/coaches’ minds.
As a 2nd year player, he split time with Utica Comets, doing ok, but on reassignment down to Adirondack Thunder, exploded the stat sheet with 19 goals and 23 assists in 49 ECHL games.
For 2022/2023, he scores a new AHL contract with Cleveland Monsters and should fit in nicely.
4th year center Calder Brooks(19) explodes the scoring sheet last season for Rapid City Rush, popping 19 goals and 18 assists in 43 ECHL games with a +10 rating, then added another 13 points in 11 playoff matchups.
The 6′ 192 lbs. forward takes this performance to a new contract with Calgary Wranglers for 2021/2022.
He was loaned up to Henderson Silver Knights for 3 AHL games last season with no points.
The Emerald Park, SK native played his junior hockey in the WHL before skating 3 games with Bridgeport Sound Tigers, but ultimately deciding to head to school, St. Mary’s University Huskies, where he stayed for 4 years.
He left and played his rookie season split between Germany3 and mostly Ligue Magnus before returning for the COVID shambles of 2020/2021 with Jacksonville Icemen.
We think the 28-year old could be very successful up with his new team, but if not will return to South Dakota.
13th year right wing Mark Arcobello(36) stays with HC Lugano and will captain the NL team for a 3rd year.
He is a more than point-per-game player through 299 games in the league, scoring 302 (114-188) points.
The only 5’8″ 174 lbs. forward is equal to the task in the AHL, where the Yale University Bulldogs‘ graduate has 220 points in 237 games with a +62 rating.
He also has 139 appearances in the NHL with 5 teams.
The 34-year old, undrafted player from Milford, CT must be pretty happy to still be playing some amazing hockey.
After splitting 2020/2021 under AHL contract to Utica Comets with affiliate Greenville Swamp Rabbits, 2nd year right wing Shawn Cameron(15) accepts a new deal from Springfield Thunderbirds for 2021/2022.
The 5’11” 190 lbs. forward was a top scorer, especially as a senior at Rochester Institute Of Technology Tigers, scoring 18 goals and 11 assists in 36 Atlantic Hockey games.
He was also a sniper in a pair of CCHL seasons, especially the 2nd set with Cumberland Grads, as he connected for 40 goals and 51 assists in 61 games.
The soon-to-be 26-year old from Sherbrooke, QC should step up nicely for his new club.
He was mostly reassigned down for 36 games (3 goals, 5 assists), but did play a pair in the upper league and got 2 assists and was a +2 rating.
For his 3rd pro season, he has made the decision to head off and skate for Fife Flyers in 2022/2023.
He should be able to connect more with the scoresheet in the EIHL.
Undrafted center Terrence Wallin(92) retired after 5 seasons, skating his last couple with Maine Mariners.
The 6′ 181 lbs. forward became an assistant coach of the team a year after he hung up the skates.
Fortunes in front of him, had the current coach move on to a new position and the former UMass-Lowell Riverhawks is named the new head coach starting 2022/2023.
The 30-year old will likely be great in his new role for the twice ECHL 20+ goal and 20+ assists scorer.
Hartford Wolf Pack undrafted rookie center James Sanchez(12) took the first month of the weirdo 2021 season to decide to sign after a crazy run through a couple of colleges split by a third frame of juniors with Dubuque Fighting Saints of the USHL.
The pretty good size 6’2″ 194 lbs. forward really managed to put up some numbers as a junior at Arizona State University.
He scored 10 goals and 30 assists in 40 NCAA Division 1 games.
That came right after that 3rd visit to junior hockey, where he came alive for the exact 40 points, but as 16 goals and 24 assists.
In just 8 AHL games last seasons, he popped 2 tallies and 3 helpers.
The 23-year old re-ups for a full rookie season run in Connecticut.
He would spend most of his 1st year reassigned to affiliate Jacksonville Icemen, where he got 8 goals and 15 assists in 43 ECHL games, then another 2 tallies in 6 playoff matchups.
For 2022/2023, the Northbrook, IL native signs kind of close to home with Iowa Heartlanders.
Undrafted rookie left wing Brendan van Riemsdyk(26) is the younger brother of two famous hockey players (James & Trevor), but has started his pro career at a much lower level than either sibling.
After finishing up his college career with a year at Northeastern University Huskies, then entering the transfer portal from University of New Hampshire Wildcats for his final year, he initially signed with Reading Royals over the summer, but when they decided not to play the 2020/2021 season, agreed to head to Knoxville Ice Bears of the SPHL.
It’s likely he just wanted to find a place where they were going to try to play as much as possible to continue work on his game and way up.
At 6’4″ 225 lbs. he’s an extra large body, so when he gets his chance at the next rung, should be able to produce numbers just standing in front of the net, pocketing rebounds.
The 25-year old should find a good spot for 2021/2022, and signs on the dotted line with the team he was scheduled to skate for last season.
He shot for 5 goals and 6 assists with a +3 rating for his team of 2020/2021.
We shall see how he sets up in the ECHL.
In all eventuality he ends up skating most of last season for Wichita Thunder, scoring 6 goals and 6 assists in 36 games to earn a look from 2022 Kelly Cup Champions, Florida Everblades for 2022/2023.
2nd year center Patrick Shea(27) re-ups to stay with Maine Mariners for 2022/2023 after posting a decent rookie frame with 15 goals and 16 assists in 60 ECHL games, but certainly a cruddy -13 rating.
The 5’11” 194 lbs. forward turned pro after spending 4 years at nearby University Of Maine Black Bears.
He also was loaned up to the AHL for 2 games with Springfield Thunderbirds, coming away with a pair of assists and a +2 rating.
The 25-year old from Marshfield, MA should see his game continue to improve.
