Of all the D3 commitments so far this off season, Worcester Jr. Railers‘ 6’ plays much bigger than 170 lbs. 2nd year, captain center Damon Dulac(11) is a player that could be impact ready when he arrives at Nichols College Bison for 2022/2023.
He had a junior career high 23 goals and 17 assists in 46 tier 3 EHL games, then popped in another 12 points in 7 playoff matchups.
The 21-year old from Mascouche, QC is going to be an interesting D3 watch.
In 24 games last season, he connects for 3 goals and 1 assist with a lowly -16, which we’re sure made him strictly unhappy, so late into the transfer portal he goes and for 2023/2024, his sophomore season will skate for New England College Pilgrims and will be an impact player in this lineup to help them win.
New York Rangers‘ 6th round pick in the 2016 draft (#174 overall) goaltender Tyler Wall(33) played his rookie campaign with affiliate Hartford Wolf Pack.
The very large 6’3″ 214 lbs. net minder had a tough first season on a club that struggled to cobble together wins and ended the session 3-4-1 in 10 AHL games with a disappointing 3.58 GAA and .865 SV%.
It easily wasn’t always as tough on the 23-year old.
In 31 GOJHL appearances, he had a 1.49 GAA and .940 SV%, posting a 27-2-1 mark in his only full frame for Leamington Flyers.
This was enough to get him noticed by UMass-Lowell Riverhawks to commit and graduated as assistant captain after 2019/2020 was cut short before playoffs.
His numbers as a senior, 18-8-6 with a 2.10 and .931 were similar to the ones he put up as a rookie to be selected.
It would be hard to imagine the Ontario native lost his pacing, and should rebound nicely, if the team out front of him is better and there’s fans in the stands to play for.
After a pretty impressive 35-game appearance with a 22-10-1 record, 2.58 GAA and .912 SV%, he skates of to the EIHL and signs for 2023/2024 with Cardiff Devils.
4th year right wing Brendan Robbins(15) signed for his 4th ECHL team, but this time chose one as close to his Nashua, NH home as he could, agreeing with Worcester Railers for 2023/2024.
In 2 games, he has an assist.
He had a 2nd season of 7 goals and 19 assists in the last frame.
The 6’2″ 190 lbs. forward was always a pretty good scorer at University Of Maine Black Bears.
He played 5 years of juniors with his final campaign for Islanders HC, where he was close to a point-per-game player in USPHL Premier.
New Jersey Jr. Titans‘ 2nd year right wing Johnny McMahon(17) already has an NAHL junior career best 6 assists and has tied his 9 points set last season.
The 5’11” 190 lbs. forward commits to Long Island University Sharks for 2024/2025.
An Oceanside, NY native, he lit up scoring at his high school.
The 19-year old will definitely look to get himself ready to play the independent schedule his new college team plays.
Florida Everblades‘ 10th year center Joe Pendenza(22) signs on for a 5th ECHL straight season, 2023/2024.
The assistant captain helped the team to consecutive Kelly Cup Championships, 2022 and 2023.
He played exactly 20 games in each series, scoring 16 points with a combined +10 rating.
The 5’11” 190 lbs. forward has skated 255 AHL games and 269 in the lower league with a phenomenal +69 rating.
From Wilmington, MA, the 32-year old, former twice 30+ point scorer at UMass-Lowell Riverhawks is probably pretty happy where he is, playing hockey.
Maine Nordiques‘ 2nd year defenseman David Helledy(11) picks Bentley University Falcons for a 2024/2025 commit.
In 14 NAHL games this season, he has 3 goals and 11 assists, well on his way to new junior hockey high marks.
The 6′ 181 lbs. blue liner had good 2nd sessions at both USHS-Prep schools he attended.
We think he will be a welcome asset to Atlantic Hockey play.
5th year center Colt Conrad(79) takes a pair of decent AHL frames for Henderson Silver Knights to a deal with Fischtown Pinguins for 2023/2024.
The 5’10” 183 lbs. forward should do well in Germany’s highest league, DEL.
He was a big 32 assist guy in his 2nd season, reassigned to Newfoundland Growlers.
The Brandon, MD native also did big assists 27 and twice had 15+ at Western Michigan University Broncos.
At 26-years old he played no junior hockey, heading from his senior year to college hockey.
Undrafted left wing Max Kaufman(92) takes a graduate year of eligibility, his 2nd at Boston University Terriers into a 1st pro contract with Laval Rocket, but is reassigned to start his career with affiliate Trois Rivieres Lions.
The small 5’8″ 165 lbs. forward has already skated 14 ECHL games, getting a 1st goal and 2 assists with a +3 rating.
He committed to University Of Vermont Catamounts after a successful USHS-Prep junior year at Kent School and spent three seasons there.
The Pittsford, NY native would take an interesting move and head north for a pair of campaigns for Langley Rivermen, where 51 goals and 56 assists in 105 BCHL games before heading to school.
At 25-years old, he may already be ready to join a squad and make a difference.
After a decent enough early showing season, he signs for his rookie run 2022/2023 with 1st year team, Savannah Ghost Pirates.
He produces 9 goals and 11 assists in 57 games last season, which isn’t bad for a 1st year player until he finds himself involved in a trade that sends him to Tulsa Oilers for 2023/2024, but will need a contract.
In a little bit of a switch, he maybe can’t come to terms with his new club and agrees to a 1-year deal with Meudon Cometes of France2.
11th year right wing Paul Thompson(15) signed a 1-year contract to join Bridgeport Islanders for 2021/2022, but has only skated 4 games with them (1 goal), while mostly being reassigned to affiliate Worcester Railers.
In 10 ECHL games, his first since 1 in 2011, he has 2 goals and 3 assists.
The 6’1″ 201 lbs. forward has 610 AHL games to his credit, scoring a healthy 174 goals and 165 assists.
He also has appeared in 24 NHL games with two different clubs, grabbing 3 assists.
The 33-year old, former 4-year University Of New Hampshire Wildcats top scorer as a junior and senior from close by Derry, NH is probably just happy to be pulling down deals from elite teams.
For 2022/2023, he returns to southern CT for a 2nd season.
12 years, 697 games in the minors and 24 in the show with 3 assists is quite enough, so we await to see what team he may have skated for previously to pick him up as an assistant coach.
Spencer Craig(3) takes 2 solid years at Northern Cyclones to a 2023/2024 commit at Mass College Of Liberal Arts Trailblazers.
The 5’11” 161 lbs. forward won the 2023 USPHL Premier Championship.
He played 3 years of juniors before committing.
The 21-year old Baltimore, MD native will likely earn points at college hockey.
