Undrafted, 8th year left wing Daniel Carr(28) will once again leave for Switzerland’s top hockey NL, signing with HC Lugano for 2021/2022.
He started last season with 8 games for the team, scoring a consistent 4 goals and 4 assists with a +5 rating.
Signed late in the offseason by Washington Capitals, he was only able to figure in 6 NHL appearances, spending most of his time on the club’s taxi squad, plus one in the playoffs for 2020/2021.
A decent scorer in the big league, the former Union College Dutchmen player has 16 goals and 21 assists in 117 games, while really popping totals in the AHL for 104 goals and 107 assists in 238 contests with an incredible +67 rating, and was the MVP in 2018/2019.
He also was part of the 2014 NCAA Division 1 Champions, as a senior, three times a 20+ goal scorer, twice a 20+ assist guy and all four seasons got 30+ points and 50 in his final year with a +46.
The almost 29-year old, Ontario native will likely find a lot of happiness playing overseas to ride out a great career.
In his 2nd season for HCL is off to a swimmingly good start, for 10 goals 9 assists in 20 games with a +6 rating to earn him a 3-year extension to stay in the country long term.
6 different players scored for the home team, Harvard University Crimson, as University Of Connecticut Huskies arrived to give up two quick ones before answering, but eventually getting outscored 6-3 in a non-conference gattling gun, goal scoring game.
5th year right wing Shane Walsh(7) took all of last season off, and looks as though it took him half a year to figure out he still wanted to skate, signing for the remainder of 2021/2022 with South Carolina Stingrays, who could use some goal scoring.
The former 18-goal scorer as a senior for UMass Minutemen, has definitely put up some decent numbers in the ECHL, most recently for Worcester Railers, getting 14 goals and 16 assists in 44 games.
He had allegedly toyed with retirement at 30-years old, but laces them up for another chance.
Brown University Bears welcome north rivals Boston University Terriers in for a non-conference New Year’s Eve battle, but get a bit upended by the visitors 5-1.
BU’s sophomore left wing Luke Tuch(11) scored the 1st two goals of the game, basically ending the evening.
Dartmouth University Big Green step into Lawler Arena for a slant with Merrimack College Warriors that ends up trading quick tallies for a 2-2 tie.
The visitors got their 2nd late in the 3rd, but the home team answered with a goal from senior left wing Mick Messner(11) just over one minute later.
USNTDP under 18 team rolled into North Andover’s Lawler Arena for an exhibition matchup and ran into a very ready Merrimack College Warriors unwilling to let this team they’ve seen beat so many of their college hockey counterparts and opened up the scoring quickly and just didn’t stop until it was an 8-2 final.
Junior wing Alex Jeffries(19) had a pair of goals and assists in the win.
Princeton University Tigers come to Schneider Arena for a non-conference tilt vs. Providence College Friars. It’s the Tigers at the Friars.
The visiting team jumps out to a 2 goal lead in the first that would hold until the 3rd, when the home team fought back for the 3-2 win with Brett Berard(21) getting the game-winner and Patrick Moynihan(9) with 2 assists.
University Of Denver Pioneers‘ senior, captain forward Cole Guttman(19) is one of 5 teammates in the top 20 NCAA Division 1 scoring.
The 5’11” 175 lbs. forward is just one point shy of tying his college scoring high mark as a sophomore (28), but does have a new best 16 assists and easily looks to surpass goals and points.
He’s a Tampa Bay Lightning 6th round 2017 draft pick (#180 overall), getting selected after a strong 1st year of juniors with Dubuque Fighting Saints, where he got 27 goals and 27 assists in 53 USHL games with a +21 rating.
The 22-year old, Los Angeles, CA native looks poised to join his pro team after the current session and an entry level contract is signed.
Long Island University Sharks come north for a Sunday afternoon visit to Providence, R.I. for a non-conference matchup with similar record Brown University Bears.
The visitors’ graduate center Billy Jerry(27) scored all four goals in the 4-3 win, with the final snipe coming at the :11 mark of the 3rd to seal it.
RPI Engineers‘ sophomore portal transfer, center Jakob Lee(18) of Merrimack College Warriors has to be wearing a pretty big smile about his decision to switch schools after 19 NCAA Division 1 games, scoring a new high 4 goals and 1 assist.
The very decently sized 6′ 185 lbs was solid through two years juniors for Brooks Bandits, including 2nd as captain, scoring well over point per game totals (47-73-120) in 97 games and won a 2nd straight championship with the 2019 AJHL title after capturing the 2018 GOJHL with 3-year club Listowel Cyclones.
At 22-years old, the Owen Sound, ON native seems to continue to grow into ECAC game.
