After 4 years of junior hockey with Utica Jr. Comets, including a debut season, running up the scoresheet to an almost 2-point per game player (29 goals, 33 assists) in 39 USPHL Premiere games, center John Gutt(93) decides to stay in town and commits to Utica College Pioneers for 2022/2023.
He graduated to NCDC immediately and became a big scorer in the upper league, leaving his 2nd year with a junior career high 18 goals and 36 assists in 49 games.
The 21-year old, only 5’9″ 154 lbs. forward is sure to light NCAA D3 hockey up like crazy is what we’re looking at, even as a freshman.
10th year, Finnish-born goaltender Jussi Olkinuora(45) walks away from the 2022 IIHF World Championships with a bunch of awards for the home team, Finland, including MVP, Best GAA, Best Goaltender and a Gold Medal, his 2nd in two years.
He also won a similar award for winning the 2022 Olympics.
The 6’3″ 201 lbs. net minder was undrafted, but quickly signed by Winnipeg Jets upon complete his 2nd season at University Of Denver Pioneers.
He only stayed with them for a pair of seasons, but signed with their new affiliate Manitoba Moose in the following frame, only to be reassigned to Tulsa Oilers for most of the session.
The Helsinki native split for three campaigns in his homeland before accepting an offer to head to the KHL.
He came to life with Metallurg Magnitogorsk, but has decided to play in Switzerland 2022/2023 for EHC Beil-Bienne.
The 31-year old could return on a one-way NHL deal and hit his payday is what we’re looking at.
Undrafted defenseman Julian Kislin(8) will take his 4-year degree he earned at Northeastern University Huskies, while scoring a new college career high 2 goals and 4 assists in 34 NCAA Division 1 games into the transfer portal to agree to a graduate season for Sacred Heart University Pioneers.
He played his youth hockey close to home from his Manalapan, NJ, but left for a single session of juniors with Youngstown Phantoms, appearing in 31 USHL games with 3 goals and 8 assists.
The 6’1″ 190 lbs., 23-year old blue liner will likely take his game up even more in Atlantic Hockey style of play.
8th year defenseman Logan Roe(47) will switch things up for his 2nd year overseas, joining Black Wings Linz of IceHL, coming off a solid season in Allsvenskan for Vasteras IK, scoring 4 goals and 13 assists with a +15 rating.
The big 6’4″ 206 lbs. has played 359 games for Florida Everblades and in 2017/2018 was the top plus/minus player with a +43.
He’s actually a mind boggling +184 in the ECHL.
The 30-year old Canisius College Golden Griffins‘ graduate from all places, Cape Coral, FL will likely do very well in Austria’s top league.
Wolcot, CT native center Oliver Flynn(21) committed to University Of Connecticut Huskies a couple years ago, when he was skating for Connecticut Chiefs 16U AAA, keeping him in state for his college experience.
Fresh out of high school at Loomis Chaffee School, where he was a point per game player as a senior.
It’s believed his school didn’t play hockey in 2020/2021, so he decided to join Junior Bruins, getting a decent 5 goals and 12 assists in 31 USPHL/NCDC games.
The 18-year old should be a contributor in Hockey East almost immediately.
University Of Vermont Catamounts 2022/2023 commit, Swedish-born defenseman Philip Tornqvist(14) played his youth hockey at home, but did skate all of last season in the NAHL and parts of two others.
The 6′ 181 lbs. blue liner had a breakout campaign, scoring a junior best by a long shot 20 goals (most by a d-man in the league) and 13 assists with a +28 rating, 1st for Maryland Black Bears, then traded to Wichita Falls Warriors, where he agreed to school.
At 20-years old, he looks to get himself right into Hockey East action as a freshman.
St. Lawrence University Saints‘ graduate Kaden Pickering(18) is going to accept a year of eligibility, heads into the transfer portal to arrive at Bemidji State University Beavers for 2022/2023 and the start of his MBA.
The 5’9″ 181 lbs. former senior captain scored a college career best 13 assists and 19 points.
He was quickly scooped for a college commit previous to his sophomore season at Northwood School USHS-Prep.
The Madrid, NY native went on to play a single session up north with Chilliwack Chiefs, getting 13 goals and 14 assists in 57 BCHL games.
We expect him to put up some good numbers with his new team.
10th year defenseman Taylor Fedun(4) probably doesn’t consider if new contract club, Pittsburgh Penguins will recall him for action, but more like when, after he’s recorded a quick 3 assists in 8 AHL games with a +4 rating for affiliate Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, where he was named team captain for 2021/2022.
The unrestricted free agent was coming off a 2-year deal with Dallas Stars, which stretched into a third from an early season deal that sent him from Buffalo Sabres and included his most NHL games played for any one team.
He has played 127 games in the big league, scoring 8 goals and 27 assists with a +6, so comes with a level of accountability.
The 33-year old former senior captain, always 10+ assists blue liner at Princeton University Tigers is probably just happy to score good contracts at this point and may even try a season overseas before he retires.
He may have never scored that recall last season, but played very effectively as team captain for the farm club and is rewarded with a new 2-year contract to continue in Pittsburgh.
Undrafted center Jackson Pierson(11) takes a new college career best 12 goals as a senior and a 4-year degree from University Of New Hampshire Wildcats into the transfer portal and arrives at University Of Notre Dame Fighting Irish for a year of eligibility.
He three times ascended to the 20+ point mark and had 19 as a freshman.
The 5’10” 171 lbs. forward had a pair of explosive seasons at Culver Military Academy Prep, scoring 88 points in 47 USHS-Prep games as a senior captain.
He’s still young at a 22-year old graduate, who only ever played 2 USHL games of junior hockey before arriving at school.
The Zionsville, IN native will definitely impress with his play in the Big Ten.
Ferris State University Bulldogs‘ 2022/2023 commit, defenseman Trevor Taulien(4) put up points with Odessa Jackalopes this past season like he did a few years ago for Milwaukee Jr. Admirals 16U AAA, scoring 9 goals and 20 assists with a +5 rating in 57 NAHL games.
These marks eclipsed what he put up in his first year of junior hockey USPHL/NCDC for Boston Advantage.
The 19-year old from Crystal Lake, IL is a tower at 6’5″ 214 lbs. and should be able to strike for points and keep other teams accountable in the CCHA.
