Tyler Gaulin(8) won’t go far from his junior team of 2020/2021 to his college commit, as he starts with Maine Nordiques and heads to University Of Maine Black Bears for 2021/2022.
The 6′ 175 lbs. plays like a power forward scored a solid 10 goals and 25 assists in 55 NAHL games with a +4 rating last season.
It was actually at the beginning of this frame that he confirmed his college, and that was post a monster final year as team captain at Berwick Academy, where he scored 21 goals and 27 assists in 29 USHS-Prep games.
He actually played a couple of games at the end of that campaign for his current team and scored his first two league goals.
The 19-year old, Kingston, NH native is an impact player that should contribute to Hockey East play as soon as he arrives.
UMass-Lowell Riverhawks‘ captain (and local Tewksbury product) center Connor Sodergren(28) will return for a sanctioned 5th season of college hockey and further studies.
The 5’11” 190 lbs. forward probably wants to get back what was lost last season in the off and on mini-schedule of 18 Hockey East games against mostly division only teams and a playoff run ended only by a goal in the final.
We also think he eyes scoring like he did in his 2nd run with West Kelowna Warriors, where he had a best 24 goals and 35 assists and also when he committed to school.
He won a BCHL Championship with the team in his first year, scoring 6 goals and 7 assists in 24 playoff matchups.
The 24-year old is an undrafted, impact player.
US Army West Point Black Knights‘ commit for 2021/2022 center Reese Farrell(43) after only one season of junior hockey with Maine Nordiques and continuing as East Division Champs to the final four of the Robertson Cup Playoffs.
He was captain at his 2-year Northfield Mount Hermon School, where probably had his best scoring outburst with 10 goals and 26 assists in 28 USHS-Prep games.
The 6′ 195 lbs., 20-year old forward plays hard and can definitely get around the net to score goals, in 2020/2021, he had 10 goals and 8 assists, including 2 game-winners and one on the power play in 51 NAHL games.
We can see the Auburn, ME native becoming a force in Atlantic Hockey.
RPI 2021/2022 commit, center Xander Babich(28) did only a single season in juniors mostly with South Shore Kings of the USPHL/NCDC, scoring 5 goals and 7 assists, then another helper in 3 playoff match-ups.
He skated three years for hometown Chicago Mission 14U – 16U AAA and agreed to college in the middle session, where he put up his best numbers, 8 goals, 14 assists in 20 HPHL games.
The 5’10” 179 lbs. forward should be a factor in ECAC play.
US Army West Point Black Knights‘ 2021/2022 commit, center Trevor Smith(17) will be a perfect fit for this Atlantic Hockey club.
He follows in his dad’s footsteps to head to this school.
The 5’9″ 174 lbs. started his journey with at least a season up north in the GTHL, skating for Toronto Red Wings U16 before joining Skipjacks Hockey Club and popped the scoring bubble with 31 goals and 13 assists in 24 USPHL 16U games.
He made also USPHL/NCDC debut with 3 games for Jersey Hitmen, getting a goal and an assist.
Next he would sign for a pair of seasons with Northeast Generals but after Christmas in his 2nd year got loaned up to Green Bay Gamblers, where he played 22 USHL games to finish the frame.
Sent back into the NAHL draft, he was picked up #2 by St. Cloud Norseman but only lasted 12 games and less than a week later was a gift to Boston Advantage.
He stuck with them until the end of the season, scoring 6 goals and 3 assists in 10 games, then adding another 2 tallies in 3 playoff contests.
The 20-year old from Raleigh, NC is very swift and sturdy on his skates and makes life for defense miserable.
Maryland Black Bears‘ 2-year right wing Garrett Sydlowski(11) heads back closer to home for his college commit, joining Western Michigan University Broncos for 2021/2022.
He was able to post junior career highs in all categories in 2020/2021, scoring 9 goals, 17 assists for 26 points in 53 NAHL games with 51 penalty minutes and a +6 rating, then added a pair of assists in the playoffs.
The 5’10” 170 lbs. forward skated four seasons, starting with Little Caesars 13U AAA.
He did well in his last two campaigns but nothing matched the pop of his 16U AAA play, when in 70 games he recorded 35 goals, 45 assists and had a what +74 rating.
The almost 20-year old should be able to assimilate his play nicely to NCHC style.
Undrafted, Finnish-born net minder Jere Huhtamaa(1) decides to head back home after two years with Merrimack College Warriors, signing with tier 2 Mestis TUTO Hockey.
The 6’2″ 190 lbs. goalie played all his youth hockey and juniors in the homeland before committing to college.
After a not so good outing as a freshman, he unfortunately saw only 3 Hockey East games in the off and on 2020/2021, but did post reasonable ok numbers going 1-0 with a 2.97 GAA and .905 SV%.
The 21-year old will likely be happier simply playing hockey at home and trying to achieve high levels.
7 year Junior Bruins‘ prospect, center Ian Carpentier(96) leaves the nest to commit to Yale University Bulldogs.
Always the prolific scorer, the 6′ 175 lbs. forward has produced 20+ goals three times, but through only 28 USPHL/NCDC games last season may have not ascended to that total, although he was a point-per-game player with 14 tallies and 14 assists in 28 appearances.
That was only the 5th season he managed to achieve that feat: 1 point, 1 game.
The almost 21-year old Worcester native will be a nice scoring add to ECAC hockey.
Dartmouth College Big Green 2021/2022 commit Alexander Krause(22) wasn’t selected until his final year at Loomis Chaffee School, but it must have super charged something in his scoring, as he went on to bust out 16 goals and 24 assists in 32 USHS-Prep games.
Upon finishing up, he was drafted by Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks to play his junior hockey and lit it up nicely with 16 goals and 14 assists in 43 NAHL games, but was also schedule to join the Prince George Spruce Kings of the BCHL.
He maybe thought otherwise to travel to another country during a pandemic.
The 6′ 183 lbs. left wing from Calabasas, CA played his youth hockey for Los Angeles Jr. Kings, then went north to Penticton, BC to play a year in the CSSHL before heading east.
Almost 20-years old now, he will likely excel nicely in the ECAC.
UMass Minutemen 2022/2023 commit, defenseman Cole Crusberg-Roseen(34) had agreed to head up north to play his junior hockey in the BCHL for Coquitlam Express before hopefully reporting to his new college team, but eventually ended up staying closer to home as the pandemic raged, signing with Islanders Hockey Club late season, where he finished out the frame with a goal and 6 assists in 13 USPHL/NCDC games, including 5 in the playoffs.
Discovered by his school at a prospects tournament after he posted some big numbers for local to home Seacoast Spartans 16U AAA.
The 5’11” 170 lbs. blue liner has delayed joining the 2021 NCAA Championship team, and will head to the NAHL to take up shop with Minnesota Wilderness for 2021/2022.
