It took him a year of juniors cycling through three NAHL clubs and one short stint in the EHL after 18U in his native Illinois to get grounded, but in his 2nd campaign hooked up with New Jersey Rockets of the USPHL/NCDC posting a career high 9 goals and 25 assists for 34 points.
The 5’11” 170 lbs. blue liner next signed with Northeast Generals scoring another new best marks of 34 assists and 37 points before hooking up with his future college in the summer.
Seems likely the 22-year old’s game will elevate as he continues with the inevitable increase of games and exposure.
The 6’1″ 190 lbs. blue liner did destroy in the point category in school, grabbing 46 goals and 69 assists in 104 games, which is just massive for a d-man.
He also managed to score 5 goals with 11 assists in 39 games last season.
The 19-year old Mahopac, NY native says he’s following a family tradition entering the armed services but could also find himself wooed by the pros if he continues to post dozens upon dozens of helpers.
In 37 starts he went 21-13-1 with a 2.71 GAA and .929 SV%, then in 3 playoff games had a 2.32 and .936 but fell 1-2.
The Nashville, TN native has basically played most of his youth and the start of junior hockey in the state of New Jersey, save for one year in Phoenix, until he branched out with his travels leading him to a contract in Foxboro that appeared to solidify his game.
He heads of to Army West Point Black Knights for 2021/2022 and you watch the 21-year old will be competing for the top job in no time.
He was also sidelined for a couple of months with a shoulder injury but didn’t seem to miss much game time in what was a mostly away game schedule for the Attleboro, MA-based team.
The 6’1″ 205 lbs. forward came to the U.S. from Calgary, AB prep school with an eye on a D1 goal.
He started his journey with a campaign in the EHL with East Coast Wizards after things stretched out and it seemed like the best fit to move forward.
As just a 17-year old teenager he put up 33 goals and 31 assists in 48 games to get Rookie Of The Year marks from the league.
He was loaned up for a couple of game stretch to Brookings Blizzard, where he potted a first goal at the higher level, and got signed to rejoin them permanently for his follow up to the tier 3 journey.
The 20-year will probably strike early as a first year player in college and we’re sure he can’t wait to get started.
Buffalo Sabres‘ Swedish-born 7th round pick in the 2017 draft (#192 overall) left wing Linus Weissbach(9) scores himself a two-year NHL entry level deal, which won’t start up until 2021/2022, instead of having him report to their affiliate immediately, which could be a bit space jeopardized.
The small-is 5’9″ 175 lbs. forward left four years at University Of Wisconsin with a college career high 12 goals, 29 assists for 41 points and a +7 rating and some say he got off to the best start ever for school with a two-goal effort, including a game-winner.
He played virtually all of his youth hockey and the beginning of juniors with Frolunda HC before coming across for a session with Tri City Storm of the USHL, where he was basically a point-per-game player prior to committing to college.
The 23-year old may not have size but he’s got shiftiness and enough speed to go.
Undrafted rookie goaltender Aidan Pelino(30) had a split session, first joining Finland’s tier 2 league Mestis signing with RoKi but seemed to struggle some through 6 appearances.
Eying another opportunity in Switzerland’s HockeyEttan he agreed to terms with Sollentuna HC doing much better in 5 games posting a 3-2 record with a 2.61 GAA and .907 SV%.
The 6’2″ 195 lbs. net minder played four seasons at Bentley University Falcons, always putting together decent stats.
From Oakville, ON he committed to college during his second BCHL season with Chilliwack Chiefs.
Where the 25-year old heads next is still up in the air but he should continue to land in some pretty nice places to play pro hockey.
Not exactly a huge point scorer, one look at his junior year numbers (9 goals, 11 assists in 34 NCAA ECAC games) reflects what we think is more possible as a pro.
The LaSalle, QC native has shown good consistency with being reliable in his own zone through college and two years of junior play in the BCHL for Chilliwack Chiefs, where in his 2nd campaign really broke out.
At 25-years old and based on the size of this young man, this is a signing that almost can’t possibly go wrong.
Pittsburgh Penguins signed undrafted, two year Arizona State University Sun Devils‘ defenseman Josh Maniscalco(24) to a 3-year entry level deal after his most impressive frame, scoring 11 goals and 21 assists in 36 NCAA WCHA appearances, then the playoffs got scrapped and his upcoming season was potentially going to be put on pause.
The fairly large 6’2″ 205 lbs. blue liner was assigned to affiliate Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, but has found it difficult to grab space to play.
He has been mostly out of the lineup in 31 AHL games, appearing only in 8 with no points but is a +1 rating for his efforts.
The PA native skated a pair of campaigns for the USNTDP team before moving along to a nicely impressive run as Dubuque Fighting Saints team captain, which got him 9 goals and 23 assists in 59 USHL games.
Once the 22-year old finds his opening, it’s likely he’ll start connecting.
He was selected in the 5th round of 2015 (#126 overall).
The massive 6’5″ 207 lbs. forward has yet to record a point in 12 games.
He left 4 years at Yale University Bulldogs with a college career high 7 goals and 5 assists for 12 points in a playoff cut short 2019/2020, and was definitely a decent scorer at prep school, especially in his final year, where he popped the sheet with 24 goals and 31 assists in only 28 games.
That’s great math.
It seems a little odd that the huge frame pivot and son of Kevin Stevens (874 NHL games, 329 goals, 397 assists) wouldn’t just sit in front of the net to pop in tallies, but it’s possible the 24-year old is still working on that in his game.
