Utica Comets‘ rookie right wing Shawn Cameron(15) spent the first part of his pro career on reassignment to kind of cool ECHL affiliate Greenville Swamp Rabbits, where he pockets 3 goals and 4 assists in 13 games with a +7 rating to be on his way to a recall.
The solid 5’11” 195 lbs. forward came up early last month and has been basically in the lineup going forward, scoring a goal and 2 assists and even has a multi-point streak.
He spent four seasons with the team, leaving with a college career best 11 goals and 18 assists for 29 points with a +5 rating in a COVID busted the playoffs’ season.
The 25-year old will likely find another year where he is or another AHL contract elsewhere for his potential.
The 5’11” 187 lbs. forward showed up a 2nd time for his best junior outing with Fargo Force, getting new bests 14 goals, 31 assists for 45 points and a +15 rating.
He would take these totals to a 2018 USHL Clark Cup Championship, grabbing another 9 points (2-7) in 14 playoff games on the way to the title.
It would be early during this time in America that he would commit to college.
The 23-year old will likely continue to press and hopefully score with more frequency to earn space up in the highest league, SHL.
He is currently with Indy Fuel and has an assist in 3 games, coming over from Greenville Swamp Rabbits, where in 20 appearances he had only a goal and 2 assists.
Initially signing with Norfolk Admirals and Cincinnati Cyclones for the current session, both unfortunately opted out due to restrictions caused by the pandemic.
The decently sized 6’1″ 200 lbs. blue liner had a more effective campaign as a rookie with Utah Grizzlies, getting himself 7 tallies and 16 helpers, which completely outdid any numbers he produced through four years at college.
A Newmarket, ON native, he had a pair of spectacular showings in junior hockey up north in the OJHL with Aurora Tigers, twice capturing the title of most goals by a defenseman in the league.
Tough to say where the 25-year old will look next to play coming off a disappointing, tough to navigate year.
The bonus video section with the Northeastern University Huskies 2021/2022 commit featuring many more questions about his time with the USPHL/NCDCJr. Bruins and the future outlook, now that’s he’s heading to play at an amazing Division 1 Hockey East school.
Jack Drury(13) basically had the best hockey experience he probably never even imagined, as his college team of two seasons, Harvard University Crimson had their playoff picture scrapped at the end of 2019/2020, then was going to shudder for 2020/2021 due to COVID complications.
The 6′ 175 lbs. forward took a few months to consider options and what came up was seemingly the best one to pursue, sign with Vaxjo Lakers to start his pro hockey career.
He played 41 games in 2020/2021 scoring 10 goals and 20 assists with a +10 rating, then struck for another 5 goals and 6 assists in 14 playoff appearances with a +5 en route to the 2021 SHL Championship.
The ball is now in Carolina Hurricanes‘ court, who picked him in the 2nd round of the 2018 draft (#42 overall), to sign him to an entry level deal to keep the 21-year old around.
After 4 seasons with St. Lawrence University Saints, serving as team captain for the last two, defenseman Dylan Woolf(2) turns pro signing with Florida Everblades for what’s left of 2021, but there is a playoff run with this squad, he will definitely hope to be part of.
The 6’1″ 205 lbs. blue liner has never been known for his point totals, instead is more of a stay at home style, handing out punishment to offenders.
It’s likely a really good time for the former, 3 season Lincoln Stars‘ d-man to sign, as his college team had a very good run in the COVID broken 2020/2021.
The 25-year old MN native may find a good home down south but considering how this outing has gone, nothing is for certain.
He had an outstanding third and final year of juniors with Jamestown Rebels scoring 16 goals and 26 assists in 52 NAHL games, which got him noticed by his college.
We have little doubt the 21-year old, who originally committed to a DIII school, will be picking up the pace as he heads into his sophomore season at the DI.
The 6’2″ 205 lbs. forward has skated roughly 17 shifts for 10+ minutes per outing.
Signed to a two year entry level deal through 2021/2022, he wasted no time getting situated, joining the taxi squad with the big club instead of heading to Rockford Icehogs to start his pro career.
He’s been with them for just over a month before getting his opportunity to show what the power pivot could do coming off only his 2nd campaign at Boston College Eagles, where he scored 10 goals and 9 assists in a COVID shortened 24 NCAA Division 1 Hockey East game schedule.
The 22-year Hanover, MA native is just getting started, obviously.
While undrafted goalie, Michael Houser(32) didn’t go the college route after a single campaign with Des Moines Buccaneers in the USHL 2008/2009, and went the route of junior hockey joining London Knights of the OHL for three seasons before signing his only big league contract to Florida Panthers for 2012-2015.
The 6’1″ 185 lbs. net minder has mostly signed AHL deals with different clubs but somehow has always seemed to circle back to Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL, where he’s appeared in a jaw-dropping 149 games for the double A club.
He scored his first major contract in 6 years with Buffalo Sabres after being voted Goaltender Of The Year in 2019/2020 with the Cyclones while under contract to their affiliate Rochester Americans, and maybe would have returned to the team, if they hadn’t needed to opt out due to the COVID restrictions of 2020/2021.
Although he didn’t start a minor league game this season, he was summoned to the taxi squad and for a team that just about couldn’t sink any lower, the 28-years old, Youngstown, OH native scores his first NHL start, wins it with a third period comeback, gets the nod in net for a 2nd straight game and picks up a 2nd victory in the shootout.
The 6’2″ 181 lbs. d-man split his time between three teams through his only season of American junior hockey starting in the NAHL for Kenai River Brown Bears before moving on to the USHL, where he ultimately landed with Muskegon Lumberjacks to gain his college commitment.
The Thunder Bay, ON native also did a couple of years of juniors close to home too in the NOJHL, SIJHL and ultimately the OJHL.
Look for the 21-year old to gain more ice time and we think his stay at home style could connect.
