Canisius College Golden Griffins‘ senior captain, right wing Oliver Tarr(23) tied his college best goals of 8, added next assists highs at 12 and 20 points with a +1 rating in 35 games.
https://swamprabbits.com/news/2026/08/swamp-rabbits-acquire-tarr-and-somerville-in-trade-with-wichitaThe 6′ 185 lbs. forward blew up OJHL scoring with 70 points in 52 games before college.
From Uxbridge, ON, the 24-year old signed with Wichita Thunder, as tournament play wound down and has scored 4 goals and 4 assists in 20 ECHL games.https://swamprabbits.com/news/2026/08/swamp-rabbits-acquire-tarr-and-somerville-in-trade-with-wichita
He will need a new deal for 2026/2027 and instead is traded to Greenville Swamp Rabbits for his 2026/2027 rookie season run.
Former 2-year University Of Vermont Catamounts‘ rookie center Ross Colton(79) pocketed the only goal, the game-winner in game 5, to help Tampa Bay Lightning win their 2nd straight Stanley Cup Championship.
The 6′ 191 lbs. forward had 4 goals and 2 assists through 23 NHL Playoff contests with a +4 rating, while playing only an average of just over 10 minutes per appearance.
He also had 4 tallies to win games throughout the 2020/2021 season.
The 24-year old is set to become a restricted free agent for the first time in his pro career and will likely expect a nice, healthy increased pay day for his next likely long-term contract.
As his contract is set to expire, off a season where he scored 16 goals and 16 assists, he gets dished to Colorado Avalanche, as he’s set to make too much money for his original club to be able to afford and grabs a nifty 4 year $4M AAV deal to step it up with his new club.
After 3 years productive in the system, he gets traded to Nashville Predators f0r 2026/2027.
American International College Yellowjackets‘ senior defenseman Nico Somerville(2) signs a 1st pro contract to join Wichita Thunder as a rookie, 2024/2025.
The 5’9″ 185 lbs. blue liner played a college best 40 games, scoring new highs 4 goals, 5 assists with a +11 rating last season.
From Port Alberni, BC, the 25-year old did 4 BCHL junior seasons before school.
After a 2nd season with the same team, he is traded to Greenville Swamp Rabbits for a new look in 2026/2027.
Anna Maria College AMCATS‘ senior 3-time captain defenseman Derek Raposo(21) signs a 1st pro contract with Knoxville Ice Bears.
He squeezed into 5 regular season SPHL games and has skated 3 in the playoffs, but no points yet.
The always big guy, D3 d-man at 6’3″ 200 lbs. scored a college best 26 assists and 31 points with a +16 rating in 27 games last season.
From Hannon, ON, the 25-year old skated a couple Canadian junior leagues before college.
He would notch 2 points in 8 playoff games and will take it overseas to a rookie season with Bisons Les Neuilly-sur-Marne of France2, 2025/2026.
Simon Fraser University Red Leafs‘ sophomore center Austin Fraser(19) headed to his namesake college after spending his freshman year at Lindenwood University Lions, scoring 2 goals and 2 assists in 24 games.
The 6’2″ 205 lbs. forward plays full-on power style and is no surprise to see he already has a college best 4 goals and 4 assists in 16 games in the current frame.
From West Vancouver, BC, the 21-year old did 3 years of BCHL before heading to school.
He is a good player to watch.
Matt Wiesner(25) comes off a 3rd D3 season of 10+ goal scoring for Babson College Beavers to sign a 1st pro contract for 2022/2023 with Greenville Swamp Rabbits.
At just 5’9″ 165 lbs. he will definitely have to move around some to find scoring space in the ECHL, but definitely could do so.
He was a 20 goal, 20 assist scorer in his 2nd NAHL season for Northeast Generals.
The Newport Beach, CA native looks to potentially be able to be loaned to Birmingham Bulls of the SPHL, but he’s likely trying to just look forward.
He has been good for 10+ goals and assists 3 years in the league and is off to a good start 2025/2026 with 1 goal and 5 assists in 14 games, but finds himself traded to Fayettesville Marksmen, which should prove to be a good landing spot.
Scoring well, he is traded for a 2nd time in a frame, heading to Peoria Rivermen for the balance of the frame.
After spending time with a 3rd team last season, he signs to return to his 1st league team in Birmingham for 2026/2027.
East Coast Wizards‘ 2nd year left wing Evan Roy(11) takes some junior EHL best numbers, 12 goals and 26 assists to his 2026/2027 commit at Franklin Pierce University Ravens.
The 5’10” 165 lbs. forward did a lot of his youth hockey in the New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs‘ system.
From Merrimack, NH, the 21-year old should be an effective player in the NE10.
Niagara University Purple Eagles‘ Latvian-born senior center Glebs Prohorenkovs(4) scored 12 goals as a freshman and got 22 assist in his junior season.
The 6’3″ 203 lbs. forward did his youth hockey and some juniors back home before coming over for 1 NAHL season.
He did some junior hockey in Russia and even played 7 KHL games with Dinamo Riga.
For 2026/2027, he signs a 1st pro contract in the ECHL with Bloomington Bison.
Mercyhurst University Lakers‘ junior left wing Sean James(9) needs to find a new school to play college hockey at and enters the transfer portal to skate at University Of New Brunswick Reds as a senior in 2026/2027.
The 6′ 196 lbs. forward scored a best 7 goals and 14 points last season.
From Almonte, ON, the 23-year old did 2 years CCHL before heading to school.
Arizona Coyotes‘ 6th year right wing Hudson Fasching(24) took a strong start with affiliate Tucson Roadrunners, scoring 4 goals and 6 assists in 10 AHL games to a first recall and NHL appearance.
The 6’3″ 204 lbs. forward skated a very conservative 12 shifts for 5:44 ice time with 2 hits thrown.
He played his first big league games with Buffalo Sabres, right after completing a third season at University Of Minnesota Golden Gophers, scoring highs of 20 goals and 18 assists in 37 games to an entry level deal and his first 7 games, getting a goal and an assist.https://www.facebook.com/monstershockey/posts/%EF%B8%8F-%EF%B8%8F/1825077585063272/
The 26-year old has been with his current club for the past four years and seems relatively content.
After 3 seasons, playing games for New York Islanders, he heads to Cleveland Monsters last season under an NHL deal.
For 2026/2027, he stretches for a 1st time and signs with Skelleftea AIK in the SHL, where he just may score better than he did here.
