Undrafted 3rd year defenseman Eric Israel(6) decides to go exploring after two seasons in uniform for Rapid City Rush.
He played 90 ECHL games, grabbing 2 goals and 24 assists.
The former Robert Morris University d-man was mostly good for a decent amount of points, averaging 5 goals and 16 assists with a +7 rating through 4 years.
He had more than similar success in two years of Canadian juniors with Brockville Braves of the CCHL, where he twice popped 3o assists and came close to 10 goals a frame.
The 26-year old leaves for Sweden’s tier 3 HockeyEttan, joining Kalmar HC for 2021/2022 and we think it will be an exciting signing.
Undrafted defenseman Logan Britt(24) switches up two years at Quinnipiac University Bobcats to a new adventure with Sacred Heart University Pioneers.
Not really an amazing scorer, he did put up 22 assists in his 2nd frame of juniors with Aberdeen Wings in 52 NAHL games, then had a career high 5 goals and 16 helpers in a split USHL session.
The fairly big 6’2″ 190 lbs. d-man hasn’t had nearly the success in college hockey, but did notch an impressive +13 rating with 5 points (2-3) in 27 ECAC games for 2020/2021’s oddball run.
He moves onto NCAA Division 1 Atlantic Hockey, but it still won’t be any picnic for him to grab points.
We’re thinking the 22-year old will find new scoring life.
RPI Engineers‘ graduate student, portal transfer from 4 years at Dartmouth College, left wing Shane Sellar(26) missed a pair of seasons, last year after arriving at upper state NY due to COVID restrictions, but is doing ok in his return with 4 goals and 2 assists in 21 NCAA Division 1 games.
The big 6’3″ 201 lbs. forward may not get a lot of points, but he’s very decently accountable on ice.
After finishing up three years at Canterbury School with outstanding numbers, he spent only one season split between the USHL and NAHL before heading to school.
He’s still only 24-years old and it will be very interesting to watch what happens with the Carlisle, PA native after the current session plays out.
In his rookie season with Reading Royals, he basically went a little crazy with 18 goals and 21 assists in 70 ECHL games.
For his efforts, he gets to continue playing pro hockey in his home state for 2023/2024.
Undrafted 6th year center Trevor Moore(12) has played NHL games with Los Angeles Kings ever since he was picked up in a trade after the middle of 2019/2020.
In the chaos season of 2020/2021, he recorded a career high 10 goals and 13 assists for 23 points in 56 games, with two on the power play and a pair of short-handers.
For his efforts the 5’10” 185 lbs. forward gets a new 2-year, one-way deal to continue progress.
The former University Of Denver Pioneers‘ three year standout, twice scoring 44 points in a frame, signed his entry level contract with Toronto Maple Leafs, and spent his first two campaigns for affiliate Toronto Marlies, scoring points (25-41).
At 26-years old, the Thousand Oaks, CA native is working his climb.
Undrafted, 2-time Merrimack College Warriors captain, right wing Chase Gresock(13) will take his game home through the transfer portal to Miami (Ohio) University RedHawks for his senior year 2021/2022.
The 6’1″ 211 lbs. power forward takes 26 goals and 28 assists through 78 Hockey East games to his new school, where he’ll almost 100% assume a leadership role on the team.
It’s barely even not a surprise move, as the Powell, OH native played all of his youth hockey with Ohio Blue Jackets 14-18U AAA before signing with nearby Youngstown Phantoms for USHL juniors, where he committed to college before a breakout second year.
The 22-year old will hope to bring some of that 26 goals, 20 assist season to his new school to help them get on the positive side of winning.
Undrafted right wing Cameron Hebert(20) leaves a couple of years at Robert Morris University Colonials for St. Francis Xavier University after his former school announces they are looking to abandon their programs.
In 2 seasons, the 6’1″ 185 lbs. forward was able to pick up his scoring a bit with 3 goals and 3 assists with a +4 rating in a paltry 15 NCAA Division 1 games.
After 2 seasons in Canadian juniors in the CCHL, scoring decently for a couple teams, he was drafted in the 1st round (#10) to join Johnstown Tomahawks before college, and exploded on the scoresheet for 26 goals and 52 assists with a +18.
The ON native will likely feel a little better up in Nova Scotia to continue school and will likely find his scoring touch once again.
After winning an NCAA Division 1 Championship as a UMass Minutemen senior, undrafted center Philip Lagunov(17) will exercise another year of eligibility to head to a graduate program at University Of Vermont Catamounts.
The 6′ 188 lbs. power forward isn’t exactly the biggest scorer, but does have 16 goals and 22 assists with a +8 in 129 games, and did just earn himself the Hockey East The Top Play Of The 2020/2021 Season (in the link).
He was a pretty exceptional scorer in his year and a half of junior hockey with close-to-home Burlington Cougars where he was a point-per-game player (78) in 74 OJHL contests.
The 22-year old will definitely add some needed energy to his new school’s hockey program.
After 5 years of pro hockey, including the last three overseas, defenseman Paul Geiger(33) decides to head off into the sunset on a career that concludes with a season in Austria’s IceHL for Fehervar AV19.
He finishes with decent enough scoring but we’re mostly looking at his +20 rating of accountability through his time across the way.
The very sizable 6’3″ 210 lbs. blue liner completed 4 years at Clarkson University Golden Knights, serving as team captain for his last two.
He was signed to a pair of AHL deals, including 9 games for Albany Devils, as school was wrapping up.
The Canadian native played almost equal time in the lower league, ECHL and really took scoring onto a new level for himself with South Carolina Stingrays, where he struck for 12 goals and 23 assists.
Undrafted, senior defenseman Brady Ferner(6) is heading closer to home for his final year of college.
The 5’10” 190 lbs. forward spent the last three seasons playing for RPI Engineers, but through the portal transfer will go to University Of North Dakota Fighting Hawks for 2021/2022.
He played most of his 4 years of junior hockey for nearby Sioux City Musketeers and even served as a volunteer assistant coach/captain in his final USHL season.
The Dakota Dunes, SD native will be right at home in his new school and looking to make an impact in NCHC style play.
Undrafted, right wing Kevin O’Neil(17) had no hockey to play last season as Yale University Bulldogs shut down their program due to COVID, but he still continued with his studies to graduate and will continue with the extra season on ice after entering the transfer portal to University Of Connecticut Huskies.
The 5’11” 180 lbs. forward was a decent scorer for his now old school, twice potting 5 goals, 10+ assists and 15+ points, but was on another level through his junior/senior, as captain, years at Albany Academy, scoring 41 goals and 79 assists in 63 USHS-Prep games.
He also did well split for a couple of squads for his one year of junior hockey, getting 14 goals and 21 assists in 57 USHL games.
The 23-year old, Latham, NY native will do in the tougher to play, Hockey East.
