UMASS-Lowell Riverhawks‘ graduate defenseman Jack Robilotti(3) came over after scoring a college best, as a senior at Holy Cross College Crusaders 3 goals and 6 assists in 35 games with a +9 rating.
In 5 games in the current frame, he has 1 assist with a +5.
We’re looking for that big smile on the 6’3″ 215 lbs. blue liner from New York, NY, when he scores a 1st Hockey East goal.
9th year right wing Danny Kristo(79) has not really lasted long with many teams after his 76 NL games spent with SC Rapperswill-Jona Lakers, scoring 46 points.
He’s definitely managed to score pretty well, whether he was in the KHL, DEL or SHL, but maybe has found a niche with Rytiri Kladno, where he has 3 goals and 7 assists in 34 Tipsport Extraliga games.
The 6′ 194 lbs. Montreal Canadiens‘ 2008 2nd round draft pick (#56 overall) forward is a three time 20+ goal scorer in the AHL.
You have to think the former two-time 26 assist, senior assistant captain at University Of North Dakota Fighting Hawks, 32-year is happy to still be playing for decent enough money.
He will head to his 7th country for pro hockey in 2022/2023, signing a 1-year deal with HK Dukla Michelovce, which should be some very decent games to jump into after finishing up in Sweden’s tier 2 last frame.
After starting the frame with 6 games in Slovakia, he decides to move on, signing with Sheffield Steelers for the remainder of the season.
He will strike well in the EIHL.
And he did, through 47 games, he posted 12 goals and 18 assists with a +7 rating, then came alive more in 4 playoff matchups, striking for 2 goals and 3 assists.
For 2023/2024, he pulls the traitor move and takes his numbers to a rival, Coventry Blaze.
He would have a similar scoring season and considers 11 years to be a good term, so decides it’s time to leave the ice to a yet named next step, but could easily transition into coaching in a second.
271 AHL games and 157 at NCAA Divison 1 were mosts.
Canisius College Golden Griffins‘ senior right wing Randy Hernandez(20) takes 2 seasons of almost identical 8 goals and 13/14 assists to a rookie ECHL contract with Fort Wayne Komets.
The 6′ 190 lbs. forward did his freshman season at Robert Morris University Colonials, until their hockey program went belly up.
He played almost 3 years of USHL junior hockey before transferring to almost 2 seasons AJHL before college.
From Miami, FL, the 25-year old is a leader on ice and we’re sure will be a great teammate where he is going.
He wouldn’t play any games after school with his new contract club, so for his rookie season, 2024/2025 he elects to sign with Orlando Solar Bears, where he will likely do well.
Before his 1st run even gets started, he is traded to Atlanta Gladiators.
South Shore Kings‘ 1st year left wing Caden Wells(88) picks Bowdoin College Polar Bears as his commit for 2024/2025.
From Calgary, AB, the 5’11” 175 lbs. forward came over from early season with New Jersey Jr. Titans to a team that actually drafted him in the junior rounds.
In 2 USPHL/NCDC games with his new team, he has 2 assists.
The 19-year old initially came close for high school at Holderness School USHS-Prep, so must have liked the area.
Army West Point Black Knights‘ defenseman Thomas Farrell(4) finished up 4 years, leaving with a best 6 goals and 20 points as a senior and signs with Toledo Walleye.
In 4 ECHL games he has a goal, an empty netter and an assist with a +3 rating.
The 6’1″ 200 lbs. blue liner had a career best 25 assists in his 1 NAHL season for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights with an impressive +22 rating before committing to college.
From Mettawa, IL, the 24-year old should do well in the pro ranks.
His play under an ato is impressive enough for him to net a 1-year deal to continue with the Walleye.
In 28 games, he scores 2 goals and 4 assists with a +5 rating to earn a contract for a continued look in 2024/2025 in a Walleye jersey.
He’s actually released from his contract before playing in the current frame and gets immediately adopted by Indy Fuel.
8th year defenseman Matt Benning(5) skates his 400th NHL game for new club San Jose Sharks, where he seems to have found his footing for assists and is dangerously close to surpassing his career high of 15 as a sophomore skater.
He currently has 13 helpers in 35 appearances.
The 6’1″ 203 lbs. blue liner was originally a Boston Bruins‘ 6th round pick in the 2012 draft (#175 overall), but was dished to Edmonton Oilers before so much as getting out of his debut training camp.
Born in St. Albert, AB, he comes from a hockey family and studied 3 years at Northeastern University Huskies before deciding to turn pro.
The 28-year old signed a 4-year $1.25M AAV deal that runs through 2026, but he may have landed at a nice team for him to be and continue with.
7 games into the new season with 3rd year team, he is traded to Toronto Maple Leafs.
If he can remain healthy and rebound his game, he should adjust well to the style of his new team and contribute.
USNTDP 2nd year defenseman Drew Schock IV(10) is a University Of Michigan Wolverines‘ commit for 2025/2026.
In 4 USHL games, he has yet to record a point, but the 5’10” 167 lbs. blue liner had 2 goals and 7 assists in 35 games last year.
From Green Bay, WI, the 17-year old is 2025 NHL draft eligible.
Northeastern University Huskies‘ junior left wing Nick Rheaume(25) transferred from UMASS-Lowell Riverhawks, where he had a college best 9 goals and 4 assists last season and has 1 goal and 1 assist in 5 games in the current frame.
The 6’3″ 195 lbs. forward did 2 BCHL seasons, scoring really well in his 2nd after attending Cushing Academy USHS-Prep.
From Sherbrooke, QC, the 22-year old continues to play Hockey East.
8th year defenseman Kodie Curran(5) takes 2-years under contract to Anaheim Ducks, worth $1M per season and the only NHL contract he has ever signed to a new adventure with Metallurg Magnitogorsk for 2022/2023.
After starting his pro career with Hartford Wolf Pack following 4 years at University Of Calgary Dinos, he struck decently quickly for an assist in a pair of AHL games, but was only retained for 18 games as a rookie before being dispatched to affiliate Greensville Swamp Rabbits.
The 6’2″ 201 lbs. blue liner would leave for his 1st away contract with Esbjerg Energy and helped them to win the 2016 Metal Ligaen Championship.
He next joined Storhamar as team captain and yet again saw his club ascend to the 2017 Norway Championship and he easily came away with MVP awards.
The Calgary, AB native would be awarded a new deal with Rogle BK and once again blow up a league with assists for the next 2 SHL sessions, which easily got him the look from the highest league.
At 32-years old, he has to be pretty happy to be still playing hockey at such a high level.
He plays a career high 65 games last season for Dinamo Minsk, scoring 20 assists.
For 2024/2025, he takes off for the easier to play NL and signs with HC Ambria-Piotta.
He may have been on a tryout and after 11 games with 1 goal and 3 assists, he becomes official.
Union College Dutchmen graduate left wing Chaz Smedsrud(26) finishes up and signs an ato with Allen Americans that may get switched quickly.
The 6’2″ 195 lbs. gets a 1st ECHL goal and assist in his debut, a 6-3 losing effort, but somehow comes away with a +1 rating.
He scored a best (by a mile) in his final year at college with 14 goals, 8 assists and new high 22 points.
The Luverne, MN blew up scoring in his high school, then did the same in the AJHL for 2 seasons before coming back to life in the USHL for 1 frame before school.
At 25-years old, he is very much ready to get pro started.
Through 9 games, with 3 goals and 4 assists, he’s looking good for an invite to return for his rookie run in 2024/2025 in an Americans‘ sweater.
After just 3 games into his rookie frame with no points, Rapid City Rush are seeking his services and acquire him in a trade for future considerations.
