Category: College Hockey Player

Mercyhurst Univesity Lakers‘ senior goaltender Matt Lenz(1) enters the transfer portal after only 5 games total over 4 seasons and will play at Magnus Albertus College Falcons in a graduate frame for 2024/2025.

The 5’11” 170 lbs. net minder was very solid for 2 frames of MJHL with Steinbach Pistons.

From Calgary, AB, the 25-year old will do well at his new school.

After some pretty solid work for his new school, he signs a 1st pro deal for his rookie frame, 2025/2026 with Blue Ridge Bobcats of the FPHL, where we feel he will do really well.

Colgate University Raiders‘ sophomore defenseman Dominic Foglia(15) appeared in only 16 games last season, recording 1 assist with a +5 rating and he is headed into the transfer portal and will next skate for University Of Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves in 2025/2026.

The 6’1″ 185 lbs. did 2 seasons, good scoring in juniors.

From Tinton Falls, NJ, the 23-year old will probably find a little more scoring success.

Undrafted defenseman Ty Farmer(3) takes 4 years and a 2021 NCAA Division 1 Championship at UMass Minutemen to a new calling and start of a graduate program, maybe a little closer to home with University Of North Dakota Fighting Hawks for 2022/2023.

He doesn’t usually strike for a lot of points, but did have 5 goals and 13 assists as a freshman.

The 5’11” 174 lbs. blue liner had a huge run in his 4th USHL year of juniors scoring 9 goals and 30 assists with Fargo Force and winning his 1st title, the 2018 Clark Cup Championship.

We are  sure the one huge driving asset to come to a new school is his big +45 rating of on ice accountability.

The 24-year old from O’Fallon, MO will be a welcome addition to NCHC action.

After graduation, he signs an ato with Allen Americans, striking for 2 assists in 10 ECHL games with a +1 rating.

He is a good invite to return for his rookie season in 2023/2024 and should continue to do well.

For his rookie frame, he comes away with 5 goals and 5 assists in 48 games with a +9 rating, so he is an easy invite to return and wear an Americans‘ jersey for 2024/2025.

He actually suits up for Indy Fuel in the new frame, where he was quietly traded to, scoring a new best 7 goals and 20 assists with a +11 rating, which he will take to a new contract for 2025/2026 with Aalborg Pirates of Metal Ligaen.

Undrafted defenseman Quinn Wichers(5) signs a first pro contract for his rookie campaign 2021/2022 with Rapid City Rush.

The 6’4″ 217 lbs. blue liner has never been exactly the biggest point scorer through 4 years at Mercyhurst University Lakers, but did connect for a junior hockey high 19 assists and tying 24 points in 45 CCHL games in his 4th frame before heading to school with Kemptville 73s.

From Metcalfe, ON, the 24-year old should be able to elevate his game in the ECHL.

He will return to South Dakota for 2022/2023 after scoring 2 goals and 8 assists in 43 games with a +3 rating, then adding 4 assists through 11 playoff contests.

Multiple loans up to Tuscon Roadrunners, where he skated 16 games with no points, but was decently enough steady.

We expect everything to go just that much better in his 2nd year.

Through 50 games, he basically mirrors his rookie point production with the same club, but for 2023/2024, he gets himself traded to Wheeling Nailers and we shall see if that changes anything.

We think it might.

After 3 games with no points, he gets himself dished to a perfect location for the big forward, Utah Grizzlies.

In 52 games, his scoring pops some with 2 goals and a new best 14 assists, but he is looking for something new, different, so signs with Nottingham Panthers of the EIHL for 2024/2025.

After 38 games in England, he is next heading for Asia League and signs with Tohuko Free Blades for 2025/2026.

4th year center Marly Quince(28) will take his game up heading from last season with Coventry Blaze, scoring 15 goals and 30 assists with a +17 rating in 53 EIHL games to signing a 1-year deal with HK 32 Liptovsky Mikulas  of Slovak Extraliga for 2023/2024.

After graduating from 4 years at Clarkson University Golden Knights with a new college best 7 assists, he signed 1st in the SPHL with Fayettesville Markmen, but blew up scoring with 9 goals and 4 assists in 9 games to get permanently loaned up to the ECHL to maybe best skate for Reading Royals.

He started the next season down too, but was up quickly again and stuck for 40 games with Norfolk Admirals, scoring 12 goals and 12 assists with a +2 rating on a non-playoff team before heading overseas for the next frame.

The 29-year old from Sioux Lookout, ON should prove to do well in this league and may just play himself up yet again.

He performs really well through 2 seasons, serving as assistant captain in the current frame, but will head off to DEL, signing with Fischtown Pinguins, who he will help.

Scoring no goals in Germany, he is next headed to IceHL to sign with HK Olimpija Ljubljana Dragon for 2025/2026.

Providence College Friars‘ sophomore right wing Michael Citara(22) enters the transfer portal after only pulling into 8 games (1 goal, 1 assist) last season and arrives at Hockey East rival Merrimack College Warriors for 2023/2024.

The 5’10” 175 lbs. forward had only 1 USHL junior frame for Sioux Falls Stampede, but did well with 17 goals and 18 assists in 51 games.

From New Hope, PA, the 21-year old may find more room to score and make plays with his new team.

He plays in 31 games with decent scoring, but manages to appear in only 9 as a senior, so will go for a year of eligibility, enter the transfer portal and next play for University Of Alaska-Fairbanks Nanooks in 2025/2026.

Mercyhurst University Lakers‘ 2022/2023 commit, 2nd year New Jersey Jr. Titans‘ assistant captain, left wing Tommy Bannister(10) could slide into his new hockey home and put up some points.

He scored a junior best 20 goals and 40 assists with a +23 rating in 55 NAHL games last season.

The 5’9″ 181 lbs. forward from Clayton, NJ also played one earlier season up in the BCHL.

He definitely has the ability to put up points, much like he did at Northwood School USHS-Prep.

In 8 playoff games, he scored 3 goals and 3 assists to help his team with the 2022 Robertson Cup.

It looks like the 20-year old is a perfect fit for some Atlantic Hockey action.

After 43 games, recording 4 goals and 10 assists, he enters the transfer portal on a year of eligibility and will next go play for SUNY-Oswego Lakers for 2025/2026.

American International College Yellowjackets‘ Swedish-born junior left wing Alexander Malinowski(25) enters the transfer portal to next play at University Of Alaska-Fairbanks Nanooks for 2025/2026.

The 5’11” 187 lbs. forward had 8 assists in 25 games last season.

He actually played 2 SHL games and 8 Hockeyettan before coming over for NAHL junior hockey, where he skated for Fairbanks Ice Dogs, so is returning at his new school.

His old school was taking their program down to the D3 compete level.

We think the 24-year old does well with his new club in familiar surroundings.

University Of Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs‘ sophomore center Matthew Perkins(51) puts himself in the middle of all plays, as Vancouver Canucks‘ 4th round pick in the 2023 draft (#119 overall).

The 5’11” 176 lbs. forward had 6 goals and 9 assists through 35 games last season and already has 1 assist in 3 games in the current session.

From Balgonie, SK, he did 1 year of point-per-game junior up north before 1 very decent 15 goal and 29 assist frame in the USHL before school.

For his junior season, he enters the transfer portal to next skate Hockey East with Northeastern University Huskies.

USNTDP 2nd year center Richard Gallant(4) was maybe in a little of an awkward position as his USHL team was set to take on his college commit team, Harvard University Crimson for 2025/2026.

From nearby Concord, MA, the 5’8″ 161 lbs. forward has 2 goals in 4 games this season with a +1 rating.

The still only 17-year old is 2025 draft eligible and plays with a lot of punch out there.

With 11 goals and 11 assists in 27 USHL games and virtual point-per-game numbers at the lower USNT level, he gets himself selected by San Jose Sharks in the 7th round of 2025 (#210 overall).