Rochester Jr. Americans‘ 2nd year defenseman Liam Chapman(7) takes some junior high numbers, 7 goals and 19 assists in 56 NAHL games with a +32 rating to a 2025/2026 commit at Army West Point Black Knights.
The 6’1″ 187 lbs. blue liner also had 10 assists in 12 playoff games.
From Weare, NH, the 21-year has the size to do well.
American International College Yellowjackets‘ junior center Joshua Barnes(9) is forced to find a new school for his senior year, so enters the transfer portal and now skates for Atlantic Hockey rivals, Sacred Heart University Pioneers.
The 5’10” 186 lbs. forward has college best scoring last season with 14 goals and 10 assists in 38 games.
From Cornwall, ON, the 23-year bounced around juniors a bit before school.
He already has 2 assists in 3 games in the new frame.
Bridgeport Islanders‘ technically 2nd year left wing Erik Brown(18) finally got to appeared in an almost full slate of 49 AHL games last season, scoring 6 goals and 8 assists with a +6 rating.
The former RIT Tigers‘ senior captain scored 29 goals as a junior.
At 6’2″ 194 lbs., he also scored big in 2 CCHL junior seasons for the Keene, ON native.
The 26-year old will likely continue to roll scoring totals as he plays more.
As he finishes up his 3rd season with the same team, he will move on for his next club and signs a 1-year deal with Vaasan Sport to skate games in Liiga for 2023/2024.
After skating in DEL with Lowen Frankfort last season, he signs in the lower DEL2 for 2025/2026 with Dusseldorfer EG.
7th year left wing Joseph LaBate(16) signed a 1-year AHL deal with Milwaukee Admirals for 2021/2022 and is off to a nice 2 goal in 4 game start.
The very big 6’5″ 217 lbs. forward played 4 years at University Of Wisconsin Badgers, averaging 20 points per season before signing his 2-year entry deal with draft club, Vancouver Canucks (round 4, 2011, #101 overall).
He stayed with them for three campaigns and did play 13 NHL games (no points) before becoming a group 6 free agent and signing the first of three minor league contracts with Belleville Senators.
It was his 2nd run with the club, when he put up his best numbers, just a couple seasons ago, a tying 10 goals and best 16 assists and 26 points with a +19 rating.
The 28-year old, Eagan, MN native has to be looking overseas for his next play and could likely do incredibly well with that big frame.
He comes away with 5 goals and 7 assists in 56 games last season and decides to stick around, signing for 2022/2023 with Chicago Wolves.
In 53 games, he walks with a new best 11 goals and 11 assists with a +3 rating and will take that fortune to a new KHL cal with Barys Astana for 2023/2024, as he enters his 9th pro season.
For his 10th year playing pro hockey, he returns from 8 goals and 10 assists in 49 games to sign pto with Cleveland Monsters to make the team for 2024/2025.
He scores 1 goal and 3 assists in 5 games and he gets himself signed to a 1-year, 2-way contract by the parent club, Columbus Blue Jackets.
In 6 NHL games, he records an assist and is good for 8 goals and 13 assists in 51 games in the minors last season.
An unrestricted free agent, he heads back to his draft team and signs a 1-year deal with Vancouver Canucks for 2025/2026 and will likely join Calder Cup Champs Abbotsford Canucks for a little bit.
He is off to a hot start and maybe had a good training camp that sets him for a 1st NHL game with the team since 2017.
University Of Southern Maine Huskies‘ senior defenseman Jackson Legro(3) transferred out of 3 years at Lebanon Valley College Dutchmen.
The 6’4″ 209 lbs. blue liner has never been big on the scoresheet.
From Brentwood, NH, the 20-year old signed a 1st pro contract with Monroe Mocassins.
In 5 FPHL games, he had 1 assist.
He will need a contract for 2025/2026.
Well, he signed and started the new season with Pee Dee Pride, but was dished to Danbury Hat Tricks.
Arizona State University Sun Devils‘ German-born, sophomore transfer Tim Lovell(43) has already completely burnt through any scoring he had in one year at Boston University Terriers (2 assists in 18 games with a +3 rating).
In 10 NCAA Division 1 games, he has 3 goals and 8 assists, but does have a -6, so needs to work on that.
The small 5’8″ 156 lbs. blue liner did most of his youth hockey in the Boston Advantage 15U to 18U AAA, a team his father Tim Lovell is currently General Manager of, and he played 7 NAHL games with Northeast Generals, while his dad was assistant coach.
He was drafted by Chicago Steel, but didn’t last long before he took up shop with Des Moines Buccaneers for 27 USHL games (5 goals, 11 assists) and then headed to school.
The 19-year old is definitely setting himself up for some looks.
He had a particularly productive senior year with college bests 5 goals and 32 assists with a +10 rating before transferring once more to University Of Michigan Wolverines for an extra frame.
Well, the graduate defenseman takes his 10 games in 2024/2025 with new college club to a 1st professional deal midseason with Mikkelin Jukurit of Liiga.
In 3 games, he has yet to record a point, but hockey in Finland will be a good look.
He figures into 6 games with 1 goal and 1 assist to his credit, but decides to US shores, signing for 2025/2026 with Greenville Swamp Rabbits, where in 3 ECHL games has 1 assist.
Connecticut RoughRiders‘ 1st year center Matt McCormick(28) scored a junior best 16 goals and 10 assists in 38 EHL games, which he takes to a 2025/2026 commit at Manhattanville University Valiants.
From Bronxville, NY, the 21-year old will likely do well with this school’s schedule.
4th year defenseman Philip Beaulieu(25) signs with Asiago of IceHL for 2023/2024, which should turn out to be a lot of fun for him.
The 5’11” 194 lbs. blue liner had 2 good seasons for Allen Americans.
He got 8 goals and 30 assists in 1 frame.
The former Northern Michigan University Wildcats‘ captain as a senior was always a good assist man in school.
From Duluth, MN, the 28-year old may just stay over there in Austria.
He plays just 20 games, scoring 1 goal and 4 assists, so maybe that helps with his decision to return and play closer to home with Kalamazoo Wings for 2024/2025.
Pretty strong on assists, Maine Mariners take notice and trade for him in 2025/2026.
Maine Nordiques‘ 1st year defenseman Ocean Fancy(18) takes a junior best 3 goals and 17 assists in 53 NAHL games with a +14 rating, then added 2 goals and 3 assists in 10 playoff games with a +3, which he takes to a 2025/2026 commit at Norwich University Cadets.
He did 2 other seasons of juniors, including heading up to the BCHL for a frame.
The 6′ 185 lbs. blue liner from Orleans, MA should play well in the NEHC.
Undrafted left wing Logan Cockerill(9) spent the last 2 seasons of 5 as team captain at Boston University Terriers.
The 5’9″ 180 lbs. forward had his best year scoring as a freshman with 8 goals and 12 assists, but he’s a +8 skater through school.
He did two campaigns with the USNTDP with very decent results.
The Brighton, MI has decided to turn pro and signs with BIK Karlskoga and will play tier 2 Hockeyallsvenskan in Sweden for 2022/2023.
In 31 games, he gets 7 goals and 7 assists with a +4 rating, then adds another tally in 4 playoff match ups.
For 2023/2024, the former New York Islanders‘ 7th round pick in 2017 (#201 overall) is coming back home to sign a 1-year ECHL deal with Jacksonville Icemen, where he will play with brother Garret.
He nets 10 goals and 27 assists in 63 games with a +6 rating and is set to return in an Icemen jersey 2024/2025.
There’s little doubt he is producing, especially 3 goals and 1 assist in 4 playoff games last season and he an easy invite back to be an Icemen for 2025/2026.
