Seacoast Spartans‘ 1st year left wing Brett Baldassare(23) made quite the EHL impression with 12 goals and 19 assists in 36 games for a good showing to commit at Assumption University Greyhounds for 2024/2025.
He transferred in after 2 years USHS-Prep at Winchendon School.
The 5’9″ 156 lbs. forward will definitely be looking for some room to score in NE10 play.
New York Applecore 1st year defenseman Davis Kinne(3) commits to Neumann University Knights for 2024/2025.
The 5’11” 185 lbs. blue liner brings with him an EHL junior best 11 goals and 39 assists (good for 5th in the league).
He had previously done a year of NA3HL with Northeast Generals, scoring very well for himself there.
From Swampscott, MA, the 20-year old is considered a good thinker and now scorer out there to help his college team.
Metro Jets‘ 3rd year defenseman, captain Devon Mastay(11) commits to Calvin University Knights for 2024/2025.
The 6′ 175 lbs. blue liner scored a junior best 7 goals and 24 assists last season.
From Westminster, CO, the 20-year old will be playing his college hockey maybe just a little closer to home.
5th year goaltender Mitch Gillam(30) takes a good, much shortened season for Wichita Thunder, posting a 4-2 record with a 2.47 GAA and .927 SV% to a new deal with Indy Fuel for 2021/2022.
The 6′ 174 lbs., former 4-year Cornell University Big Red backstop put up real solid, good numbers at school (47-28-17) with a 2.15 GAA and .923 SV%.
He’s definitely made a career out of playing in the ECHL with 133 games to his credit, but almost oddly in his only AHL appearance with Bridgeport Sound Tigers left with a 1.54 GAA and .944 SV%, but has received no future looks from the top farm league.
If the 29-year old starts strong, he most definitely should earn another look from the level up, but we think he may set his sights on overseas options after this frame.
He will take what was a pretty good season with a 17-12-1 record to a new adventure, signing for 2022/2023 with Manglerud Star of Fjordkraft-ligaen.
After a bit of a rough go with his initial club, he would be traded to Valerenga, where things would improve dramatically, as he went 8-4 with a 2.08 GAA and .923 SV%, but has decided to push on and sign with Odense Bulldogs for 2023/2024 and skate in Metal Ligaen.
He’s not exactly doing so badly in Denmark, but he’s heading back to EliteHockey Ligaen, signing with his 3rd team, Frisk Asker.
In 6 games, he posts a 4-1 record with a 1.82 GAA and .932 SV%, then appears in 10 playoff games.
We are thinking maybe the job isn’t done here, so he signs on to where an ‘Asker jersey again in 2024/2025.
Wheeling Nailers‘ rookie defenseman Shane Kuzmeski(14) wasn’t exactly the biggest scorer through 4 years at Clarkson University.
He left school with a peak performance of one goal and 5 assists.
In 17 ECHL games, he a new goals scored in a season record with 2 and added 4 assists, which makes it look like turning pro was good for the blue liner to connect on the scoresheet.
He was able to put up a healthy amount of helpers through two years in the NAHL (18, 24) though, so maybe it’s an environment thing.
The Grayslake, IL native played limited games in 2021/2022 for Iowa Heartlanders, then had more luck with Utah Grizzlies, striking for 5 assists in 14 games last season.
For 2022/2023, he signs a new deal with Norfolk Admirals and may just be able to find some better footing.
He actually spends zero time where he signs and instead splits time with Indy Fuel, doing remarkably well before a trade sends him to Trois-Rivieres Lions for the remainder of the session.
Looks like he will lace up the skates for a 6th league team in 2023/2024, as he signs with Fort Wayne Komets, as place he likely hopes he can stick around for awhile.
And before he can even throw on the skates for a home game, he gets dealt to Florida Everblades, where he should be super happy.
He is doing pretty well with 1 goal and 4 assists with a +6 rating, but Wichita Thunder want him for their blue line and trade to get him.
And lookie there, in 3 games he has 2 assists and a +3 rating.
Through 35 games, he scores 1 goal and 7 assists with a +14 rating and is invited to return for the Thunder.
Northern Michigan University Wildcats‘ graduate defenseman Bo Hanson(14) is set to turn pro and signs a 1-year 2022/2023 ECHL deal to skate for Jacksonville Icemen.
He played 9 games on an ato for Wheeling Nailers after graduating last season, scoring 2 assists with a +3 rating.
The 6’2″ 205 lbs. blue liner has hit 10+ assists three times, twice while at St. Lawrence University Saints.
He also did his senior year on the interim at University Of Denver Pioneers.
The 24-year old from Boise, ID will likely have a fantastic rookie season.
After a decent enough 1st year playing pro hockey, he’s off and gone to Metal Ligaen, signing up with Aalborg Pirates to play Danish-style in 2023/2024.
He has an outstanding season in Denmark, scoring 7 goals and 20 assists in 45 games with a +26 rating, then adds another 5 assists in 14 playoff matchups.
For 2024/2025, it looks like he wants to go with a championship, as he signs with Belfast Giants of the EIHL.
Undrafted defenseman Jarrod Gourley(60) takes three good seasons at University Of Arizona Sun Devils to the transfer portal and comes out the other side as a senior with University Of Connecticut Huskies for 2021/2022.
The big 6’2″ 210 lbs. blue liner has played all of his youth hockey and juniors close to home and was selected by his first college in his initial campaign for Brooks Bandits.
He won a pair of AJHL Championships in 2016 and 2018 with Spruce Grove Saints.
In his last year with CBHA Rangers U16 AAA, he put up some of his best numbers, potting 9 goals and 23 assists in 29 AMMHL games before committing.
The 22-year finished up tying his 3 goal college season high and was a +5 player on a team that went all the way to the Hockey East Final before losing in OT.
He finishes up school and signs a 1st pro deal with Adirondack Thunder and should be an impact player in the ECHL right away.
At the end of his 1st little run, he is loaned up to the AHL and scores a goal in his debut through 4 appearances.
For his efforts, Utica Comets extend an offer to bring him up a level, which makes pure sense to us.
He somehow only plays 8 games with 1 goal and 1 assist and a +3 rating but is reassigned down to affiliate the Thunder, where he grabs 4 goals and 9 assists in 38 games with a +9 to scoring a look from the hot Calgary Wranglers for 2023/2024.
Somehow seemed to get under-used through 2 years in North American hockey, so leaves for the EIHL and signs with Cardiff Devils for 2024/2025 and will likely heed a much looser game for him.
Maryland Black Bears‘ net minder Owen Lepak(33) has a 1st outstanding NAHL frame, posting a 18-8-1 mark with a 2.19 GAA and .913 SV%, which he will take to a Western Michigan University Broncos‘ commit for 2024/2025.
From Clarkston, MI, the 18-year old is definitely getting things moving very quickly for himself.
12th year center Robbie Czarnik(77) signs on for a 3rd tour with Ravensburg Towerstars after posting exactly 30 assists for a 2nd time and adding 15 goals with a +13 rating, then popped in another 10 points in 13 playoff games.
His 241 games in DEL2 mark the most in any league he’s played.
The 6′ 190 lbs. former Los Angeles Kings‘ 3rd round pick in the 2008 draft (#63 overall) has scored 120 goals and 145 assists with a +54 rating and a 2019 Championship in his 1st run with current club.
He was pretty much a similar sniper in the ECHL through 183 games.
The 32-year old from Detroit, MI, who played his college hockey for just two years at University Of Michigan Wolverines has to have a little smile on his face, seeing how smoothly things go.
He signs on for a 6th season in a Towerstars‘ jersey 2024/2025, where he recorded his 3rd straight 40+ point session.
Toledo Walleye rookie left wing Ryan Cox(41) scored his 1st ECHL goal, the game winner for his new club.
The 5’11” 181 lbs. forward has a very impressive 5 goals and 4 assists in 5 games.
He comes in from 5 seasons at Niagara University Purple Eagles, where he left as a graduate student with a new college best 14 goal and 14 assists in 40 games.
The 24-year old from St. Albert, AB with 3 multi-point games already should be in line to get a new deal to stay fairly quickly.
On his ato he comes away with a tidy 5 goals and 6 assists in 12 games, but somehow doesn’t sign and moves on to a agree to terms with Orlando Solar Bears for 2023/2024.
After 35 games, recording 7 goals and 6 assists, he is traded to Reading Royals.
To complete an earlier trade, he goes to Kalamazoo Wings for 2024/2025.
