Assumption University Greyhounds‘ senior, captain right wing Shane Sullivan(17) signed a pto upon opting out of tournament play with Macon Mayem of the SPHL to get his pro game started.
He played 3 games, but didn’t record a point.
The big 6’5″ 200 lbs. forward signs with Les Elephants de Chambery of France2 for his official rookie frame.
He scored college highs 10 goals and 23 assists in 32 games with a +16 rating, so we feel the 25-year old from Holden, MA will score well in the tier 2 French league.
In 27 games, he scores 5 goals and 11 assists, which he takes to a contract with Toulouse-Blagnac Les Belougas of France3 for 2025/2026.
Rivier University Raiders‘ graduate right wing Cody Rumsey(71) pots a 1st goal of the 2024/2025 season in his 7th game.
The 5’11” 185 lbs. forward, who transfer a year of eligibility after 4 at Franklin Pierce University Ravens, where he scored pretty well in 3 seasons.
From York, PA, the 25 year old did 3 years of junior hockey in the EHL, scoring 40 points in 42 games in his 3rd frame before heading to school.
In a last season, playing 21 games, he posted 5 goals and 4 assists and signs a 1st pro deal with Binghamton Black Bears of the FPHL for his rookie frame, 2025/2026.
Undrafted center Grant Loven(23) had to jump around a few schools before finding the right home in his graduate season at Canisius College Golden Griffins, who went on to win the 2023 Atlantic Hockey title.
The 6′ 190 lbs. forward had a 2nd solid frame in NAHL juniors with Minot Minotaurus, scoring 13 goals, 35 assists and a +13 rating before committing to his 1st school Northern Michigan University Wildcats , where he actually seemed to be doing pretty decently before midseason decided to switch things up and maybe head to the closer to home University Of St. Thomas Tommies.
From East Grand Forks, MN, the 25-year old signs a 1st pro deal with Fayetteville Marksmen.
We think he’ll contribute well in the SPHL.
After blowing up scoring to 15 points in 13 games, he is loaned up to Adirondack Thunder, where he appears in 57 ECHL games, scoring 10 goals and 15 assists with a +6 rating.
It’s a very easy contract to hand out, if he wants to sign and he is back on to stay in Adirondack for 2025/2026.
Goaltender Keith Petruzzelli(80) receives a 2-year AHL contract from Toronto Marlies.
The absolutely huge 6’5″ 185 lbs. backstop put up quite the impressive numbers for the last three seasons at Quinnipiac University Bobcats.
He graduated with 94 ECAC games played, posting a 51-27-8 record and a 2.17 GAA, .915 SV%, but it was really 2020/2021 stats that catch your attention at 1.98 GAA and .926 SV%, a 17-8-4 record with 4 shutouts and a bigger wonder how Detroit Red Wings, who selected him in the 3rd round of the 2017 draft (#88 overall), allowed his rights to expire.
The Wilbraham, MA native arrived at college sporting some amazing stats and even through his fullest schedule of 35 USHL games did well with Muskegon Lumberjacks, hoisting a 22-10-1 mark, 2.40 GAA and .918 SV%.
It’s likely the 22-year old will be up for the challenge to grab the starter’s role.
After a 3rd season with the same club and he was ascending, he signs with Lehigh Valley Phantoms for his 1st time away.
He splits time with affiliate Reading Royals, where he plays 34 ECHL games.
They are liking what they see and he is signed up to stay a Phantoms for 2025/2026.
University Of Vermont Catamounts‘ Slovakian-born senior center Simon Jellus(18) signs with HC Kosice back home in the Tipsport Extraliga for his rookie frame, 2025/2026.
The 6’2″ 216 lbs. forward scored a college best 9 goals and 12 assists in a new high 35 games last season.
He did all his youth and any junior hockey in Sweden and even played 2 HockeyEttan games at one point.
The 24-year is likely ready to get back and start his pro career.
Former University Of New Hampshire Wildcats‘ senior captain, defenseman Will MacKinnon(27) signs a 1st pro deal with Lehigh Valley Phantoms after graduating, but is mostly reassigned to affiliate Reading Royals.
The 5’11” 201 lbs. blue liner played two seasons of junior hockey, including one for the USNTDP.
At just turning 22-years old, the college graduate is still very young and although may have never been the biggest scorer may just find his ECHL game to be a stay-at-home style d-man.
In 17 games, he managed 1 assist with a +2 rating to be re-signed and stay in Pennsylvania for his rookie season.
He stayed in their system for a couple seasons before heading to Utica Comets.
Late in the season, he was traded to Cleveland Monsters, who wanted him for future considerations.
They re-sign him for 2025/2026 to stay a Monsters.
South Carolina Stingrays‘ rookie defenseman Connor Moore(74) is still looking for a first pro goal but does have 7 assists in 27 ECHL games with a +1 rating on a very decent team in an absolute fist fight for a playoff spot.
The former, four year Boston College Eagles‘ prodigy never really was a big point getter at college but did have 12 assists in both of his first two years at school but then his numbers sort of trailed off but stay a pretty reliable +/- guy in the zone.
He did come up fairly big on the scoresheet in his only year of juniors for Youngstown Phantoms, when he scored 7 goals with 23 assists in 60 USHL games with a +23 rating.
The 23-year old, Cumming, GA native, who did go to prep school in the Boston area, seems to be still finding his way.
We think that will start to develop as a real full season gets underway, as the 5’10” 174 lbs. blue liner re-signs to stay in South Carolina for 2021/2022.
He would sign for a 3rd look and came away scoring league highs 6 goals and 31 assists with a +30 rating in 61 games.
Not exactly done, he returns for a 4th frame in 2023/2024 to do that Stingrays‘ sweater.
We doubt he’s going anywhere else in his pro career as he continues to score points and re-ups for a 5th season with South Carolina.
He scores a new best 10 goals and 40 points with a +22 rating in 65 games and without a doubt stays in South Carolina for 2025/2026.
Idaho Steelheads‘ 2nd year center Jordan Kawaguchi(77) took a bit to return for the new season after scoring 26 goals and 26 assists in 58 ECHL games with a +25 rating.
He was initially signed to their upper affiliate Texas Stars after graduating North Dakota University Fighting Hawks, where he scored 1 goal and 1 assist in 3 games upon joining them post school, then tallied 6 goals and 17 assists in 49 AHL games, as a rookie.
The 5’9″ 185 lbs. forward was a huge scorer in the BCHL as twice captain for Chilliwack Chiefs, leaving them as a more than a point-per-game performer.
He has another strong, point-per-game campaign that he will next take to the EIHL, where he signs with Belfast Giants for 2024/2025, which should heed amazing results.
After a 17 goal and 20 assist in 50 game season, with another 4 (2-2) in the playoff to win a 2025 EIHL Cup Championship, which also means he’s a cinch to return to the Giants in 2025/2026.
Rookie left wing Tyler Ward(73) is lighting things up in Germany3 with Tolzer Lowen, scoring 2 goals and 6 assists and must be eyeing a call up to a higher level over there.
The 5’11” 185 lbs. forward played 2 years at University Of Denver Pioneers before transferring to 2 at University Of New Hampshire Wildcats, where as a senior he popped a college career high 11 goals and 16 assists in 34 games.
From Kamloops, BC, th 23-year is definitely off to a nice rookie start.
And like wow! did he run up scoring with 33 goals and 49 assists in 44 games with a +37 rating, which for 2023/2024 he will take to rivals, Blue Devils Weiden.
He goes on to score even more with 41 goals and 43 assists to earn offensive player of the year awards and is killer in the playoffs as well.
The team would climb to a DEL2 status for 2024/2025 and he continues to rip scoring to sign for a 3rd season with the Devils.
Cleveland Monsters‘ 2nd year center Jake Gaudet(25) returns on a new 2-year AHL deal to see if he can improve on his 3 goals and 7 assists in 40 games for 2022/2023 and beyond.
The 6’2″ 201 lbs. former UMass Minutemen senior captain was a part of the 2021 NCAA Division 1 Championship and left a +36 player at college.
An Ottawa, ON native, he spent 3 seasons with Kemptville 73’s, scoring 22 goals and 27 assists as a 2nd year skater in the CCHL.
The 26-year old must be happy he doesn’t have to think about a contract for at least the next couple of frames.
He was limited to only 19 games in his 1st season, but returned to play 49 last season, then scored 5 points in 12 playoff games to earn yet another contract to continue his development in Cleveland.
Acquired by Providence Bruins, his scoring picks up right away with 2 goals and 3 assists in 3 games, but oddly isn’t credited for the playoffs.
For 2025/2026, he decides to head over to the EIHL and signs with Belfast Giants for 2025/2026.
