Providence Capitals‘ 1st year left wing Robby Rassell(14) takes 7 goals and 6 assists in 32 EHL games to a 2025/2026 commit at Framingham State University Rams.
He actually scored more goals, 13 in his 1st year of juniors.
The 6′ 181 lbs. forward from Colchester, VT bounced around youth hockey close to home some.
At 21-years old, he’s likely ready for that next step and MASCAC play.
Undrafted 2nd year defenseman Ivan Chukarov(13) takes the COVID season off, but decides to get back on the ice and switches allegiance from Worcester Railers, the only team he’s played for since graduating UMass Minutemen to Wheeling Nailers for the 2021/2022 ECHL.
The 6’2″ 203 lbs. forward was a big scorer in his 2nd year of junior with Minnesota Wilderness, scoring 12 goals and 31 assists in 55 NAHL games to get his college commitment.
Originally a Buffalo Sabres‘ 7th round pick in the 2015 draft (#182 overall), it seems like the 26-year old still can be a big contributor, despite what league he eventually lands.
He would actually land at Adirondack Thunder for last season’s play and had 2 goals and 5 assists in 38 games, but a terrible -22 rating.
For 2022/2023, the Des Plaines, IL native will return to continue work on his game, trying to contribute.
He puts up a career best 11 assists with 12 points and was a +12 rating through 58 games last season.
For 2023/2024, he gets traded and signs a 1-year deal with Jacksonville Icemen, his 3rd team in the league.
After 67 games, scoring a new best 7 goals and 26 assists with a +16 rating, he will take his game for a 1st time overseas, joining Coventry Blaze of the EIHL for 2025/2026.
University Of North Dakota Fighting Hawks‘ sophomore right wing Jayden Perron(18) had a new college best 9 assists and 19 points that he took into the transfer portal and will next look to score points for University Of Michigan Wolverines.
The 5’9″ 175 lbs. forward twice had 10+ goals.
He played 2 USHL seasons before school, running up some impressive points.
From Winnipeg, MB, the 20-year old edges maybe a tiny bit closer to home.
Mercyhurst University Lakers‘ senior transfer from University Of Maine Black Bears, defenseman Adrien Bisson(8) looks to be heading for a conservative college career best assists with 4 already in 20 games, but has been able to stabilize his game into a +6 player.
The 6’2″ 185 lbs. blue liner hasn’t really put up stats in school, but did have 2 straight 21 assists campaigns in CCHL for Ottawa Jr. Senators.
From Cornwall, ON, we’ll see whether the undrafted d-man does a graduate session.
He does add on another college frame, but as soon as that wraps, he signs a 1st pro contract with Florida Everblades.
In 9 games, he records an assist, then appears in 2 playoff games, as his team captures their 3rd straight Kelly Cup trophy.
He has 4 assists in just 10 games with a +3 in his rookie season, but Adirondack Thunder look to need him more and trade up some future considerations to get him to come north.
Through 23 ECHL games with his new team, he has 6 assists, but is a horrible -12 rating and despite it Tahoe Knight Monsters see room to add him.
Talk about landing spots: he pulls off 1 goal and 2 assists in 11 games with a +10 rating to head into a 1st ever playoffs.
For his sophomore season, he decides to take off and signs in Ligue Magnus with Diables Rogues de Briancon for 2025/2026.
Providence Capitals‘ late EHL entry left wing, Brogan Shea(19) into last season’s mix played 10 games with 1 goal and 2 assists, then exploded scoring in the playoff with 5 goals and 4 assists in 7 games, which he will take to a UMASS-Dartmouth Corsairs commit for 2025/2026.
The 5’10” 180 lbs. forward cycled through some junior teams in a few different leagues before settling prior to making a school selection.
From Williamstown, NJ, he did most of his youth hockey in the Philadelphia Jr. Flyers youth system.
The 21-year old will likely find some connections in MASCAC play.
13th year center Garrett Roe(9) returns home to sign with Hershey Bears for 2023/2024 after playing in 4 different leagues overseas with the last 6 in the NL for ZSC Lions and EV Zug.
The 5’9″ 180 lbs. forward was in fact a Los Angeles Kings 7th round pick in the 2008 draft (#183 overall), but did not sign.
His 1st contract was with Adirondack Phantoms, where he scored 32 assists and he stuck there a 2nd season before leaving.
The Vienna, VA native initially went to Austria’s top hockey EBEL, signing with EC Salzburg and score points.
He left for Germany’s DEL, agreeing to terms with EHC Muenchen and he scored points.
His next stop would be for a pair of sessions in the SHL with Linkoping HC and yup, he scored points.
He would continue to do it in Switzerland and it’s expected the 35-year old, former St. Cloud State University Huskies will help out his new AHL team continue to score.
In 48 games, he bags 7 goals and 14 assists with a +15 rating, then through 12 in the playoffs, he nets another 6 goals and 4 helpers, which makes the now 36-year old and easy re-sign to continue being a Bears, 2024/2025.
He scored 4 goals and 14 assists in 38 games with a nice +16 rating of accountability.
In 4 playoff games, he grabs 2 assists with a +3 and that is plenty enough for the now 37-year old.
Chalk up 14 years, 226 games in the Swiss league, 215 in the minors and time spent in three other overseas leagues is a nice tally.
Utica Comets‘ 2nd year USPHL/NCDC defenseman Ricky Volpe(2) scored a junior best by a long shot 13 goals and 24 assists in 53 games that he will take to a Bowdoin College Polar Bears‘ commit in 2025/2026.
The 5’9″ 185 lbs. blue liner came over from 2 years of juniors with New Jersey Rockets.
From Commack, NY, the 21-year old is branching out a bit to head to school to play in the NESCAC.
RPI Engineers‘ 2022/2023 commit Tyler Hotson(17) is looking to get himself ready to contribute as a freshman.
He’s connecting decently with high end junior club, Muskegon Lumberjacks, scoring 4 goals and 2 assists in 12 USHL games.
A late start to 2020/2021, the Stratford, ON native signed on with Islanders Hockey Club and popped a tidy 2 goals and 8 assists in 10 USPHL/NCDC games.
The 18-year old will be a nice addition to ECAC Hockey.
After 2 fairly successful runs, he decides to switch things up, enters the transfer portal and will skate for Bowling Green University Falcons as a junior in 2025/2026.
Undrafted right wing, captain center Ture Linden(19) takes a phenomenal senior season at RPI Engineers, scoring college career highs (by a mile) 20 goals and 19 assists in 44 NCAA Division 1 games to a new adventure, likely hoping to continue to gain interest with Penn State University Nittany Lions.
The 6′ 190 lbs. was one to watch 2021/2022 after having to take a year away.
He was a bit inconsistent through school years, but came alive fairly big in a session up north in the OJHL with a pair of clubs, running up 29 goals and 32 assists and was pretty decent in one USHL campaign for Lone Star Brahmas.
The 24-year old from Great Falls, VA should be able to find good success in his year of eligibility playing Big Ten hockey.
He turns pro after finishing up a good season at his new school, signing an pto with Ontario Reign, playing 1 AHL game.
For his rookie season, he signs a 1-year deal with Bakersfield Condors, but skates the full frame with affiliate Fort Wayne Komets.
As a rookie, he scores 27 goals and 33 assists in a full slate of 72 ECHL games, but looks for more, something different and signs with Mora IK of HockeyAllsvenskan for 2024/2025.
He takes a decent frame in Sweden’s 2nd tier and will head to a similar level hockey in DEL2 with Dusseldorfer EG for 2025/2026.
University Of North Dakota Fighting Hawks‘ junior center Owen McLaughlin(22) takes 20 goals and 64 assists in 122 games into the transfer portal and will next skate at Boston University Terriers, as a senior in 2025/2026.
The 6′ 161 lbs. forward did only 1 massive scoring USHL season with Sioux City Musketeers that was worth a 2022 Clark Cup Championship.
From Phoenixville, PA, the 22-year old will fit right in Hockey East style.
