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.
Minnesota Wild 4th round pick in the 2017 draft (#116 overall) center Bryce Misley(9) must have jumped at the opportunity to sign his first deal, an ato with affiliate Iowa Wild to show a little of what he’s able to produce after coming off a piss poor COVID busted 2020/2021 University Of Vermont Catamounts‘ NCAA Hockey East schedule of only 14 games.
In 9 AHL games, the 6’1″ 195 lbs. forward has a goal and 2 assists with a multipoint spread.
While not scoring big numbers through 4 years of college, the Calgary, AB native did hit the score sheet hard as a point-per-game producer through 2 seasons of junior hockey with Oakville Blades of the OJHL (45-56 in 99).
The 21-year old has yet to sign his entry level deal and ends up inking a 1-year minor league deal to stay in the system.
He is reassigned down to affiliate Iowa Heartlanders, scoring 11 goals and 19 assists, but unfortunately was a bit of an abysmal -29 rating on a team that struggled.
For 2022/2023, he has decided to split the scene and sign with Asiago of IceHL and should find his scoring elevates nicely.
He posts 9 goals and 30 assists in 49 games to earn himself another 2-year deal to continue.
In his time, he does pretty well on the scoresheet, but definitely could up his on-ice accountability, but will head next to skate for the “hometown” Italian team in the league, HC Bozen-Bolzano Foxes for 2025/2026.
Maryland Black Bears‘ undrafted right wing Josh Nixon(16) commits to Lake Superior State University after what has looked like a pretty fun tour through junior hockey starting with Mississauga, ON native’s close by OJHL club Georgetown Raiders for most of two sessions, then heading to America for a stint with Sioux City Musketeers, which went decently for 8 goals and 17 assists in 48 USHL games.
The 5’10” 180 lbs. forward has similar numbers in less outings through the current frame for his new NAHL team.
He plays with loads of energy and will be a great addition to WCHA play.
In 37 games, he scores pretty well, but decides to change things up and heads for Union College Dutchmen to do his sophomore frame.
As a junior he has a college best 18 assists and in his senior year scores a new best 14 goals.
To start his pro career, he signs can ato with a non-playoff team, Maine Mariners.
After 4 ECHL games with 1 assist and a +1 rating, he decides for his rookie season that he is heading over to the EIHL and signs with Guildford Flames to help rebuilding.
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.
In 51 games, he records 3 assists and 9 goals with a 0 rating, but something isn’t adding up over here and he maybe sees something else to go for a retires from the game a Devil.
8th year defenseman Jordan Murray(4) signs on for his 4th year, 3rd DEL team, Schwenninger Wild Wings, 2024/2025.
He’s shown stronger numbers earlier in his career, but could still be worth something as a 31-year old pro.
The 6′ 194 lbs. blue liner did 3 seasons with Belleville Senators, signing with the team after finishing up 4 years at University Of New Brunswick Reds.
This followed 3 QMJHL junior frames.
Undrafted from Riverview, NB, he is likely happy to be still playing.
After 4 seasons in Germany, he decides to move on, signing in IceHL with EC-KAC for 2025/2026.
Clarkson University Golden Knights‘ senior left wing Ayrton Martino(22) signs a 2-year NHL entry level contract with draft team Dallas Stars (3rd round, 2021, #73 overall) after scoring a college high 25 goals and 26 assists in 39 games last season.
The 5’11” 161 lbs. forward from Toronto, ON scored big in a 2nd OJHL junior season before heading to the USHL.
In 4 AHL games with affiliate Texas Stars, he failed to connect, but you have to think they are just looking forward to year 1, 2025/2026.
Union College Dutchmen junior defenseman John Prokop(37) leaves a year on the table and signs a 1-year NHL entry level deal with Toronto Maple Leafs, as an undrafted, unrestricted free agent.
The 6’3″ 190 lbs. blue liner scored a 2nd 8 goal season and added 19 assists, which equaled what he did as a freshman, but was down from the 26 he recorded as a sophomore and likely got him extra noticed.
From Wasau, WI, the 24-year did 4 years of mostly USHL juniors after high school.
He reported to AHL affiliate Toronto Marlies and played 3 games with no points.
