American International College Yellowjackets‘ junior center Casey McDonald(29) enters the transfer portal as his school isn’t playing in 2025/2026 due to switching down to D3, so will go as a senior with Long Island University Sharks and serves as team captain.
The 6’1″ 185 lbs. forward scored 1 goal in his debut with his new team.
From Kindersley, SK, he did 3 years in juniors, with his last up north for a BCHL Championship before college.
The 24-year old is a natural leader on ice.
He scores a new best 6 assists and 10 points as a senior with a +3 in 31 games and gets signed by South Carolina Stingrays.
In 9 games, he has 2 ECHL goals and 1 assist.
Providence College Friars‘ 2022/2023 commit, center Grant Porter(10) is spending his final year of junior hockey with Youngstown Phantoms.
The 5’10” 170 lbs. hard playing forward has a goal and 4 assists in 15 USHL games.
He had a seriously strong run in his first year for closer to home New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs, scoring 17 goals and 27 assists in 33 USPHL/NCDC games.
The 19-year old seemed to grow into scoring leaving high school with good numbers.
After only seeing action in 1 game as a freshman, he has decided to try his luck at Canisius College Golden Griffins for his sophomore campaign and should show vastly improved playing time and scoring.
As a senior he plays a college high 35 games and scores point-per-game numbers 12 goals and 23 assists that he takes to a 1st pro contract with Bloomington Bison.
He seems to like being a pro with 4 ECHL goals and 5 assists in 11 games with a +2 rating.
University Of Massachusetts Minutemen graduate center Liam Gorman(20) may only have 2 assists in 10 games, but you feel the 6’2″ 187 lbs. power forward will strike for some Hockey East points sooner than later.
He had a college career best 12 goals and 10 assists as a senior with Princeton University Tigers.
The 23-year old from Boston, MA is a Pittsburgh Penguins‘ 6th round pick in the 2018 draft (#177 overall), but was traded to Chicago Blackhawks and will need an NHL entry level deal after this frame.
Through 28 games, he only scores 1 goal and 3 assists with a +2 rating, but is not signed, so the free agent agrees to terms with Allen Americans for his ECHL rookie season, 2024/2025.
After 6 goals and 11 assists in 62 games last season, he is traded to Maine Mariners, who look to add him.
He gets 4 goals and 2 assists in 34 games with a 0 rating and is released to Kansas City Mavericks, where his scoring is almost assured to increase.
Franklin Pierce University Ravens‘ senior right wing Austin Pick(47) looks to be setting up some college best scoring with 1 goal and 8 assists in 5 games to start 2025/2026.
He had 10 goals as a sophomore after transferring from Stonehill College Skyhawks.
The 5’8″ 185 lbs. forward scored 20 points in his junior year.
From Troutdale, OR, the 24-year old, former 2-year Seahawks HC looks great on his game out there.
He did put up bests 19 assists and 28 points that he takes to a 1st pro deal with Monroe Moccasins.
In 12 FPHL games, he is off and running with 6 goals and 2 assists, +1 rating.
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UMASS-Lowell Riverhawks‘ junior defenseman Mitchell Becker(3) enters the transfer portal and will skate at Niagara University Purple Eagles as a senior, 2025/2026.
The 6’4″ 223 lbs. blue liner did 3 junior seasons with New Mexico Ice Wolves, playing a high 60 NAHL games, scoring 10 goals and 21 assists.
From Rogers, MN, the 24-year old will do well playing Atlantic Hockey.
The d-man had a new best 8 assists in 30 games last season that he takes to a 1st pro contract with Adirondack Thunder.
University Of Alaska-Fairbanks Nanooks‘ junior left wing Kyle Gaffney(23) enters the transfer portal to maybe skate a little closer to Plymouth, MI home, arriving at University Of Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs for 2025/2026, as a senior.
In 20 games, he has 1 goal and 5 assists with a +1 rating.
The 24-year old was a 2nd year captain of Aberdeen Wings, running up some nice scoring totals.
He takes 4 goals and 13 assists in 30 games to a 1st pro contract also maybe close-ish to where he lives with Toledo Walleye.
University Of Connecticut Huskies‘ Swedish-born, sophomore defenseman Viking Gustafsson Nyberg(5) transferred from his freshman year at Northern Michigan University Wildcats.
In 33 games last season, he had 2 goals and 1 assists and in 3 Hockey East games, he already has 2 assists with a +2 rating.
The 6’6″ 205 lbs. tower on the blue line played his youth and junior hockey back home before arriving for school.
Rounding off his junior year with 11 assists and a +18 rating, he decides to sign an ato with Iowa Wild under the guidance of the Minnesota Wild parent club, who are thought could sign him to an NHL entry level deal in the forthcoming days.
Undrafted, we believe they will like what they see.
After 2 AHL games, he is signed to a 2-year entry level deal that begins 2025/2026, so will become a restricted free agent at the end of next season.
Stonehill College Skyhawks‘ junior left wing Teddy Lagerback(4) has 1 goal and 1 assist in 6 games.
He is a twice transfer, starting at Arizona State University Sun Devils as a freshman before moving on to Miami University (Ohi0) Redhawks, but apparently doesn’t like sticking in one school spot too long.
The 6’1″ 194 lbs. forward was a big scorer at Winnetonka High.
He did 1 USHL season, but then scored as before in the BCHL before heading to college.
From Chanhassen, MN, the 23-year old may just stay where he is.
He easily found good space, scoring for a college best 11 assists and 15 points, while helping his team win more games that he takes to a 1st pro contract with Rapid City Rush.
University Of Maine Black Bears‘ junior right wing Nicholas Niemi(8) will head to his 3rd school, Niagara University Purple Eagles for his senior frame in 2025/2026.
The 5’10” 181 lbs. forward scored best as a freshman at Bentley University Falcons with 8 goals and 14 assists in 32 games with a +7 rating.
From Middlebury, VT, the 24-year old did 2 years of NAHL juniors before college.
We think he will score well in Atlantic Hockey once again.
He ties his junior year 3 goals and has a new best 7 assists that he takes to a 1st pro contract with Utah Grizzlies.
In 9 ECHL games he has a 1st goal and 2 assists.
Boston University Terriers‘ senior center Owen McLaughlin(27) maybe didn’t have as easy of a time scoring against Hockey East opponents, as he did previously at University Of North Dakota Fighting Hawks.
The 6′ 178 lbs. forward exploded USHL scoring in 1 full session of juniors.
From Phoenixville, PA, the 23-year old was very successful USHS-Prep.
A Philadelphia Flyers‘ 7th round pick in the 2021 draft (#206 overall), he gets signed to an AHL contract and loaned to affiliate Reading Royals to start.
In 7 ECHL games, he has 1 goal and 3 assists with a +1 rating.
