Lake Superior State University Lakers‘ sophomore goaltender Rorke Applebee(33) takes 10 wins in each of the last 2 seasons into the transfer portal to next tend net at Quinnipiac University Bobcats in 2026/2027.
The 6′ 181 lbs. net minder won the 2023 CCHL Championship, as league mvp, then switched to the BCHL before school.
From Chateauguay, QC, the 22-year old should do well in the ECAC.
Rookie left wing Austin Albrecht(27) did make a quick appearance last year for 1 ECHL game with Wichita Thunder, but everything was pretty much up in the air, especially for newer players in 2020/2021.
For 2021/2022, he branches out entirely, heading to Germany3 on a try-out that easily turned into a 1-year deal with Hochstadter EC, where he’s connected for 3 goals and 6 assists in just 6 games.
The 6′ 196 lbs. forward committed to his first school UMass Minutemen after a 2nd season of point-per-game production numbers for Wichita Wildcats of the NAHL.
He would then be drafted to the USHL by Sioux Falls Stampede and he maybe didn’t have the year he did previous but 10 goals and 35 assists in 57 games was definitely ok.
The Flemington, NJ native had a decent rookie run in Western Mass, but decided he would continue school down the road at American International College Yellow Jackets, where he did slightly better in Atlantic Hockey play.
It would be interesting to see where the 25-year old is able to land next, if he continues to put up big numbers in Germany’s tier 3 pro league.
After 8 games, he is wooed to join Manchester Storm of the EIHL and accepts.
He would return and work his way up from the SPHL to loans up to Maine Mariners, where he connected and was re-signed for a full campaign.
Doing well with a career best 16 assists and 21 points, he finds himself dealt to Tulsa Oilers.
He wouldn’t come away with any points in 7 games, but spies an opportunity and no stranger to hockey overseas, heads off to Australia for part of the summer to play in the AIHL for Melbourne Ice, where he should see his numbers climb.
Blowing up scoring to the tune of 26 goals and 42 assists in 21 games through his 2nd frame over there, he returns to the Oilers for 2025/2026.
Maybe in a somewhat oddball move, he actually agrees with Monroe Mocassins of the FPHL for next frame.
He scores overwhelmingly almost 2-points-per-game in his 1st season in the league.
For 2026/2027, he signs with new rivals Fresno Falcons.
Brown University Bears‘ sophomore goaltender Mathieu Caron(30) will look to up his profile and his game with a transfer portal move to Boston University Terriers for his junior year 2023/2024.
The 6′ 190 lbs. back stop will definitely be eyeing the Hockey East starter’s job, having played 50 games, holding his own with a 2.61 GAA and .916 SV%.
From Abbotsford, BC, he appeared in 4 BCHL seasons for Chilliwack Chiefs, leaving them with a 67-38-11 record.
At 23-years old, he may be ready for what he’s accepted going forward for his college hockey career.
In 2 seasons in Boston, he has winning runs, maybe a little stronger with more games as a junior, but still very solid to help the team get to the 2025 Frozen Four final game.
To start his pro career, he signs an ato with Florida Everblades that could get him into some ECHL playoff action.
Seeing no action, he decides to make a move and heads off to Ligue Magnus, signing with Anglet Hormadi for his rookie season, 2025/2026.
He would play a very full frame of 39 games and seemed to do ok, but decides to move on an signs in Metal Ligaen with Rodovre Mighty Bulls for 2026/2027.
Junior defenseman Elliot McDermott(58) cashes in a pair of seasons at Colgate University Raiders for a new adventure through the transfer portal, arriving at UMass Minutemen for 2022/2023.
The 5’11” 193 lbs. blue liner will has geared up nicely for the transition, scoring a college career tying 2 goals and new best 9 assists, 11 points with a +9 rating last year.
A Kingston, ON native, he played his high school and junior hockey relatively close to home.
The 23-year old will likely step nicely into Hockey East style.
While maybe not scoring a lot of points, he was still a + player after 2 seasons.
He would in fact, pull a graduate frame and scurried off to RPI Engineers, where ECAC style must have gelled with his, because he made off with a college best 3 goals, 15 assists in 35 games and a 0 rating.
Upon tournament elimination, he quickly signs with Adirondack Thunder and works himself into 5 ECHL games before the season is over.
He recorded an assist.
In a full season for Iowa Heartlanders, playing 59 games he scored 1 goal and 8 assists, but gets traded in the off season to Fort Wayne Komets.
Rookie left wing Max Neill(6) signs on for a full frame with Utah Grizzlies after joining the team upon finishing up at University Of Waterloo Warriors, where he scored pretty well.
The 6’1″ 190 lbs. forward from Portage la Prairie, MB did a couple of sessions of juniors close to home before heading to 2 years in the NAHL, where he had 20+ goals and 20+ assists in his 2nd frame before college.
He committed to Lindenwood University Lions, but left after an unsuccessful freshman year.
We think the 23-year old gets settled with his team will start finding ways to produce points.
He actually doesn’t report and signs with Bloomington Bison for his rookie frame.
In 32 games, he scored 5 goals, but gets traded to Atlanta Gladiators for 2026/2027 in a future considerations swap.
Stonehill College Skyhawks‘ sophomore transfer, center Brady Hunter(9) from a freshman year with 11 games (2 assists) skated for Merrimack College Warriors, he gets a 1st college goal and adds an assist in the opening NCAA Division 1 game of the 2024/2025 season against his former team.
Not a terrible new year start for the small-ish 5’8″ 174 lbs. forward.
From Enfield, NS, he only broke out junior scoring, when he arrived at the BCHL for 3 frames with Trail Smoke Eaters.
The 22-year old could be just getting started.
For his senior year, he decides to head north, closer to home to Acadia University Axemen for 2026/2027.
Providence College Friars‘ sophomore defenseman Alexander Bales(6) isn’t likely seeing the success he may be a little used to, so enters the transfer portal to play for Hockey East rivals, University Of Maine Black Bears, as a junior in 2026/2027.
The 5’10” 181 lbs. did only 1 USHL season before committing.
From East Amherst, NY, the 19-year old should find more luck with his new club.
Wheeling Nailers‘ center Tim Doherty(37) was recently claimed off waivers after being released by Allen Americans, where he played 12 ECHL games scoring a pair of assists.
In his debut with his new team, he scored a goal and has already surpassed what he did previously, popping in 3 goals, an assist, including a multi-point effort and +3 rating.
The Penn State University Nittany Lions‘ graduate spent the previous four seasons at University Of Maine Black Bears, where he produced his best numbers as a fourth year player (although he didn’t play in his freshman frame), scoring 14 goals and 23 assists with a +14 rating.
He definitely did ok at his new school during a very COVID busted 2020/2021, but did pick up an additional 8 goals and 10 assists in 22 games.
The 6′ 190 lbs. actually originally committed to Brown University Bears after two sessions with Junior Bruins Premier but then added another year.
At 25-years old, the Portsmouth, RI native may find himself a good hockey home for the time being in West Virginia, but we’ll have to wait and see what happens after the season concludes.
As it turns out, he had such a good run after the trade to Wheeling Nailers, scoring 7 goals and 2 assists, he re-signs to stay for 2021/2022.
He would have great totals in his 2nd frame, scoring 17 goals and 28 assists in 65 games.
As 2022/2023 is set to get started, he’s involved in a trade that sends him a little closer to home, Maine Mariners.
In a no brainer move, Chicago Wolves sign him to an AHL contract for 2023/2024 after he absolutely blew up scoring with 21 goals and 52 assists with a +15 rating in 69 games.
We definitely predict he does well at the higher level.
Not sure why, but he spends his 1st 10 games of the new session back in northern New England, running up 8 assists in the process before getting himself traded for future considerations to Hartford Wolf Pack.
He is reportedly heading to their affiliate Cincinnati Cyclones.
Through 21 games, he pots 5 goals and 9 assists with a +1 rating and maybe gets a little bored, so signs with SG Cortina of AlpsHL in maybe a little oddball of a move to potentially set something up bigger over there later.
He does well through a short regular season run, then extremely well in the playoffs, but is heading to the EIHL for 2024/2025, signing with Nottingham Panthers.
In 2025/2026, he scored a new best 39 assists and 57 points, which makes him an absolute no-brainer to keep around for a 3rd season, as a Panthers.
After 2 outstanding seasons for UMass-Lowell Riverhawks, including an overtime game-winning goal to send the team to the Hocky East Tournament Finals, undrafted, junior left wing Matthew Brown(46) jumps at a great opportunity to continue with Boston University Terriers, starting 2021/2022.
The small 5’9″ but wide 190 lbs. forward committed after an outstanding season for former tier 3 junior hockey with close-to-home New Jersey Rockets, where he exploded the stat sheet for 31 goals and 20 assists in 44 EHL games and Rookie Of The Year honors.
He was quickly put into a higher program, first signing with Dubuque Fighting Saints but that lasted all of 6 games before a trade across leagues and he turned up more happily in uniform for Odessa Jackalopes, and his scoring once again elevated.
The Wood Ridge, NJ native looked back to skate at the highest level possible, signing with Des Moines Buccaneers to before heading to school.
Once again, he was a point-per-game producer, getting 30 goals and 27 assists in 57 games.
The 21-year old stays in Hockey East, so knows what to expect.
He’s feeling his new environment in his 1st year and scores 17 points in 24 appearances, but has it all figured out as a senior, helping his club to the Final Four with a bang up 16 goals and 31 assists with a +15 rating.
For his 1st pro deal, now 23-years old, he signs a pto with Lehigh Valley Phantoms to help them try to push Calder Cup playoff limits.
He will skate his rookie season with the team as he signs a 1-year AHL contract for 2023/2024.
To start his rookie frame, he has 1 assist in 2 games, which we think is an indicator.
After 2 seasons with the same team, he signs with Bakersfield Condors for his 3rd run, but would mostly be reassigned to Fort Wayne Komets, scoring point-per-game numbers.
For 2026/2027, he decides to look elsewhere and signs IK Oskarshamn of HockeyAllsvenskan.
Canisius College Golden Griffins‘ senior right wing Ryan Miotto(27) has chosen to add another season to his studies and will join University Of Vermont Catamounts for the start of a graduate program.
The 6′ 185 lbs. forward punched through on scoring last season with 17 goals and 18 assists in 42 games, more than doubling his previous highs.
He was a very decent scorer in his 2nd BCHL junior session for Alberni Valley Bulldogs.
The 23-year old from Thorold, ON should do well in Hockey East.
He takes a decent season, playing a little different style of hockey to a 1st pro contract with Wheeling Nailers and he just got his 1st ECHL goal in his 5th appearance with a +3 rating.
For his official rookie season, he signs with Iowa Heartlanders, 2024/2025.
After a successful 1st campaign, scoring 18 goals and 21 assists in 67 games with a 0 rating, he gets traded to a team that will use his size, Worcester Railers for 2025/2026.
For 2026/2027, he finds himself involved in a future considerations deal that sends him to Idaho Steelheads.
