RPI Engineers‘ graduate center Ryan Brushett(9) will definitely flirting with college career highs in all categories with 5 goals and 10 assists in 23 games, looking for 8 and 16 with 11 left.
The 6′ 185 lbs. forward has twice transferred, 1st appearing at University Of Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks for 2 frames, before heading to UMASS Lowell Riverhawks in 2 more successful sessions.
For juniors, he had 1 unsuccessful outing in the USHL before heading north closer to home to the BCHL, where in his final of 3 years had the most goals at 41 before heading to school.
The 25-year old from Verdun, QC plays super hard out there.
Finishing up, playing a college best 37 games, he signs a 1st pro contract for 2024/2025 with the not so distant from his house club, Trois-Rivieres Lions that should equal all kinds of good hockey things.
Northern Michigan University Wildcats‘ graduate defenseman Bo Hanson(14) is set to turn pro and signs a 1-year 2022/2023 ECHL deal to skate for Jacksonville Icemen.
He played 9 games on an ato for Wheeling Nailers after graduating last season, scoring 2 assists with a +3 rating.
The 6’2″ 205 lbs. blue liner has hit 10+ assists three times, twice while at St. Lawrence University Saints.
He also did his senior year on the interim at University Of Denver Pioneers.
The 24-year old from Boise, ID will likely have a fantastic rookie season.
After a decent enough 1st year playing pro hockey, he’s off and gone to Metal Ligaen, signing up with Aalborg Pirates to play Danish-style in 2023/2024.
He has an outstanding season in Denmark, scoring 7 goals and 20 assists in 45 games with a +26 rating, then adds another 5 assists in 14 playoff matchups.
For 2024/2025, it looks like he wants to go with a championship, as he signs with Belfast Giants of the EIHL.
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.
Boston College Eagles‘ senior center Liam Izyk(26) enters the transfer portal and will lace up the skates in 2023/2024 for a graduate frame at Sacred Heart University Pioneers.
The Blackie, AB native played 3 years in the AJHL for Fort McMurray Oil Barons, scoring quite nicely in each frame before committing to his 1st school, University Of Alabama-Huntsville Chargers.
At 6’1″ 187 lbs., the 24-year old scored best as a freshman, but we’re thinking Atlantic Hockey has more room for him to find the net.
He scores a new by short best 4 goals and 4 assists and will take that to a 1st pro deal with RoKi of Mestis.
Melbourne, Australian-born University Of Alabama-Huntsville Chargers‘ rookie center Tyrone Bronte(18) had a very successful COVID blasted season in the college ranks scoring 4 goals and 9 assists in 22 NCAA/WHCA games.
Always a solid scorer through 3 NAHL seasons for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights, he finished with a junior career best 36 assists and 48 points with a +21 rating.
It looks as though, he’s been away from home from a fairly young age simply plying his hockey talents to see how far this now 21-year old can take it.
We had no idea he entered the transfer portal and appears to be excited coming out the other side, heading to Michigan Tech Huskies for 2021/2022.
He finishes up his 3rd season, scoring a college best 6 goals and 8 assists in a high 35 games and takes these totals to a 1st deal with KHL Sisak of AlpsHL for his rookie frame, 2024/2025.
2nd year defenseman Eric Gotz(6) will take a successful rookie season with Krefeld Pinguine of DEL2 to Metal Ligaen, where he signs with Aalborg Pirates for 2024/2025.
The 5’10” 181 lbs. blue liner played 4 years at Michigan Tech Huskies, then did a year of eligibility at University Of Vermont Catamounts.
He was a 3-time college 10+ assist provider, but didn’t really burst like he did his 2nd NAHL season with Minnesota Wilderness, where he potted 39 helpers.
From Hermantown, MN, the 25-year old should do quite well in Denmark’s top league.
Undrafted right wing Chase Gresock(13) will play his year of eligibility at Bowling Green University Falcons for a graduate season after 1-year at Miami University (Ohio) Redhawks and 3, 2 as captain for Merrimack College Warriors.
The 6’1″ 205 lbs. forward is almost a deceptively good scorer.
A Powell, OH native he spent his youth hockey with the Ohio Blue Jackets 14U – 18U AAA before joining close by Youngstown Phantoms for 2 successful USHL frames.
The 24-year old should have a good campaign, but find play in the CCHA tough.
He would finish up an extra year with tying his twice best 11 goals and adding a new high 20 assists and 31 points before signing an ato with San Jose Barracuda to finish out the session.
For his official rookie season, he agrees to terms with “home team” Toledo Walleye, which should be a pretty great 1st stopping spot.
In his 1st year, he strikes for 16 goals and 19 assists with a +7 rating in 69 ECHL games, but he looks around a signs for 2024/2025 with Coventry Blaze, so switches up a letter and will be playing his pro hockey int he EIHL.
University Of New England Nor’easters‘ graduate defenseman Anthony Cinato(23) easily made a good decision to enter the transfer portal from 3 years at New England College Pilgrims, where he managed to score pretty nicely last year, posting 11 goals and 14 assists through 26 games.
The 5’11” 170 lbs. forward has 4 goals and 6 assists in 14 games in the current frame.
He actually left a 3rd USPHL Premier season with Metro Jets/MJDP as a top team scorer for his 1st college year in the middle of the COVID stall.
From Warren, MI, it would be interesting to see if the 23-year old would be granted a year of eligibility and accept it.
He would take some well done scoring for his new college club, 7 goals and 9 assists in 25 games with a +1 rating to a couple of 1st games in the SPHL, where he would score nicely to get started.
For his official rookie season, he signs with Corsaires de Nantes of France2 for 2024/2025.
Hobart College Statesmen right wing Tanner Hartman(28) takes 2 solid seasons, scoring 20 goals and 21 assists in 31 games with a +42 rating and consecutive D3 Championships to a junior year at Brown University Bears, 2024/2025.
The 6′ 168 lbs. forward from Chicago, IL played his youth hockey in the Chicago Fury program before heading to a single, off-COVID season in USPHL Premier before graduating to NCDC, where he puts up point-per-game stats.
He’s the 22-year old brother of NHL player, Ryan Hartman.
2nd year right wing Matt Allen(20) is heading to France2 next, signing a 1-year deal with Drakkers de Caen for 2024/2025.
Upon finishing up a 2nd year at University Of Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves, he signed an ECHL deal with home state team, Tulsa Oilers and would get 1 assist in 3 games.
He initially did 2 years at UMASS-Lowell Riverhawks, but wasn’t the biggest scorer in Hockey East.
The 5’10” 168 lbs. forward from Minco, OK scored very well in his 2nd season of juniors in the NAHL as captain with Amarillo Bulls.
24-years old, we think he’s likely excited for the new hockey experience.
