Canisius College Golden Griffins‘ sophomore right wing Matteo Giampa(8) enters the transfer portal and will start his junior year at Miami University (Ohio) Redhawks for 2025/2026.
The 6’1″ 200 lbs. forward has 18 goals as a freshman and 22 assists last season.
From Virgil, ON, the 21-year old did 2 successful frames of AJHL juniors before school.
Long Island University Sharks‘ sophomore goaltender Noah Rupprecht(31) enters the transfer portal and next tend net for Ferris State University Bulldogs, starting 2025/2026.
The 5’11” 179 lbs. net minder had a solid last frame, posting a 12-5 record for a team posting their best home record ever with a 2.33 GAA and .901 SV%.
He did 3 junior frames, mostly in the NAHL.
From Thief River Falls, MN, he excelled huge at the high school.
We look for the 22-year old do well and bolster his new college club.
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.
Plymouth State University Panthers‘ junior defenseman Donte DiPonio(79) spent the last 2 seasons at University Of New England Nor’easters, but figured into only 16 games overall with 1 goal and 2 assists, so entered the transfer portal to arrive at his new college hockey home.
He’s already skated 17 in the current frame, so obviously made a good decision, but he also has 5 goals and 11 assists with a +16 rating in just 17 games.
The small-ish 5’9″ 175 lbs. blue liner did mostly 2 USPHL/NCDC seasons, but never quite struck for any points.
From Trenton, WI, the 23-year old has made a smart choice about where he is playing his hockey.
He skates 26 games in his senior year for 2 goals and 10 assists with a +10 rating and takes it to a 1st pro contract with Quad City Storm.
In 3 SPHL games, he records no points, but is likely a good signing going forward.
Brown University Bears‘ sophomore goaltender Lawton Zacher(1) enters the transfer portal, as the hot pick up and will tend net up the street for Northeastern University Huskies starting 2025/2026.
The 6’2″ 179 lbs. net minder was stellar, helping the small ECAC team win games to the tune of 14-11-2 with a 2.48 GAA and .917 SV%, including 2 shutouts.
He did only 1 year of NAHL juniors after high school.
From Buffalo, NY, the 21-year will be stellar in Hockey East.
University Of Michigan Wolverines‘ freshman net minder Cameron Korpi(31) takes a season of learning the ropes with a top notch team to entering the transfer portal and will next try his hand at Union College Dutchmen.
He will be joining his senior brother, Carter Korpi at the school.
The big 6’4″ 172 lbs. goalie had 18 starts with a 7-6-1 record.
Coming up through the Honeybaked youth hockey program, he went onto 4 seasons of junior hockey before school.
He had an absolute mammoth last frame, staring 47 USHL games for Tri-City Storm, posting a record of 26-13-1.
From South Lyon, MI, the 20-year old will likely shine in the ECAC.
At the start of his 2nd season as assistant captain with Lac-St. Louis Lions of the QMAAA, defenseman Dylan Finlay(26) would commit to University Of Vermont for 2021/2022 after scoring a previous session tying 26 assists,
The 6’1″ 170 lbs. blue liner was definitely showing off his abilities to head man the puck for scoring chances.
He would next leave for the BCHL to join Powell River Kings, where he wouldn’t get a goal, but was good for 18 helpers.
The Quebec native decided to head to America for 2020/2021 amid a pandemic that was going to make the campaign tough anyway you put it, but the 19-year old was able to play himself a decent run for Maryland Black Bears, getting a pair of goals and 9 assists with a +1 in 33 NAHL games.
He was even better in the playoffs striking for 2 goals and 2 assists in 8 contests and should be ready for some Hockey East play.
Switching things up, he’s heads to University Of Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves, which last him the last 3 seasons.
For 2025/2026, his senior year, he will head to Northeastern University Huskies, where he will finally face some Hockey East action.
Chicago Blackhawks‘ 7th round pick in the 2021 draft, Providence College Friars‘ junior transfer from a pair of years at University Of Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs, defenseman Connor Kelley(13) is off to a hot start with his new team, having scored 3 assists in his 1st 3 games.
Almost oddly, the 6’1″ 190 lbs. blue liner didn’t put up many points for his old school team.
He actually hasn’t really ever put up points, even through 2 years with the USNTDP, so may be breaking new ground.
At 20-years old, we fully expect the Maple Grove, MN native to finish college before looking at pro possibilities.
Through 5 years of college hockey, he leaves a +34 player.
He doesn’t sign with his draft club, but instead inks a 2-year AHL deal with Colorado Eagles, where he should do well.
UMass Minutemen right wing Ryan Sullivan(8) will do his senior year at Miami University (Ohio) Redhawks for 2023/2024.
He was a decent scorer for 2 years of USHL junior with Sioux Falls Stampede, but hasn’t equaled the task in college.
The 5’11” 190 lbs. forward from Grosse Pointe, MI started his hockey in the Honeybaked system.
He may find NCHC play a bit easier than Hockey East, but we shall see.
As a graduate player, he would become captain and score a college best 6 goals and 4 assists in 34 games.
He takes these marks to a 1st pro contract with Savannah Ghost Pirates, where in 14 games, he has 2 assists.
Northeastern University Huskies‘ 2020/2021 commit, goaltender TJ Semptimphelter(60) really seemed to hit stride last season, while playing his only junior campaign in the USPHL/NCDC for Junior Bruins.
The 6’1″ 185 lbs. net minder posted a fairly ridiculous 21-6-3 record in 2020/2021’s weirdo stop & start COVID infected run with a 2.05 GAA and .933 SV% including 4 shutouts.
He mostly posted some good numbers through youth hockey but it was the Marlton, NJ native’s 18U season and as a senior at Lawrenceville School, where it really seemed to come together big.
At just 18 years old he looks like a goalie some big clubs will have their eye on and could even challenge for the top job in his first year at the new school.
He started in 8 games as a rookie and ran totals, except for the record, almost exact to what he did in his last year of juniors.
Looking for more, he enters the transfer portal to tend net for Arizona State University Sun Devils that goes exceedingly well in his 2nd campaign there, posting a 16-5-4 record with a 2.52 GAA and .908 SV%.
For his senior year though, he is off to maybe his greatest college challenge, University Of North Dakota Fighting Hawks, 2024/2025.
He starts 31 games, posting a 18-11-2 record with a 2.64 GAA and .910 SV% and has earned a tryout agreement with Bridgeport Islanders, which will hopefully have him see a couple of games before the season wraps.
College Hockey Players one question interview with Northeastern University Huskies 2021/2022 commit and Junior Bruins stellar 2020/2021 goaltender, TJ Semptimphelter.
