Michael Martignetti(6) takes some solid play on the blue line for tier 3 Railers Jr. Hockey of the EHL to an opportunity to play for newly minted NCAA Division 1 hockey for Stonehill College Skyhawks.
The 5’11” 195 lbs. plays a punishing style blue line.
It would be little surprise to see the 20-year old do well, as he continues to grow his game.
He plays a full set of games during his 1st year with the college team and scores with a +2 rating, but only figures in 4 contests as a sophomore, so enters the transfer portal to next play at St. Anselm College Hawks in his junior season.
As a senior, he has played 16 games with 2 goals, 1 assist and plays like a leader out there.
Merrimack College Warriors‘ sophomore left wing Jack Richard(9) gets back to action after missing last season with injury and has 2 goals and 1 assist in 11 games.
He did his freshman year at Niagara University Purple Eagles and scored great with 10 goals and 11 assists in 34 games.
The 6’4″ 205 lbs. forward from Stony Creek, ON did 3 plus a COVID year in the OJHL with Burlington
Cougars.
We look for the 23-year old to regain strength and really move as a senior.
Michigan State University Spartans‘ sophomore defenseman Austin Oravetz(24) enters the transfer portal and will next play hockey at Merrimack College Warriors as a junior, 2025/2026.
The 5′ 10″ 192 lbs. blue liner did 2 USHL seasons before college.
From Canonsburg, PA, the 21-year old did his youth hockey in Pittsburgh Penguins‘ system.
He wasn’t much of a scorer at his old school, but jumps in for a 1st college hockey goal and 9 assists in 33 games this frame as a Warriors.
Stonehill College Skyhawks‘ sophomore center Billy Renfrew(15) has an easy college best scoring with 2 goals and 14 assists in 32 games.
The 5’11” 181 lbs. power forward transferred from 31 games for Northern Michigan University Wildcats, where he got 1 goal and 2 assists.
From Fairbanks, AK, he did 2 NAHL years with the local Ice Dogs and 1 in the BCHL before college.
The 22-year old will continue to do well, put up points.
American International College Yellowjackets‘ Finnish-born graduate defenseman Lauri Sertti(5) signs a contract to return home for his rookie season, Liiga with HPK 2025/2026.
The 6’1″ 190 lbs. blue liner scored 1 goal and 6 assists in 37 games with a +1 rating last season.
His best scoring in college came as a junior at RPI Engineers, where he had 4 goals and 11 assists in 40 games.
He did most of his youth hockey and juniors at home until coming over for a single NAHL frame before school.
We look for the 25-year old to do pretty well in his home league.
Through 35 games, he has 1 goal and 5 assists with a -2 rating, but maybe wants to reach out to see what else there is in the pro field of hockey for him and signs in the tricky Tipsport Extraliga with HK Dukla Michalovce for the 2nd half of 2025/2026.
University Of New England Nor’easters‘ senior goaltender Harrison Chesney(33) transferred in from almost no use at Northeastern University Huskies.
The 6’2″ 175 lbs. net minder has played 22 games with a 1.67 GAA and .920 SV% on a team that is 19-5.
From Malverne, NY, the 24-year old did 2 years with P.A.L. Jr. Islanders before school.
He’s playing a better game of hockey than he ever has with his new college team.
Quinnipiac University Bobcats‘ junior left wing Christophe Fillion(25) looks to have a career season with already 6 goals, needing 1 to tie his high from last year and 4 assists, going for 13 to eclipse that best mark.
The 5’11” 176 lbs. forward left his 2nd USHL season with Muskegon Lumberjacks to join his current college club.
He had a pretty huge 1st frame and previously the Sherbrooke, QC native skated in the BCHL for Wenatchee Wild, putting up decent numbers.
We wouldn’t be surprised to see the 23-year old put up point-per-game numbers in 2o23/2024.
He comes away with a college high 12 goals as a senior and the undrafted player decides to go for a year of eligibility at Miami University Ohio Redhawks.
In 32 games, he scores 4 goals and 6 assists on a tough luck team and as the season wraps up, he signs a 1st pro deal with Idaho Steelheads.
In 8 ECHL games, he has an assist with a 0 rating.
He doesn’t decide to try to stay and instead agrees to terms with Utah Grizzlies for his rookie run, 2025/2026.
In 12 games, he scores 2 goals with a +1 rating, but Wichita Thunder eye something in his game they want and trade for future considerations to acquire him.
Niagara University Purple Eagles‘ senior right wing Ryan Naumovski(39) takes a new college best, scoring 9 goals and 17 assists for a new journey through the transfer portal to Augustana College Vikings for 2023/2024.
The 6′ light 160 lbs. forward was a point-per-game player for New Jersey Junior Titans in his 2nd NAHL season.
Undrafted from Shelby Township, MI, the 23-year old will likely have some fun playing that tough D1 schedule the 1st year team is taking on.
He basically equals his scoring from his senior frame perfectly in slightly less games, as a graduate player.
Upon finishing up their independent schedule, he signs with Kalamazoo Wings.
He appears in just 3 ECHL games to round out the season, getting 1 assist.
For 2024/2025, he signs on for a full year in a Wings‘ uniform.
He waits a minute after a decent first full frame with a pro team and signs with Florida Everblades for his 2nd season.
For the 2nd half of 2025/2026, he returns to the Everblades and has 1 assist in 5 games.
2nd year defenseman James Marooney(42) gets a 2nd ECHL transaction of 2025/2026, as he is traded as part of a previous future considerations deal to Kansas City Mavericks.
The 5’9″ 185 lbs. blue liner scored 2 goals and 3 assists in 21 games for Maine Mariners earlier this season.
From Chasta, MN, he did 4 years at Ohio State University Buckeyes before transferring to a graduate frame at University Of St. Thomas Tommies.
We think as long as he keeps his plus/minus clean, he can be effective guarding the zone.
Express Hockey Club 2nd year center Keith Smilowitz(34) takes an EHL best 7 goals and 18 assists to a 2024/2025 commit at Post University Eagles.
The 6′ 194 lbs. forward has definitely been able to score as he has come up.
From Sarver, PA, the 20-year old will definitely help this Northeast-10 club score more.
He gets very little playing time, only 3 games, which easily has him wanting more, so he enters the transfer portal to head to the new D3 program at Hiram College Terriers for 2025/2026.
In 18 games, he has 4 goals and 2 assists on a very young team.
