St. Anselm College Hawks‘ giant 6’5″ 229 lbs. junior defenseman Will van der Veen(23) came over from almost no use at Bowdoin College Polar Bears.
He has skated 27 games, scoring 5 goals and 6 assists with a +7 rating.
From Duxbury, MA, the 20-year old scored big 1 season in high school.
At this point, he is playing as hard as he can trying to take his team as far as it can go NE 10 playoffs.
Plymouth State University Panthers‘ 2nd year, junior right wing Carson Lanceleve(24) doesn’t quite have the scoring punch he had last season with only 2 goals and 14 assists in 23 games with a +6 rating.
The forward looks smaller than 5’10” 160 lbs. listed and had 13 goals and 20 assists with a +15 on a higher scoring team last frame, after transferring from his freshman year at SUNY-Canton Roos, where in 10 games he had 4 goals and 5 assists.
From Stewiacke, NS, the 23-year old played 3 seasons in the MJAHL, scoring 12 goals twice.
He looks like he needs to insert himself into the MASCAC game a bit more .
Lindenwood University Lions‘ graduate right wing Adam Conquest(24) played a college career high 27 games in 2023/2024.
The 6′ 190 lbs. blue liner started with 3 seasons at Bowling Green University Falcons before transferring as a senior.
From Milford, MI, the 23-year old did only 1 BCHL frame before committing.
Wentworth Institute Of Technology Leopards‘ graduate center Brendan Young(18) posted a new college best 6 assists and 12 points this season after transferring in for a year of eligibility from 4 years at SUNY Plattsburgh Cardinals.
The 5’9″ 181 lbs. forward played 2 years of junior hockey, blowing the lid off scoring in NOJHL for Blind River Beavers.
From Lefoy, ON, it would be little surprise to see the 25-year old look for what could be next.
Salve Regina University Seahawks‘ senior captain right wing/defenseman Jonny Mulera(22) comes up 1 goal short to equal his college career bests scoring as a junior of 13 goals and 18 assists.
He was just 1 off at 12 and 18 this regular season.
The 5’8″ 165 lbs. forward came down from 2 years at University Of Maine Black Bears, where he figured into games as a sophomore, but maybe Hockey East wasn’t the right fit.
From Rockville, MD, the 24-year old did all his USPHL/NCDC junior hockey time with Junior Bruins looks content playing his game out there.
Salve Regina University Seahawks‘ senior goaltender Cayden Bailey(35) transferred from almost no use at Michigan Tech University Huskies.
The 5’11” 181 lbs. net minder played 3 years of junior hockey, mostly notably his last one for Lone Star Brahmas, posting a 20-5-2 record with a 1.32 GAA and .940 in 30 NAHL games.
In 21 games in the current frame, the 24-year old has 2.26 GAA and a .931 SV%.
It will be interesting to see what the Estero, FL native decides next, but he’s stepped back into his game nicely despite time off playing and at least looks like he’s having some fun out there.
Western New England University Golden Bears‘ junior right wing Brayden Patricia(13) has a new college best 6 goals and 6 assists in 19 games.
The 6′ 194 lbs. forward entered the transfer portal to come over from 2 years of very little use at Norwich University Cadets.
From Lopatcong, NJ, the 23-year old was a well over a point-per-game scorer in the EHL for 2 seasons.
We think he continues to connect and push it further as a senior.
Middlebury College Panthers‘ senior defenseman Ryan Pineault(37) has put up a college best 5 assists this season.
The 5’9″ 165 lbs. blue liner transferred from little use in 2 years at Holy Cross College Crusaders.
He did no junior hockey, heading straight from Westminster Prep USHS-Prep to further school.
It will be interesting to see where the 22-year old from Glastonbury, CT decides next.
Endicott College Gulls‘ senior defenseman James Davenport(14) traded out 3 seasons at Northeastern University Huskies, where he played 6 games in each of his sophomore and junior frames.
The 5’11” 185 lbs. forward wasn’t scoring points in Hockey East.
Through 13 games, in the current session he has 2 goals and 6 assists with a +8 rating.
The 23-year old, Natick, MA native seems looks pretty happy playing hockey out there.
Could he go for a year of eligibility?
Western New England University Golden Bears‘ senior center Matthew Dougherty(97) may not have quite the junior season he had after entering the transfer portal and coming over from 2 years of underuse at Stevenson University Mustangs.
Last year, the 6’1″ 185 lbs. forward had 7 goals and 15 assists in 26 games. Whereas, this year he’s struck for 3 goals and 8 helpers, so could get close to his best marks.
He twice ran up more than point-per-game numbers in the USPHL Elite and Premier with Richmond Generals.
The 24-year old, originally from Philadelphia, PA is still playing well for a team that doesn’t win enough games.
