Category: Transfers

09Jul

Taylor Makar (6)

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University Of Massachusetts Minutemen sophomore, left wing Taylor Makar(6) is starting to pop scoring with 7 goals and 2 assists in 19 games.

The fairly sizable 6’4″ 209 lbs. forward was a Colorado Avalanche 7th round pick in the 2021 draft (#220 overall), which could very well put him on the same team as his Stanley Cup winning, NHL Best Defenseman brother, Cale Makar.

He has yet to prove he has the same depth, but did take his scoring up in his 3rd season with AJHL junior team, Brooks Bandits before getting selected.

The Calgary, AB native is big and looks to be starting to use his size to his advantage, which will definitely create room for him to score.

For his senior year, he decides to head off to Hockey East rival, University Of Maine Black Bears for 2024/2025 and he’s off to a huge start with 4 goals and 3 assists in 4 games.

There’s little doubt he will post some college hockey bests, but 18 goals and 12 assists in 38 games with a +24 rating and he is ready to sign and does on a 1-year NHL deal.

He reports to affiliate Colorado Eagles on an ato to get things started.

Starting the season in the AHL, he skates 10 games, scoring 1 goal and 3 assists with a +4 rating to score a 1st appearance in the big league.

He skates just 8 shifts for 6:07 ice time in a 3-2 overtime loss.

After helping push the affiliate in the playoffs, he scores a 2-year deal to continue with the Avalanche through 2027/2028.

08Jul

Will Dawson (14)

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Air Force Academy Falcons‘ sophomore left wing Will Dawson(14) scored a college best 11 goals and 14 assists in 37 games with a +11 rating that he takes into the transfer portal to next go play his college hockey as a junior at Bemidji State University Beavers, 2026/2027.

The 6′ 187 lbs. forward did 2 years of juniors up north until played 1 in the NAHL before college.

From Traverse City, MN, the 22-year old should play well in the CCHA.

07Jul

Carter Wilkie (16)

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University Of North Dakota Fighting Hawks‘ senior center Carter Wilkie(16) signs a 1st pro deal, an ato with Calgary Wranglers and goes on to score 2 goals and 1 assist in 9 AHL games with a +3 rating.

The 6’1″ 190 lbs. forward did 3 high scoring seasons at RIT Tigers.

From Calgary, AB, the 21-year old did 3 years of BCHL juniors before heading to school.

He splits his rookie frame with ECHL affiliate Rapid City Rush, where he puts up point-per-game numbers and the team feels he can still ignite up top to sign him up to continue with the hometown Wranglers in 2026/2027.

07Jul

Lucas Lemieux (16)

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RPI Engineers‘ freshman defenseman Lucas Lemieux(15) played only 20 games last season, scoring 1 goal and 1 assist with a +1 rating, so the 6’4″ 201 lbs. enters the transfer portal to play at Long Island University Sharks for his sophomore season, 2026/2027.

He played 2 years in BCHL, scoring pretty before he committed with 13 goals and 28 assists.

From Edmonton, AB, the 20-year old will likely do ok playing the independent schedule.

06Jul

Jack Pascucci (28)

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University Of Connecticut Huskies‘ junior defenseman Jack Pascucci(28) enters the transfer portal after maybe a slack 10 games played to skate at Canisius College Golden Griffins as a senior.

The 6’2″ 194 lbs. blue liner from Andover, MA skated Boston Jr. Bruins before 1 USHL junior season prior to college.

He will likely excel much better in Atlantic Hockey.

After a college career high 6 assists scoring, he turns pro as tournament play concludes and signs a deal with Norfolk Admirals to bring his frame to them.

He would score 3 goals and 4 assists in 20 ECHL games to get started and earns a new deal with the Admirals for his rookie frame in 2026/2027.

06Jul

Dominik Bartecko (15)

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Mercyhurst University Lakers‘ Czech-born, sophomore left wing Dominik Bartecko(15) scores college bests, 8 goals and 9 assists in 36 games last season that he has to take into the transfer portal as his school gives up its’ D1 program and will head to University Of Alaska-Fairbanks Nanooks for his junior year, 2026/2027.

The 5’9″ 174 lbs. forward wracked up 83 points in his 2nd NAHL season with New Jersey Titans.

He has basically been over here playing hockey since his youth days with St. Louis AAA Blues.

06Jul

Jack Malone (13)

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Boston College Eagles‘ senior right wing Jack Malone(13) transferred from 3 successful years at Cornell University Big Red to play a college best 41 games, scoring new highs 12 goals and 13 assists.

He really seemed to use that 6’1″ 190 lbs. frame to his scoring advantage last season.

The Danville, CA native played 3 USHL campaigns for Youngstown Phantoms, including 1 when the ECAC took the year off due to COVID.

He graduates and signs a 1st pro deal with Utica Comets to join the team on an ato, but will be under AHL contract through 2025/2026 and very much the watchful eye of parent club Vancouver Canucks, who selected him in the 6th round of 2019 (#180 overall).

In 45 games through his 2nd season, he scored 1 goal and 8 assists with a 0 rating and is easily wanted back for a 3rd run with the Comets in 2026/2027.

05Jul

Austin Albrecht (27)

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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.

04Jul

Mathieu Caron (30)

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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.