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Simon Fraser University Red Leafs‘ junior defenseman Caleb Huffman(2) decides to leave school and turn pro, signing a contract with Wichita Thunder.

The big 6’4″ 201 lbs. blue liner had 3 goals and 13 assists in 20 games this season.

He transferred from 2 years at University Of Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves, where he first played after leaving as captain of 2nd year NAHL junior team, Kenai Brown Bears.

From Fairbanks, AK, the 23-year old should fit in quickly with his new ECHL team.

He played 6 games with no points, but get re-signed to return a Thunder for 2025/2026.

Attending training camp, he is released and signs with Macon Mayhem, who will eventually add him to their SPHL roster for 2025/2026.

After a very solid performance in the playoffs for the team he smartly acquired by Evansville Thunderbolts, who went on to win the 2026 SPHL Championship and he was very impressive in the playoffs.

For 2026/2027, Tulsa Oilers come snooping and sign him to a deal.

Michigan State University Spartans‘ graduate transfer from 4 years at Clarkson University Golden Knights, defenseman Michael Underwood(3) has always been a plus player on the blue line, but his team is off to a bit of an uneven, close game start and he’s for the first time on the minus side.

We do expect that to change.

The 6’2″ 205 lbs. d-man was a +29 skater leaving junior hockey before entering college.

At 24-years old, the Bloomfields Hill, MI native is playing his college hockey close to home.

After finishing up his 5th session in school, he signed an pto with Colorado Eagles and joined them for 3 AHL games with no points.

They liked what they saw of the fairly big d-man and sign him up for his rookie run 2023/2024.

He played only 3 ECHL games last season and signs with Savannah Ghost Pirates for 2024/2025.

Just before the start of the new year, he finds himself traded to Maine Mariners for the new frame.

He plays 67 games with 5 assists and a horrible -24 rating, but looks to improve on his 2nd visit to the Mariners for 2025/2026.

In just 36 games, he scores 7 assists with a +17 rating, then adds a 1st league goal and 2 assists in the playoffs to easily be invited back for a 3rd season in a Mariners‘ jersey, 2026/2027.

Long Island University Sharks‘ Latvian-born, freshman left wing Patriks Marcinkevics(26) leaves through the transfer portal to arrive at the much more contentious Michigan Tech University Huskies for 2023/2024.

The small-ish 5’9″ 159 lbs. forward had a bit of a strange path through juniors, starting with Islanders HC of USPHL ranks, running up point-per-game totals to the weirdo COVID struck 2020/2021, where he ultimately would play for New England Wolves and run up crazy tier 3 EHL numbers (11-5 in 6 games).

For his final frame before heading to school he agreed with Jersey Hitmen and would go bananas on the scoresheet: 34 goals, 62 assists for 96 points in 49 games, then another 15 points in the playoffs on the way to the 2022 NCDC Champions, which included personal awards for most assists, points and Valuable Player.

The undrafted 22-year old will likely do well in the CCHA.

He skates 5 games with his new college team, potting 1 goal and 1 assist, but something isn’t right and he decides it’s time to turn pro, signing a contract with Utah Grizzlies going forward.

Ending up with Quad City Storm to round out the season, he clicks with 7 goals and 17 assists in 20 games with a +9 rating to score a contract for 2024/2025 with Allen Americans.

He would start the session with Macon Mayem, but after is loaned up to Atlanta Gladiators and eventually signs an ECHL contract to stay and scores 6 goals and 14 assists with a +5 rating, but gets himself traded to Bloomington Bison.

In 5 games with his new team, he has 2 goals and 1 assist for a nice start.

We are not exactly sure how he became trading property for 1 FPHL team to another, but was recently dealt to Blue Ridge Bobcats for 2026/2027.

University Of Alaska-Fairbanks Nanooks‘ junior left wing Kyle Gaffney(29) enters the transfer portal to maybe skate a little closer to Plymouth, MI home, arriving at University Of Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs for 2025/2026, as a senior.

In 20 games, he has 1 goal and 5 assists with a +1 rating.

The 24-year old was a 2nd year captain of Aberdeen Wings, running up some nice scoring totals.

He takes 4 goals and 13 assists in 30 games to a 1st pro contract also maybe close-ish to where he lives with Toledo Walleye.

In 5 regular season games, he gets 2 assists, then in the playoffs, he adds another 5 points with a +3 rating to gain a new contract for 2026/2027 as a 2nd year Walleye.