Category: D3

Reading Royals‘ 2nd year left wing Austin Master(21) is off to a pretty good start with 1 goal and 3 assists in 14 games with a +1 rating.

He had 2 goals and 7 assists in 40 games as a rookie.

The 5’9″ 165 lbs. forward plays a full in your face style.

He spent 4 years, served as senior captain at Stevenson University and left with 22 assists and a 2nd 30+ point season.

From Broomall, PA, the 26-year old did 2 years of juniors, finishing up with a monster EHL frame for Philadelphia Little Flyers, scoring 30 goals and 41 assists in 43 games

 

University Of Connecticut Huskies‘ 2nd year center Oliver Flynn(12) decides to take another path, enters the transfer portal and will head to skate for Amherst College Mammoths for the remainder of 2024/2025.

The 6’1″ 185 lbs. forward had 1 goal through 8 games in the current frame.

He had 1 goal and 1 assist in 23 games as a freshman.

From Wolcott, CT, he looked to play most of his hockey pretty close to home, but will change that up.

We look for the 21-year old to start scoring big at D3.

Boston Jr. Rangers‘ 1st year right wing Samuel Lyons(13) is heading to the school of his choice, his Green Bay residence, Milwaukee School Of Engineering Raiders to finish out the season and start his college life.

The 6’2″ 185 lbs. forward played 23 USPHL/NCDC games, scoring 5 goals and 8 assists.

He started 2024/2025 with Watertown Shamrocks, getting 2 goals in 4 NAHL games, but decided to leave for the east coast team.

The 20-year should be a good home addition.

Salve Regina University Seahawks‘ senior right wing Mitch Walinski(57) saw his team’s season end in a close game against the club maybe to win the entire D3 hockey this year.

The 6’1″ 180 lbs. forward takes the news in stride and quickly signs a 1st pro deal with Atlanta Gladiators.

He posted an assist in his debut and then a few days later in game 2, grabs a 1st ECHL goal with a 0 rating in some high scoring wins.

From Lincoln, RI, the 24-year old left two seasons with 10+ goals and 10+ assists in college hockey.

He finished his ato with 3 goals and 1 assist and a -5 rating, but they see something they want to continue and sign him up for his official rookie season, 2023/2024.

Scoring ok for his 1st year, he definitely needs to bring up that +/-, but he is wanted to return to wear a Gladiators‘ sweater for 2024/2025.

He grabs 7 goals and 5 assists last season, but hadn’t figured into a game yet this season, so gets dished to Adirondack Thunder to see if they can turn the magic.

After 4 games with no points he gets waived and quickly scooped by the new Bloomington Bison.

Adirondack Thunder 2nd year ECHL defenseman Ryan Orgel(12) scores a loan up to Syracuse Crunch.

In 1 AHL game, he has no stats to report.

The 6′ 190 lbs. blue liner has a career best 5 goals this season, but his 10 assists after moving up from the SPHL Pensacola Ice Flyers stands for now.

He did 2 years of little use at University of Denver Pioneers, only to transfer to University Of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Pointers where his best showing was the ill-fated 2020/2021, where he scored 5 goals and 4 assists in 10 games.

The 27-year old from Los Angeles, CA seems to be pulling his game together at the perfect time.

He actually left his 2nd NAHL season to head to college.

In 40 games, he scores a new best 5 goals and will take that to a contract with the new to the league, Tahoe Knight Monsters for 2024/2025.

He records 2 assists in 9 games with a +3 rating, but gets himself dished to Indy Fuel.

New England College Pilgrims‘ senior left wing David Novotny(91) has always scored decently with his best run coming as a freshman, scoring 10 goals and 8 assists.

In 10 games this season, he has a team leading 4 goals and 3 assists, so is on mark to pass his highs.

The 5’11” 165 lbs. forward from Boca Raton, FL did his high school in the northeast and played 1 year of EHL juniors with Seahawks Hockey Club before committing.

He’s 23-years old and will definitely be an interesting next watch.

Seahawks Hockey Club 2nd year defenseman Thomas Plamondon(5) has a new junior best 5 goals in just 25 games and has a new high 13 assists and 18 points.

The big 6’4″ 207 lbs. blue liner commits to the new D3 hockey program at St. John Fisher University Cardinals for 2025/2026.

From Montrel, QC, the 20-year had already come down this way for USHS-Prep and will likely fit in quickly with his new college club.