Northeast Generals‘ 3rd NAHL year captain, defenseman Matt DeSpirt(5) choses SUNY-Cortland Red Dragons for his 2024/2025 commit.
He takes a 5 goal best and 20 point tie from his 1st season to SUNYAC play.
The 5’11” 174 lbs. blue liner was a +8 through 148 games.
From Buffalo, NY, the 20-year old is probably just excited to get started now.
New York Applecore Belarus-born center Maxim Maziarchuk(8) came over from blowing up scoring in the USPHL Premier after 2 earlier point-per-game efforts in the league to doing similar things for his EHL team.
The 5’11” 183 lbs. 20-year old forward will take his game to Morrisville University Mustangs for a 2024/2025 commit.
He will definitely help his new college club score goals and hopefully win some more games
Skidmore College Thoroughbreds‘ senior center Everett Wardle(10) will play his 1st pro hockey on an amateur tryout for the team up the street from his college, Adirondack Thunder.
In his ECHL debut, he records an assist in a 6-2 losing effort.
The small-is 5’9″ 165 lbs. forward has 20+ points in each of the 3 seasons his school team played.
He was close to a point-per-game player last season with a +8 rating.
Elmira College Soaring Eagles‘ senior left wing Shawn Kennedy(21) takes a college career best 26 assists and 39 points in 28 games with a +18 rating to a 1st pro contract with Tulsa Oilers.
The 6′ 190 lbs. forward had 17 goals as a sophomore.
He played an extended 5 years of junior hockey, starting up north close to where he is from Cornwall, ON in the CCHL, then 2 decently productive NAHL sessions.
HC Rhode Island 1st year right wing Marcus Macchioni(18) takes a pretty impressive EHL season, scoring 11 goals and 21 assists in 41 games to a 2024/2025 commitment to Fitchburg State University Falcons.
The absolutely mammoth 6’3″ 235 lbs. forward will add a lot to the MASCAC roster, obviously and join his brothers, a goalie and another up front guy.
From North Kingstown, RI, we’re sure the 19-year old can’t wait to get started at the next level.
2nd year South Shore Kings‘ defensemen Tommy Whitford(8) played a new high 51 USPHL/NCDC games, scoring a best 2 goals and 6 assists, then has taken it up a level with 3 goals and 3 assists in 9 playoff games.
The 5’10” 170 lbs. takes these new highs to a 2024/2025 commit with Suffolk University Rams.
From Gibsonia, PA, he played all his youth hockey in the Pittsburgh area.
The 20-year old will help shore up the CCC blue line, but 1st is concentrating on winning a championship.
New Hampshire Mountain Kings‘ 1st year NAHL center Sean Bradley(19) plays a 1st full season of junior hockey, scoring 10 goals and 13 assists in a clear best 57 games.
The 6’2″ 194 lbs. power forward commits to Endicott College Gulls for 2024/2025.
From Darien, CT, it looks like he didn’t have much of a high school to play, so play mostly local youth hockey.
The 20-year old should contribute nicely in a tough conference to pay, CCC.
Seacoast Spartans‘ 1st year EHL dynamic scorer, right wing Jon Groth(10) will next take his game to a 2024/2025 commit at Wesleyan University Cardinals.
The 5’11” 185 lbs. forward had a league 2nd 23 goals and 40 assists for 63 points in 45 games.
From Newburyport, MA, the 20-year old will definitely help the NESCAC team score more.
Adirondack Thunder 2nd year ECHL defenseman Ryan Orgel(28) 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.
South Shore Kings‘ 1st year goaltender Ryan Keyes(35) changes up his commitment to a much greater Hockey East challenge with Merrimack College Warriors, who may be able to use him as an incoming freshman.
He’s taking a stellar 31-7-0 record with a 2.06 GAA and .926 SV% to his new school.
The 6’2″ 172 lbs. net minder did a mostly unsuccessful frame in the NAHL and also missed his mark in his 1st USPHL/NCDC year with a different club before starting to find his footing last season, especially in the playoffs.
From Fairbanks, AK, the 20-year old is likely ready for his next step, as he tries to take his team deep in the playoff run.
