Category: D3

Adirondack Thunder 2nd year ECHL defenseman Ryan Orgel(29) 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.

In 16 games, he has 1 goal and 2 assists with a +1 rating, but gets himself dealt again, this time to Fort Wayne Komets.

For 2025/2026, he decides to head down to sign with Knoxville Ice Bears and we are not sure if his age will cause him to not get loaned up, as quickly for good play.

He does go up to the Thunder and in 11 ECHL games scoring 4 assists, he is traded to South Carolina Stingrays for cash considerations and should incorporate into their lineup well.

Continuing to bounce, he ends up with Maine Mariners, where he does his best, but is waived again to join his 4th team of the season, Reading Royals, as playoff time rolls in.

He would bounce around 4 teams and that easily made him decide to head of to Ligue Magnus for 2026/2027 and he signs with Les Jokers Cergy-Pointoise.

4th year right wing Brady Fleurent(94) scored what was the eventual game-winner into an empty net, as Adirondack Thunder clinched the final spot in the ECHL Kelly Cup Playoffs.

The 5’9″ 170 lbs. forward seems to have found his team to hopefully stick with after coming up through the SPHL, where he spent all of 2020/2021 and most of his 1st and 3rd seasons.

This campaign was his first mostly spent up in the higher league and the former University Of New England Nor’easters 3-time 35 assist player looks ready to stick.

From Biddeford, ME, the 28-year old is likely just happy to be given a chance.

He returns for a 5th season with Knoxville Ice Bears, but through 12 games blows up scoring to the tune of 9 goals and 4 assists to grab himself a loan up, is signed to Atlanta Gladiators and just may stick.

Arriving finally on loan a 2nd time to Norfolk Admirals, he plays to stick with 13 goals and 16 assists in 32 games with a +15 rating and he is easily on the short list to return for 2024/2025.

He has easily found his team with a handy team best and league 5th, 30 goals and 47 assists in a full slate of 72 games with a +25 rating and then got 9 points in 11 playoff matchups.

For 2025/2026, he signs for a 2nd full season as an Admirals.

And after another spectacular 31 goal and 32 assists in 70 game season, he decides to head back to the team he was 1st loaned to in the higher league, Adirondack Thunder for 2026/2027.

Utica College Pioneers senior left wing Shane Murphy(29) signs a 1st pro contract with Birmingham Bulls and in 2 regular season SPHL games scores 1 goal and 1 assist to get started.

The 5’11” 181 lbs. forward has his best college scoring year as a junior with 13 goals and 15 assists in 30 games with a +27 rating.

He also scored pretty well as a senior.

From Oriskany, NY, the 25-year old played 2 years of NAHL juniors before school.

On their protected list, he will need a new contract for 2025/2026.

He’s an easy sign to return for his rookie season, 2025/2026 to be a Bulls.

An early season trade would send him to Fayetteville Marksmen, where his scoring ignited to 11 goals and 15 assists in 43  games.

He’s an obvious, easy sign to return for 2026/2027 as a Marksmen.

Augustus Magnus College Falcons‘ senior defenseman Charlie Risk(44) will take his game to France2 and signs with Mont Blanc for 2023/2024.

He had a college hockey best 5 goals last season, but had his best totals as a junior with 19 assists and 23 points.

The 5’9″ 165 lbs. blue liner from Medicine Hat, AB did a couple of junior seasons up north with some decent results.

At 24-years old, he may be ready for the next pro adventure and should do ok where he is heading.

He scores 1 goal and 10 assists in 23 games and decides to return to hockey a little closer to home, signing with Huntsville Havoc for 2024/2025.

With 5 goals and 33 assists in 53 games with a +3 rating, he earns the eyes of Maine Mariners, who sign him to a 2-way ECHL deal for 2025/2026.

He is reassigned back down and scores 3 assists in 5 SPHL games with a +7 rating and he eyes a new opportunity for maybe some better hockey overseas he wants to explore and signs with SC Riessersee of Germany3.

Returning to the Havoc mid-season, in 8 games he has 3 assists and we expect that to grow almost immediately and even still possibly play for a loan up.

He would score pretty decently, but for 2026/2027, he is off again, this time the NIHL and signs with Basingstoke Bison.

Philadelphia Rebels‘ 3rd NAHL year defenseman Billy Sheridan(2) was looking to step right into his college hockey game, but decided to wait after making an initial decision.

In 46 games last season, he came away with 33 points (10-23).

The 5’11” 172 lbs. blue liner from Sewell, NJ did a lot of his youth hockey in the New Jersey Rockets‘ system.

For 2026/2027, he commits to Neumann University Knights.