GRAND FORKS — The NCAA transfer portal is going to play a major role in shaping college hockey teams for the 2022-23 season.
For a second-straight year, there's a surge of players into the portal for a variety of reasons.
First, the NCAA ruled that the 2020-21 season doesn't count against anyone's eligibility. So, everyone who played that season, has five years. However, coaches might not have room to keep all of those players for five years. Some of those spots have been promised to incoming freshmen. A lot of those players want to keep playing college hockey and have entered the portal.
Second, beginning last year, the NCAA started allowing players to transfer once without sitting out for a season.
This page will track men's college hockey player movement during the 2021 offseason, following players who have committed to new programs and those who have entered the transfer portal and are still available.
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Latest moves
- Clarkson F Jamie Collins to UAA
- AIC G Ryan McInchak to Cornell
- Denver D Reid Irwin to Colgate
- LSSU F Josh Nixon to Union
- ASU F Michael Mancinelli to Maine
- Union F Gabriel Seger to Cornell
- LSSU F Dustin Manz to AIC
- WMU D Jared Kucharek to LSSU
- Maine D Kabore Dunn to Lindenwood
- UConn F Gavin Puskar to Brown
- Mich. State F Kristof Papp to NMU
Men's hockey transfers 2022
NCHC
Denver
- F Casey Dornbach , sr, Harvard, 8-17—25
- F Tristan Broz , fr, Minnesota, 6-5—11 (PIT pick)
Miami
- G Carter McPhail , jr, Ferris State, 0-0, .920, 2.74
Minnesota Duluth
- D Derek Daschke , sr, Miami, 4-24—28
- G Matthew Thiessen , jr, Maine, 1-8-3, .888, 3.11 (VAN pick)
North Dakota
- D Ty Farmer , sr, UMass, 1-8—9
- D Ryan Sidorski , sr, Union, 0-3—3
- G Drew DeRidder , sr, Michigan State, 9-15-1, .918, 2.94
Omaha
- F Jake Pivonka , sr, Notre Dame, 1-7—8 (NYI pick)
St. Cloud State
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- F Grant Cruikshank , sr, Minnesota, 7-8—15
- D Dylan Anhorn , jr, Union, 7-13—20
- G Dominic Basse , soph, Colorado College, 6-15-2, .888, 3.23 (CHI pick)
Western Michigan
- F Jack Perbix , jr, Minnesota, 5-7—12 (ANA pick)
- D Zak Galambos , jr, American International, 5-24—29
- D Carter Berger , jr, UConn, 1-7—8 (FLA pick)
- G Cameron Rowe , soph, Wisconsin, 2-8, .861, 4.30
- G Kirk Laursen , fr, Miami, DNP
Big Ten
Michigan State
- F Miroslav Mucha , sr, LSSU, 10-25—35
- F Zach Dubinsky , jr, RPI, 10-10—20
- F Justin Jallen , sr, Brown, 10-7—17
- D Michael Underwood , sr, Clarkson, 2-5—7
- G Dylan St. Cyr , sr, Quinnipiac, 10-2-1, .936, 1.16
Notre Dame
- F Jackson Pierson , sr, New Hampshire, 12-12—24
- F Chayse Primeau , sr, Omaha, 9-14—23
- D Drew Bavaro , soph, Bentley, 9-18—27
- D Ben Brinkman , sr, Minnesota, 1-7—8 (DAL pick)
Ohio State
- D Scooter Brickey , jr, Western Michigan, 1-0—1
Penn State
- F Ture Linden , sr, RPI, 20-19—39
- F Ashton Calder , sr, North Dakota, 11-10—21
Wisconsin
- F Ty Smilanic , soph, Quinnipiac, 13-10—23 (FLA pick, MTL rights)
- G Kyle McClellan , soph, Mercyhurst, 12-13-2, .932, 2.56
CCHA
Bemidji State
- F Mitchell Martan , sr, Canisius, 5-17—22
- F Kaden Pickering , sr, St. Lawrence, 6-13—19
- F Jackson Jutting , soph, Colorado College, 3-7—10
- F Lincoln Hatten , soph, Army, DNP
Bowling Green
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- F Chase Gresock , sr, Miami, 9-10—19
- D Zach Vinnell , jr, Merrimack, 4-12—16
- D Hunter Lellig , sr, Minnesota Duluth, 1-5—6
Ferris State
- D Matt Slick , sr, Holy Cross, 4-7—11
Lake Superior State
- D Jared Kucharek , sr, Western Michigan, 0-0—0
Michigan Tech
- F David Jankowski , sr, St. Lawrence, 4-12—16
- F Jack Works , soph, Denver, 0-0—0
Northern Michigan
- F Artem Shlaine , soph, UConn, 7-10—17 (NJD pick)
- F Kristof Papp , soph, Michigan State, 2-10—12
- D Simon Kjellberg , jr, RPI, 8-19—27
- D Aiden Gallacher , soph, Michigan State, 1-1—2
St. Thomas
- F Mack Byers , soph, Northern Michigan, 5-1—6
- D Garrett Daly , jr, Bowling Green, 0-2—2
- D Grant Docter , fr, Michigan Tech, 0-1—1
- D Luke Perunovich , sr, Providence, 0-0—0
Hockey East
Boston College
- F Cam Burke , sr, Notre Dame, 8-11—19
- G Mitch Benson , sr, Colgate, 10-7-3, .922, 2.39
Maine
- F Justin Michaelian , sr, Ferris State, 8-15—23
- F Didrik Henbrant , jr, Alaska, 11-9—20
- F Michael Mancinelli , soph, Arizona State, 2-10—12
- F Cole Hanson , fr, Colgate, 1-2—3
- G Jacob Mucitelli , soph, Clarkson, 8-0-1, .944, 1.30
Merrimack
- F Ottoville Leppanen , sr, RPI, 9-21—30
- F Will Calverley , sr, RIT, 15-12—27
- F Ryan Leibold , sr, Holy Cross, 10-16—26
- F Tristan Crozier , sr, Brown, 6-9—15
- D Slava Demin , sr, UMass, 1-2—3 (VGK pick, CHI rights)
New Hampshire
- F Ryan Black , sr, Babson (D-3), 18-20—38
- D Nico DeVita , fr, Ferris State, 1-2—3
- D Jack Babbage , fr, Quinnipiac, DNP
Northeastern
- F Liam Walsh , jr, Merrimack, 10-17—27
- D Braden Doyle , fr, Boston University, 0-1—1 (LAK pick)
Providence
- D Connor Kelley , soph, Minnesota Duluth, 2-9—11 (CHI pick)
- G Austin Roden , jr, Omaha, 5-3, .918, 2.53
UConn
- F Adam Dawe , sr, Maine, 6-5—11
- F Justin Pearson , sr, Yale, 3-8—11
- F Ty Amonte , sr, BU, 1-4—5
UMass
- F Josh Nodler , jr, Michigan State, 7-8—15 (CGY pick)
- F Matt Koopman , sr, Providence, 5-7—12
- D Elliott McDermott , soph, Colgate, 2-11—13
- G Cole Brady , soph, Arizona State, 5-6, .900, 3.89 (NJD pick)
UMass Lowell
- F Jake Stella , jr, American International, 12-16—28
- F Filip Fornaa Svensson , jr, Alaska, 9-16—25
- G Gustavs Grigals , sr, Alaska, 13-15-2, .919, 2.41
Vermont
- F Finn Evans , sr, Princeton, 6-4—10
- F Ryder Donovan , jr, Wisconsin, 2-2—4 (VGK pick)
- D Eric Gotz , sr, Michigan Tech, 4-6—10
- G Oskar Autio , sr, Penn State, 10-13, .893, 3.12
ECAC
Brown
- F Gavin Puskar , soph, UConn, DNP
Clarkson
- F Jacob Schmidt-Svejstrup , sr, Maine, 4-8—12
Colgate
- D Reid Irwin , soph, Denver, 1-1—2
Cornell
- F Gabriel Seger , jr, Union, 7-14—21
- G Ryan McInchak , soph, American International, 0-1, .929, 1.81
Dartmouth
- D John Fusco , fr, Harvard, 1-1—2 (TOR pick)
Quinnipiac
- F Collin Graf , fr, Union, 11-11—22
- D Jacob Nordqvist , sr, Lake Superior State, 5-11—16
- D Jake Johnson , sr, RPI, 2-14—16
RPI
- F Austin Heidemann , soph, Mercyhurst, 12-15—27
- D Nick Strom , fr, Western Michigan, DNP
- G Alex Aslanidis , soph, Western Michigan, DNP
St. Lawrence
- F Tomas Mazura , fr, Providence, 1-1—2 (EDM pick)
Union
- F Chris Theodore , sr, American International, 10-19—29
- F Josh Nixon , fr, Lake Superior State, 8-12—20
- F Ben Tupker , jr, Cornell, 3-4—7
- D Mason Snell , jr, Penn State, DNP
Atlantic Hockey
American International
- F Dustin Manz , jr, Lake Superior State, 7-7—14
- F Jordan Biro , soph, Colorado College, 6-7—13
- F Nick Cardelli , sr, Bemidji State, 0-0—0
- D Jake Rosenbaum , sr, Minnesota Duluth, 0-0—0
- G Brennan Boynton , fr, Minnesota, DNP
- G Troy Kobryn , jr, Merrimack, 0-1, .833, 5.05
Bentley
- F Ethan Leyh , jr, Quinnipiac, 3-7—10
- F Josh Latta , jr, UMass Lowell, 0-1—1
- D Jordan Schulting , jr, UMass Lowell, 1-2—3
- D Nick Bochen , soph, Quinnipiac, 1-0—1
Canisius
- F Grant Loven , sr, St. Thomas, 7-5—12
- F Nick Bowman , sr, RPI, 0-1—1
- F Markus Boguslavsky , Boston University, 0-0—0
- D Tyrell Buckley , sr, Michigan Tech, 1-7—8
- D Brenden Datema , jr, Michigan Tech, 0-0—0
Holy Cross
- F Liam McLinskey , fr, Quinnipiac, 0-0—0
- G Jason Grande , jr, Bentley, 2-1, .898, 3.37
Mercyhurst
- F Eric Esposito , sr, New Hampshire, 3-0—3
- D Brendon Michaelian , sr, Ferris State, 1-12—13
- D Adrien Bisson , jr, Maine, 4-3—7
- G Tyler Harmon , sr, Vermont, 2-11, .907, 2.61
Niagara
- F Casey Carreau , sr, Boston College, 6-6—12
- F Mike Egan , sr, Babson (D-3), 15-17—32
- D Lucas Bahn , jr, Alabama Huntsville, 2-4—6
- G Ryan Ouellette , fr, Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 17-6-1, .923, 1.66
RIT
- D Matt Kellenberger , sr, Princeton, 4-2—6
Sacred Heart
- D Julian Kislin , sr, Northeastern, 2-4—6
Independents
Alaska Anchorage
- F Adam Tisdale , sr, Sacred Heart, 2-5—7
- F Ben Almquist , jr, Minnesota Duluth, 2-3—5
- F Connor Marritt , soph, Northern Michigan, 1-3—4
- F Jamie Collins , sr, Clarkson, 2-0—2
- F Matt Allen , soph, UMass Lowell, 1-0—1
- F Jarred White , soph, Western Michigan, DNP
- F Matt Kinash , fr, UMass Lowell, DNP
- D Derek Hamelin , sr, Canisius, 0-4—4
- D Carson Kosobud , fr, Arizona State, DNP
- D Dorian Dawson , sr, Brown, DNP
- G Joey Lamoreaux , jr, St. Cloud State, 0-0, .947, 2.52
- G Nolan Kent , sr, Northern Michigan, 0-3, .790, 6.39
Alaska Fairbanks
- F Jonny Sorenson , jr, Minnesota, 4-0—4
- F Matteo Pecchia , fr, Western Michigan, DNP
- D T.J. Lloyd , jr, Bowling Green, 1-12—13
- G Matt Radomsky , jr, Holy Cross, 8-14-2, .906, 2.47
Arizona State
- F Lukas Sillinger , soph, Bemidji State, 17-21—38
- F Robert Mastrosimone , jr, BU, 11-14—25 (DET pick)
- F Ty Jackson , soph, Northeastern, 6-14—20
- F Dylan Jackson , soph, Northeastern, 0-3—3
- G T.J. Semptimphelter , fr, Northeastern, 4-3, .934, 2.05
Lindenwood
- F Hunter Johannes , jr, American International, 3-2—5
- F Adam Conquest , jr, Bowling Green, 2-0—2
- D Kabore Dunn , soph, Maine, 0-0—0
- G Matt Ladd , sr, Canisius, 0-1, .907, 4.05
- G Roni Salmenkangas , sr, Ferris State, 1-2, .840, 4.45
Long Island
- F Noah Kane , soph, Mercyhurst, 5-9—14
- F Anthony Vincent , sr, Holy Cross, 5-7—12
- F Chris Pappas , fr, St. Lawrence, 2-8—10
- F Adam Goodsir , sr, Michigan State, 2-2—4
- F Santeri Hartikainen , jr, American International, 0-3—3
- F Austin Rook , sr, Skidmore (D-3), 8-14—22
- D Xan Gurney , fr, Western Michigan, DNP
NCAA Division III
Augsburg
- D Vincent Weis , fr, St. Thomas, 0-1—1
Bethel
- F Justin Kelley , fr, St. Thomas, 0-1—1
- D Austin Ryman , soph, Alaska Fairbanks, DNP
Colby
- F Ryan Doolin , soph, Sacred Heart, 0-1—1
SUNY-Geneseo
- F Mitch Machlitt , soph, Army, 3-9—12
- F Cooper Fensterstock , fr, Colorado College, 0-0—0
- D Diarmad DiMurro , soph, RIT, 1-0—1
Canadian colleges
Guelph
- G Nate McDonald , sr, Cornell, 7-1-1, .904, 2.38
Manitoba
- G Ross Hawryluk , fr, Western Michigan, 0-0, 1.000, 0.00
Uncommitted players in transfer portal
FORWARDS
- Lee Lapid , sr, Canisius, 11-12—23
- Kyler Grundy , fr, St. Thomas, 7-5—12
- Jeff Stewart , sr, Colgate, 5-7—12
- Christian O'Neill , sr, Princeton, 2-10—12
- Andrew Rinaldi , jr, RIT, 6-5—11
- Jake Harris , sr, Brown, 3-7—10
- Monte Graham , sr, Miami, 3-5—8
- Caleb Hite , sr, Alaska, 1-6—7
- Ray Vitolins , soph, Vermont, 2-4—6
- Kendrick Frost , jr, Army, 3-2—5
- Jordan Sandhu , sr, Arizona State, 2-3—5
- Oscar Geschwind , fr, Northern Michigan, 2-3—5
- Chris Konin , soph, Army, 2-3—5
- Brendan Walkom , sr, Bentley, 0-5—5
- Jakob Breault , soph. Alaska Fairbanks, 3-1—4
- John Mulera , soph, Maine, 0-4—4
- Gleb Murtazin , soph, Union, 2-1—3
- Kyle Johnson , sr, Yale, 2-1—3
- Daine Dubois , soph, Long Island, 2-1—3
- Sasha Teleguine , fr, UConn, 1-2—3
- Dallas Comeau , sr, Vermont, 1-2—3
- Ryan Nolan , jr, Merrimack, 1-2—3
- Aaron Swanson , fr, St. Thomas, 2-0—2
- Erik Urbank , sr, Dartmouth, 1-1—2
- Riley Murphy , soph, Alaska Fairbanks, 0-2—2
- Logan Ommen , fr, St. Thomas, 0-2—2
- Jacob Franczak , soph, Long Island, 0-2—2
- Brendan Budy , jr, North Dakota, 0-1—1
- Rhett Kingston , jr, Western Michigan, 1-0—1
- Marc Pasemko , soph, Colorado College, 1-0—1
- Garrett Devine , jr, Providence, 1-0—1
- Connor Zilisch , soph, Canisius, 1-0—1
- Dovar Tinling , soph, Vermont, 1-0—1
- Jarrett Lee , sr, Minnesota Duluth, 0-1—1
- Lucas Herrmann , jr, New Hampshire, 0-1—1
- Paul Schmid , fr, St. Thomas, 0-1—1
- R.J. Murphy , sr, Harvard, 0-0—0
- Thomas Rocco , jr, St. Cloud State, 0-0—0
- Carsen Richels , soph, New Hampshire, 0-0—0
- Jackson Sterrett , soph, UMass Lowell, 0-0—0
- Cassidy Bowes , soph, UConn, 0-0—0
- Merritt Oszytko , sr, RIT, 0-0—0
- Chase Danol , jr, Bowling Green, 0-0—0
- Azzaro Tinling , fr, Vermont, 0-0—0
- Daniel Colabufo , fr, Holy Cross, 0-0—0
- Justin Thompson , fr, Long Island, 0-0—0
- Jack Johnston , soph, St. Cloud State, DNP
- Aaron White , soph, Long Island, DNP
DEFENSEMEN
- Andrew Lucas , jr, Vermont, 3-10—13
- Ryan O'Connell , sr, Ohio State, 0-10—10 (TOR pick)
- Mitchell Oliver , jr, Lake Superior State, 3-6—9
- Kimball Johnson , soph, St. Thomas, 2-6—8
- Brian Hurley , sr, Clarkson, 2-4—6
- Cody Schiavon , soph, Vermont, 0-4—4
- Nolan McElhaney , jr, Long Island, 1-1—2
- Bray Crowder , sr, Miami, 0-2—2
- Tim Gould , fr, Maine, 0-2—2
- Jason Smallidge , sr, Omaha, 0-1—1
- Michael Ferrandino , fr, St. Thomas, 0-1—1
- Rob McCollum , soph, Long Island, 0-1—1
- Steven Agriogianis , soph, Northeastern, 0-0—0
- Alec Semandel , sr, New Hampshire, 0-0—0
- Jackson Ross , sr, Colorado College, 0-0—0
- Matt Denman , sr, Minnesota, 0-0—0
- Connor Fedorek , jr, Ferris State, 0-0—0
- Cam Babiak , jr, Bowling Green, 0-0—0
- Jack Hillman , fr, Holy Cross, 0-0—0
- Perry Winfree , jr, Maine, 0-0—0
- Antonio Di Paolo , soph, Alaska Fairbanks, 0-0—0
- Matt Clark , soph, Bentley, 0-0—0
- Nick Parody , jr, Canisius, 0-0—0
- Nátán Verges , fr, Alaska Fairbanks, 0-0—0
- Jackson Hartje , sr, Harvard, DNP
- Hunter Paine , fr, Air Force, DNP
- Brad Zona , fr, Army, DNP
- Kyle Koopman , jr, Providence, DNP
- Ryan Pineault , soph, Holy Cross, DNP
GOALTENDERS
- Jake Kucharski , jr, American International, 12-7-3, .910, 2.39 (CAR pick)
- Joe Howe , fr, Cornell, 4-3, .892, 2.57
- Garrett Nieto , jr, Union, 0-1-1, .840, 4.18
- Gabriel Vinal , sr, Brown, 0-0, .833, 4.96
- Austin Cain , sr, Providence, 1-0, 1.000, 0.00
- Cayden Bailey , soph, Michigan Tech, 0-0, 1.000, 0.00
- Jack Leavy , sr, Michigan, 0-0, .667, 10.24
- Ashton Abel , jr, Boston University, DNP