The 2025 NCAA men’s hockey transfer portal opened this morning, and as I write this, 111 players have already entered.
I’m heading up to Manchester soon to cover tonight’s Denver vs. Boston College Regional Final, but here is a quick early update on portal entries.
Top Players Available
These are my rankings, based on several categories including traditional statistics and analytics.
In the days ahead (after Regional Weekend ends), I’ll update portal entries daily in the newsletter with write-ups on notable entries and commitments.
But for the sake of time, here are my top available players at each position (as of this second - it changes quickly, especially on the first day of the portal).
Forwards
Jay Ahearn, Niagara
Trevor Hoskin, Niagara (CGY)
Tyler Wallace, Niagara
Matteo Giampa, Canisius
Tanner Ludtke, Omaha (UTA)
Adam Eisele, Minnesota State
Joshua Barnes, AIC
Logan Morrell, Michigan Tech
Sutter Muzzatti, Rensselaer (NSH)
John Waldron, Miami
Defensemen
Colin Ralph, St. Cloud State (STL)
Will Gilson, Rensselaer
Brett Bamber, AIC
Valtteri Piironen, Long Island
Max Smolinski, Rensselaer
Matthew Campbell, Michigan Tech
Dylan Gratton, Omaha
Cade Mason, Long Island
Nick Williams, Michigan Tech
Kyle Aucoin, Harvard (DET)
Other drafted defensemen include:
Rasmus Larsson, Northern Michigan (NYR)
Warren Clark, St. Cloud State (TBL)
Noah Ellis, Omaha (VGK)
Eli Barnett, Vermont (SJS)
Goaltenders
There are only a handful of entries, so this list has fewer than 10
Chase Clark, AIC (WSH)
Gibson Homer, Arizona State
To view our full 2025 NCAA Men’s Hockey Transfer Portal Tracker, click the link below. I’m going to continue to update this list throughout the spring/summer with entries and commitments.
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