CIS Pro Signings

[AUS Fan]

Going to try and keep up with who have signed.

Troy Lajeunesse with Savannah.
Drake Pilon with Kalamazoo.
Sam Dunn (SMU) with Trois Riviere.

 

[Rob]

Already mentioned but USports mvp Riley Sawchuk (MRU) signed with Grand Rapids

Also from MRU Nolan Yaremko signs with Laval.

 

[freddy123]

Carson MacKinnon (UPEI) to Jacksonville (ECHL)

 

[AdamMcg83]

Couple weeks old now, but Dan Walker (WAT) to Syracuse of the AHL.

 

[UNB Bruins Fan]

Kyle Maksimovich (UPEI) to Rockford of the AHL

 

[AUS Fan]

Kyle Maksimovich (UPEI) to Rockford of the AHL

Just saw that....Good signing for him.

Assigned to Indy.

 

[timbitca]

Montpetit to Trois-Rivères (ECHL)

 

[AUS Fan]

Montpetit to Trois-Rivères (ECHL)

Sam Dunn one of his D-men.

 

[freddy123]

Matt Brassard (UPEI) to Savannah Ghost Pirates (ECHL)

 

[902RedIslander]

Matt Brassard (UPEI) to Savannah Ghost Pirates (ECHL)

Exodus continues. The party is definitely over at upei...if you could call it that!

 

[AUS Fan]

Exodus continues. The party is definitely over at upei...if you could call it that!

Still 3-4 other guys leaving, maybe not ECHL signings.

 

[UNB Bruins Fan]

Suffice to say, UPEI will be rebuilding this summer.

 

[timbitca]

Ouch, as it stands 5 out of 6 of the top 6 scorers from this year are gone from the Panthers, and they could have all returned for at least 1 season (Lajeunesse, Brassard) or 2 seasons or more (the rest).

 

[UNB Bruins Fan]

I’m interested to see how the extra year of eligibility that was granted due to the pandemic affects the next few years. Do we see more guys further their studies and stay in school for six years, using all five years of eligibility (maybe more guys staying, or even transferring to other schools, to work towards a Masters degree)? Or will there be more players doing their four years of schooling and graduating with two years of eligibility remaining?

 

[AUS Fan]

Ouch, as it stands 5 out of 6 of the top 6 scorers from this year are gone from the Panthers, and they could have all returned for at least 1 season (Lajeunesse, Brassard) or 2 seasons or more (the rest).

If they're returning to school to play hockey, they're doing it for the wrong reason.

Get your degree and get on with your life.

 

[AUS Fan]

I’m interested to see how the extra year of eligibility that was granted due to the pandemic affects the next few years. Do we see more guys further their studies and stay in school for six years, using all five years of eligibility (maybe more guys staying, or even transferring to other schools, to work towards a Masters degree)? Or will there be more players doing their four years of schooling and graduating with two years of eligibility remaining?

See my comment to Timbit.....

 

[timbitca]

If they're returning to school to play hockey, they're doing it for the wrong reason.

Get your degree and get on with your life.

Agreed for the most part. As long as they do have their degree's...

 

[FreddyFoyle]

Lots of student athletes across the sports spectrum spread out their course load and go with a five-year plan from the get-go. Never a bad idea. On the other hand, some male hockey players take online university courses while playing their 19 and over-age years and arrive on campus with a fistful of credits. This allows them to graduate "early" or the opposite - spread out the course load.

You just can't assume everyone will graduate in four years, and there is nothing wrong with taking longer.

 

[AdamMcg83]

If they're returning to school to play hockey, they're doing it for the wrong reason.

Get your degree and get on with your life.

I don't think the life decisions of 24-year-old strangers is any of our business, nor should we assign some sort of conditions on who does what, and when.
If a player has their degree, and has eligibility left, and wants to come back to take three random courses and play competitive hockey for one more year before they're forced to give it up forever, who the hell are we to judge? This happened before the pandemic, for lots of reasons: taking some extra courses to make their resume more appealing, looking forward to grad school, or, yes, just to play again.
If you meet the eligibility requirements and pass your classes, it's not our business to put forth any further stipulations than that.

 

[AUS Fan]

Ross MacDougall signs with Rockford. Assigned to Indy.

Connor Hall to SC Stingrays.

 

[902RedIslander]

Connor Maceachern (UPEI) to Tulsa Oilers (ECHL)

 

[Prov1X]

Troy Lajeunesse leaves the Panthers to sign with the Savannah Ghost Pirates in ECHL.

 

[AUS Fan]

Troy Lajeunesse leaves the Panthers to sign with the Savannah Ghost Pirates in ECHL.

 

[UNB Bruins Fan]

Noah Carroll (UNB) also heading to Savannah of the ECHL.

Sean Olson (Windsor) to Maine (ECHL).

 

[UNB Bruins Fan]

Justin Bergeron signs with Amiens after two seasons with UQTR. Big loss for the Patriotes.