A pair of Big Ten freshmen left their respective schools this month to skate in the Ontario Hockey League.
Christian Humphreys (Michigan) left the Wolverines to join the Kitchener Rangers, after recording one assist in 10 NCAA games. A 5-foot-11, 170-pound forward from Pittsburgh, and a seventh-round selection of the Colorado Avalanche in the 2024 NHL Draft, he had one goal through his first three OHL contests.
Also departing the college ranks was forward Noah Powell (Ohio State), who moved on to the Oshawa Generals after notching two goals and three assists for five points in 17 appearances with the Buckeyes. A native of Northbrook, Ill., the 6-foot-2, 210-pound Powell was chosen in the fifth round last summer by the Philadelphia Flyers, and had notched two assists in his first two outings with Oshawa.