Princeton's Ezman Joins Coventry (EIHL)

Jaxon Ezman (Princeton) will begin his professional career overseas, after recently signing with the Coventry Blaze of the Elite Ice Hockey League in Great Britain for the 2026-27 season.

Ezman, 23, a forward from Middleton, Wisc., spent the last four seasons at Princeton, tallying 22 goals and 28 assists for 50 points to go with 100 penalty minutes in 101 appearances. His best campaign came last year as a senior, when he collected career highs of 11-15—26 points in 34 outings as the Tigers finished fourth in ECAC Hockey, and came within an overtime goal of qualifying for the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2018.

Coventry went 25-22-0-7 in 2025-26, finishing seventh in the EIHL.

Mammoth Extends Marino

John Marino (Harvard) will continue playing for the Utah Mammoth, after he recently signed an eight-year, $54 million extension with the NHL club he has skated for the last two seasons. 

Marino, 29, a 6-foot-1, 200 lb. defenseman from North Easton, Mass., had his best NHL campaign to date in 2025-26 when he tallied four goals and 32 assists for 36 points for the Mammoth, before adding his first career league postseason goal in six Stanley Cup Playoff contests. In 443 career NHL regular-season outings over seven years with Pittsburgh, Utah and New Jersey, he has collected 23-134—157 points to go with 1-6—7 points in 35 playoff appearances.

Drafted 154th overall by the Edmonton Oilers after his second season of junior hockey with South Shore (USPHL), Marino joined Harvard in 2016 after winning a Clark Cup with Tri-City (USHL). In three collegiate seasons with the Crimson in Cambridge, he registered 7-35—42 points in 101 games, while helping Harvard to two ECAC Hockey titles and an NCAA Frozen Four berth as a freshman.

 

TSU Cancels 2026-27 Campaign

Tennessee State University will not be playing NCAA Division I men's hockey in 2026-27. The university announced that the Tigers, who were originally scheduled to begin play in 2024-25, will be sidelined for yet another season, with the university still facing significant financial challenges. Tennessee State also opted out of the 2025-26 campaign.

TSU, which had originally announced in 2023 that it was adding the sport, would have been the first HBCU to feature a hockey program. Denver goaltender Johnny Hicks, a former TSU commit, led the Pioneers to a national title this spring, earning Most Outstanding Player honors of the NCAA Frozen Four in the process.

NCAA Players Dealt as NHL Free Agency Opens

Trades of former NCAA players with National Hockey League franchises up to this, the first day of NHL free agency, since the NHL trade deadline back on March 6.

Player, Position (School)     New Team     Old Team

Dalton Bancroft, F (Cornell)     Nashville Boston

Brett Berard, F (Providence)     Montreal     NY Rangers

Bobby Brink, F (Denver)     Minnesota Philadelphia

W. Bongiovanni, F (Quinnipiac)       Washington  Ottawa

Magnus Chrona, G (Denver)     Colorado     Nashville

Ross Colton, F (Vermont)         Nashville Colorado

Angus Crookshank, F (New Hampshire) Florida New Jersey

Andre Gasseau, F (Boston College)    San Jose    Boston

Jack Drury, F (Harvard)     Nashville Colorado

Justin Faulk, D (Minnesota-Duluth) Detroit St. Louis

Jordan Greenway, F (Boston U.) Chicago Buffalo

A.J. Greer, F (Boston U.)     Anaheim Florida

Garnet Hathaway, F (Brown)     Florida Philadelphia

Michael Kesselring, D (Northeastern) San Jose    Buffalo

Devon Levi, G (Northeastern)     Edmonton     Buffalo

Bobby McMann, F (Colgate)     Seattle Toronto

Ian Mitchell, D (Denver)         Tampa Bay Detroit

Isak Posch, G (St. Cloud State) Nashville Colorado

Massimo Rizzo, F (Denver)     NY Rangers Nashville

Evan Rodrigues, F (Boston U.)        New Jersey  Florida

Jack St. Ivany D (Boston College)    Winnipeg    Pittsburgh

Mackie Samoskevich (Michigan)        Seattle     Florida

Hunter Shepard, G (Minn-Duluth)      Montreal    Ottawa

Ben Steeves, F (Minnesota-Duluth)    New Jersey Florida

Brandon Svoboda, F (Boston U.)       Ottawa San Jose

Aidan Thompson, F (Denver)           NY Rangers Chicago

Alex Tuch, F (Boston College)        Washington Buffalo

Joseph Woll, G (Boston College)      Philadelphia Toronto

Players listed alphabetically by last name. Does not include incoming NCAA players.