State of the Loons; New faces in Capeside (part 2)

 6.18 Asher Barnett D

One of the qualities that the Loons organization prioritizes in the later round is leadership and Asher demonstrates that. As the captain of the USA U18 team Asher out up 6 points in 7 games leading the US to a bronze. Barnett will never lead a power play but his work ethic and leadership could pave the way of being a bottom pairing, pk defenseman for the Loons in the future.

7.6 Brent Solomon RW

After getting too cute and missing out on Cooper Simpson the Loons turned to the other Minnesota high school phenom. Brent tore up the high school circuit with 38 goals in 28 games but more importantly that offense translated to the USHL as Brent had 4 goals in 8 games. Brent will continue to work on his game in the USHL before heading off to Wisconsin next year.

7.12 Everett Baldwin D

Baldwin is a boom or bust pick for us here late in the draft. On one hand Baldwin is the best skater in the draft in our opinion but he relies too much on that skating to make up for poor decisions. This was fine while in prep school but he will have to play a smarter game as the competition increases.

8.12 Caeden Herrington D

Loons grab another New Englander here. A 1 year overager Caeden shouldnt be overlooked this year as his strong two way game for USHL Lincoln opened a lot of eyes this year. Caeden will stay at home and attend the Unniversity of Vermont this year.

9.12 Matthew Lansing C

Lansing is constantly overlooked even though he routinely is the best player on the ice. We were thrilled to get him this late.

10.11 Gavin Cornforth RW

We will never pass up the opportunity to add a masshole to the organization. Gavin has been ranked as high as 42 by SMAHT scouting but routinely is seen as a 7th round pick. 

10.12 Cameron Rowe G

Thanks to the solid young goaltending tandem of Otter and Daccord that will be in place for years to come the Loons have allowed ourselves to become thin at goal depth througout the organization. Rowe helps solve that. After five years in college Cameron really fine tuned his game and lead Western Michigan to a NCAA title. 

10.22 Alex Donovan RW

With the final pick in the 2025 Draft the Loons added another New Englander in Donovan. After dominating the prep school circuit at Shattuck Alex will face better competition in the Q this year before heading to powerhouse Denver next year.

Trade Chris Pelosi C

Iceland offered up Pelosi for two late round picks during the draft and we couldn't say no. This former third round pick of the Bruins had a successful freshman year at Quinnipiac this past year, Chris plays a strong hard working game and we are thrilled to add him to the Loon organization.

If you have made it this far I am sure you don't have a lot going on today so I bet you are dying to know if any of these 17 new faces cracked our top 10 prospects

1. Ryan Leonard RW

2. Zeev Buium D

3. James Hagens C

4. Isaac Howard LW

5. Cole Eiserman LW

6. Teddy Stiga C

7. Will Zellers C

8. Drew Commesso G

9. Jack Murtagh LW

10 Ryan Ufko D