{"id":551799,"date":"2026-04-13T14:00:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T14:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/551799\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T14:00:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T14:00:59","slug":"transfer-portal-commits-departures-targets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/551799\/","title":{"rendered":"Transfer Portal Commits, Departures, Targets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"51\">The Division I men&#8217;s hockey transfer portal officially opened on Monday, April 13. It&#8217;s expected to be a busy offseason of roster movement for Gophers men&#8217;s hockey head coach Brett Larson. Here&#8217;s a live tracker of all the notable entries for Minnesota, commitments, targets and more.<\/p>\n<p>Transfer portal departures<\/p>\n<p>Player<\/p>\n<p>Position<\/p>\n<p>2025-26 stats<\/p>\n<p>New school<\/p>\n<p>Nathan Airey<\/p>\n<p>Goaltender<\/p>\n<p>3.39 GAA, .888 SV%<\/p>\n<p>Jimmy Clark<\/p>\n<p>Forward<\/p>\n<p>4-12\u201416<\/p>\n<p>Erik Pahlsson<\/p>\n<p>Forward<\/p>\n<p>5-9\u201414<\/p>\n<p>Leo Gruba<\/p>\n<p>Defenseman<\/p>\n<p>2-5\u20147<\/p>\n<p>August Falloon<\/p>\n<p>Forward<\/p>\n<p>0-1\u20141<\/p>\n<p>Max Rud<\/p>\n<p>Defenseman<\/p>\n<p>1-1\u20142<\/p>\n<p>Finn McLaughlin<\/p>\n<p>Defenseman<\/p>\n<p>0-1\u20141<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"59\">Every Division I men&#8217;s hockey team can have a maximum of 26 players on their roster. That means many of the players who enter the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/college\/minnesota\/gophers-hockey\/gopher-hockey-reportedly-losing-veteran-to-transfer-portal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">transfer portal<\/a> are often asked to leave rather than do so by choice.<\/p>\n<p>Gophers Additions<\/p>\n<p>Player<\/p>\n<p>Position<\/p>\n<p>Age<\/p>\n<p>2025-26 stats<\/p>\n<p>Previous team (league)<\/p>\n<p>Years of eligibility remaining<\/p>\n<p>Christian Humphreys<\/p>\n<p>Forward<\/p>\n<p>20<\/p>\n<p>27-58\u201485<\/p>\n<p>Kitchener Rangers (OHL)<\/p>\n<p>3<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/college\/minnesota\/gophers-hockey\/swedish-defenseman-axel-lofgren-flips-commitment-to-gophers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Axel Lofgren<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Defenseman<\/p>\n<p>20<\/p>\n<p>10-23\u201433<\/p>\n<p>Fargo Force (USHL)<\/p>\n<p>4<\/p>\n<p>Confirmed Gophers targets<\/p>\n<p>Player<\/p>\n<p>Position<\/p>\n<p>Age<\/p>\n<p>2025-26 stats<\/p>\n<p>Previous team (league)<\/p>\n<p>Tanner Henricks<\/p>\n<p>Defenseman<\/p>\n<p>19<\/p>\n<p>3-3\u20146<\/p>\n<p>St. Cloud State (NCAA)<\/p>\n<p>Austin Burnevik<\/p>\n<p>Forward<\/p>\n<p>21<\/p>\n<p>20-18\u201438<\/p>\n<p>St. Cloud State (NCAA)<\/p>\n<p>Tarin Smith<\/p>\n<p>Defenseman<\/p>\n<p>20<\/p>\n<p>16-55\u201471<\/p>\n<p>Everett Silvertips (WHL)<\/p>\n<p>Melvin Strahl<\/p>\n<p>Goaltender<\/p>\n<p>21<\/p>\n<p>2.27 GAA, .922 SV%<\/p>\n<p>Michigan State (NCAA)<\/p>\n<p>Evan Murr<\/p>\n<p>Defenseman<\/p>\n<p>23<\/p>\n<p>10-20\u201430<\/p>\n<p>MInnesota State (NCAA)<\/p>\n<p>Potential incoming recruits<\/p>\n<p>Player<\/p>\n<p>Position<\/p>\n<p>Age<\/p>\n<p>Previous team (league)<\/p>\n<p>Mace&#8217;o Phillips<\/p>\n<p>Defenseman<\/p>\n<p>19<\/p>\n<p>Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)<\/p>\n<p>Jackson Nevers<\/p>\n<p>Forward<\/p>\n<p>20<\/p>\n<p>Madison Capitols (USHL)<\/p>\n<p>Gavin Katz<\/p>\n<p>Forward<\/p>\n<p>19<\/p>\n<p>Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)<\/p>\n<p>Jacob Kvasnicka <\/p>\n<p>Forward<\/p>\n<p>18<\/p>\n<p>Penticton Vees (WHL)<\/p>\n<p>Carter Casey<\/p>\n<p>Goaltender<\/p>\n<p>18<\/p>\n<p>Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)<\/p>\n<p>Wyatt Cullen<\/p>\n<p>Forward<\/p>\n<p>17<\/p>\n<p>U.S. National U18 Team (NTDP)<\/p>\n<p>Brooks Cullen<\/p>\n<p>Forward<\/p>\n<p>19<\/p>\n<p>Fargo Force (USHL)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Division I men&#8217;s hockey transfer portal officially opened on Monday, April 13. 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