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Men's Hockey Announces Incoming Players For 2025-26 Season

North Andover, Mass.-- The Merrimack College Men's hockey team announced their incoming freshman and transfers for the upcoming 2025-26 campaign on Thursday with 13 new faces joining the Warriors in the upcoming season. "We are excited about our incoming group", said head coach Scott Borek. "We have added players who will bring excitement to Lawler and players who have a history of winning in their careers."
 
#3 Filip Nordberg
 Position: Defense
 Height: 6'5"
 Hometown: Stockholm, SWE
 Last Team: Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)

About Filip:
Born March 5th, 2004…Was drafted in the second round, (64th Overall) by the Ottawa Senators in the 2022 NHL Draft…Played in 107 USHL games before joining Merrimack, recording 38 points (seven goals, 31 assists), has represented his nation of Sweden three times in junior tournaments…  His twin brothers Simon and Victor are both currently playing for Södertälje SK at the U18 level…
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 #6 Daniel Astapovich
 Position: Forward
 Height: 6'3"
 Hometown: Birmingham, MI
 Last Team: Cedar Rapids Roughriders (USHL)

 About Daniel:
Born on March 13th 2005…Played 109 USHL games with Des Moines and Cedar Rapids recording 56 points (24 goals, 32 assists)…Finished as team leader in goals with Cedar Rapids last season (21), second in assists (26) and second in points on the team (47)…
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 #7 Ethan Beyer
 Position: Defense
 Height: 5'11"
 Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
 Last Team: Brooks Bandits (BCHL)

About Ethan:
Born on March 18th 2004…Spent the previous three seasons with Brooks, with seasons played  in the AJHL and the previous two in the BCHL… Played 171 games for Brooks in those four years, putting up 119 points (27 goals and 91 assists) Led the team in assists last season with 37…Won the AJHL Championship in 2022-23 and followed it up with a BCHL Championship victory in 2024-25, as well as being named as BCHL Second Team All-Star…Played with fellow incoming Warrior, Parker Lalonde…
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#8 Hunter Mayo
 Position: Defense
 Height: 6'1"
 Hometown: Martensville, SK
 Last Team: Swift Current Broncos (WHL)

About Hunter:
Born on May 7th, 2004…Played for five seasons in the WHL, with Red Deer and most recently with Swift Current…Named as an assistant captain in 23-24 and 24-25 with Red Deer before being traded to Swift Current…Has played over 250 games in the WHL, recording 143 points (50 goals and 93 assists), Led Red Deer defense in goals in 2022-23 with 18…
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 #10 Trevor Hoskin
 Position: Forward
 Height: 6'1"
 Hometown: Belleville, ON
 Last Team: Niagara (NCAA)

 About Trevor:
Born on May 18th, 2004…Had an outstanding year in 2023-24 for Cobourg of the OJHL as he lead the league in points with 100 (42 goals, 58 assists)…winning the league MVP… He was also named as a First team All-Star and named as the top forward in the CJHL…Drafted in the fourth round, (106th Overall) by the Calgary Flames in the 2024 NHL Draft… Played his freshman season with the Niagara Purple Eagles where he tied for the team lead in points with 39, scoring 12 times and a team leading 27 assists… He was named to the All-AHA Second and All-Rookie Team and was also named as the AHA Rookie of the Year….
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 #12 Parker Lalonde
 Position: Forward
 Height: 6'1"
 Hometown: Aberdeen, SK
 Last Team: Brooks Bandits (BCHL)

 About Parker:
 Born on January 22nd 2004… Spent two years in the BCHL with the Powell River Kings, before joining Brooks in 2023-24… Played 159 games in the BCHL, scoring more than a point a game average with 163 points (78 goals, 85 assists), Led the team in goals with 32, finished third in assists with 30 and finished second in points with 62 in 2024-25…Won the BCHL Championship with Brooks in 2024-25, and won the playoff MVP, scoring a playoff high 19 goals and 31 points in 21 games …Played with fellow incoming Warrior, Ethan Beyer…
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 #13 Joey Henneberry
 Position: Forward
Height: 6'2"
 Hometown: Halifax, NS
 Last Team: Cape Breton (QMJHL)

About Joey:
Born on December 20th, 2004…Spent the last three seasons in the QMJHL with Acadie-Bathurst, Victoriaville and most recently with Cape Breton playing over 250 games in that time period…Posted 194 points (95 goals and 99 assists)...Finished third in scoring with Cape Breton the previous season with 56 points in as many games, with the team's second most goals (27) and fourth most in assists (29)...
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 #14 Riley Bassen
 Position: Forward
 Height: 5'11"
 Hometown: Frisco, Tx.
 Last Team: Fargo (USHL) 
 
About Riley:
Born on April 26th, 2005… Played the last three seasons in the USHL, playing two seasons with Cedar Rapids and last season with Fargo, playing 149 games in that time…Riley posted 17 goals and 21 assists for 38 points in total…His father Bob played 15 seasons in the NHL with St.Louis, New York Islanders, Dallas, Quebec, Chicago and Calgary…His grandfather Hank spent nine seasons in the NHL as a goaltender playing for Detroit, Chicago and Pittsburgh…
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 #15 Matthew Campbell
 Position: Defense
 Height: 6'1"
 Hometown: North Vancouver, BC
 Last Team: Michigan Tech (NCAA)

About Matthew:
Born on March 4, 2003…Spent three seasons in the BCHL with Coquitlam, with 73 games played, with 47 points scored… in 2021-22 he scored the most goals for a defenseman in the league with 11…and was named as a second team All-Star…Matthew was on the Quinnipiac Bobcats roster when they won the National Championship in 2023, but did not play…Transferred to Michigan Tech for the last two seasons, playing 74 games, recording 10 goals and 13 assists for 23 points…
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 #20 Nolan Flamand
 Position: Forward
 Height: 5'9"
 Hometown: Saskatoon, SK
 Last Team: Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)

 About Nolan:
Born on January 12, 2004… Played in six seasons in the WHL, with both Kelowna and Brandon, appearing in 276 career games…Recorded 190 points in that time (67 goals, 123 assists)…Led Brandon in assists (45) and points (68) and ranked third in goals (23) last season…
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 #22 Trent Ballantyne
 Position: Defense
 Height: 6'3"
 Hometown: London, Ont.
 Last Team: Prince George (BCHL)
 
About Trent:
Born on February 29th, 2004…Played 44 games with Moncton of the QMJHL in 2022-23 picking up six points, all assists, before joining Prince George of the BCHL for the last two seasons…While with Prince George, he played in 82 contests scoring five times and collecting 17 assists for 22 total points…
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 #24 Austin Oravetz
 Position: Defense
 Height: 5'9"
 Hometown: Canonsburg, PA
 Last Team: Michigan State (NCAA)
 About Austin:
Born on September 26th, 2003…Played as a junior with both Dubuque and Green Bay, playing 129 games, with 42 points scored (seven goals, 35 assists) … Spent the last two seasons at Michigan State, playing in 46 games in that time recording eight points, all assists…Won two Big 10 tournament championships with Spartans in that time…
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#27 Ben Yurchuk
 Position: Forward
 Height: 5'8"
 Hometown: Montreal, QC
 Last Team: Chicago Steel (USHL)
 About Ben
Born on February 19th, 2005…Spent the last three seasons with the Chicago Steel, playing 115 games…He put up 70 points, 23 goals and 47 assists…Ended last season tied for the team lead in points with 39, scoring 13 goals and tacking on a team leading 26 assists…

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