ASU’s Cullen Potter enters the transfer portal, likely heading to Michigan State
PHOENIX – The transfer portal is reshaping college hockey rosters overnight. For Arizona State, which is coming off a last-place finish in the NCHC, the most recent change was both surprising and unwelcome. Cullen Potter, the team’s top player and a 2025 first-round NHL draft pick of the Calgary Flames, is entering the portal with Michigan State as his most likely destination, The Athletic’s Scott Wheeler reported .
The transfer portal officially opened Monday and already includes more than 250 players. That cast included a number of Sun Devils , including defenseman Joel Kjellberg, defenseman Sam Court and forward Ty Nash. But none of the departures figures to be more impactful than Potter’s.
“We wish Cullen – and any player that is looking for other opportunities – all the best,” ASU coach Greg Powers said. “The landscape is the landscape, and wow, we are disappointed to lose a player of his caliber, but he has every right to go look for whatever it is he wants. “We are very excited about all the prospects that we are adding that want to be a part of our program here at ASU and look forward to letting everyone know what next year’s roster looks like.
We are hard at work to fill the holes that we believe we had and are confident that we will do so. ” Landing Potter was a major coup for ASU. The United States National Team Development Program (USNTDP) initially hoped to bring him back for another year prior to his freshman season, and his original college commitment, Michigan State, also remained an option.
Ultimately, roster limitations with Michigan State left no available spots, leading Potter to commit to ASU, where he became a key contributor and totalled 25 goals and 48 points over two seasons in Tempe. When the 2025-26 season ended, all signs were pointing to Potter returning for his junior season. While Potter’s entry to the transfer portal comes as a shock, FloHockey NHL draft and prospect analyst Chris Peters said it should not.
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