Jaden Lipinski, a former junior teammate of Sam Honzek who just wrapped up his four-year WHL career with the Vancouver Giants, has reportedly committed to attend the University of Maine.
Lipinski, 20, collected 17 goals and 58 points in 59 games with the Giants in the 2024-25 regular season, adding two goals and five points in five playoff contests with the club. The Flames originally selected the 6&#8217;4&#8243; centre in the fourth round (No. 112 overall) of the 2023 NHL Draft.
New England-based hockey writer Mark Divver reported the news of Lipinski&#8217;s NCAA commitment on Monday morning.
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6-foot-4 C Jaden Lipinski of WHL Vancouver Giants is headed to Maine for &#39;25-26
Arizona native was Calgary pick in 4th round in 2023
He put up 58 pts in 59 games this season
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Lipinski was the fourth of six selections the Flames made in 2023 and their highest pick of the class who has yet to sign an entry-level deal with the club. The Flames chose Honzek, Etienne Morin, and Aydar Suniev with their first three picks in 2023.
The Flames stand to benefit in a meaningful way from Lipinski advancing to the NCAA. Under previous circumstances, Lipinski&#8217;s exclusive signing rights with Calgary would&#8217;ve been set to expire this off-season; however, with him now heading to college, the Flames will retain his rights for at least the upcoming two seasons.
Lipinski fell below a point-per-game pace in both of his junior seasons after being drafted. Even with the Flames lacking centre prospects, the Arizona-born forward didn&#8217;t quite do enough in the WHL to earn an entry-level deal. Now that he&#8217;s in college, Lipinski will have more of an opportunity to make an impression on the Flames&#8217; development staff.
During his time with the Giants, Lipinski appeared in three games with the AHL&#8217;s Calgary Wranglers as a reserve. If all goes according to plan, he could return to the Wranglers as a full-fledged roster player in a year or two.
The Maine Black Bears finished the 2024-25 season with a 24-7-6 record under head coach Ben Barr, defeating UConn to win the Hockey East men&#8217;s tournament before falling to Penn State in the NCAA regional semifinals.
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Jaden Lipinski, a former junior teammate of Sam Honzek who just wrapped up his four-year WHL career with the Vancouver Giants, has reportedly committed to attend the University of Maine.

Lipinski, 20, collected 17 goals and 58 points in 59 games with the Giants in the 2024-25 regular season, adding two goals and five points in five playoff contests with the club. The Flames originally selected the 6'4" centre in the fourth round (No. 112 overall) of the 2023 NHL Draft.

New England-based hockey writer Mark Divver reported the news of Lipinski's NCAA commitment on Monday morning.

https://twitter.com/MarkDivver/status/1921984083887804671

Lipinski was the fourth of six selections the Flames made in 2023 and their highest pick of the class who has yet to sign an entry-level deal with the club. The Flames chose Honzek, Etienne Morin, and Aydar Suniev with their first three picks in 2023.

The Flames stand to benefit in a meaningful way from Lipinski advancing to the NCAA. Under previous circumstances, Lipinski's exclusive signing rights with Calgary would've been set to expire this off-season; however, with him now heading to college, the Flames will retain his rights for at least the upcoming two seasons.

Lipinski fell below a point-per-game pace in both of his junior seasons after being drafted. Even with the Flames lacking centre prospects, the Arizona-born forward didn't quite do enough in the WHL to earn an entry-level deal. Now that he's in college, Lipinski will have more of an opportunity to make an impression on the Flames' development staff.

During his time with the Giants, Lipinski appeared in three games with the AHL's Calgary Wranglers as a reserve. If all goes according to plan, he could return to the Wranglers as a full-fledged roster player in a year or two.

The Maine Black Bears finished the 2024-25 season with a 24-7-6 record under head coach Ben Barr, defeating UConn to win the Hockey East men's tournament before falling to Penn State in the NCAA regional semifinals.

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