Brantford signs UConn commit Jack Torr from Fargo Force

Brantford added another UConn commit with a long, unusual development trail on June 29, signing Fargo Force forward Jack Torr to an OHL Scholarship & Development Agreement. The Bulldogs said Torr is the second UConn commit to join the club in 2026, following Nathan Hauad, and the move came during an active stretch of June roster activity for Brantford.

Torr’s route is exactly the kind of path that is becoming more common for elite 2008-born players, with less separation than ever between youth hockey, the USHL and the OHL. The 6-foot-2, 201-pound right-shot forward was born in Philadelphia on July 29, 2008, moved through the Philadelphia Flyers Elite program, split his 15U season between the Valley Forge Minutemen and Haverford School, then went to The Governor’s Academy in Massachusetts before joining East Coast Militia U18 AAA and later Fargo.

The production followed him at every stop. Torr put up 18 points in 20 games at Valley Forge, then exploded for 30 points in 16 games at Haverford while finishing with a plus-19 rating and leading the school in major categories. At The Governor’s Academy, he scored 19 points in 30 games and was the youngest regular on the roster, the only 2008 birth year to play every game.

He opened 2025-26 with five points in four games for East Coast Militia, then Fargo brought him into the USHL on Sept. 20, 2025. In Fargo, Torr skated in 43 games and finished with two goals and eight assists for 10 points while showing the added value Brantford wanted most: he could play multiple positions and bring a physical edge that fits the Bulldogs’ identity.

That is the tradeoff at the center of Torr’s decision. He leaves a UConn path and the NCAA route behind in favor of an OHL landing spot that can give him a more immediate role, a different development structure and a team willing to bet that his size, versatility and maturity will translate faster than his USHL point total suggests. For Fargo and other USHL clubs, it is another reminder that top forwards can still be vulnerable to cross-league movement when an OHL team sees a broader ceiling than the stat line shows.