St. Lawrence lands commitment from productive forward Colton Sommer

St. Lawrence landed a 2009-born forward with a proven scoring touch in Colton Sommer, a commitment that ties the Saints to a player who produced 57 points in 50 games at Mount St. Michael and already held USHL rights with the Green Bay Gamblers. For St. Lawrence, the move looks less like an immediate college roster add and more like a long-range investment in a scorer still moving through the junior pipeline.

Sommer’s profile fits that timeline. Recruiting trackers described him as a 5-foot-10 forward, and one listed his St. Lawrence pledge for the 2028-29 season, a clue that his route will likely include more junior hockey before he reaches campus. That makes his commitment especially relevant for a program betting on offensive upside that has already shown up in the box score.

Green Bay’s connection deepens the development story. The Gamblers selected Sommer in the seventh round, 235th overall, in Phase I of the 2026 United States Hockey League draft, giving the club his junior rights before the college announcement. In its own background material on Sommer, Green Bay listed him with 18 goals and 54 assists in 61 games, a production line that matches the reputation of a high-usage playmaker rather than a low-event depth prospect.

The commitment also spread quickly through recruiting circles, and a transaction record dated Aug. 7 listed Sommer joining St. Lawrence University. That record placed his move on the books as the Saints secured a young forward whose age, production and USHL rights all point to an extended runway before his NCAA debut. For St. Lawrence, Sommer is the kind of bet that can pay off when a skilled junior scorer arrives with more than one season of development still ahead of him.