BOSTON BRUINS

Former Collegians

1 – Jeremy Swayman – Maine (2017-20)

• Mike Richter Award winner as the nation's top goaltender in 2020
• Hockey East Player of the Year and first-team all-conference as a junior
• First-team All-American in 2020
• Third-team All-Hockey East in 2019
• Named to the Hockey East All-Rookie Team

6 – Mason Lohrei – Ohio State (2021-23)

• All-Big Ten Second Team as a sophomore
• Teammates included Cole McWard

10 – Riley Tufte – Minnesota Duluth (2016-19)

• Two-time NCAA champion
• Teammates included Neal Pionk, Alex Iafallo, Carson Soucy, Noah Cates, Mikey Anderson, Dylan Samberg

11 – Casey Mittelstadt – Minnesota (2017-18)

• Big Ten All-Freshman Team selection in 2018

14 – Ian Mitchell – Denver (2017-20)

• Teammates included Troy Terry, Dylan Gambrell, Henrik Borgstrom, Logan O'Connor, Bobby Brink, Cole Guttman

19 – Johnny Beecher – Michigan (2019-22)

• Named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team
• Teammates included Owen Power, Cam York, Kent Johnson, Matty Beniers

42 – Georgi Merkulov – Ohio State (2021-22)

• First-team All-Big Ten and Big Ten All-Rookie Team in lone season at OSU
• Led Buckeyes in scoring

45 – Cole Koepke – Minnesota Duluth (2018-21)

• First-team All-NCHC and second-team All-American as a sophomore
• Honorable mention All-NCHC as a junior

52 – Andrew Peeke – Notre Dame (2016-19)

• Team captain as a junior
• Hockey East All-Rookie Team selection
• Teammates included Anders Bjork, Dennis Gilbert

73 – Charlie McAvoy* – Boston University (2015-17)

• First-team All-America and All-Hockey East as a sophomore
• Teammates included Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson, Clayton Keller

* = on Injured Reserve

President of TD Garden, Chief Revenue Officer Glen Thornborough – Alaska Anchorage (1992-96)
General Manager Don Sweeney – Harvard (1984-88)
President, Boston Bruins Foundation Bob Sweeney – Boston College (1982-86)
Interim Head Coach Joe Sacco – Boston University (1987-90)
Assistant Coach Jay Leach – Providence (1997-2001)
Goaltending Coach Bob Essensa – Michigan State (1983-87)
Goaltending Development Coach Mike Dunham – Maine (1990-93)
Skating and Skills Coach John McLean – Boston College (1983-87)
Skating and Skills Consultant David Breen – Merrimack (2002-04)
Skating and Skills Consultant Tom Ford – Worcester State (2006-08)
Assistant Director, Amateur Scouting Darren Yopyk – Princeton (1996-2000)
Pro Scout Matt Lindblad – Dartmouth (2010-13)
Head College Scout Brett Harkins – Bowling Green (1989-93)
Amateur & College Scout Parker Mackay – Minnesota Duluth (2015-19)
Amateur Scout Andrew Dickson – Colgate (1989-93)
Amateur Scout Doug Leaverton – Colorado College (2009-11)

Joey Abate – Omaha (2019-22)

Brad Arvanitis – Massachusetts (2017-19), Babson (2019-22)

Dalton Bancroft – Cornell (2022-25)

• Second-team All-ECAC in 2024-25
• Ranked second on the Big Red in scoring as a sophomore and junior
• Teammates included Sam Malinski

Drew Bavaro – Bentley (2020-22), Notre Dame (2022-24)

• First-team All-Atlantic hockey as a sophomore after leading Bentley in scoring
• Teammates at Notre Dame included Landon Slaggert

Christian Berger – Penn State (2020-24)

• Captained the Nittany Lions as a senior

Ryan Bischel – Notre Dame (2019-24)

• Second-team All-America honoree as a senior in 2022-23
• Also named Big Ten Goaltender of the Year that season
• Teammates included Alex Steeves, Spencer Stastney, Landon Slaggert

Patrick Brown – Boston College (2010-14)

• Captained the Eagles as a senior
• Won the 2012 NCAA championship
• Teammates included Johnny Gaudreau, Kevin Hayes, Mike Matheson, Chris Kreider, Brian Dumoulin, Thatcher Demko, Cam Atkinson

Brandon Bussi – Western Michigan (2019-22)

• Teammates included Ronnie Attard, Wade Allison, Mattias Samuelsson

Michael Callahan – Providence (2018-22)

• Three-year team captain for the Friars
• First-team All-Hockey East as a sophomore

Robert Cronin – New Hampshire (2021-25)

• Led the Wildcats with 17 goals as a senior

Wyllum Deveaux – Harvard (2018-23)

• Teammates included Adam Fox, John Marino, Jack Drury, Jack Rathbone

Garret Devine – Providence (2019-22), U. of New England (2022-24)

• Teammates at PC included Jaxson Stauber, Tyce Thompson

Alex DiPaolo – Colgate (2021-25)

• Served as an assistant captain as a senior

Riley Duran – Providence (2021-24)

• Teammates included Jaxson Stauber, Brett Berard, Mike Callahan, Parker Ford

John Farinacci – (2019-20, 2021-23)

• Captained Harvard in 2022-23
• Named to ECAC All-Rookie Team as a freshman
• Teammates included Jack Drury, Jack Rathbone, Henry Thrun, Matt Coronato, Nick Abruzzese

Ty Gallagher – Boston University (2021-24), Colorado College (2024-25)

• Hockey East All-Rookie Team as a freshman at BU
• Teammates at BU included Lane Hutson, Macklin Celebrini, Alex Vlasic Drew Commesso

Nick Jermain – Quinnipiac (2016-20)

• Teammates included Connor Clifton

Carter Johnson – Miaim (2016-20)

• Teammates included Kiefer Sherwood, Grant Hutton, Jonathan Gruden, Carson Meyer

Trevor Kuntar – Boston College (2020-23)

• Teammates included Matt Boldy, Alex Newhook, Spencer Knight, Jack McBain

Jimmy Lambert – Michigan (2018-22)

• Teammates included Quinn Hughes, Josh Norris, Owen Power, Matty Beniers, Kent Johnson, Cam York, William Lockwood

Xander Lamppa – Penn State (2020-24)

Vinni Lettieri – Minnesota (2013-17)

• Teammates included Brady Skjei, Mike Reilly, Kyle Rau, Hudson Fasching

Dans Ločmelis – UMass (2023-25)

• Teammates included Scott Morrow
• Represented Latvia at 2023 and 2024 World Juniors

Jaxon Nelson – Minnesota (2019-24)

• Captained the Golden Gophers in 2023-24
• All-Big Ten Honorable Mention in 2023-24
• Teammates included Logan Cooley, Brock Faber, Ryan Johnson, Matthew Knies, Jackson LaCombe, Ben Meyers

Josh Nixon – Lake Superior State (2021-22), Union (2022-25)

• Served as assistant captain as a senior at Union
• Named to CCHA All-Rookie Team in 2021-22 with LSSU

Ethan Pearson – Princeton (2021-25)

• All-Ivy League Honorable Mention in 2022-23

Christian Sarlo – Penn State (2020-24)

Jake Schmaltz – North Dakota (2021-25)

• Teammates included Jake Sanderson, Jackson Blake, Tyler Kleven
• Cousin of current Utah forward Nick Schmaltz and former NHL defenseman Jordan Schmaltz

Nate Schweitzer – Colorado College (2021-23), Lake Superior State (2023-25)

• Teammates at CC included Hunter McKown

Joe Sharib – Union (2021-25)

• Teammates included Collin Graf

Alex Sheehy – New England (2019-23)

Bennett Stockdale – Alabama-Huntsville (2020-21), Plattsburgh State (2021-24)