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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

11 – Trent Frederic – Wisconsin (2016-18)

  • Honorable mention All-Big Ten as a sophomore
  • Big Ten Freshman of the Year, All-Freshman Team and second-team All-Big Ten choice in 2017
  • Teammates included Luke Kunin, Cameron Hughes

13 – Charlie Coyle – Boston University (2010-11)

  • Hockey East Rookie of the Year and member of the All-Rookie Team
  • Teammates included Matt Nieto, Alex Chiasson, Adam Clendening

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

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

82 – Jordan Oesterle – Western Michigan (2011-14)

  • Teammates included Danny DeKeyser, Matt Tennyson, Luke Witkowski

* = Injured/Non-Roster


Front Office

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)
AHL Assistant Coach Matt Thomas – RIT (1994-98)


In the Minors

Joey Abate – Omaha (2019-22)

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

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

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

Riley Duran – Providence (2021-24)

  • Teammates included Jaxson Stauber

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

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

Marc McLaughlin – Boston College (2018-22)

  • Two-year captain for the Eagles
  • Named Hockey East Defensive Player of the Year as a junior
  • Third-team All-Hockey East as a junior and honorable mention as a senior
  • Teammates included Alex Newhook, Spencer Knight, Oliver Wahlstrom and Matthew Boldy

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

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

Christian Sarlo – Penn State (2020-24)

Alex Sheehy – New England (2019-23)

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

  • Billy Sweezey – Yale (2016-20)

    • Teammates included Jack St. Ivany, Phil Kemp

    Riley Tufte – Minnesota Duluth (2016-19)

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

    Michael Underwood – Clarkson (2018-22), Michigan State (2022-23)

    • Teammates at Clarkson included Nico Sturm, Josh Dunne

    Sebastian Vidmar – Union (2015-19)

    • Teammates included Mike Vecchione

    Jake Willets – Ferris State (2019-21), Lake Superior State (2021-23)


    College Draft Picks

    Ty Gallagher – Sr., D, Boston University – 7th (217), 2021

    • Hockey East All-Rookie Team as a freshman

    Andre Gasseau – Jr., F, Boston College – 7th (213), 2021

    Elliott Groenewold – Fr., D, Quinnipiac – 4th (110), 2024

    Bennett Hendrickson – Fr., F, Minnesota – 4th (124), 2023

    Oskar Jellvik – Jr., F, Boston College – 5th (149), 2021

    Mason Langenbrunner – Jr., D, Harvard – 5th (151), 2020

    • Son of former NHL forward Jamie Langenbrunner

    Dean Letourneau – Fr., F, Boston College – 1st (25), 2024

    Dans Locmelis – So., F, UMass – 4th (119), 2022

    • Represented Latvia at 2024 World Juniors

    Casper Nassen – Fr., F, Miami – 7th (214), 2023

    Chris Pelosi – Fr., F, Quinnipiac – 3rd (92), 2023

    Jake Schmaltz – Sr., F, North Dakota – 7th (192), 2019

    • Cousin of current Arizona forward Nick Schmaltz and former NHL defenseman Jordan Schmaltz

    Philip Svedebäck – Jr., G, Providence – 4th (117), 2021

    Ryan Walsh – So., F, Cornell – 6th (188), 2023