BUFFALO SABRES

Former Collegians

8 – Dennis Gilbert – Notre Dame (2015-18)

• Hockey East Defensive Defenseman of the Year and third-team all-conference as a sophomore
• Teammates included Anders Bjork, Cal Petersen

12 – Jordan Greenway – Boston University (2015-18)

• Third-team All-Hockey East selection as a junior
• Teammates included Charlie McAvoy, Clayton Keller

17 – Jason Zucker – Denver (2010-12)

• Second-team All-WCHA as a sophomore

18 – Sam Lafferty – Brown (2014-18)

• First-team All-Ivy League as a senior; second-team as a junior
• Teammates included Nick Lappin, Matt Lorito

23 – Mattias Samuelsson* – Western Michigan (2018-20)

• Honorable mention All-NCHC selection as a sophomore

25 – Owen Power – Michigan (2020-22)

• Second-team All-America in 2021-22
• Also earned first-team All-Big Ten honors
• Named to Big Ten All-Rookie Team in 2020-21
• First overall pick in 2021 NHL Draft

72 – Tage Thompson* – Connecticut (2015-17)

• Third-team All-Hockey East as a sophomore

75 – Connor Clifton – Quinnipiac (2013-17)

• Team co-captain as a senior
• Teammates included Matthew Peca

78 – Jacob Bryson – Providence (2016-19)

• Second-team All-American in 2018
• Twice an All-Hockey East selection; first-team in 2018, second-team in 2019
• Twice received Hockey East's Len Ceglarski Sportsmanship Award

81 – Sam Lafferty – Brown (2017-20)

• Second-team All-Ivy League as a sophomore
• First-team All-Ivy League, third-team All-ECAC as a freshman

89 – Alex Tuch – Boston College (2014-16)

• Named to the Hockey East All-Rookie Team and honorable mention All-Hockey East as a freshman
• Led the team in scoring as a freshman
• Teammates included Noah Hanifin, Michael Matheson, Zach Sanford

* = on Injured Reserve

General Manager Kevyn Adams – Miami (1992-96)
Associate General Manager/AHL GM Jason Karmanos – Harvard (1992-96)
Assistant General Manger Jerry Forton – SUNY-Buffalo (1986-87)
Assistant Coach Seth Appert – Ferris State (1992-96)
Assistant Coach Mike Bales – Ohio State (1989-92)
Development Coach Tim Kennedy – Michigan State (2005-08)
Development Coach Zach Redmond – Ferris State (2007-11)
On-Ice Rehab and Skating Instructor Mike Ansell – SUNY-Buffalo State (2004-08)
Director of Pro Scouting Jeremiah Crowe – Clarkson (2006-10)
Assistant Director, Amateur Scouting Jason Nightingale – Lake Superior State (1988-2002)
Scout Brad Dexter – Colgate (1991-93, 1994-96)
AHL Head Coach Michael Leone – Utica (2008-09), Adrian (2008-09), Western Mich. (2010-13)
ECHL Goaltending Coach Charles Williams – Ferris State (2012-16), Canisius (2016-17)

Christopher Brown – Boston College (2015-19)

• Two-year team captain at Boston College
• Teammates included Thatcher Demko, Alex Tuch, Miles Wood, Jack McBain, Joseph Woll, Colin White, Zach Sanford, Oliver Wahlstrom

Ivan Chukarov – UMass (2015-19)

• Teammates included Cale Makar, Mario Ferraro, William Lagesson

Justen Close – Minnesota (2019-24)

• Second-team All-Big Ten in 2022-23
• All-Big Ten Honorable Mention in 2021-22 and 2023-24
• Teammates included Logan Cooley, Brock Faber, Matthew Knies, Ryan Johnson, Ben Meyers, Jackson LaCombe

Logan Cockerill – Boston University (2017-22)

• Captained the Terriers in each of his last two years
• Teammates included Brady Tkachuk, Jake Oettinger, Trevor Zegras, Joel Farabee, Dante Fabro, Jordan Greenway

Liam Coughlin – Vermont (2015-19)

• Teammates inclided Ross Colton

Josh Dunne – Clarkson (2018-21)

Christopher Grando – Boston College (2017-19), Arizona State (2019-23)

• Teammates at BC included Oliver Wahlstrom, Jack McBain, Casey Fitzgerald, Marc McLaughlin, Joseph Woll

Brendan Harris – Bemidji State (2017-21)

• Teammates included Zach Whitecloud

Mason Jobst – Ohio State (2015-19)

• Big Ten All-Rookie Team as a freshman
• Named to NCAA All-America West Second Team and All-Big Ten First Team as both a sophomore and senior
• Won the Big Ten conference scoring title as a sophomore
• Named to All-Big Ten Second Team as a junior
• Teammates included Dakota Joshua, Tanner Laczynski 

Ryan Johnson – Minnesota (2019-23)

• Honorable mention All-Big Ten as a sophomore and senior
• Teammates included Matthew Knies, Brock Faber, Ben Meyers, Sampo Ranta

Zach Jordan – Omaha (2016-20)

• Teammates included Brandon Scanlin, Fredrik Olofsson, Mason Morelli

Devon Levi – Northeastern (2021-23)

• Won the Mike Richter Award each of his two seasons
• Named Hockey East Player of the Year in 2022-23
• Also earned All-Hockey East First Team honors that year
• Also named first-team All-America and Hobey Baker Award finalist
• Named Hockey East Goaltender of the Year in 2021-22
• Represented Canada at 2022 Winter Olympics

Zach Metsa – Quinnipiac (2019-23)

• Led Quinnipiac to an NCAA championship in 2022-23
• Named first-team American each of his last two seasons
• ECAC Best Defensive Defenseman in 2021-22
• Teammates included Chase Priskie

Brett Murray – Penn State (2016-18)

• Teammates included Brandon Biro

Colton Poolman – North Dakota (2016-20)

• Three times named honorable mention All-NCHC (2018, '19, '20)
• Teammates included Brock Boeser, Tyson Jost, Tucker Poolman
• Older brother is Vancouver Canucks defenseman Tucker Poolman

Ethan Prow – St. Cloud State (2012-16)

• First-team All-American and a Hobey Baker finalist as a senior
• NCHC Player of the Year, Defenseman of the Year, Offensive Defenseman of the Year and first-team all-conference selection

Brandon Puricelli – Minnesota Duluth (2019-20), Lake Superior State (2020-23)

• Teammates at UMD included Noah Cates, Dylan Samberg, Scott Perunovich

Jack Rathbone – Harvard (2018-20)

• First-team All-American, All-ECAC Hockey and All-Ivy League as a sophomore
• Named to the ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team

Graham Slaggert – Notre Dame (2018-22)

• Served as team captain as a senior
• Also earned Big Ten Sportsmanship Award in 2021-22
• Teammates included Alex Steeves, Andrew Peeke

Peter Tischke – Wisconsin (2015-19)

• Honorable mention All-Big Ten as a sophomore and junior
• Captained the Badgers as a senior
• Teammates included K'Andre Miller, Luke Kunin, Ty Emberson, Trent Frederic, Wyatt Kalynuk

Garrett Van Wyhe – Michigan (2018-22)

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

Matt Vernon – Colorado College (2019-23)

• Teammates included Hunter McKown, Josiah Slavin
• Son of former NHL goalie Mike Vernon

Brendan Warren – Michigan (2015-19)

• Teammates included Kyle Connor, Quinn Hughes, Zach Werenski, JT Compher, Josh Norris, Tyler Motte

Matteo Costantini – Sr., F, Western Michigan – 5th (131), 2020

• Transferred from North Dakota following sophomore season
• Named to NCHC All-Rookie Team in 2021-22

Patrick Geary – So., D, Michigan State – 6th (172), 2024

Aaron Huglen – Sr., F, Minnesota – 4th (102), 2019

Sean Keohane – Fr., D, Harvard – 6th (173), 2023

Adam Kleber – Fr., D, Minnesota Duluth – 2nd (42), 2024

Gavin McCarthy – So., D, Boston University – 3rd (86), 2023

Jake Richard – So., F, UConn – 6th (170), 2022

Stiven Sardarian – Jr., F, Northern Michigan – 3rd (88), 2021

• Transferred from New Hampshire following sophomore season

Maxim Štrbák – So., D, Michigan State – 2nd (45), 2023

• Represented Slovakia at 2024 World Juniors
• Son of former NHL defenseman Martin Strbak

Brodie Ziemer – Fr., F, Minnesota – 3rd (71), 2024