DALLAS STARS

Former Collegians

1 – Casey DeSmith – New Hampshire (2011-14)

• Hockey East All-Rookie Team in 2012
• Teammates included Trevor van Riemsdyk

2 – Brendan Smith – Wisconsin (2007-10)

• Finalist for the 2010 Hobey Baker Award won by his teammate, Blake Geoffrion
• Named WCHA Defensive Player of the Year in 2010
• 2010 First-team All-American
• Teammates included Ryan McDonagh, Derek Stepan, Kyle Turris, Blake Geoffrion, Jamie McBain, Craig Smith, Jake Gardiner

15 – Colin Blackwell – Harvard (2011-16)

• Teammates included Jimmy Vesey, Alex Killorn, Alexander Kerfoot, Sean Malone

29 – Jake Oettinger – Boston University (2016-19)

• Second-team All-Hockey East and Hockey East All-Rookie team in 2017
• Teammates included Dante Fabbro, Clayton Keller, Charlie McAvoy, Jordan Greenway

Special Assistant to the President Marty Turco – Michigan (1994-98)
Assistant General Manager/AHL GM Scott White – Michigan Tech (1985-89)
Assistant Coach Steve Spott – Colgate (1986-90)
Director, Player Personnel Rich Peverley – St. Lawrence (2000-04)
Coordinator, Player Development Ben Bishop – Maine (2005-08)
Scout Bob Emery – Boston College (1982-86)
Pro Scout Matt Mangene – Maine (2009-12)
AHL Head Coach Neil Graham – Mercyhurst (2006-10)
AHL Assistant Coach Travis Morin – Minnesota State (2003-07)
ECHL Head Coach Everett Sheen – Holy Cross (2007-11)

Dominic Basse – Colorado College (2020-22), St. Cloud State (2022-24), St. Lawrence (2024-25)

• Teammates at CC included Hunter McKown

Jack Becker – Michigan (2017-21), Arizona State (2021-22)

Tommy Bergsland – Colgate (2021-25)

• Second-team All-ECAC as a junior and senior

Sean Chisholm – Dartmouth (2021-25)

• Team captain as a junior and senior
• Led the Big Green in scoring as a freshman
• All-Ivy League Honorable Mention as a freshman

Hank Crone – Boston Univ. (2017-18), Denver (2019-21), Northern Michigan (2021-22)

• Teammates at DU included Cole Guttman, Bobby Brink, Magnus Chrona
• Teammates at BU included Brady Tkachuk, Jake Oettinger, Jordan Greenway, Dante Fabbro

Slava Demin – Denver (2018-21), UMass (2021-22), Merrimack (2022-23)

• Teammates at UMass included Matthew Murray, Matt Kessel
• Teammates at DU included Ian Mitchell, Cole Guttman, Bobby Brink

Justin Ertel – Cornell (2021-22)

• Teammates included Sam Malinski, Matt Stienburg

Christophe Fillion – Quinnipiac (2020-24), Miami (2024-25)

• Won NCAA championship at Quinnipiac in 2022-23
• Teammates at QU included Yaniv Perets, Collin Graf, Jacob Quillan

Nicholas Grabko – Bentley (2020-24), Alaska (2024-25)

• Named to AHA All-Rookie Team as a freshman

Justin Hryckowian – Northeastern (2021-24)

• Hockey East Best Defensive Forward in each of his final two seasons
• Second-team All-Hockey East in 2022-23, third-team in 2023-24
• Named to Hockey East All-Rookie Team as a freshman
• Teammates included Devon Levi, Jordan Harris, Jayden Struble, Aidan McDonough

Cameron Hughes – Wisconsin (2014-18)

• Team captain as a senior
• Teammates included Luke Kunin, Trent Frederic

Michael Karow – Boston College (2017-21), Michigan Tech (2021-22)

Ben Kraws – Miami (2019-21), Arizona St. (2021-23), St. Lawrence (2023-24)

• Teammates at ASU included Josh Doan

Luke Krys – Brown (2019-20, 2021-23), Providence (2023-24)

• Served as team captain at Brown as a senior in 2022-23
• Two-time All-Ivy League selection (2023, 2022)

Kyle Looft – Bemidji State (2019-24)

• CCHA Defenseman of the Year, Best Defensive Defenseman in 2023-24
• Also earned first-team All-CCHA honors
• Captained the Beavers in each of his last two years

Ayrton Martino – Clarkson (2021-25)

• Hobey Baker Award finalist, ECAC Player of the Year as a senior
• Also earned first-team All-ECAC honors in 2024-25
• Third-team All-ECAC as a sophomore
• Named to ECAC All-Rookie Team as a freshman

Curtis McKenzie – Miami (2009-13)

• Won Miami's George Gwozdecky Blue Line Club Award as a senior, given to a player who has gone above and beyond what is expected, on and off the ice
• Teammates included Reilly Smith, Tommy Wingels, Andy Miele

Jade Miller – Minnesota Duluth (2016-20)

Mason Nevers – Minnesota (2020-25)

• Team captain in each of his last two years
• Temamates included Logan Cooley, Brock Faber, Matthew Knies, Jackson LaCombe, Ben Meyers, Ryan Johnson

Mark Olver –Northern Michigan (2007-10)

• Hobey Baker finalist, first-team All-America as a junior
• Also named first-team All-CCHA
• Teammates included Erik Gustafsson

Ty Pelton-Byce – Harvard (2016-18), Wisconsin (2019-21)

Emilio Pettersen – Denver (2018-20)

• Second-team All-NCHC as a sophomore

Anthony Romano – Clarkson (2019-24)

• Teammates included Josh Dunne

Harrison Scott – Bentley (2021-23), Maine (2023-25)

• Assistant captain as a senior at Maine
• Teammates included Bradly Nadeau

Artem Shlaine – UConn (2020-22), Northern Michigan (2022-24), Arizona State (2024-25)

• Earned first-team All-NCHC at ASU in 2024-25
• Also won NCHC Three Stars Award in 2024-25

Tomas Sholl – Bowling Green (2013-17)

• Teammates included Sean Walker, Ryan Carpenter, Mark Friedman

Sam Sternschein – Penn State (2017-21), Boston College (2021-22)

• Teammates at BC included Drew Helleson, Jack McBain, Jack St. Ivany, Mark McLaughlin
• Teammates at Penn State included Brandon Biro

Trey Taylor – Clarkson (2022-25)

• First-team All-ECAC as a junior in 2024-25
• Second-team All-ECAC as a sophomore in 2023-24
• Named ECAC Best Defensive Defenseman each of those years

C.J. Walker – Wisconsin-Superior (2020-24)

A.J. White – UMass Lowell (2012-16)

Trevor Zins – St. Cloud State (2019-21), St. Thomas (2021-23)

• Teammates at SCSU included Nick Perbix, Jack Ahcan

Jack Bar – Sr., D, Harvard – 5th (138), 2021

George Fegaras – So., D, Cornell – 3rd (83), 2022

Aram Minnetian – So., D, Boston College – 4th (125), 2023

Samuel Sjölund – Jr., D, Western Michigan – 4th (111), 2019