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Former Collegians

6 – Jaycob Megna – Omaha (2011-14)

  • Teammates included Andrej Sustr, Jake Guentzel, Josh Archibald

8 – Nico Sturm – Clarkson (2016-19)

  • Hobey Baker Award finalist as a junior
  • First-team All-ECAC Hockey as a junior and twice named the conference's Best Defensive Forward
  • Teammates included Sheldon Rempal

10 – A.J. Greer – Boston University (2014-15)

  • Teammates included Jack Eichel, Matt O'Connor, Evan Rodrigues

17 – Evan Rodrigues – Boston University (2011-15)

  • Second-team All-Hockey East as a senior
  • Teammates included Jack Eichel, Danny O'Regan, Matt Grzelcyk, Matt O'Connor

25 – Mackie Samoskevich – Michigan (2021-23)

  • All-Big Ten Second Team as a sophomore
  • Named to Big Ten All-Freshman Team
  • Teammates included Matty Beniers, Owen Power, Kent Johnson, Nick Blankenburg, Luke Hughes

88 – Nate Schmidt – Minnesota (2010-13)

  • Two-time All-WCHA selection (first-team as a junior, second-team as a sophomore)
  • Second-team All-American in 2013
  • Teammates included Nick Bjugstad, Aaron Ness
Front Office

President of Hockey Operations/GM Bill Zito – Yale (1984-87)
Assistant General Manager Brett Peterson – Boston College (2000-04)
Senior VP, Hockey Operations Paul Krepelka – Princeton (1987-91)
Senior Advisor to the General Manager Paul Fenton – Boston University (1979-82)
Assistant Coach Myles Fee – Manhattanville (2002-06)
Director, Hockey Operations & Salary Cap Management Braden Birch – Cornell (2009-13)
Director, Hockey Operations & Player Evaluation Tom Bark – Lake Forest (2009-13)
Manager, Player Development Mike Ryan – Northeastern (1999-2003)
Professional Scout Sean Backman – Yale (2006-10)
Professional Scout P.J. Fenton – Massachusetts (2004-08)
Amateur Scout Josh Monk – Providence (2013-17)
ECHL Assistant Coach Brenden Kotyk – St. Scholastica (2012-13), Minnesota Duluth (2014-17)
ECHL Video Coach Eddie Fritz – Salem State (2011-15)

In the Minors

Ross Armour – Bemidji State (2018-23)

  • Served as team captain in 2022-23

Jamie Armstrong – Boston University (2019-23), Boston College (2023-24)

  • Teammates at BU included Trevor Zegras, Lane Hutson, Alex Vlasic
  • Teammates at BC included Will Smith, Cutter Gauthier
  • Son of Utah Hockey Club general manager Bill Armstrong

Mike Benning – Denver (2020-23)

  • Second-team All-America selection in 2022-23
  • NCHC Offensive Defenseman of the Year, first-team All-NCHC as a junior
  • Led DU to 2022 NCAA title and was named tournament MVP
  • Named second-team All-NCHC that same season
  • Teammates included Bobby Brink, Cole Guttman

Ben Brar – Merrimack (2019-24)

  • Captained the Warriors in each of his last two seasons
  • Teammates included Declan Carlile

Cooper Black – Dartmouth (2022-24)

  • Second-team All-ECAC Hockey as a sophomore

Skyler Brind'Amour – Quinnipiac (2019-23)

  • Won NCAA championship as a senior
  • Named ECAC Best Defensive Forward that same season
  • Also earned third-team All-ECAC honors in 2022-23
  • Son of Carolina head coach and former NHL forward Rod Brind'Amour

Dennis Cesana – Michigan State (2018-22)

  • All-Big Ten Honorable Mention as a junior
  • Second-team All-Big Ten as a sophomore
  • Big Ten All-Rookie Team as a freshman
  • Served as team captain as a senior

Oliver Chau– Massachusetts (2017-21), Quinnipiac (2021-22)

Brett Chorske – Colorado College (2021-23), Colgate (2023-25)

  • First-team All-ECAC Hockey, led Colgate in scoring as a senior
  • Teammates at Colorado College included Hunter McKown

Matt Choupani – Northeastern (2021-24), Miami (2024-25)

  • Teammates at Northeastern included Devon Levi, Jordan Harris, Jayden Struble, Sam Colangelo

Kyle Criscuolo – Harvard (2012-16)

  • Two-time captain for the Crimson
  • Twice named ECAC Hockey's Student-Athlete of the Year
  • A second-team all-conference selection as both a junior and senior
  • Teammates included Jimmy Vesey, Alex Kerfoot

Zac Dalpe – Ohio State (2008-10)

  • Second-team All-American in 2010
  • Teammates included Matt Bartkowski

Jack Devine – Denver (2021-25)

  • Won 2022 and 2024 NCAA championships with DU
  • One of 10 finalists for the Hobey Baker Award as a junior
  • Named first-team All-America and first-team All-NCHC as a junior and senior
  • Teammates included Bobby Brink, Cole Guttman, Magnus Chrona

Logan Drevitch – Merrimack (2018-22)

Seth Fyten – Bowling Green (2020-25)

Riese Gaber – North Dakota (2020-24)

  • All-NCHC Honorable Mention in 2023-24
  • Second-team All-NCHC in 2022-23
  • First-team All-NCHC in 2021-22
  • NCHC Frozen Faceoff MVP, NCHC All-Rookie Team as a freshman

Nick Granowicz – Michigan (2019-23), UMass Lowell (2023-24)

  • Teammates at Mihcigan included Luke Hughes, Matty Beniers, Owen Power, Kent Johnson, Adam Fantilli, Cam York

Connor Gregga – Minnesota State (2020-24), LIU (2024-25)

  • Won three straight conference titles at Minnesota State
  • Teammates at MSU included Nathan Smith, Walker Duehr, Jake Livingstone, Akito Hirose, Ondrej Pavel

Colton Huard – New Hampshire (2021-25)

Riley Hughes – Northeastern (2019-23), Ohio State (2023-24)

  • Transferred to OSU from Northeastern following senior season
  • Older brother of Boston University forward Jack Hughes
  • Son of current Montreal Canadiens GM Kent Hughes

Kyle Jeffers – AIC (2020-21), Lindenwood (2022-24)

Cam Johnson – North Dakota (2014-18)

  • Won the 2016 NCAA championship
  • Teammates included Brock Boeser, Tyson Jost, Tucker Poolman, Drake Caggiula, Nick Schmaltz

Matt Kiersted – North Dakota (2017-21)

  • First-team All-NCHC and second-team All-American as a senior
  • Second-team All-NCHC as a junior
  • Teammates included Shane Pinto, Jasper Weatherby, Cole Smith, Rhett Gardner

Keith Kinkaid – Union (2009-11)

  • First-team AllAmerican and ECAC Goaltender of the Year in 2010-11
  • Also earned first-team All-ECAC honors that season
  • Third-team All-ECAC as a freshman
  • Teammates included Troy Grosenick

Zach Krajnik – Minnesota State (2021-25)

  • Teammates included Nathan Smith, Jake Livingstone, Akito Hirose, Ondrej Pavel

Logan Lambdin – Michigan State (2016-20)

  • Teammates included Mason Appleton, Taro Hirose

Jesse Lansdell – Notre Dame (2019-23), Omaha (2023-24)

  • Teammates at Notre Dame included Alex Steeves, Spencer Stastney, Landon Slaggert, Cal Burke

John Leonard – Massachusetts (2017-20)

  • First-team All-American and first-team All-Hockey East selection as a junior
  • Second-team All-Hockey East selection as a sophomore

Will Lockwood – Michigan (2016-20)

  • Twice named honorable mention All-Big Ten

Josh Luedtke – St. Cloud State (2021-25)

  • Teammates included Nick Perbix

Ryan McAllister – Western Michigan (2022-23)

  • All-NCHC Honorable Mention, NCHC All-Rookie Team

Aidan McDonough – Northeastern (2019-23)

  • First-team All-America each of his lat two seasons
  • All-Hockey East First Team pick as a junior and senior
  • Led Huskies in scoring in both of those seasons
  • Served as team captain as a senior

Liam McLinskey – Quinnipiac (2021-22), Holy Cross (2022-25)

  • Hobey Baker Award top-10 finalist as a junior and senior
  • Also named Atlantic Hockey Player of the Year both years
  • Second-team All-American as a junior
  • Teammates at QU included Yaniv Perets, Jacob Quillan

Graham McPhee – Boston College (2016-20)

  • Teammates included Alex Newhook, Oliver Wahlstrom, Colin White

Craig Needham – Providence (2019-24)

  • Teammates included Jaxson Stauber, Tyce Thompson

Keaton Pehrson – Michigan (2019-23), North Dakota (2023-24)

  • Teammates at Michigan included Adam Fantilli, Luke Hughes, Matty Beniers, Owen Power, Cam York
  • Teammates at UND included Jackson Blake

Eamon Powell – Boston College (2020-25)

  • Captained the Eagles in each of his last two seasons
  • Named Hockey East Best Defensive Defenseman in 2024-25
  • Also earned first-team All-Hockey East honors that season
  • All-Hockey East Second Team as a sophomore
  • Hockey East All-Rookie Team selection in 2022-23
  • Teammates included Matt Boldy, Jack McBain, Will Smith, Cutter Gauthier, Ryan Leonard, Gabe Perreault, Spencer Knight

Will Riedell – Lake Superior State (2017-21), Ohio State (2021-22)

  • Served as OSU team captain in 2021-22
  • Second-team All-WCHA in 2020-21 with LSSU

Wilmer Skoog – Boston University (2019-23)

  • Third-team All-Hockey East as a senior
  • Led the Terriers in goals as a junior
  • Teammates included Trevor Zegras, Alex Vlasic

Ben Steeves – Minnesota Duluth (2022-24)

  • Second-team All-NCHC as a sophomore
  • All-NCHC Honorable Mention and NCHC All-Rookie Team as a freshman
  • Teammates included Wyatt Kaiser

Michael Suda – Cornell (2021-25)

  • Teammates included Sam Malinski

Ryan Sullivan – UMass (2020-23), Miami (2023-25)

  • Captained the RedHawks in 2024-25

Ethan Szmagaj – Arizona State (2021-25)

  • Captained the Sun Devils as a senior
  • Teammates at ASU included Josh Doan

Cristophe Tellier – Quinnipiac (2021-24), Northeastern (2024-25)

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

Zach Uens – Merrimack (2019-22)

Liam Walsh– Merrimack (2019-22), Northeastern (2022-24)

  • Teammates at Northeastern included Devon Levi, Jayden Struble, Sam Colangelo
  • Teammates at Merrimack included Declan Carlile

Pito Walton – Princeton (2019-20, 2021-23), Northeastern (2023-24)

  • All-Ivy League Honorable Mention at Princeton in 2022-23

Nick Zabaneh – Boston University (2020-24)

  • Teammates included Lane Hutson, Alex Vlasic

Riese Zmolek – Minnesota State (2017-21)

  • Third-team All-WCHA in 2021
  • Teammates included Nathan Smith, Walker Duehr, Connor Mackey
  • Son of former NHL defenseman Doug Zmolek
College Draft Picks

Vladislav Lukashevich – Fr., D, Michigan State – 4th (120), 2021

Tyler Muszelik – Jr., G, UConn – 6th (189), 2022

  • Transferred from New Hampshire following sophomore season