FLORIDA PANTHERS

Former Collegians

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

30 – Spencer Knight – Boston College (2019-21)

• Hobey Baker Award finalist and first-team All-American as a sophomore
• Hockey East Player of the Year and first-team All-Hockey East selection in 2021
• Second-team All-Hockey East and a member of the conference's all-rookie team

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

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)

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)

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

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

Patrick Giles – Boston College (2018-22)

• Helped lead BC to back-to-back Hockey East titles in 2019-20 and 2020-21
• Teammates included Matt Boldy, Alex Newhook, Joseph Woll, Spencer Knight, Oliver Wahlstrom, Jack McBain, Jack St. Ivany

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

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

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

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

Graham McPhee – Boston College (2016-20)

• Teammates included Alex Newhook, Oliver Wahlstrom, Colin White

Jaycob Megna – Omaha (2011-14)

• Teammates included Andrej Sustr, Jake Guentzel, Josh Archibald

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

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

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

Jack Devine – Sr., F, Denver – 7th (221), 2022

• 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 in 2023-24

Owen Lindmark – Gr., F, Wisconsin – 5th (137), 2019

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

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

• Transferred from New Hampshire following sophomore season