NASHVILLE PREDATORS

Former Collegians

7 – Marc Del Gaizo – Massachusetts (2018-21)

• 2021 national champion
• Member of the 2019 NCAA All-Tournament Team
• Twice named third-team All-Hockey East (2019, '21)
• Member of the conference's all-rookie team in 2019
• Brother of Anthony Del Gaizo

36 – Cole Smith – North Dakota (2016-20)

• Teammates included Brock Boeser, Tyson Jost, Tucker Poolman, Shane Pinto, Jasper Weatherby

37 – Nick Blankenburg – Michigan (2018-22)

• All-Big Ten Honorable Mention each of his last three seasons
• Received Big Ten Sportsmanship Award as a senior
• Served as team captain as a senior
• Teammates includes Quinn Hughes, Josh Norris, Owen Power, Kent Johnson, Cam York, Matty Beniers

52 – Matthew Wood – UConn (2022-24), Minnesota (2024-25)

• All-Big Ten Honorable Mention at Minnesota in 2024-25
• Teammates at Minnesota included Jimmy Snuggerud, Oliver Moore, Sam Rinzel
• Led UConn in scoring in each of his two seasons with the Huskies
• Named to 2022-23 Hockey East All-Rookie Team
• Represented Canada at 2024 World Juniors

76 – Brady Skjei – Minnesota (2012-15)

• Honorable mention All-Big Ten in 2014 and '15
• Teammates included Vinni Lettieri, Nick Bjugstad, Erik Haula, Nate Schmidt, Kyle Rau, Hudson Fasching, Mark Alt

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

• Teammates included Danny DeKeyser, Matt Tennyson, Luke Witkowski

85 – Ryan Ufko – UMass (2021-24)

• Won NCAA championship as a freshman
• First-team All-American, All-Hockey East as a junior
• Also won the Hockey East Len Ceglarski Sportsmanship Award
• Teammates included Matthew Kessel

Senior Advisor David Poile – Northeastern (1976-70)
Assistant General Manager/Director, Scouting Jeff Kealty – Boston University (1994-98)
Assistant General Manager/Director, Hockey Operations Brian Poile – Boston College (1996-97)
Assistant Coach Darby Hendrickson – Minnesota (1991-93)
Assistant Coach Todd Richards – Minnesota (1985-89)
Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach Jason Nordby – St. Scholastica (1998-2002)
Chief Amateur Scout Tom Nolan – New Hampshire (1993-98)
North American Amateur Scout Greg Dreschel – Colgate (1984-88)
North American Amateur Scout Ronda Engelhardt – Minnesota (1999-2003)
North American Amateur Scout David Westby – Wisconsin-River Falls (1979-81)
European Scout Martin Bakula – Alaska Anchorage (1991-93)
Pro Scout Doug Janik – Maine (1998-2001)
Pro Scout Rob Cowie – Northeastern (1987-91)
Pro Development Coach Mark Borowiecki – Clarkson (2007-11)
Forward Development Coach Nathan Gerbe – Boston College (2005-08)
Defense Development Coach Rob Scuderi – Boston College (1997-01)
AHL Assistant Coach Matt Donovan – Denver (2009-11)
AHL Assistant Coach Greg Rallo – Ferris State (2002-06)
ECHL Head Coach Derek Nesbitt – Ferris State (2001-05)

Kieffer Bellows – Boston University (2016-17)

• Teammates included Clayton Keller, Charlie McAvoy, Jordan Greenway, Dante Fabbro, Jake Oettinger
• Son of former NHL forward Brian Bellows

Anders Bjork – Notre Dame (2014-17)

• Hobey Baker Award finalist, second-team All-America as a junior
• Second-team All-Hockey East as a sophomore
• Led the Fighting Irish in scoring in both of those seasons
• Teammates included Jake Evans, Cal Petersen, Vinny Hinostroza, Jordan Gross, Andrew Peeke, Cal Burke, Dennis Gilbert

Josh Boyer – Omaha (2019-21), St. Lawrence (2022-24)

• Teammates at UNO included Brandon Scanlin

Mickey Burns – Vermont (2020-21), Mercyhurst (2021-25)

Alex Campbell – Clarkson (2020-23), Northeastern (2023-24)

• Third-team All-Hockey East as a senior at Northeastern
• First-team All-ECAC as a sophomore at Clarkson
• Teammates at Clarkson included Josh Dunne

Dylan Carabia – Salve Regina (2017-20)

Magnus Chrona – Denver (2019-23)

• NCHC Player of the Year and Goaltender of the Year as a senior
• Also named All-NCHC First Team in 2023
• Led Denver to NCAA title in 2021-22 and earned all-tourney honors
• NCHC All-Rookie Team selection

Joey Cipollone – Vermont (2018-20), Quinnipiac (2020-23)

• Teammates at QU included Collin Graf, Yaniv Perets

Brenden Datema – Michigan Tech (2019-22), Canisius (2022-24)

• Teammates at MTU included Brian Halonen

Drew DeRidder – Michigan State (2018-22), North Dakota (2022-23)

• All-Big Ten Honorable Mention in 2020-21
• Big Ten All-Rookie Team as a freshman
• Teammates at MSU included Taro Hirose
• Teammates at UND included Tyler Kleven

Tyler Drevitch – Merrimack (2016-20)

• Served as team captain during senior year
• Teammates at Merrimack included Johnathan Kovacevic, Brett Seney

P.J. Fletcher – Quinnipiac (2019-20), Miami (2021-24)

Filip Forsmark – Merrimack (2019-24)

• Led Warriors in scoring in 2020-21

Mark Friedman – Bowling Green (2014-17)

• First-team All-WCHA as a sophomore; third-team pick as a junior
• WCHA All-Rookie Team selection

Connor Galloway – SUNY-Brockport (2021-24)

Kevin Gravel – St. Cloud State (2010-14)

• Team co-captain as a senior with Nic Dowd
• Other teammates included Jonny Brodzinski, Kalle Kossila, Charlie Lindgren, Nick Jensen

Ethan Haider – Clarkson (2020-23), UConn (2023-24)

• ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year, All-Rookie Team in 2020-21
• Teammates at Clarkson included Josh Dunne

Christian Hausinger – Wisconsin-River Falls (2017-21)

Randy Hernandez – Robert Morris (2020-21), Canisius (2021-24)

• Second-team All-Atlantic Hockey (West Pod) with RMU in 2020-21

Kale Howarth – Connecticut (2018-21)

Mitchell Lewandowski – Michigan State (2017-22)

• Three-time All-Big Ten Honorable Mention
• Big Ten Rookie of the Year as a freshman

Jake Livingstone – Minnesota State (2020-23)

• Second-team All-America selection in 2022-23
• CCHA Defenseman of the Year as a sophomore and junior
• Also earned first-team All-CCHA honors each of those years
• Named to WCHA All-Rookie Team as a freshman
• Won a conference championship all three years at MSU
• Teammates included Nathan Smith, Walker Duehr

Jake Lucchini – Michigan Tech (2015-19)

• WCHA All-Rookie Team as a freshman
• Teammates included Matt Roy, Joel L'Esperance

Kyle Marino – Alaska (2017-20)

• WCHA All-Rookie Team as a freshman

Matt Murray – Massachusetts (2017-22)

• Third-team All-Hockey East in 2022
• Teammates included Cale Makar, Zac Jones, Mario Ferraro, John Leonard

Eric Neiley – Dartmouth (2011-15)

• Second-team All-ECAC, All-Ivy First Team in 2014-15
• All-Ivy Second Team in 2013-14

Cole O'Hara – UMass (2022-25)

• First-team All-Hockey East in 2024-25
• Teammates included Scott Morrow

Mike O'Leary – Notre Dame (2016-20)

• Teammates included Anders Bjork, Cal Petersen, Jake Evans, Jordan Gross

Ondrej Pavel – Minnesota State (2020-23)

• Won a conference title each of his three years at MSU
• Teammates included Nathan Smith, Walker Duehr

Jackson Pierson – New Hampshire (2018-22); Notre Dame (2022-23)

• Second-team ALl-Hockey East in 2021

Scott Reedy – Minnesota (2017-21)

• Teammates included Brock Faber, Jackson LaCombe, Tommy Novak, Casey Mittelstadt, Ryan Johnson, Rem Pitlick

Ryder Rolston – Notre Dame (2020-23)

• Teammates included Alex Steeves
• Son of former NHL forward Brian Rolson

Spencer Stastney – Notre Dame (2018-22)

• Second-team All-Big Ten as a junior

• Teammates included Alex Steeves, Andrew Peeke

Derek Topatigh – Princeton (2016-20)

• Teammates included Eric Robinson

Kevin Wall – Penn State (2019-23)

• All-Big Ten Honorable Mention as a senior
• Led PSU in scoring each of his final two seasons
• Teammates included Brandon Biro

Zach Yoder – Air Force (2015-16), Ferris State (2017-20)

• Teammates included Shane Pinto, Matt Kiersted, Cole Smith, Rhett Gardner

Aiden Fink – So., F, Penn State – 7th (218), 2023

• All-Big Ten Honorable Mention as a freshman

Adam Ingram – Jr., F, St. Cloud State – 3rd (82), 2022

Chase McLane – Gr., F, Colorado College – 7th (209), 2020

• Transferred from Penn State following senior season

Sutter Muzzatti – Jr., F, RPI – 5th (143), 2023

• Named to ECAC All-Rookie Team
• Son of former NHL and Michigan State goalie Jason Muzzatti

Erik Påhlsson – Fr., F, Minnesota – 7th (213), 2024

Teddy Stiga – Fr., F, Boston College – 2nd (55), 2024

Ben Strinden – Jr., F, North Dakota – 7th (210), 2022

Isak Walther – Sr., F, Vermont – 6th (179), 2019