SAN JOSE SHARKS

Former Collegians

2 – Will Smith – Boston College (2023-24)

• One of 10 finalists for the Hobey Baker Award in 2023-24
• Led NCAA in scoring and earned first-team All-America honors
• First-team All-Hockey East, HEA All-Rookie Team as a freshman

3 – Henry Thrun – Harvard (2019-20, 2021-23)

• First-team All-American as a senior
• ECAC Best Defensive Defenseman, first-team All-ECAC as a senior
• First-Team All-Ivy League as a senior
• Second-team All-America as a junior
• Second-team All-ECAC as a junior
• ECAC Hockey All-Rookie team selection

5 – Vincent Desharnais – Providence (2015-19)

• Hockey East Association Best Defensive Defenseman as a senior
• Teammates included Mark Jankowski, Brandon Tanev, Jake Walman, Brian Pinho

17 – Thomas Bordeleau – Michigan (2020-22)

• Named the 2021 Tim Taylor National Rookie of the Year
• Big Ten Freshman of the Year, second-team all-conference and named to the all-freshman team
• Teammates included Owen Power, Matty Beniers, Kent Johnson, Cam York
• Son of former NHL forward Sebastien Bordeleau

38 – Mario Ferraro – Massachusetts (2017-19)

• Third-team All-Hockey East in 2019
• Hockey East All-Rookie Team selection
• Teammates included Cale Makar

46 – Cameron Lund – Northeastern (2022-25)

• Third-team All-Hockey East in 2024-25
• Named to Hockey East All-Rookie Team in 2022-23

59 – Jimmy Schuldt – St. Cloud State (2015-19)

• Three-year team captain
• First-team All-American as a junior
• NCHC Player of the Year and Defensive Defenseman of the Year as a senior
• Two-time first-team All-NCHC and a Hobey Baker finalist

71 – Macklin Celebrini – Boston University (2023-24)

• No. 1 overall pick in 2024 NHL Draft
• Won Hobey Baker Memorial Award as a freshman
• Also won Tim Taylor Award as national rookie of the year
• Named first-team All-America
• Hockey East Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year
• Hockey East First All-Star Team
• Won Hockey East scoring title

General Manager Mike Grier – Boston University (1993-96)
Head Coach Ryan Warsofsky – Sacred Heart (2007-09), Curry (2009-11)
Assistant Coach Jeff Ulmer – North Dakota (1995-99)
Assistant Coach Brian Wiseman – Michigan (1990-94)
Goaltending Coach Thomas Speer – UW Stevens Point (2007-10), UMass-Boston (2010-11)
Director, Hockey Projects & Analytics Charlie Townsend – Middlebury (2006-10)
Player Development Coach Tommy Wingels – Miami (2007-10)
Director of Player Development/Senior Advisor Todd Marchant – Clarkson (1991-93)
Hockey Operations Advisor Doug Weight – Lake Superior State (1989-91)
Pro Personnel Senior Advisor Ryan Stewart – Canisius (1994-98)
Senior Advisor/Pro Scout Tim Burke – New Hampshire (1973-77)
Amateur Scout Jaren Burke – Rensselaer (2017-19)
Amateur Scout Neil McKenney – Sacred Heart (2009-12)
Amateur Scout Thomas Vanek – Minnesota (2002-04)
Goalie Scout & Goaltending Development Ryan Miller – Michigan State (1999-2002)
AHL Head Coach John McCarthy – Boston University (2005-09)
AHL Assistant Coach Kyle Hagel – Princeton (2004-08)
AHL Assistant Coach Louis Mass – Bowling Green (1997-2001)

Peter Bates – St. Norbert (2017-22)

• Led the Green Knights in scoring as a junior and senior

Noah Beck – Clarkson (2020-24), Arizona State (2024-25)

• Second-team All-NCHC at ASU in 2024-25
• Two-time All-ECAC at Clarkson (2nd team in 2022, 3rd team in 2023)
• Teammates at Clarkson included Josh Dunne

Carl Berglund – UMass Lowell (2019-23)

• Captained the River Hawks and led team in scoring as a senior
• Third-team All-Hockey East as a junior

Jeremie Bucheler – Northeastern (2019-23), Vermont (2023-24)

• Assistant captain for Vermont as a grad transfer in 2023-24
• Teammates at Northeastern included Jordan Harris, Jayden Struble, Mike Kesselring

Gabriel Carriere – Vermont (2020-24)

Aaron Dell – North Dakota (2009-12)

• Second-team All-American and first-team All-WCHA as a sophomore
• Won 30 games that year to break Ed Belfour's single-season school record
• WCHA Final Five MVP as a junior
• Teammates included Brock Nelson, Derek Forbort, Rocco Grimaldi, Brad Malone, Chris VandeVelde

Jay Dickman – Bemidji State (2015-19)

• Teammates included Zach Whitecloud

Dominic Dockery – Merrimack (2017-21); Maine (2021-22)

Walker Duehr – Minnesota State (2017-21)

• First South Dakota native ever to play in the NHL
• Teammates included Nathan Smith, Akito Hirose, Ondrej Pavel, Connor Mackey, C.J. Suess

Ryan Finnegan – Lindenwood (2018-23)

Ethan Frisch – North Dakota (2019-22)

• Teammates included Jake Sanderson, Shane Pinto, Matt Kiersted, Tyler Kleven

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

John Gormley – LIU (2021-25)

• Served as an assistant captain as a senior

Trevor Gorsuch – Western Michigan (2015-19)

Collin Graf – Union (2021-22), Quinnipiac (2022-24)

• Won NCAA championship at Quinnipiac in 2022-23
• Top-10 Hobey Baker Award finalist each of his two years at QU
• Also earned All-America honors both years at QU
• Named first-team All-ECAC Hockey in 2022-23

Luke Grainger – Western Michigan (2020-24)

• Second-team All-NCHC as a senior
• Also won the NCHC's Senior Scholar-Athlete Award in 2023-24
• Captained the Broncos as a senior
• Teammates included Ronnie Attard, Jason Polin

Matthew Guerra – Robert Morris (2020-21), Holy Cross (2021-24), Sacred Heart (2024-25)

• Led the Green Knights in scoring as a junior and senior

Austin Heidemann – Mercyhurst (2020-22), RPI (2022-24)

• Led RPI in scoring as a senior in 2023-24
• Led Mercyhurst in scoring as a sophomore in 2021-22
• Named to Atlantic Hockey All-Rookie Team as a freshman

Reid Irwin – Denver (2020-22), Colgate (2022-25)

• Captained Colgate in 2024-25
• Won 2022 NCAA championship at Denver
• Teammates at DU included Bobby Brink, Cole Guttman, Magnus Chrona

Carter Jones – Bemidji State (2019-24)

T.J. Lloyd – Bowling Green (2019-22), Alaska (2022-24)

Rem Pitlick – Minnesota (2016-19)

• Teammates included Casey Mittelstadt, Tommy Novak, Scott Reedy, Sammy Walker, Sampo Ranta, Vinni Lettieri
• Son of former NHL defenseman Lance Pitlick
• Older brother of current Minneosta State forward Rhett Pitlick

Andrew Poturalski – New Hampshire (2014-16)

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

Nico Somerville – AIC (2020-24)

• Named to Atlantic Hockey All-Tournament Team in 2023-24
• All-AHA Rookie Team in 2020-21

Michal Stinil – AIC (2020-22)

Lucas Vanroboys – Bentley (2019-23), UMass (2023-24)

Donavan Villeneuve-Houle – Maine (2020-24)

Anthony Vincent – Holy Cross (2018-22), Long Island (2022-23)

• Led LIU in scoring as a grad transfer in 2022-23
• Two-year assistant captain at Holy Cross

Jake Wahlin – St. Cloud State (2016-20)

Kobe Walker – RIT (2018-23)

• Captained the Tigers in 2022-23

Colin White – Boston College (2015-17)

• Hockey East Rookie of the Year as a freshman
• Also earned second-team All-Hockey East that year
• Teammates included Alex Tuch, Thatcher Demko, Joseph Woll, Casey Fitzgerald, Zach Sanford, Miles Wood

Will Zapernick – Vermont (2020-25)

• Captained the Catamounts in each of his last two seasons

Eli Barnett – So., D, Vermont – 7th (195), 2022

Reese Laubach – So., F, Penn State – 7th (217), 2022

Joey Muldowney – So., F, UConn – 6th (172), 2022

Eric Pohlkamp – So., F, Denver – 5th (132), 2023

• Transferred from Bemidji State following freshman season
• First-team All-CCHA, CCHA All-Rookie Team as a freshman

Brandon Svoboda – Fr., F, Boston University – 3rd (71), 2023