TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING

Former Collegians

11 – Luke Glendening – Michigan (2008-12)

• CCHA's Best Defensive Forward in 2011-12
• Team captain as a senior; co-captain as a junior with Carl Hagelin
• Other teammates included Chris Brown, Chris Summers, Steve Kampfer

13 – Cam Atkinson – Boston College (2008-11)

• One of three finalists for the 2011 Hobey Baker Memorial Award and a first-team All-American
• Leading scorer on the 2010 NCAA championship team, winning the title at Detroit’s Ford Field
• MVP of the 2011 Hockey East Tournament
• Teammates included Benn Ferriero, Ben Smith

23 – Mikey Eyssimont – St. Cloud State (2015-18)

• Second-team All-NCHC as a junior; honorable mention as a sophomore
• Teammates included Charlie Lindgren, Ryan Poehling, Blake Lizotte, Jack Ahcan, Will Borgen, Dennis Cholowski, Patrick Russell

27 – Ryan McDonagh – Wisconsin (2007-10)

• Team tri-captain and second-team All-WCHA as a junior
• WCHA All-Rookie Team in 2008
• Teammates included Derek Stepan, Kyle Turris, Jamie McBain, Blake Geoffrion, Davis Drewiske, Jake Gardiner, Craig Smith, Brendan Smith

41 – Mitchell Chaffee – Massachusetts (2017-20)

• First-team All-American and first-team All-Hockey East in 2019
• Teammates included Cale Makar, Zac Jones

48 – Nick Perbix – St. Cloud State (2018-22)

• First-team All-NCHC as a senior
• Second-team All-NCHC as a junior
• NCHC All-Rookie Team selection
• Teammates included Blake Lizotte, Ryan Poehling, Jack Ahcan

59 – Jake Guentzel – Omaha (2013-16)

• Second-team All-NCHC as a junior
• Honorable mention All-NCHC selection as a sophomore
• NCHC All-Rookie Team selection
• Teammates included Josh Archibald

Head Coach Jon Cooper – Hofstra (club hockey, varsity lacrosse)
Assistant Coach Jeff Blashill – Ferris State (1994-98)
Assistant Coach Jeff Halpern – Princeton (1995-99)
Director, Amateur Scouting John Rosso – Omaha (1997-2001)
Pro Scout Stephen Gionta – Boston College (2002-06)
Amateur Scout Wyatt Smith – Minnesota (1995-99)
College Scout Brian Putnam – New Hampshire (1993-97)
Goaltending Scout Jared Waimon – Sacred Heart (2000-01), Stonehill (2001-02)
AHL Assistant Coach J.D. Forrest – Boston College (2000-04)
ECHL Assistant Coach Ben Holmstrom – UMass Lowell (2006-10)

Tyler Bird – Brown (2014-18)

Francois Boisvert – St. Lawrence (2019-23), Robert Morris (2023-24)

Declan Carlile – Merrimack (2019-22)

• Named All-Hockey East Second Team as a junior
• Hockey East All-Rookie Team as a freshman

Max Crozier – Providence (2019-23)

• Third-team All-Hockey East as a junior and senior
• Teammates included Jaxson Stauber, Tyce Thompson

Dylan Duke – Michigan (2021-24)

• Second-team All-Big Ten as a junior
• Teammates included Matty Beniers, Owen Power, Adam Fantilli, Luke Hughes, Kent Johnson, Nick Blankenburg

Ryan Fanti – Minnesota Duluth (2020-22)

• First-team All-NCHC and NCHC Goaltender of the Year as a senior
• Teammates included Noah Cates, Jackson Cates

Alex Frye – Alaska Anchorage (2019-20), Northern Michigan (2020-23)

Chris Harpur – Niagara (2017-22)

Steve Jandric – Alaska (2017-20), Denver (2020-21), Merrimack (2021-22)

• First-team All-WCHA in 2020 and third-team All-WCHA in 2019
• Named to WCHA All-Rookie Team in 2018
• Teammates at DU included Bobby Brink

Spencer Kersten – Princeton (2019-23), Bowling Green (2023-24)

Jujhar Khaira – Michigan Tech (2012-13)

• Teammates included Pheonix Copley, Tanner Kero, Blake Pietila

Jarrett Lee – Northern Mich. (2018-20), Minn. Duluth (2020-22), St. Thomas (2022-23)

• Teammates at UMD included Noah Cates, Jackson Cates, Cole Koepke

Jimmy Mazza – Canisius (2015-19)

Stephen Mundinger – Maine (2016-19); Long Island (2020-21)

• Teammates at Maine included Jeremy Swayman

Patrick Newell – St. Cloud State (2015-19)

• First-team All-American, Hobey Baker Award finalist as a senior
• Also named NCHC Forward of the Year after leading league in scoring
• Teammates included Blake Lizotte, Jack Ahcan, Ryan Poehling, Will Borgen

Steven Santini – Boston College (2013-16)

• Hockey East's Best Defensive Defenseman as a junior
• Hockey East All-Rookie Team selection
• Teammates included Miles Wood, Johnny Gaudreau, Michael Matheson, Alex Tuch

Tanner Schachle – Alaska Anchorage (2018-20), Long Island (2022-22)

Conor Sheary – Massachusetts (2010-14)

• Led the team in scoring as a senior, when he was team captain

Jake Stevens – St. Lawrence (2017-21), Long Island (2021-22)

Matt Tomkins – Ohio State (2013-17)

• Teammates included Ryan Dzingel, Dakota Joshua, Tanner Laczynski, Max McCormick

Hagen Burrows – Fr., F, Denver – 4th (128), 2024

Warren Clark – So., D, St. Cloud State – 6th (179), 2023

Joe Connor – Fr., F, Northeastern – 7th (195), 2024

Cooper Flinton – Jr., F, Dartmouth – 7th (211), 2021

Alex Gagne – Sr., D, New Hampshire – 6th (192), 2021

• All-Hockey East Third Team as a junior

Jack Harvey – So., F, Boston University – 7th (193), 2023

Isaac Howard – Jr., F, Michigan State – 1st (31), 2022

• All-Big Ten Honorable Mention as a sophomore
• Spent first season at Minnesota Duluth

Connor Kurth – Jr., F, Minnesota – 6th (192), 2022

Eamon Powell – Gr., D, Boston College – 4th (116), 2020

• Captained the Eagles as a senior
• All-Hockey East Second Team as a sophomore
• Hockey East All-Rookie Team selection in 2022-23

Jason Shaughabay – Fr., F, Minnesota Duluth – 4th (115), 2023

Klavs Veinbergs – So., F, Colorado College – 7th (224), 2022