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Former Collegians

6 – Brock Boeser – North Dakota (2015-17)

  • Won the 2016 NCAA title and was named to the All-Tournament Team
  • First-team All-American, NCHC Rookie of the Year and first-team All-NCHC as a freshman
  • National Player and Rookie of the Month for March/April 2016
  • NCHC Rookie of the Month in Jan. 2016
  • Teammates included Troy Stecher, Drake Caggiula, Nick Schmaltz, Tyson Jost, Tucker Poolman, Austin Poganski

7 – Carson Soucy – Minnesota Duluth (2013-17)

  • Teammates included Alex Iafallo, Dominic Toninato, Neal Pionk, Hunter Miska

27 – Derek Forbort* – North Dakota (2010-13)

  • Teammates included Matt Frattin, Brock Nelson, Corban Knight, Brad Malone

20 – Danton Heinen –Denver (2014-16)

  • NCHC Forward of the Year, first-team All-NCHC in 2015-16
  • NCHC Rookie of the Year, second-team All-NCHC in 2014-15
  • Teammates included Troy Terry, Trevor Moore, Dylan Gambrell, Will Butcher

35 – Thatcher Demko* – Boston College (2013-16)

  • Hockey East co-Player of the Year and first-team all-conference in 2016
  • Won the Mike Richter Award as the nation's top goalie in 2016
  • Second-team All-American as a junior
  • Hockey East All-Rookie selection in 2014
  • Teammates included Johnny Gaudreau, Kevin Hayes, Mike Matheson, Patrick Brown, Ian McCoshen, Alex Tuck, Zach Sanford, Noah Hanifin, Colin White, Miles Wood

43 – Quinn Hughes – Michigan (2017-19)

  • First-team All-Big Ten and a Hobey Baker finalist as a sophomore
  • Named second-team All-Big Ten and to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team in 2018
  • Teammates included Cooper Marody, Josh Norris

44 – Kiefer Sherwood – Miami (2015-18)

  • Teammates included Jack Roslovic, Sean Kuraly, Louie Belpedio

51 – Mark Friedman – Bowling Green (2014-17)

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

53 – Teddy Blueger – Minnesota State (2012-16)

  • First-team All-WCHA as a senior
  • Teammates included Casey Nelson

73 – Vincent Desharnais – Providence (2015-19)

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

81 – Dakota Joshua – Ohio State (2015-19)

* = on Injured Reserve

Front Office

Assistant General Manager Émilie Castonguay – Niagara (2005-09)
Assistant General Manager Cammi Granato – Providence (1989-93)
Assistant General Manager/AHL GM Ryan Johnson – North Dakota (1994-96)
Director, Player Personnel Scott Young – Boston University (1985-87)
Director, Pro Scouting Brett Henning – Notre Dame (1998-2001)
Player Development Mike Komisarek – Michigan (2000-02)
Pro Scout Neil Komadoski – Notre Dame (2000-04)
Amateur Scout Martin Bakula – Alaska Anchorage (1991-93)
Amateur Scout Vincent Montalbano – Assumption (2000-04)
Amateur Scout Billy Pugliese – Omaha (1997-2001)
AHL Skating/Skills Coach Jason Krog – New Hampshire (1995-99)
ECHL Assistant Coach Jonathon Elliott – Saint Mary's (2012-16)
ECHL Assistant Coach Billy McCreary – Providence (2003-06), Curry College (2005-2007)

In the Minors

Collin Adams – North Dakota (2017-21)

  • All-NCHC Honorable Mention as a senior
  • Also named to NCHC All-Tournament Team that year
  • Teammates included Shane PInto, Jake Sanderson, Matt Kiersted, Cole Smith, Christian Wolanin

Ben Berard – Cornell (2019-23)

  • Teammates included Morgan Barron

Zachary Berzolla – Colorado College (2017-21)

  • Teammates included Josiah Slavin

Jason Brancheau – Ferris State (2019-24)

Brian Chambers – UMass Lowell (2019-23), Arizona State (2023-24)

  • Teammates at UML included Lucas Condotta

Mark Cheremeta – Ohio State (2020-23), Sacred Heart (2023-24)

  • Teammates at OSU included Mason Lohrei, Cole McWard, Georgii Merkulov

Ryan Cox – Niagara (2018-23)

  • Led the Purple Eagles in goals as a senior

Phil Di Giuseppe – Michigan (2011-14)

  • Teammates included Luke Glendening, Andrew Copp, Jon Merrill, Greg Pateryn

Christian Felton – Bentley (2020-21), Merrimack (2021-24)

Marc Gatcomb – Connecticut (2018-22)

  • Teammates included Adam Huska

Ty Glover – Western Michigan (2020-22)

  • Teammates included Ronnie Attard

Akito Hirose – Minnesota State (2020-23)

  • Helped lead MSU to a conference title each of his three seasons
  • Second-team All-CCHA in 2022-23
  • WCHA Rookie of the Year in 2020-21
  • Also earned third-team All-WCHA, all-rookie honors that year
  • Teammates included Nathan Smith, Walker Duehr

Steven Holtz – Michigan (2020-24)

  • Teammates included Matty Beniers, Owen Power, Kent Johnson, Adam Fantilli, Luke Hughes

Michael Joyaux – Western Michigan (2018-22)

  • All-NCHC Honorable Mention as a senior
  • Teammates included Wade Allison, Mattias Samuelsson, Ronnie Attard, Corey Schueneman

David Keefer – Michigan State (2017-19); Northern Michigan (2020-23)

  • Teammates at MSU included Taro Hirose

Jay Keranen – Michigan (2019-23)

  • Teammates included Matty Beniers, Owen Power, Kent Johnson, CAm York, Nick Blankenburg, Luke Hughes, Adam Fantilli

Lee Lapid – Canisius (2018-22)

Cole McWard – Ohio State (2021-23)

  • Teammates included Mason Lohrei, Georgii Merkulov

Luke Morgan – Michigan (2018-22)

  • Teammates included Quinn Hughes, Josh Norris, Matty Beniers, Owen Power, Cam York

Ty Mueller – Omaha (2021-24)

  • Teammates included Brandon Scanlin

Ryan Naumovski – Niagara (2019-23), Augustana (2023-24)

  • Led Niagara in scoring as a junior in 2021-22
  • Led Augustana in scoring as a grad transfer in 2023-24

Jacob Nordqvist – Lake Superior State (2018-22); Quinnipiac (2022-23)

  • Won NCAA championship in 2022-23 with Quinnipiac

Zach Okabe – St. Cloud State (2019-24)

  • Teammates included Nick Perbix, Jack Ahcan

Josh Passolt – Western Michigan (2017-22)

  • Teammates included Ronnie Attard, Mattias Samuelsson, Corey Schueneman, Wade Allison

Colin Saccoman – Lake Superior State (2016-20)

Max Sasson – Western Michigan (2021-23)

  • Teammates included Ronnie Attard

Jordan Seyfert – Merrimack (2018-23)

  • Teammates included Johnathan Kovacevic

Nathan Smith – Minnesota State (2019-22)

  • 2022 U.S. Olympian
  • Hobey Baker Award finalist, first-team All-American as a junior
  • Also named CCHA Forward of the Year as a junior
  • Second-team All-WCHA as a sophomore
  • WCHA All-Rookie Team selection
  • Teammates included Walker Duehr, Connor Mackey

Tanner Sorenson – Michigan State (2011-15)

  • Teammates included Torey Krug, Mackenzie MacEachern

Adam Tisdale – Clarkson (2018-20), Sacred Heart (2020-22), Alaska Anchorage (2022-24)

  • Teammates at Clarkson included Nico Sturm, Joshua Dunne
  • Teammates at SHU included Marc Johnstone

Hunter Vorva – Aurora (2016-17); UW-River Falls (2016-17); Marian (2017-20)

  • Second-team Division III All-America in 2018-19
  • Also named NCHA Player of the Year, first-team All-NCHA

Christian Wolanin – North Dakota (2015-18)

  • Won NCAA championship as a freshman
  • Second-team All-NCHC as a junior
  • Teammates included Brock Boeser, Drake Caggiula, Tucker Poolman, Nick Schmaltz, Tyson Jost, Troy Stecher
College Draft Picks

Aiden Celebrini – So., D, Boston University – 6th (180), 2023

  • Brother of San Jose Sharks forward Macklin Celebrini

Jackson Dorrington – Jr., D, Northeastern – 6th (176), 2022

Daimon Gardner – So., F, St. Cloud State – 4th (112), 2023

  • Transferred from Clarkson following freshman season

Aku Koskenvuo – Jr., G, Harvard – 5th (137), 2021

Jackson Kunz – Sr., F, North Dakota – 4th (113), 2020

Matthew Perkins – So., F, Minnesota Duluth – 4th (119), 2023

Jacob Truscott – Gr., D, Michigan – 5th (144), 2020

Tom Willander – So., D, Boston University – 1st (11), 2023

  • All-Hockey East Second Team as a freshman