VANCOUVER CANUCKS

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

18 – Drew O'Connor – Dartmouth (2018-20)

• First-team All-ECAC Hockey as a sophomore

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

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

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

39 – Ty Mueller – Omaha (2021-24)

• Teammates included Victor Mancini, Brandon Scanlin

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

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

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

63 – Max Sasson – Western Michigan (2021-23)

• Teammates included Ronnie Attard

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

90 – Victor Mancini – Omaha (2021-24)

• Teammates included Brandon Scanlin

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)

Layton Ahac – Ohio State – (2019-21)

Phil Beaulieu – Northern Michigan (2016-20)

• Captained the Wildcats as a senior
• Second-team All-WCHA that season
• WCHA Defensive Player of the Year, All-WCHA First Team in 2019-20
• Second-team All-American, All-WCHA in 2017-18

Ben Berard – Cornell (2019-23)

• Teammates included Morgan Barron

Zachary Berzolla – Colorado College (2017-21)

• Teammates included Josiah Slavin

Travis Broughman – SUNY-Oswego (2018-22)

Noah Carlin – Niagara (2021-25)

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)

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

Max Humitz – Lake Superior State (2016-20)

• Captained the Lakers as a senior

Jay Keranen – Michigan (2019-23)

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

Aku Koskenvuo – Harvard (2022-25)

• Teammates included Alex Laferriere, Matt Coronato, Henry Thrun, Sean Farrell

Jackson Kunz – North Dakota (2021-25)

• Assistant captain as a senior
• Teammates included Jake Sanderson, Jackson Blake, Tyler Kleven

Lee Lapid – Canisius (2018-22)

Cole McWard – Ohio State (2021-23)

• Teammates included Mason Lohrei, Georgii Merkulov

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

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

• Teammates included Nick Perbix, Jack Ahcan

Davis Pennington – Omaha (2021-23), Quinnipiac (2023-25)

• Teammates at QU included Collin Graf, Jacob Quillan
• Teammates at UNO included Victor Mancini, Brandon Scanlin

Quinn Preston – Ohio State (2018-22)

• Teammates included Dakota Joshua, Georgii Merkulov, Mason Lohrei, Tanner Laczynski, Carson Meyer

Joey Raats – Arizona State (2015-18)

• Teammates included Joey Daccord

Colin Saccoman – Lake Superior State (2016-20)

Jaden Shields – Adrian College (2020-24)

Nate 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

John Stevens – Northeastern (2013-17)

• Captained the Huskies as a senior
• Teammates included Josh Manson, Adam Gaudette, Zach Aston-Reese, Jeremy Davies, Matt Benning

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

Antonio Venuto – Ferris State (2020-24), Merrimack (2024-25)

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

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

• Brother of San Jose Sharks forward Macklin Celebrini

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

• Transferred from Clarkson following freshman season

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

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

• All-Hockey East Second Team as a freshman