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Former Collegians

2 – Zach Whitecloud – Bemidji State (2016-18)

  • Named to 2016-17 WCHA All-Rookie Team

9 – Jack Eichel – Boston University (2014-15)

  • Won Hobey Baker Award after leading the nation in scoring
  • Also named USA Hockey College Player of the Year and Hockey East Player of the Year
  • Named Hockey East Rookie of the Year and first-team All-Hockey East
  • Teammates included Matt Grzelcyk, Evan Rodrigues

15 – Noah Hanifin – Boston College (2014-15)

  • Second-team All-Hockey East and All-Rookie Team selection as a freshman

17 – Ben Hutton – Maine (2012-15)

  • Second-team All-American as a sophomore
  • Also named first-team All-Hockey East that same year
  • Teammates included Devin Shore

19 – Reilly Smith – Miami (2009-12)

  • RedHawks' leading scorer and second in the nation in goals in 2012
  • Unanimous first-team All-CCHA selection
  • Finalist for the Hobey Baker Award
  • Teammates included Tommy Wingels, Curtis McKenzie, Chris Wideman, Austin Czarnik
Front Office

President, Hockey Operations George McPhee – Bowling Green (1978-82)
General Manager Kelly McCrimmon – Michigan (1980-84)
Sr. Vice President, Hockey Programming & Facility Operations Darren Eliot – Cornell (1979-83)
Assistant Coach Dominique Ducharme – Vermont (1991-95)
Director, Player Development Wil Nichol – Wisconsin-Stevens Point (1994-98)
Director, Scouting Operations Keith Veronesi – Connecticut College (2010-14)
Director, Hockey Analytics Dustin Walsh – Dartmouth (2009-13)
Assistant, Hockey Operations Brandon Turer – Milwaukee School of Engineering (2018-22)
Amateur Scout Bruno Campese – Northern Michigan (1981-82)
Amateur Scout Keith Hendrickson – Minnesota Duluth (1975-80)
Amateur Scout Alex Kromm – Wisconsin-Stevens Point (2012-16)
European Scout Peter Ahola – Boston University (1989-91)
AHL Assistant Coach Brent Kisio – Omaha (2003-07)
ECHL Assistant Coach Brett Boeing – Michigan Tech (2015-16), UMass (2016-19)

In the Minors

Linden Alger – UMass (2020-25)

  • Won NCAA champonship as a freshman in 2020-21
  • Captained the Minutemen in 2024-25
  • Collegiate teammates included Zac Jones, Matthew Kessel, Marc Del Gaizo, Matt Murray, Scott Morrow

Jake Bischoff – Minnesota (2013-17)

  • 2017 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and first-team all-conference
  • Honorable mention All-Big Ten as a junior

Cal Burke – Notre Dame (2016-20)

  • Served as team captain as a senior
  • Teammates Jake Evans, Jordan Gross, Anders Bjork

Blake Christensen – AIC (2016-20)

  • Two-time first-team All-Atlantic Hockey
  • Named second-team All-America in 2018-19
  • Won AHA scoring title and was named to AHA All-Tournament Team

Trevor Connelly – Providence (2024-25)

Jackson Hallum – Michigan (2022-25)

  • Won Big Ten championship as a freshman
  • Teammates at Michigan included Adam Fantilli, Luke Hughes, Mackie Samoskevich, Seamus Casey, Frank Nazar

Brandon Hickey – Boston University (2014-18)

  • Honorable mention All-Hockey East as a senior
  • Teammates included Jack Eichel, Charlie McAvoy, Matt Grzelcyk, Jordan Greenway, Brady Tkachuk, Dante Fabbro, Jake Oettinger, Clayton Keller, Evan Rodrigues

Jake Johnson – RPI (2018-22), Quinnipiac (2022-23)

  • Won NCAA championship as a grad transfer at QU in 2022-23

Nate Kallen – Ferris State (2016-20)

  • Captained the Bulldogs as a senior
  • Teammates at FSU included Gerald Mayhew

Brennan Kapcheck – AIC (2017-21)

  • Captained the Yellow Jackets as a senior
  • First-team All-American, AHA Player of the Year that season
  • Also earned his second straight first-team All-AHA nod
  • Named AHA Rookie of the Year in 2017-18

Cal Kiefiuk – UMass (2019-23), Providence (2023-24)

  • Won NCAA championship as a sophomore at UMass
  • Teammates at UMass included Zac Jones, Marc Del Gaizo, Matthew Murray, Matthew Kessel

Tanner Laczynski – Ohio State (2016-20)

  • First-team All-Big Ten selection as a sophomore; second-team as a senior and honorable mention as a junior

Troy Loggins – Northern Michigan (2015-19)

  • Led team in goals as a junior and senior
  • Second-team All-American, WCHA Player of the Year in 2018-19
  • Also named WCHA Offensive Player of the Year, first-team All-WCHA

Mitch McLain – Bowling Green (2014-18)

  • All-WCHA First Team as a junior
  • All-WCHA Second Team as a senior
  • Teammates included Sean Walker, Mark Friedman

Mason Morelli – Omaha (2015-19)

  • Second-team All-NCHC as a senior
  • Tied for team scoring lead as a senior
  • Teammates included Jake Guentzel

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

  • Hobey Baker Award finalist, first-team All-American in 2018-19
  • Named NCHC Forward of the Year after winning league's scoring title
  • Also named first-team All-NCHC and NCHC All-Tournament Team
  • Teammates included Blake Lizotte, Jimmy Schuldt, Jack Ahcan, Ryan Poehling, Nick Perbix, Mikey Eyssimont

Ryan Orgel – Denver (2017-19), Wisconsin-Stevens Point (2019-21)

  • Teammates at DU included Troy Terry, Dylan Gambrell, Ian Mitchell, Cole Guttman

Adam Pitters – Bowling Green (2019-23), LIU (2023-24)

Adam Robbins – Princeton (2019-20, 2021-24)

  • Led Tigers in scoring in 2023-24

Isaiah Saville – Omaha (2019-22)

  • Honorable mention All-NCHC in 2021

Brandon Tabakin – Yale (2019-20, 2021-23), Arizona State (2023-24)

  • Teammates at Yale included Bill Sweezey, Phil Kemp

Kaelan Taylor – Clarkson (2020-25)

  • Captained the Golden Knights in 2024-25
  • Teammates included Josh Dunne

Cameron Whitehead – Northeastern (2023-24)

  • Teammates included Cam Lund, Justin Hryckowian
College Draft Picks

Ryder Donovan – Gr., F, St. Thomas – 4th (110), 2019

Noah Ellis – Jr., D, Omaha – 6th (184), 2020

  • Spent freshman season at Massachusetts

Abram Wiebe – So., D, North Dakota – 7th (209), 2022