BUFFALO SABRES

Former Collegians

12 – Jordan Greenway – Boston University (2015-18)

• Third-team All-Hockey East selection as a junior
• Teammates included Charlie McAvoy, Clayton Keller

14 – Eric Robinson – Princeton (2014-18)

• Team captain as a senior
• Brother is Anaheim Ducks forward and Lake Superior State alum Buddy Robinson

23 – Mattias Samuelsson* – Western Michigan (2018-20)

• Honorable mention All-NCHC selection as a sophomore

25 – Owen Power – Michigan (2020-22)

• Second-team All-America in 2021-22
• Also earned first-team All-Big Ten honors
• Named to Big Ten All-Rookie Team in 2020-21
• First overall pick in 2021 NHL Draft

33 – Ryan Johnson – Minnesota (2019-23)

• Honorable mention All-Big Ten as a sophomore and senior
• Teammates included Matthew Knies, Brock Faber, Ben Meyers, Sampo Ranta

50 – Eric Robinson – Princeton (2014-18)

• Captained the Tigers as a senior
• Named to ECAC All-Tournament Team that same season
• Teammates included Max Veronneau, Ryan Kuffner

72 – Tage Thompson – Connecticut (2015-17)

• Third-team All-Hockey East as a sophomore

75 – Connor Clifton – Quinnipiac (2013-17)

• Team co-captain as a senior
• Teammates included Matthew Peca

78 – Jacob Bryson – Providence (2016-19)

• Second-team All-American in 2018
• Twice an All-Hockey East selection; first-team in 2018, second-team in 2019
• Twice received Hockey East's Len Ceglarski Sportsmanship Award

89 – Alex Tuch – Boston College (2014-16)

• Named to the Hockey East All-Rookie Team and honorable mention All-Hockey East as a freshman
• Led the team in scoring as a freshman
• Teammates included Noah Hanifin, Michael Matheson, Zach Sanford

* = on Injured Reserve

General Manager Kevyn Adams – Miami (1992-96)
Associate General Manager Jason Karmanos – Harvard (1992-96)
Assistant Coach Mike Bales – Ohio State (1989-92)
Development Coach Tim Kennedy – Michigan State (2005-08)
On-Ice Rehab and Skating Instructor Mike Ansell – SUNY-Buffalo State (2004-08)
Director of Pro Scouting Jeremiah Crowe – Clarkson (2006-10)
Director of Amateur Scouting Jerry Forton – SUNY-Buffalo (1986-87)
Assistant Director, Amateur Scouting Jason Nightingale – Lake Superior State (1988-2002)
AHL Head Coach Seth Appert – Ferris State (1992-96)
ECHL Head Coach Nick Luukko – Vermont (2011-15)

Brandon Biro – Penn State (2016-20)

• Honorable mention All-Big Ten in 2019

Joseph Cecconi – Michigan (2015-19)

Ivan Chukarov – UMass (2015-19)

• Teammates included Cale Makar, Mario Ferraro, William Lagesson

Garret Cockerill – Northeastern (2014-18)

• Teammates included Matt Benning, Zach Aston-Reese, Adam Gaudette, Cayden Primeau

Logan Cockerill – Boston University (2017-22)

• Captained the Terriers in each of his last two years
• Teammates included Brady Tkachuk, Jake Oettinger, Trevor Zegras, Joel Farabee, Dante Fabro, Jordan Greenway

Jeremy Davies – Northeastern (2016-19)

• First-team All-American as a sophomore
• Two-time first-team All-Hockey East selection

Brandon Fortunato – Boston University (2014-16); Quinnipiac (2017-19)

• Teammates at QU included Chase Priskie
• Teammates at BU included Jack Eichel, Evan Rodrigues, Charlie McAvoy, Matt Grzelcyk, Jordan Greenway

Mark Gallant – Dartmouth (2019-20, 2021-23), Merrimack (2023-24)

• Teammates at Dartmouth included Drew O'Connor

Chris Grando – Boston College (2017-19); Arizona State (2020-23)

• Teammates at BC included Joseph Woll, Oliver Wahlstrom, Casey Fitzgerald, Jack McBain

Brendan Harris – Bemidji State (2017-21)

• Teammates included Zach Whitecloud

Matheson Iacopelli – Western Michigan (2015-17)

• Led Broncos in points, goals in 2016-17
• Teammates included Sheldon Dries, Wade Allison, Corey Schueneman

Mason Jobst – Ohio State (2015-19)

• Big Ten All-Rookie Team as a freshman
• Named to NCAA All-America West Second Team and All-Big Ten First Team as both a sophomore and senior
• Won the Big Ten conference scoring title as a sophomore
• Named to All-Big Ten Second Team as a junior
• Teammates included Dakota Joshua, Tanner Laczynski 

Tyson Jost – North Dakota (2016-17)

• NCHC All-Rookie Team selection
• Teammates included Brock Boeser, Tucker Poolman

Justin Kapelmaster – Ferris State (2016-19); Robert Morris (2019-20)

• Second-team All-Atlantic Hockey at RMU in 2019-20
• Third-team All-WCHA at FSU in 2016-17
• Teammates at FSU included Gerald Mayhew

Julian Kislin – Northeastern (2018-22); Sacred Heart (2022-23)

• Teammates at Northeastern included Jordan Harris, Jeremy Davies, Cayden Primeau, Michael Kesselring

Devon Levi – Northeastern (2021-23)

• Won the Mike Richter Award each of his two seasons
• Named Hockey East Player of the Year in 2022-23
• Also earned All-Hockey East First Team honors that year
• Also named first-team All-America and Hobey Baker Award finalist
• Named Hockey East Goaltender of the Year in 2021-22
• Represented Canada at 2022 Winter Olympics

Derek Lodermeier – Vermont (2016-20)

• Captained the Catamounts as a junior and senior
• Teammates included Ross Colton

Craig Martin – Quinnipiac (2015-19)

• Teammates included Devon Toews, Connor Clifton, Chase Priskie

Michael Mersch – Wisconsin (2010-14)

• Named to NCAA All-America West Second Team and All-Big Ten First Team as a senior
• Teammates included Craig Smith, Jake Gardiner, Justin Schultz, Jake McCabe

Zach Metsa – Quinnipiac (2019-23)

• Led Quinnipiac to an NCAA championship in 2022-23
• Named first-team American each of his last two seasons
• ECAC Best Defensive Defenseman in 2021-22
• Teammates included Chase Priskie

Brett Murray – Penn State (2016-18)

• Teammates included Brandon Biro

Jacob Panetta – Colgate (2016-20)

• Teammates included Bobby McMann

Anthony Petruzzelli – Vermont (2014-18)

Ethan Prow – St. Cloud State (2012-16)

• First-team All-American and a Hobey Baker finalist as a senior
• NCHC Player of the Year, Defenseman of the Year, Offensive Defenseman of the Year and first-team all-conference selection

Justin Richards – Minnesota Duluth (2017-20)

• Twice named NCHC Best Defensive Forward
• Second-team All-NCHC selection in 2019

Graham Slaggert – Notre Dame (2018-22)

• Served as team captain as a senior
• Also earned Big Ten Sportsmanship Award in 2021-22
• Teammates included Alex Steeves, Andrew Peeke

Garrett Van Wyhe – Michigan (2018-22)

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

Matt Vernon – Colorado College (2019-23)

• Teammates included Hunter McKown, Josiah Slavin
• Son of former NHL goalie Mike Vernon

Brendan Warren – Michigan (2015-19)

• Teammates included Kyle Connor, Quinn Hughes, Zach Werenski, JT Compher, Josh Norris, Tyler Motte

Linus Weissbach – Wisconsin (2017-21)

• Second-team All-American and second-team All-Big Ten as a senior
• Big Ten All-Freshman Team selection in 2018

Matteo Costantini – Jr., F, Western Michigan – 5th (131), 2020

• Transferred to WMU following sophomore season
• Named to NCHC All-Rookie Team in 2021-22

Aaron Huglen – Jr., F, Minnesota – 4th (102), 2019

Gavin McCarthy – Fr., D, Boston University – 3rd (86), 2023

Jake Richard – Fr., F, UConn – 6th (170), 2022

Stiven Sardarian – So., F, New Hampshire – 3rd (88), 2021

Maxim Štrbák – Fr., D, Michigan State – 2nd (45), 2023

• Son of former NHL defenseman Martin Strbak