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BLACKHAWKS Former Collegians
8 – Ryan Donato – Harvard (2015-18)
- First-team All-American and Hobey Baker Award finalist as a junior
- ECAC Hockey Player of the Year and first-team all-conference as a junior
- Second-team All-ECAC Hockey and Ivy League Player of the Year as a sophomore, when he helped lead his team to the Frozen Four
- Teammates included Alexander Kerfoot
15 – Joey Anderson – Minnesota Duluth (2016-18)
- Won the 2018 NCAA championship
- NCHC All-Rookie Team selection
- Teammates included Karson Kuhlman, Scott Perunovich, brother Mikey
24 – Jaycob Megna – Omaha (2011-14)
- Teammates included Andrej Sustr, Jake Guentzel, Josh Archibald
43 – Colin Blackwell
– Harvard (2011-16)
- Teammates included Jimmy Vesey, Alex Killorn, Alexander Kerfoot, Sean Malone
70 – Cole Guttman – Denver (2018-22)
- Won NCAA championship as a senior
- Teammates included Ian Mitchell, Bobby Brink
72 – Alex Vlasic – Boston University (2019-22)
- Hockey East All-Star Honorable Mention as a junior
84 – Landon Slaggert – Notre Dame (2020-24)
- Second-team All-Big Ten as a senior
- All-Big Ten Honorable Mention as a sophomore
- Teammates included Spencer Stastney, Alex Steeves
- Won gold medal with 2020 U.S. World Junior Team
91 – Frank Nazar III – Michigan (2022-24)
- All-Big Ten Honorable Mention as a sophomore
Front Office Associate General Manager Norm
Maciver – Minnesota Duluth (1982-86)
Assistant General Manager Mark Eaton – Notre
Dame (1997-98)
Assistant General Manager Meghan Hunter – Wisconsin (2000-04)
Assistant Coach Kevin Dean
– New Hampshire (1987-91)
Assistant Coach Derek Plante – Minnesota Duluth (1989-93)
Assistant Video Coach Adam Gill – Saint Mary's (2004-08)
Assistant Video Coach Matt Meacham – SUNY Cortland (2004-06)
Player Development Coach Erik Condra – Notre
Dame (2005-09)
Player Dev. Coach/Youth Hockey Specialist Kendall Coyne Schofield
– Northeastern (2011-16)
Senior Advisor, Player Recruitment Ron Anderson – Boston
University (1970-72)
Director, Player Personnel Karilyn Pilch
– Boston University (2005-07)
Director, Amateur Scoutingl Mike Doneghey – Merrimack (1989-93)
Player Development Advisor Chris Kunitz – Ferris State (1909-2003)
Head Pro Scout Alex Brooks – Wisconsin (1997-2001)
Head USA Scout Rob Facca – Omaha (1996-2000)
Pro Scout Brigette Lacquette
– Minnesota Duluth (2011-15)
Goaltending Scout Dan Ellis – Nebraska Omaha (2000-03)
Skating and Skills Development Coach Kevin Delaney – Lake
Forest (1988-92)
AHL Assistant Coach Jared Nightingale
– Michigan State (2002-06) In the Minors Andrew Bellant – Michigan Tech (2018-19); Adrian College (2019-21)
- Teammates at MTU included Jake Lucchini
Colin Bilek – Army West Point (2018-22)
- Two-year team captain
- Second-team All-America as both a junior and senior
- Also a two-time first-team All-Atlantic Hockey selection
Anders Bjork – Notre Dame (2014-17)
- Second-team All-America and Hobey Baker Award finalist in 2016-17
- Second-team All-Hockey East in 2015-16
- Teammates included Jake Evans, Jordan Gross, Vinnie Hinostroza, Andrew Peeke, Cal Petersen, Steven Fogarty
Luc Brown – Union (2016-19); Alaska Anchorage (2019-20)
- Teammates at Union included Mike Vecchione, Spencer Foo
Drew Commesso – Boston University (2020-23)
- Named Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Manchester Regional in 2023
- Also earned Hockey East All-Tournament Team honors that season
- Hockey East All-Rookie Team selection
- Represented the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Brayden Crowder – Miami (2018-22)
Zach Driscoll – St. Cloud State (2016-17); Bemidji State (2018-21); North Dakota (2021-22)
- Second-team All-NCHC in 2021-22 at UND
- Third-team All-WCHA in 2020-21 at BSU
- Also named WCHA Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year
- Second-team All-WCHA in 2019-20 at BSU
- Teammates at UND included Jake Sanderson, Tyler Kleven
- Teammates at SCSU included Jack Ahcan, Mikey Eyssimont, Dennis Cholowski
Anthony Firriolo – Army West Point (2019-23)
- Served as team captain as a senior
- All-Atlantic Hockey First Team as a senior, second team as a junior
- Atlantic Hockey All-Rookie Team as a freshman
Cameron Gray – St. Lawrence (2017-18); Adrian College (2019-22)
David Gust – Ohio State (2013-17)
- Teammates included Dakota Joshua, Tanner Laczynski, Ryan Dzingel, Max McCormick
Mike Hardman – Boston College (2019-21)
Josh Healey – Ohio State
(2013-17)
- Teammates included Ryan Dzingel, Dakota Joshua, Tanner Laczynski
Kale Howarth – Connecticut (2018-21)
Zach Jordan – Omaha (2016-20)
- Teammates included Fredrik Olofsson
Wyatt Kaiser – Minnesota Duluth (2020-23)
- Second-team All-NCHC as a junior
- Honorable mention All-NCHC and member of the all-rookie team in 2021
Seamus Malone – Wisconsin (2015-19)
- Teammates included K'Andre Miller, Luke Kunin, Trent Frederic, Wyatt Kalynuk
Jordan Martin – Wisconsin-Superior (2018-22)
Josh Maniscalco – Arizona State (2018-20)
Luke McInnis – Boston College (2016-20)
- Teammates included Alex Newhook, Matt Boldy, Mike Hardman, Spencer Knight, Oliver Wahlstrom, Colin White
Rem Pitlick – Minnesota (2016-19)
- First-team All-Big Ten as a senior
- Big Ten All-Freshman Team
Ryder Rolston – Notre Dame (2020-23)
- Teammates included Alex Steeves
- Son of former NHL forward Brian Rolson
Sam Ruffin – Alaska (2018-19); Adrian College (2019-23)
Zach Sanford – Boston College (2014-16)
- Teammates included Thatcher Demko, Noah Hanifin, Colin White, Alex Tuch, Mike Matheson, Miles Wood, Ian McCoshen
Brandon Schultz – Northeastern (2017-19); Northern Michigan (2019-21)
- Teammates at Northeastern included Adam Gaudette, Jordan Harris, Cayden Primeau, Jeremy Davies
Brett Seney – Merrimack (2014-18)
- Led the Warriors in scoring all four seasons
- Third-team All-Hockey East selection as a senior
- Teammates included Collin Delia
Matus Spodniak – AIC (2018-21); Adrian College (2021-23)
Jaxson Stauber – Minnesota State (2019-20); Providence (2020-22)
- Teammates at Minnesota State included Connor Mackey, Walker Duehr
- Son of former NHL goaltender Robb Stauber
Trevor Zins – St. Cloud State (2019-21); St. Thomas (2021-23)
- Teammates at SCSU included Nick Perbix, Jack Ahcan
College Draft Picks
Dominic Basse – Sr., G, St. Cloud State –
6th (167), 2019
- Transferred from Colorado College following sophomore season
Liam Gorman – Gr., F, UMass – 6th (177), 2018 (by PIT)
- Spent first four NCAA seasons at Princeton
- Second-team All-Ivy League as a senior
Ryan Greene – So., F, Boston University – 2nd (57), 2022
- Named to Hockey East All-Rookie Team as a freshman
Taige Harding – Jr., D, Providence – 3rd (91), 2023
Dominic James – Jr., F, Minnesota Duluth –
6th (173), 2022
- Honorable mention All-NCHC and member of the all-rookie team in 2021
Connor Kelley – Sr., D, Providence – 7th (204), 2021
- Transferred from Minnesota Duluth following sophomore season
Oliver Moore – Fr., F, Minnesota –
1st (19), 2023
- Named to Big Ten All-Freshman Team in 2023-24
Sam Rinzel – Fr., F, Minnesota –
1st (25), 2022
- Second-team All-Big Ten as a freshman
- Also named to All-Big Ten Freshman Team
Aidan Thompson – So., F, Denver – 3rd (90), 2022
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