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Former Collegians

3 – Chris Tanev – RIT (2009-10)

  • Helped lead the Tigers to the Frozen Four at Detroit’s Ford Field as a freshman
  • Named Atlantic Hockey’s Rookie of the Year in 2009-10

15 – Craig Smith – Wisconsin (2009-11)

  • Led the Badgers in goals as a sophomore
  • Teammates included Justin Schultz, Brendan Smith, Derek Stepan, Ryan McDonagh, Jake Gardiner

16– Joe Pavelski – Wisconsin (2004-06)

  • Won the 2006 NCAA championship in his final collegiate game
  • Second-team All-American in 2006
  • Led the Badgers in scoring each of his two seasons
  • Teammates included Tom Gilbert, Adam Burish, Jake Dowell, Jack Skille, Brian Elliott, Blake Geoffrion, Davis Drewiske, Joe Piskula

20 – Ryan Suter – Wisconsin (2003-04)

  • WCHA All-Rookie Team in 2004
  • Teammates included Tom Gilbert, Rene Bourque, Jake Dowell, Adam Burish, Brian Elliott

29 – Jake Oettinger – Boston University (2016-19)

  • Second-team All-Hockey East and Hockey East All-Rookie team in 2017
  • Teammates included Dante Fabbro, Clayton Keller, Charlie McAvoy, Jordan Greenway

Front Office

Special Assistant to the President Marty Turco Michigan (1994-98)
Assistant General Manager/AHL GM Scott White Michigan Tech (1985-89)
Assistant Coach Steve Spott Colgate (1986-90)
Director, Hockey Strategy/Scouting & Development Steve Greeley Boston University (2000-04)
Director, Player Personnel Rich Peverley St. Lawrence (2000-04)
Coordinator, Player Development Ben Bishop Maine (2005-08)
Amateur Scout Mark Leach St. Lawrence (1980-84)
AHL Head Coach Neil Graham Mercyhurst (2006-10)
AHL Assistant Coach Travis Morin Minnesota State (2003-07)
ECHL Head Coach Everett Sheen Holy Cross (2007-11)


In the Minors

Aaron Aragon – New England (2018-22)

Gavin Bayreuther – St. Lawrence (2013-17)

  • Two-time second-team All-American
  • Twice named first-team All-ECAC Hockey and once to the second-team
  • ECAC Hockey co-Rookie of the Year

Jack Becker – Michigan (2017-21); Arizona State (2021-22)

Ben Berard – Cornell (2019-23)

  • Teammates included Morgan Barron

Seamus Donohue – Michigan Tech (2017-20); St. Cloud State (2020-22)

  • Teammates at SCSU included Nick Perbix
  • Teammates at MTU included Joel L'Esperance, Jake Lucchini

Cody Haiskanen – Cornell (2017-22)

Justin Hryckowian – Northeastern (2021-24)

  • Hockey East Best Defensive Forward in each of his final two seasons
  • Second-team All-Hockey East in 2022-23, third-team in 2023-24
  • Named to Hockey East All-Rookie Team as a freshman
  • Teammates included Devon Levi, Jordan Harris, Jayden Struble, Aidan McDonough

Michael Karow – Boston College (2017-21); Michigan Tech (2021-22)

Jordan Kawaguchi – North Dakota (2017-21)

  • Captained the Fighting Hawks as a senior
  • Earned second-team All-America honors that season
  • Hobey Baker Award finalist, first-team All-American as a junior
  • Teammates included Shane Pinto, Jake Sanderson, Cole Smith, Jacob Bernard-Docker

Willie Knierim – Miami (2016-18); Arizona State (2019-22)

Demetrious Koumontzis – Arizona State (2018-23)

  • Two-year assistant captain
  • Teammates included Joey Daccord

Ben Kraws – Miami (2019-21), Arizona State (2021-23), St. Lawrence (2023-24)

  • Teammates at ASU included Josh Doan

Luke Krys – Brown (2019-20, 2021-23), Providence (2023-24)

  • Served as team captain at Brown as a senior in 2022-23
  • Two-time All-Ivy League selection (2023, 2022)

Keaton Mastrodonato – Canisius (2019-23)

  • Led team in scoring each of his last three seasons
  • Named All-Atlantic Hockey each of those years

Curtis McKenzie – Miami (2009-13)

  • Won Miami's George Gwozdecky Blue Line Club Award as a senior, given to a player who has gone above and beyond what is expected, on and off the ice
  • Teammates included Reilly Smith, Tommy Wingels, Andy Miele

Jade Miller – Minnesota Duluth (2016-20)

Wade Murphy – North Dakota (2013-15); Arizona State (2016-17)

Matt Murray – Massachusetts (2017-22)

  • Third-team All-Hockey East in 2022
  • Teammates included Cale Makar, Zac Jones, Mario Ferraro, John Leonard

Connor Mylymok – Alaska (2021-23), Niagara (2023-24)

Nick Nardella – Michigan Tech (2020-23)

Ty Pelton-Byce – Harvard (2016-18); Wisconsin (2019-21)

Emilio Pettersen – Denver (2018-20)

  • Second-team All-NCHC as a sophomore

Scott Reedy – Minnesota (2017-21)

  • Honorable mention All-Big Ten as a senior

Anthony Romano – Clarkson (2019-24)

  • Teammates included Josh Dunne

Jerad Rosburg – Michigan State (2016-20)

  • Second-team All-Big Ten as a senior

A.J. White – UMass Lowell (2012-16)


College Draft Picks

Jack Bar – Jr., D, Harvard – 5th (138), 2021

Cole Brady – Sr., G, Massachusetts – 5th (127), 2019 (by NJD)

  • Transferred from Arizona State following sophomore season

George Fegaras – Fr., D, Cornell – 3rd (83), 2022

Ayrton Martino – Jr., F, Clarkson – 3rd (73), 2021

  • Third-team All-ECAC as a sophomore
  • Named to ECAC All-Rookie Team as a freshman

Aram Minnetian – Fr., D, Boston College – 4th (125), 2023

Samuel Sjölund – So., D, Western Michigan – 4th (111), 2019