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Former Collegians

3 – Matt Roy – Michigan Tech (2014-17)

  • First-team All-WCHA as a junior

12 – Trevor Moore – Denver (2013-16)

  • Honorable mention All-NCHC in 2016
  • Teammates included Will Butcher, Danton Heinen, Dylan Gambrell, Troy Terry

29 – Pheonix Copley** – Michigan Tech (2012-14)

  • MVP of the 2012 Great Lakes Invitational at Joe Louis Arena with back-to-back shutouts

38 – Alex Turcotte – Wisconsin (2019-20)

  • Teammates included Cole Caufield, K'Andre Miller

39 – Cam Talbot – Alabama-Huntsville (2007-10)

  • MVP of the 2010 College Hockey America Tournament
  • Second-team All-CHA in 2010

44 – Mikey Anderson – Minnesota Duluth (2017-19)

  • Honorable mention All-NCHC as a sophomore
  • Two-time NCAA champion

46 – Blake Lizotte – St. Cloud State (2017-19)

  • First-team All-NCHC selection as a sophomore

78 – Alex Laferriere – Harvard (2021-23)

  • Second-team All-Ivy League and All-ECAC in 2022-23
  • ECAC Rookie of the Year and all-rookie team selection in 2021-22
  • Also named third-team All-ECAC

** = on Long-Term Injured Reserve


Front Office

Vice President/General Manager Rob Blake Bowling Green (1987-90)
Assistant General Manager Nelson Emerson Bowling Green (1986-90)
Head Coach Jim Hiller Northern Michigan (1989-92)
Skills Coach Derik Johnson – Minnesota Duluth (2011-15)
Director, Amateur Scouting Mark Yannetti Williams (1991-94); Brown (1990-91)
Player Development Mike Donnelly Michigan State (1982-86)
Player Development Matt Greene North Dakota (2002-05)
NHL Scout Jason Supryka Rochester Institute of Technology (1991-93)
AHL Scout Scott Rex Ohio State (1986-90)
AHL Scout Peter White Michigan State (1988-92)
AHL Scout/Growth & Inclusion Specialist Blake Bolden Boston College (2009-13)
Amateur Scout Ted Belisle Bemidji State (1997-2001)
AHL Assistant Coach Brad Schuler Skidmore (2010-14)
ECHL Head Coach/General Manager Andrew Lord Rensselaer (2004-08)


In the Minors

Ryan Bednard – Bowling Green (2016-19)

Logan Britt – Quinnipiac (2019-21), Sacred Heart (2021-23), North Dakota (2023-24)

  • Second-team All-Atlantic Hockey in 2021-22
  • Teammates at QU included Yaniv Perets

Kevin Connauton – Western Michigan (2008-09)

Max Coyle – Alabama-Huntsville (2019-20); Bowling Green (2020-23)

Aaron Dell – North Dakota (2009-12)

  • Second-team All-American and first-team All-WCHA as a sophomore
  • Won 30 games that year to break Ed Belfour's single-season school record
  • WCHA Final Five MVP as a junior
  • Teammates included Brock Nelson, Derek Forbort, Rocco Grimaldi, Brad Malone, Chris VandeVelde

Jake Flynn – UConn (2019-24)

  • Teammates included Yan Kuznetsov

Ben Freeman – Connecticut (2016-20)

J.D. Greenway – Wisconsin (2016-18); Maine (2019-21)

Lord-Anthony Grissom – Aurora University (2017-22)

Tyler Inamoto – Wisconsin (2017-22)

  • Teammates included Cole Caufield, K'Andre Miller, Trent Frederic, Dylan Holloway

Cole Krygier – Michigan State (2018-23)

  • Teammates included Taro Hirose
  • Twin brother, Christian, is a defenseman in the Islanders' system
  • Son of former NHL forward Todd Krygier

Joe Leahy – Cornell (2018-21); Vermont (2021-23)

  • Teammates at Cornell included Morgan Barron

Andre Lee – UMass Lowell (2019-22)

  • Third-team All-Hockey East as a junior

Tyler Madden – Northeastern (2018-20)

  • Second-team All-American and first-team All-Hockey East selection as a sophomore
  • Named to the Hockey East All-Rookie Team and honorable mention All-Hockey East

Josh McKechny – Colgate (2017-22)

Brannon McManus – Minnesota (2017-21); Omaha (2021-22)

  • All-Big Ten honorable mention as a junior
  • Teammates at Minnesota included Casey Mittelstadt, Rem Pitlick, Jack LaFontaine, Scott Reedy

Jack Millar – Colorado College (2020-24)

  • Teammates included Hunter McKown, Josiah Slavin

Quinn Olson – Minnesota Duluth (2019-24)

  • Served as assistant captain each of his final two seasons
  • Teammates included Noah Cates, Jackson Cates, Wyatt Kaiser, Cole Koepke, Scott Perunovich, Hunter Shepard

Erik Portillo – Michigan (2020-23)

  • Second-team All-Big Ten as a sophomore
  • NHL rights acquired via trade from Buffalo on 3/1/23

Nick Prkusic – Robert Morris (2017-21)

  • Captained the Colonials each of his final two seasons
  • First-team All-Atlantic Hockey (West Pod) in 2020-21

Steven Santini – Boston College (2013-16)

  • Hockey East's Best Defensive Defenseman as a junior
  • Hockey East All-Rookie Team selection
  • Teammates included Miles Wood, Johnny Gaudreau, Michael Matheson, Alex Tuch

Ethan Somoza – Bemidji State (2017-22)

  • Served as team captain as a junior and senior
  • Teammates included Zach Whitecloud

Jordan Timmons – UConn (2018-20); Robert Morris (2020-21); Long Island (2021-22)

Zach Tupker – Cornell (2019-23), Quinnipiac (2023-24)

  • Won NCAA championship at QU in 2022-23
  • Teammates at Cornell included Sam Malinski

T.J. Tynan – Notre Dame (2010-14)

  • MVP of the 2013 CCHA Tournament
  • First-team All-CCHA in 2012
  • National rookie of the year in 2011
  • Teammates included Anders Lee, Bryan Rust, Stephen Johns, Riley Sheahan

Arnaud Vachon – Colgate (2019-23), Augustana (2023-24)

  • Captained the Vikings as a graduate transfer in 2023-24
  • Teammates at Colgate included Bobby McMann

Taylor Ward – Omaha (2018-22)

  • Led Mavericks in scoring as a senior

Colton Young – Colgate (2019-23)

  • Younger brother, Alex, is a San Jose draft pick and was a Colgate teammate
  • Other teammates included Bobby McMann

College Draft Picks

Ryan Conmy – Fr., F, New Hampshire – 6th (182), 2023

Kenny Connors – So., F, UMass – 4th (103), 2022

  • Named to Hockey East All-Rookie Team as a freshman

Braden Doyle – Jr., D, Northeastern – 6th (157), 2019

Jack Hughes – Jr., F, Boston University – 2nd (51), 2022

  • Spent first two NCAA seasons at Northeastern
  • Named to Hockey East All-Rookie Team
  • Son of current Montreal Canadiens GM Kent Hughes

Ben Meehan – Sr., D, UMass Lowell – 5th (140), 2020

Jared Wright – So., F, Denver – 6th (169), 2022