MINNESOTA WILD

Former Collegians

4 – Jon Merrill – Michigan (2010-13)

• Named second-team All-CCHA as a freshman
• Teammates included Carl Hagelin, Luke Glendening, Phil Di Giuseppe, Jacob Trouba, Andrew Copp, Zach Hyman, Greg Pateryn, Chris Brown

7 – Brock Faber – Minnesota (2020-23)

• First-team All-America selection as a junior
• Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, All-Big Ten First Team as a junior
• Honorable mention All-Big Ten and member of the all-freshman team in 2021
• Teammates included Ben Meyers, Sampo Ranta, Sammy Walker, Matthew Knies

10 – Vinni Lettieri – Minnesota (2013-17)

• Teammates included Brady Skjei, Mike Reilly, Kyle Rau, Hudson Fasching

12 – Matt Boldy – Boston College (2019-21)

• First-team All-American and Hobey Baker Award finalist as a sophomore
• First-team All-Hockey East selection in 2021
• Hockey East All-Rookie Team selection

27 – Jake Lucchini – Michigan Tech (2015-19)

• WCHA All-Rookie Team as a freshman
• Teammates included Matt Roy, Joel L'Esperance

33 – Alex Goligoski – Minnesota (2004-07)

• Named WCHA Defensive Player of the Year in 2007
• First-team All-American in 2007
• Teammates included Erik Johnson, Kyle Okposo, Blake Wheeler

General Manager Bill Guerin – Boston College (1989-91)
Senior Advisor to the General Manager Ray Shero – St. Lawrence (1980-85)
Head Coach John Hynes – Boston University (1994-97)
Assistant Coach Patrick Dwyer – Western Michigan (2001-05)
Assistant Coach Darby Hendrickson – Minnesota (1991-93)
Video Coach T.J. Jindra – Notre Dame (2003-07)
Skating and Skills Coach Andy Ness – Augsburg (1997-01)
Director, Hockey Operations/AHL GM Michael Murray – Dartmouth (1999-2003)
Director, Player Development Brad Bombardir – North Dakota (1990-94)
Director, Player Personnel Chris Kelleher – Boston University (1994-98)
Director, Amateur Scouting Judd Brackett – Conn. College (1999-2000)
Assistant Director, Player Development Matt Hendricks – St. Cloud State (2000-04)
Amateur Scout Brian Hunter – Michigan Tech (1993-96)
Amateur Scout J.P. Perpich – Augsburg (2008-12)
Pro Scout Mark Mowers – New Hampshire (1994-98)
AHL Assistant Coach Ben Simon – Notre Dame (1996-2000)
AHL Goaltending Coach Richard Bachman – Colorado College (2007-09)
ECHL Head Coach & General Manager Derek Damon – Maine (2002-06)
ECHL Associate Coach Joe Exter – Merrimack (2000-03)

Louis Boudon – Lake Superior State (2019-23)

• Two-year team captain for the Lakers
• Second-team All-CCHA as a junior and senior
• Named to WCHA All-Rookie Team as a freshman

Ben Brinkman – Minnesota (2019-22); Notre Dame (2022-23)

• Joined Notre Dame as a grad transfer after four years at Minnesota
• Teammates at Minnesota included Rem Pitlick, Tommy Novak, Matthew Knies, Sampo Ranta, Scott Reedy

Will Calverley – RIT (2018-22); Merrimack (2022-23)

• Team captain at RIT during senior year in 2021-22
• Earned first-team All-Atlantic Hockey that same year
• Second-team All-American in 2020-21
• Also named AHA Player of the Year, Best Defensive Forward (west pod)

Nick Campoli – Clarkson (2018-22)

• Teammates included Nico Sturm, Josh Dunne

Kevin Conley – Denver (2016-17); Omaha (2018-22)

• Two-time NCAA champion

Liam Coughlin – Vermont (2015-19)

• Teammates inclided Ross Colton

Drew DeRidder – Michigan State (2018-22); North Dakota (2022-23)

• All-Big Ten Honorable Mention in 2020-21
• Big Ten All-Rookie Team as a freshman
• Teammates at MSU included Taro Hirose
• Teammates at UND included Tyler Kleven

Casey Dornbach – Harvard (2018-22); Denver (2022-23)

• Captained Harvard as a senior before moving to DU as a grad transfer
• ECAC Rookie of the Year, Ivy League Rookie of the Year in 2018-19
• Teammates at Harvard included Adam Fox, Jack Rathbone, Henry Thrun, Sean Farrell, Jack Drury

Jake Durflinger – Denver (2017-21); Merrimack (2021-22)

• Won NCAA championship with DU in 2018
• Teammates at DU included Troy Terry, Henrik Borgstrom, Dylan Gambrell, Logan O'Connor, Ian Mitchell

Steven Fogarty – Notre Dame (2012-16)

• Team captain as a senior
• Teammates included Anders Lee, Bryan Rust, Stephen Johns, Vinnie Hinostroza, Anders Bjork

Gavin Hain – North Dakota (2018-23)

• Teammates included Jake Sanderson, Shane Pinto, Tyler Kleven, Matt Kiersted, Cole Smith

Sam Hentges – St. Cloud State (2018-22)

• Teammates included Ryan Poehling, Blake Lizotte, Jack Ahcan
• Drafted in the 7th round (210th) by Minnesota in 2018

Riley Hughes – Northeastern (2019-23), Ohio State (2023-24)

• Teammates at Northeastern included Devon Levi, Jordan Harris, Mike Kesselring, Jayden Struble
• Son of Montreal Canadiens GM Kent HUghes

Jesse Jacques – Minnesota Duluth (2018-23)

• Won NCAA championship as a freshman
• Teammates included Mikey Anderson, Noah Cates, Scott Perunovich, Dylan Samberg, Jackson Cates, Cole Koepke

Peyton Jones – Penn State (2016-20)

• Two-time All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (2017, 2020)
• Big Ten Tournament MVP in 2017
• Also earned All-Big Ten Rookie Team that season
• Teammates includd Brandon Biro

Jujhar Khaira – Michigan Tech (2012-13)

• Teammates included Pheonix Copley, Tanner Kero, Blake Pietila

Hunter Lellig – Minnesota Duluth (2018-22); Bowling Green (2022-23)

• Won NCAA championship as a freshman
• Teammates included Mikey Anderson, Noah Cates, Scott Perunovich, Dylan Samberg

Chris Lipe – Michigan Tech (2019-23)

Tanner MacMaster – Quinnipiac (2014-18)

• Teammates included Devon Toews, Matthew Peca, Connor Clifton, Chase Priskie

Zane McIntyre – North Dakota (2012-15)

• Mike Richter Award winner as NCAA's top goaltender in 2014-15
• Also named Hobey Baker Award finalist, NCHC Goaltender of the Year and second-team All-America
• Teammates included Drake Caggiula, Nick Schmaltz, Tucker Poolman, Troy Stecher, Rocco Grimaldi, Derek Forbort

Kevin McKernan – Quinnipiac (2014-18)

Kyle McClellan – Mercyhurst (2020-22), Wisconsin (2022-24)

• Hobey Baker Award top-10 finalist and Mike Richter Award finalist in 2023-24
• Also named Big Ten Goaltender of the Year, All-Big Ten First Team
• Tied for the NCAA save percentage (.931) lead in 2023-24

Yuki Miura – Lake Superior State (2017-21)

Mike O'Leary – Notre Dame (2016-20)

• Teammates included Anders Bjork, Cal Petersen, Jake Evans, Jordan Gross

Jack Peart – Jr., D, St. Cloud State – 2nd (54), 2021

• Second-team All-NCHC as a sophomore and junior
• Teammates included Nick Perbix
• Won bronze medal (USA) at 2023 World Junior Championship

Jack Perbix – Minnesota (2019-22), Western Mich. (2022-23), Northern Mich. (2023-24)

• Teammates at WMU included Jason Polin
• Teammates at Minnesota included Brock Faber, Ryan Johnson, Matthew Knies, Ben Meyers

Jonny Sorenson – Minnesota (2019-22), Alaska (2022-24)

• Captained the Nanooks in 2023-24
• Teammates at Minnesota included Brock Faber, Jackson LaCombe, Ryan Johnson, Matthew Knies, Ben Meyers

Robbie Stucker – Minnesota (2018-21); Vermont (2021-23)

• Teammates at Minnesota included Scott Reedy, Rem Pitlick, Tommy Novak, Sampo Ranta, Sammy Walker, Ben Meyers

Nick Swaney – Minnesota Duluth (2017-21)

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

Odeen Tufto – Quinnipiac (2017-21)

• First-team All-American and a Hobey Baker finalist in 2021
• Quinnipiac career leader in assists

Sammy Walker – Minnesota (2018-22)

• Honorable mention All-Big Ten as a sophomore and a junior
• Big Ten Freshman of the Year and a member of the league's All-Freshman Team
• Three-year team captain
• Teammates included Rem Pitlick, Tommy Novak, Ben Meyers, Sampo Ranta, Scott Reedy, Jack LaFontaine

Andy Welinski – Minnesota Duluth (2012-16)

• Second-team All-NCHC as a junior and senior
• Captained the Bulldogs as a senior
• Teammates included Neal Pionk, Carson Soucy, Alex Iafallo, Dominic Toninato, Karson Kuhlman

Justin Wells – Bowling Green (2017-21); Boston College (2021-22)

College Draft Picks

Nate Benoit – Fr., D, North Dakota – 6th (182), 2021

Jimmy Clark – Fr., F, Minnesota – 7th (213), 2013

Ryan Healey – So., D, Harvard – 4th (121), 2022

• Named to ECAC All-Rookie Team

Rieger Lorenz – So., F, Denver – 2nd (56), 2022

Aaron Pionk – Fr., D, Minnesota Duluth – 5th (149), 2023

• Brother of current Winnipeg defenseman Neal Pionk

Charlie Stramel – So., F, Wisconsin – 1st (21), 2023

• Second-team All-NCHC as a sophomore
• Won bronze medal (USA) at 2023 World Junior Championship