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Former Collegians

5 – Chad Ruhwedel – UMass Lowell (2010-13)

  • First-team All-American and first-team All-Hockey East as a junior
  • Teammates included Scott Wilson, Connor Hellebuyck

6 – Zac Jones – Massachusetts (2019-21)

  • 2021 NCAA champion and member of the All-Tournament Team
  • Second-team All-American and second-team All-Hockey East selection in 2021
  • Hockey East All-Rookie Team selection

8 – Jacob Trouba – Michigan (2012-13)

  • Named first-team All-American, first-team All-CCHA and to the CCHA All-Rookie Team
  • Honored as the CCHA's Best Offensive Defenseman
  • Member of the CCHA All-Tournament Team
  • Teammates included Boo Nieves, Phil Di Giuseppe, Andrew Copp, Jon Merrill, Zach Hyman

17 – Blake Wheeler** – Minnesota (2005-08)

  • Third-team All-WCHA in 2008
  • MVP of the 2007 WCHA Final Five at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul
  • Teammates included Phil Kessel, Alex Goligoski, Kyle Okposo, Erik Johnson

20 – Chris Kreider – Boston College (2009-12)

  • Leading scorer for the Eagles as a junior, leading them to the NCAA title at Tampa Bay Times Forum
  • Also won the NCAA title as a freshman in Detroit
  • Second-team All-Hockey East in 2012
  • Hockey East All-Rookie Team as a freshman

22 – Jonny Brodzinski – St. Cloud State (2012-15)

  • First-team All-NCHC selection as a junior
  • Led the Huskies in goals twice (freshman, junior) and points once (sophomore)
  • Teammates included Kevin Gravel, Nic Dowd, Nick Jensen, Charlie Lindgren

23 – Adam Fox – Harvard (2016-19)

  • Hobey Baker finalist and the ECAC Hockey Player of the Year as a junior
  • Three-time first-team All-American and three-time first-team All-ECAC Hockey
  • ECAC Hockey and Ivy League Rookie of the Year

26 – Jimmy Vesey – Harvard (2012-16)

  • Hobey Baker Award winner as a senior and a repeat first-team All-America selection
  • First-team All-American and a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award as a junior
  • Led the nation in goals (32 in 37 GP)
  • Two-time Player of the Year and first-team all-league in both ECAC Hockey and the Ivy League
  • Second-team All-Ivy League selection in 2014
  • ECAC All-Rookie Team selection in 2013
  • Teammates included Alex Kerfoot, Kyle Criscuolo

32 – Jonathan Quick – Massachusetts (2005-07)

  • Second-team All-American and second-team All-Hockey East in 2007
  • Led UMass to its first NCAA Tournament victory while shattering the program's single-season goaltending records
  • Teammates included Justin Braun

55 – Ryan Lindgren – Minnesota (2016-18)

  • Twice named honorable mention All-Big Ten
  • Big Ten All-Freshman Team in 2017
  • Teammates included Vinni Lettieri, Casey Mittelstadt

58 – Brandon Scanlin – Omaha (2019-22)

  • All-NCHC honorable mention as a junior

79 – K'Andre Miller – Wisconsin (2018-20)

  • Twice named honorable mention All-Big Ten
  • Named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team

96 – Jack Roslovic – Miami (2015-16)

  • NCHC All-Rookie Team

* = on Long-Term Injured Reserve


Front Office

President & General Manager Chris Drury Boston University (1994-98)
Vice President, Team Operations Pat Boller RIT (1992-93); SUNY-Potsdam (1993-95)
Senior Advisor to the President & GM Mike Barnett St. Lawrence (1968-69)
Head Coach Peter Laviolette Westfield State (1982-86)
Assistant Coach Dan Muse Stonehill (2001-05)
Director, Player Personnel & Amateur Scouting John Lilley Boston University (1991-92)
Director, Player Development Jed Ortmeyer Michigan (1999-2003)
Director, NCAA Scouting Jamie Herrington Dartmouth (1998-02)
Asst. Director, Player Development Tanner Glass Dartmouth (2003-07)
Operations Advisor Angela Ruggiero Harvard (1998-2000, 2002-04)
Head Video Coordinator Kyle Smith SUNY-Cortland (2007-11)
Amateur Scout Ernie Vargas Wisconisn (1982-86)
AHL Director of Hockey Operations Matt Harlow SUNY-Potsdam (Brown 2011-15)
AHL Goaltending Coach Jeff Malcolm Yale (2009-13)
AHL Player Development Assistant Colin Downey Bowdoin (2010-14)


In the Minors

Roman Ahcan – Wisconsin (2018-22)

  • Big Ten Honorable Mention as a sophomore

Brett Berard – Providence (2020-23)

  • Third-team All-Hockey East as a sophomore
  • Teammates included Jaxson Stauber, Tyce Thompson

Zachary Berzolla – Colorado College (2017-21)

  • Teammates included Josiah Slavin

Christopher Brown – Boston College (2015-19)

Matthew Cairns – Cornell (2017-20); Minnesota Duluth (2020-21)

  • Teammates at UMD included Noah Kates, Cole Koepke, Jackson Cates
  • Teammates at Cornell included Morgan Barron, Anthony Angello

Louie Caporusso – Michigan (2007-11)

  • Teammates included Max Pacioretty, Carl Hagelin, Jon Merrill, Greg Pateryn, Steve Kampfer, Luke Glendening

Jaroslav Chmelar – Michigan (2022-24)

  • Won silver medal (CZE) at 2023 World Junior Championship

Jack Clement – Miami (2019-24)

  • Two-year team captain at Miami

Garrett Cockerill – Northeastern (2014-18)

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

Jake Gaudet – Massachusetts (2017-21)

  • Won the 2021 NCAA championship as team captain
  • Teammates included Cale Makar

Christopher Grando – Boston College (2017-19); Arizona State (2019-23)

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

Jacob Hamacher – RIT (2017-22)

Brendan Harris – Bemidji State (2017-21)

Blake Hillman – Denver (2015-18)

  • Won NCAA championship as a sophomore
  • Teammates included Troy Terry, Will Butcher, Danton Heinen, Dylan Gambrell, Ian Mitchell, Logan O'Connor, Henrik Borgström 

Matteson Iacopelli – Western Michigan (2015-17)

  • Teammates included Sheldon Dries, Wade Allison, Corey Schueneman

Lee Lapid – Canisius (2018-22)

Derek Lodermeier – Vermont (2016-20)

Connor Mackey – Minnesota State (2017-20)

  • Second-team All-American as a junior
  • First-team All-WCHA selection in 2020; third team in 2019
  • WCHA All-Rookie Team selection

Tristan Mullin – Cornell (2017-20); Vermont (2020-21)

Riley Nash – Cornell (2007-10)

  • All-ECAC First Team as a sophomore and third team as a junior
  • ECAC Rookie of the Year and All-Rookie Team as a freshman
  • Teammates included Ben Scrivens, Colin Greening

Hugo Ollas – Merrimack (2021-24)

  • Third-team All-Hockey East as a sophomore

Jacob Panetta – Colgate (2016-20)

Weiland Parrish – Hamline (2018-20)

Tyler Pitlick – Minnesota State (2009-10)

Patrick Polino – RPI (2016-20)

Ryan Siedem – Harvard (2019-20, 2021-23), Notre Dame (2023-24)

  • Big Ten Honorable Mention as a sophomore
  • Teammates at Notre Dame included Landon Slaggert
  • Teammates at Harvard included Henry Thrun, Alex Laferriere, Matt Coronato, Jack Drury

Bobby Trivigno – Massachusetts (2018-22)

  • Hobey Baker Award top-10 finalist as a senior
  • First-team all-Hockey East after leading league in scoring as a senior
  • First-team All-America as a junior after leading UMass to national title
  • Also named NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player
  • First-team All-Hockey East as a junior
  • Teammates included Cale Makar, Zac Jones

Justin Vaive – Miami (2007-11)

  • Teammates included Reilly Smith, Alec Martinez, Tommy Wingels, Chris Wideman, Ryan Jones, Curtis McKenzie
  • Son of former NHL forward Rick Vaive

Drew Worrad – Western Michigan (2018-22)

  • Second-team All-NCHC as a senior
  • Also named NCHC Scholar-Athlete of the Year
  • Teammates included Mattias Samulesson, Ronnie Attard, Wade Allison, Corey Schueneman

College Draft Picks

Eric Ciccolini – Gr., F, Clarkson – 7th (205), 2019

  • Transferred from Michigan following senior season

Drew Fortescue – Fr., F, Boston College – 3rd (90), 2023

Riley Hughes – Gr., F, Ohio State – 7th (216), 2018

  • Transferred from Northeastern following senior season
  • Older brother of Boston University forward Jack Hughes
  • Son of current Montreal Canadiens GM Kent Hughes

Zakary Karpa – Jr., F, Harvard – 6th (191), 2022

Hank Kempf – Jr., D, Cornell – 7th (208), 2021

  • Named to ECAC All-Rookie Team in 2021-22

Noah Laba – So., F, Colorado College – 7th (208), 2021

  • NCHC Defensive Forward of the Year as a sophomore
  • Also earned first-team All-NCHC honors

Brody Lamb – So., F, Minnesota – 4th (104), 2021

Victor Mancini – Jr., D, Omaha – 5th (159), 2022

Gabe Perreault – Fr., F, Boston College – 1st (23), 2023

  • All-Hockey East Second Team as a freshman
  • Son of former NHL forward Yanic Perreault