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Former Collegians

8 – Cam York – Michigan (2019-21)

  • First-team All-American in 2021
  • Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and first-team all-conference as a sophomore
  • Named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team and honorable mention all-conference

10 –Bobby Brink – Denver (2019-22)

  • Hobey Baker Award "Hobey Hat Trick" finalist in 2021-22
  • Also earned first-team All-America honors after leading nation in scoring
  • NCHC Player of the Year and NCHC Forward of the Year in 2021-22
  • First-team All-NCHC in 2021-22
  • NCHC All-Rookie Team in 2019-20
  • Teammates included Ian Mitchell

19 – Garnet Hathaway – Brown (2010-14)

  • Teammates included Harry Zolnierczyk, Nick Lappin

23 – Ronnie Attard – Western Michigan (2019-22)

  • NCHC Offensive Defenseman of the Year as both a sophomore and junior
  • Also earned first-team All-NCHC honors each of those seasons
  • First-team All-American in 2021
  • NCHC All-Rookie Team selection
  • Teammates included Wade Allison, Mattias Samuelsson

24 – Nick Seeler – Omaha (2012-14), Minnesota (2014-16)

  • Teammates included Mike Reilly, Kyle Rau, Justin Kloos, Hudson Fasching, Vinni Lettieri

25 – Ryan Poehling – St. Cloud State (2016-19)

  • First-team All-NCHC selection as a junior
  • Teammates included Blake Lizotte, Jon Lizotte

27 – Noah Cates – Minnesota Duluth (2018-22)

  • First-team All-NCHC and second-team All-American as a sophomore
  • Second-team All-NCHC as a junior
  • NCHC All-Rookie Team selection
  • Teammates included brother Jackson Cates, Scott Perunovich, Mikey Anderson

77 – Erik Johnson – Minnesota (2006-07)

  • The third college player to be selected No. 1 overall in the NHL Entry Draft (Rick DiPietro, Joe Murphy)
  • Teammates included Kyle Okposo, Alex Goligoski, Blake Wheeler

86 – Joel Farabee – Boston University (2018-19)

  • Hockey East Rookie of the Year and All-Rookie Team selection
  • Teammates included Dante Fabbro, Jake Oettinger

89 – Cam Atkinson – Boston College (2008-11)

  • One of three finalists for the 2011 Hobey Baker Memorial Award and a first-team All-American
  • Leading scorer on the 2010 NCAA championship team, winning the title at Detroit’s Ford Field
  • MVP of the 2011 Hockey East Tournament
  • Teammates included Benn Ferriero, Ben Smith
Front Office

President, Hockey Operations Keith Jones – Western Michigan (1988-92)
Assistant General Manager Brent Flahr – Princeton (1992-96)
Senior Advisor Paul Holmgren – Minnesota (1974-75)
Senior Advisor Dean Lombardi – New Haven (1979-82)
Special Advisor to Hockey Operations John LeClair – Vermont (1987-91)
Special Advisor to Hockey Operations Patrick Sharp – Vermont (2000-02)
Head Coach John Tortorella – Maine (1978-81)
Video Coach Adam Patterson – Wisconsin-Eau Claire (1994-98)
Skills Coach Angelo Ricci – Denver (1991-95)
Player Development John Riley – Princeton (Assistant Coach, 2005-07)
Pro Scout Ross Fitzpatrick – Western Michigan (1978-82)
Pro Scout Dany Heatley – Wisconsin (1999-2001)
Amateur Scout Shane Fukushima – Wisconsin-River Falls (1998-2001)
College Scout Wade Clarke – Hobart (1991-93)
College Scout Len Quesnelle – Princeton (1984-88)
College Scout Kyle Shero – Connecticut College (2018-22)

In the Minors

Solag Bakich – Notre Dame (2019-23)

  • Teammates included Alex Steeves, Cal Burke

Louie Belpedio – Miami (2014-18)

  • Second-team All-NCHC and team captain as a senior
  • Twice named honorable mention All-NCHC
  • NCHC All-Rookie Team selection

Jacques Bouquot – Vermont (2019-23), Penn State (2023-24)

  • Captained Vermont as a senior in 2022-23

Darren Brady – RIT (2016-20)

Matt Brown – UMass Lowell (2019-21), Boston University (2021-23)

  • Second-team All-American as a senior
  • Also earned first-team All-Hockey East honors
  • Teammates at BU included Alex Vlasic
  • Teammates at UMass Lowell included Lucas Condotta

Adam Brubacher – RIT (2016-20)

  • Second-team All-Atlantic Hockey in 2020
  • Third-team All-Atlantic Hockey in 2019
  • Atlantic Hockey Rookie of the Year as a freshman

Mike Chen – Concordia (2013-14), Salem State (2014-17)

Powell Connor – Michigan State (2020-23), Canisius (2023-24)

Ryan Cox – Niagara (2018-23)

  • Led the Purple Eagles in goals as a senior

Eric Dop – Bowling Green (2017-21), Boston College (2021-22)

  • Teammates at BC included Jack McBain, Marc McLaughlin
  • WCHA All-Rookie Team as a freshman with BGSU in 2017-18

Connor Fedorek – Ferris State (2019-22), Utica College (2022-23)

Brendan Furry – Minnesota State (2020-23)

  • Won a conference championship each of his three years
  • Served as team captain in 2022-23
  • Teammates included Akito Hirose, Nathan Smith, Walker Duehr

Parker Gahagen – Army (2013-17)

  • Second-team All-Atlantic hockey as a junior and senior

Rhett Gardner – North Dakota (2015-19)

  • NCHC's Best Defensive Forward as a junior
  • Teammates included Troy Stecher, Drake Caggiula, Nick Schmaltz, Brock Boeser, Tyson Jost, Tucker Poolman

Tyler Gratton – Penn State (2019-23), Arizona State (2023-24)

  • Teammates at PSU included Brandon Biro
  • Son of former NHL forward Chris Gratton

Tyler Heidt – Merimack (2018-21)

Kenny Johnson – Penn State (2019-23)

Adam Karashik – Connecticut (2017-21), Notre Dame (2021-22)

Ryan Kenny – Stevenson (2019-23)

  • Two-time NCAA DIII MAC Defensive Player of the Year
  • Three-time MAC All-Conference First Team

Max Kouznetsov – Canisius (2020-24)

Jacob Kucharski – AIC (2020-22); Omaha (2022-23)

  • Atlantic Hockey Goaltender of the Year in 2021-22
  • Also named third-team All-AHA

Tanner Laczynski – Ohio State (2016-20)

  • First-team All-Big Ten selection as a sophomore; second-team as a senior and honorable mention as a junior

Nick Lappin – Brown (2012-16)

  • All-ECAC and All-Ivy League First Team as a senior
  • All-Ivy League Second Team as a junior
  • Teammates included Garnet Hathaway

Tony Malinowski – Minnesota State (2020-24)

  • Teammates included Jake Livingstone, Akito Hirose, Ondrej Pavel, Nathan Smith, Walker Duehr

Cooper Marody – Michigan (2015-18)

  • First-team All-Big Ten selection as a junior

Austin Master – Stevenson (2019-23)

Hunter McDonald – Northeastern (2022-24)

  • Named Hockey East's Best Defensive Defenseman as a freshman
  • Also earned Hockey East All-Rookie Team honors

Connor McMenamin – Penn State (2019-23), Minnesota Duluth (2023-24)

  • Teammates at PSU included Brandon Biro

Matt Miller – Omaha (2020-24)

  • Teammates included Brandon Scanlin

Joseph Nardi – Northern Michigan (2017-22)

Cal Petersen – Notre Dame (2014-17)

  • Hockey East Goaltender of the Month for Jan. 2016
  • Hockey East All-Rookie Team selection in 2015

Massimo Rizzo – Denver (2021-24)

  • Two-time NCAA champion (2022, 2024)
  • Second-team All-America as a sophomore and junior
  • First-team All-NCHC as a sophomore, Second-team All-NCHC as a junior
  • Named to NCHC All-Rookie Team as a freshman

Shane Sellar – Dartmouth (2016-19), Rensselaer (2021-22)

Will Zmolek – Bemidji State (2019-23)

  • Served as assistant captain during senior year
  • Older brother, Riese Zmolek, is a forward in the Minnesota system
  • Son of former NHL defenseman Doug Zmolek

College Draft Picks

Bryce Brodzinski – Gr., F, Minnesota – 7th (196), 2019

  • All-Big Ten Honorable Mention in 2023-24

Alex Bump – Fr., F, Western Michigan – 5th (133), 2022

  • NCHC All-Rookie Team in 2023-24

Devin Kaplan – So., F, Boston University – 3rd (69), 2022

Cole Knuble – Fr., F, Notre Dame – 4th (103), 2023

  • Named Hockey East's Best Defensive Defenseman as a freshman
  • Father of former NHL forwrd Mike Knuble

Owen McLaughlin – So., F, North Dakota – 7th (206), 2021

Ty Murchison – Jr., D, Arizona State – 5th (158), 2021