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Former Collegians

3 – Jack St. Ivany – Boston College (2020-22), Yale (2018-20)

  • Third-team All-Hockey East in 2021-22
  • Teammates at BC included Alex Newhook, Matt Boldy, Spencer Knight, Mike Hardman, Marc McLaughlin
  • Teammates at Yale included Joe Snively

5 – Ryan Shea – Northeastern (2016-20)

  • Second-team All-Hockey East as a senior

10 – Drew O'Connor – Dartmouth (2018-20)

  • First-team All-ECAC Hockey as a sophomore

17 – Bryan Rust – Notre Dame (2010-14)

19 – Reilly Smith – Miami (2009-12)

  • RedHawks' leading scorer and second in the nation in goals in 2012
  • Unanimous first-team All-CCHA selection
  • Finalist for the Hobey Baker Award
  • Teammates included Tommy Wingels, Curtis McKenzie, Chris Wideman, Austin Czarnik

55 – Noel Acciari** – Providence (2011-15)

  • Captained the Friars to NCAA title as a senior
  • Named Hockey East Best Defensive Forward that same season

83 – Matt Nieto** – Boston University (2010-13)

  • Ranked second on Terriers in scoring twice; led the team in goals as a junior
  • Honorable mention All-Hockey East as a sophomore
  • Teammates included Charlie Coyle, Alex Chiasson, Adam Clendening

** = on Long-Term Injured Reserve

Front Office

Special Asst. to President of Hockey Ops & GM Amanda Kessel (Minnesota 2010-13, 2015-16)
Head Coach Mike Sullivan – Boston University (1986-90)
Associate Coach Todd Reirden – Bowling Green (1990-94)
Assistant Coach Ty Hennes – Boston College (2000-04)
Player Development Coach Matt Cullen – St. Cloud State (1995-97)
Player Development Coach Chris Butler – Denver (2005-08)
Goaltending Development Coach Kain Tisi – St. Lawrence (2006-10)
Director, Amateur Scouting Nick Pryor – Maine (2009-13)
Pro Scout Will Acton – Lake Superior State (2007-11)
Pro Scout Mark Osiecki – Wisconsin (1987-90)
Pro Scout Greg Pateryn – Michigan (2008-12)
Pro Scout Craig Patrick – Denver (1966-70)
NCAA Personnel Matt Mangene – Maine (2009-12)
Amateur Scout Jay Heinbuck – Northeastern (1982-86)
Amateur Scout Krissy Wendell-Pohl – Minnesota (2002-05)
Special Assignment Scout Kevin Stevens – Boston College (1983-87)
AHL Head Coach J.D. Forrest – Boston College (2000-04)
AHL Assistant Coach Kevin Porter – Michigan (2004-08)
ECHL Head Coach Derek Army – Providence (2010-24)

In the Minors

Justin Addamo – Robert Morris (2018-21), RPI (2021-22)

Corey Andonovski – Princeton (2018-22)

  • Led the Tigers in scoring as a senior with 22 points in 31 games

Scooter Brickey – Western Michigan (2019-22), Ohio State (2022-24)

  • Served as team co-captain for OSU in 2023-24
  • Second-team All-Big Ten in 2023-24
  • Teammates at OSU included Mason Lohrei, Cole McWard
  • Teammates at WMU included Mattias Samuelsson, Wade Allison, Ronnie Attard, Jason Polin

Tristan Broz – Minnesota (2021-22), Denver (2022-24)

  • Won NCAA championship at DU in 2023-24
  • Named to 2024 NCAA All-Tournament Team
  • Teammates at DU included Magnus Chrona
  • Teammates at Minnesota included Matthew Knies, Brock Faber, Ryan Johnson, Ben Meyers, Jackson LaCombe

Davis Bunz – Providence (2017-22)

  • Teammates included Brandon Duhaime, Jacob Bryson, Tyce Thompson

Will Butcher – Denver (2013-17)

  • Hobey Baker Award winner and first-team All-American as a senior
  • Captained his team to the NCAA title
  • First-team All-NCHC selection as a senior
  • Second-team All-American and first-team All-NCHC as a junior

Mathieu De St. Phalle – Wisconsin (2020-24)

  • Led Badgers in scoring as a sophomore
  • Teammates included Cole Caufield, Dylan Holloway, Ty Emberson

Sebastian Dirven – Cornell (2019-23)

  • Teammates included Morgan Barron

David Drake – Connecticut (2014-18)

  • Teammates included Tage Thompson, Adam Huska

Tyler Drevitch – Merrimack (2016-20)

Taylor Fedun – Princeton (2007-11)

  • First-team All-ECAC Hockey as a senior after earning second-team honors as a junior
  • Team captain as a senior
  • Teammates included Mike Condon

Matt Filipe – Northeastern (2016-20)

Jonathan Gruden – Miami (2018-19)

  • Teammates included Grant Hutton

Bobby Hampton – Northeastern (2017-19), Penn State (2020-21)

Vinnie Hinostroza – Notre Dame (2013-15)

  • First-team All-Hockey East as a sophomore
  • Hockey East All-Rookie Team selection
  • Teammates included Bryan Rust, Jake Evans, Jordan Gross, Anders Bjork, Steven Fogarty, Cal Petersen

David Jankowski – St. Lawrence (2018-22), Michigan Tech (2022-23)

  • Captained St. Lawrence as a senior in 2021-22
  • Younger brother of current NHL forward Mark Jankowski
  • Great-nephew of Hockey Hall of Famer Leonard "Red" Kelly

Marc Johnstone – Sacred Heart (2017-21)

  • Two-year team captain
  • First-team All-Atlantic Hockey as a senior
  • AHA All-Rookie Team as a freshman

Jagger Joshua – Michigan State (2019-23)

  • Younger brother of Vancouver Canucks forward Dakota Joshua

Cal Kiefiuk – UMass (2019-23), Providence (2023-24)

  • Won NCAA championship as a sophomore at UMass
  • Teammates at UMass included Zac Jones, Marc Del Gaizo, Matthew Murray, Matthew Kessel

Matt Koopman – Providence (2018-22), UMass (2022-23)

  • Teammates at Providence included Jacob Bryson, Vincent Desharnais, Brandon Duhaime, Tyce Thompson

Tanner Laderoute – Minnesota Duluth (2018-23)

  • Won NCAA championship as a freshman
  • Captained the Bulldogs each of his last two seasons
  • Teammates included Mikey Anderson, Noah Cates, Dylan Samberg, Scott Perunovich

Peter Laviolette – Plymouth State (2017-22)

Jarrett Lee – Northern Mich. (2018-20), Minn. Duluth (2020-22), St. Thomas (2022-23)

  • Teammates at UMD included Noah Cates, Jackson Cates, Cole Koepke

Justin Lee – Denver (2019-23)

  • Captained the Pioneers as a senior
  • Won NCAA championship as a junior
  • Teammates included Ian Mitchell, Cole Guttman, Bobby Brink

Jon Lizotte – St. Cloud State (2015-19)

Dustin Maz – Lake Superior State (2019-22), AIC (2022-24)

  • Led AIC in scoring in 2023-24

Ryan Miotto – Canisius (2019-23), Vermont (2023-24)

Ludvig Persson – Miami (2020-23), North Dakota (2023-24)

  • Second-team All-NCHC in 2023-24 (UND), 2020-21 (Miami)
  • Also named to NCHC All-Rookie Team in 2020-21
  • Teammates at UND included Jackson Blake

Logan Pietila – Michigan Tech (2019-24)

  • Captained the Huskies in 2023-24
  • Teammates at MTU included Brian Halonen

Matthew Quercia – Boston University (2018-21), Michigan Tech (2021-22)

Jack Rathbone – Harvard (2018-20)

  • First-team All-American, All-ECAC Hockey and All-Ivy League as a sophomore
  • Named to the ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team

Louie Roehl – Minnesota Duluth (2017-22)

  • Won back-to-back NCAA championships as freshman and sophomore
  • Teammates included Mikey Anderson, Karson Kuhlman, Noah Cates, Jackson Cates, Scott Perunovich

Austin Rueschhoff – Western Michigan (2017-20)

  • Teammates included Mattias Samuelsson, Hugh McGing, Wade Allison, Ronnie Attard, Corey Schueneman

Philip Waugh – Vermont (2020-21), Mercyhurst (2021-24)

  • Hobey Baker Award winner and first-team All-American as a senior

Jared Westcott – Penn State (2020-21), Lake Superior State (2021-24)

  • First-team All-WCHA as a senior after leading LSSU in scoring

Quinn Wichers – Mercyhurst (2017-21)

College Draft Picks

Luke Devlin – Fr., F, Cornell – 6th (182), 2022

Daniel Laatsch – Jr., D, Wisconsin – 7th (215), 2021

Cruz Lucius – So., F, Wisconsin – 4th (124), 2022 (by CAR)

  • All-Big Ten Honorable Mention as a sophomore
  • Led Badgers in scoring as a freshman

Chase Yoder – Sr., F, Providence – 6th (170), 2020