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Former Collegians

1 – Devin Cooley – Denver (2017-18)

  • Teammates included Brady Troy Terry, Henrik Borgstrom, Dylan Gambrell, Logan O'Connor, Ian Mitchell

3 – Henry Thrun – Harvard (2019-20, 2021-23)

  • First-team All-American as a senior
  • ECAC Best Defensive Defenseman, first-team All-ECAC as a senior
  • First-Team All-Ivy League as a senior
  • Second-team All-America as a junior
  • Second-team All-ECAC as a junior
  • ECAC Hockey All-Rookie team selection

5 – Matt Benning* – Northeastern (2013-16)

  • Honorable mention All-Hockey East as a sophomore

6 – Ty Emberson* – Wisconsin (2018-21)

  • Honorable mention All-Big Ten as a junior
  • Teammates included Cole Caufield, K'Andre Miller, Dylan Holloway, Wyatt Kalynuk, Alex Turcotte

7 – Nico Sturm – Clarkson (2016-19)

  • Hobey Baker Award finalist as a junior
  • First-team All-ECAC Hockey as a junior and twice named the conference's Best Defensive Forward
  • Teammates included Sheldon Rempal

9 – Jacob MacDonald – Cornell (2011-15)

  • Teammates included Joakim Ryan, Joel Lowry

11 – Luke Kunin – Wisconsin (2015-17)

  • Team captain as a sophomore
  • Second-team All-Big Ten selection

17 – Thomas Bordeleau – Michigan (2020-22)

  • Named the 2021 Tim Taylor National Rookie of the Year
  • Big Ten Freshman of the Year, second-team all-conference and named to the all-freshman team
  • Teammates included Owen Power, Matty Beniers, Kent Johnson, Cam York
  • Son of former NHL forward Sebastien Bordeleau

38 – Mario Ferraro – Massachusetts (2017-19)

  • Third-team All-Hockey East in 2019
  • Hockey East All-Rookie Team selection
  • Teammates included Cale Makar

40 – Ryan Carpenter – Bowling Green (2011-14)

  • Second-team All-CCHA as a sophomore

51 – Collin Graf –Union (2021-22), Quinnipiac (2022-24)

  • Won NCAA championship at Quinnipiac in 2022-23
  • Top-10 Hobey Baker Award finalist each of his two years at QU
  • First-team All-America, first-team All-ECAC Hockey in 2022-23

* = on Injured Reserve


Front Office

General Manager Mike Grier Boston University (1993-96)
Head Coach David Quinn Boston University (1984-87)
Assistant coach Scott Gordon Boston College (1983-86)
Assistant Coach Brian Wiseman Michigan (1990-94)
Assistant Coach Ryan Warsofsky Sacred Heart (2007-09); Curry (2009-11)
Goaltending Coach Thomas Speer UW Stevens Point (2007-10); UMass-Boston (2010-11)
Director, Hockey Projects & Analytics Charlie Townsend Middlebury (2006-10)
Player Development Coach Tommy Wingels Miami (2007-10)
Director of Player Development/Senior Advisor Todd Marchant – Clarkson (1991-93)
Hockey Operations Advisor Doug Weight Lake Superior State (1989-91)
Pro Personnel Senior Advisor Ryan Stewart Canisius (1994-98)
Senior Advisor/Pro Scout Tim Burke New Hampshire (1973-77)
Amateur Scout Jaren Burke Rensselaer (2017-19)
Amateur Scout Neil McKenney Sacred Heart (2009-12)
Amateur Scout Thomas Vanek Minnesota (2002-04)
Goalie Scout & Goaltending Development Ryan Miller Michigan State (1999-2002)
AHL Head Coach John McCarthy Boston University (2005-09)
AHL Assistant Coach Kyle Hagel Princeton (2004-08)
AHL Assistant Coach Louis Mass Bowling Green (1997-2001)
ECHL Assistant Coach John Gurskis St. Michael's (1994-98)


In the Minors

Peter Bates – St. Norbert (2017-22)

  • Led the Green Knights in scoring as a junior and senior

Jeremie Bucheler – Northeastern (2019-23), Vermont (2023-24)

  • Assistant captain for Vermont as a grad transfer in 2023-24
  • Teammates at Northeastern included Jordan Harris, Jayden Struble, Mike Kesselring

Gabe Carriere – Vermont (2020-24)

Magnus Chrona – Denver (2019-23)

  • NCHC Player of the Year and Goaltender of the Year as a senior
  • Also named All-NCHC First Team in 2023
  • Led Denver to NCAA title in 2021-22 and earned all-tourney honors
  • NCHC All-Rookie Team selection

Jay Dickman – Bemidji State (2015-19)

  • Teammates included Zach Whitecloud

Dominic Dockery – Merrimack (2017-21); Maine (2021-22)

Nicholas Favaro – Curry College (2019-23)

Ryan Finnegan – Lindenwood (2018-23)

Ethan Frisch – North Dakota (2019-22)

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

Trevor Gorsuch – Western Michigan (2015-19)

  • Teammates included Wade Allison, Corey Schueneman, Sheldon Dries

Gavin Gould – Michigan Tech (2016-19); Bowling Green (2020-21)

Luke Grainger – Western Michigan (2020-24)

  • Second-team All-NCHC as a senior
  • Also won the NCHC's Senior Scholar-Athlete Award in 2023-24
  • Captained the Broncos as a senior
  • Teammates included Ronnie Attard, Jason Polin

Roman Kinal – UConn (2018-23)

Connor MacEachern – Penn State (2019-23)

  • Teammates included Brandon Biro

Jason Pineo – Niagara (2019-23)

Kyle Rau – Minnesota (2011-15)

  • Second-team All-Big Ten as a junior and senior
  • Captained the Golden Gophers in each of those two seasons
  • Named to WCHA All-Rookie Team as a freshman
  • Teammates included Brady Skjei, Erik Haula, Nick Bjugstad, Mike Reilly, Travis Boyd, Hudson Fasching, Vinni Lettieri

Ethan Roswell – Bentley (2018-22)

Michal Stinil – American International (2020-22)

Lucas Vanroboys – Bentley (2019-23), UMass (2023-24)

Donavan Villeneuve-Houle – Maine (2020-24)

Anthony Vincent – Holy Cross (2018-22); Long Island (2022-23)

  • Led LIU in scoring as a grad transfer in 2022-23
  • Two-year assistant captain at Holy Cross

Jake Wahlin – St. Cloud State (2016-20)


College Draft Picks

Eli Barnett – Fr., D, Vermont – 7th (195), 2022

Michael Fisher – Fr., D, Northeastern – 3rd (76), 2022

Cam Lund – So., F, Northeastern – 2nd (34), 2022

  • Named to Hockey East All-Rookie Team in 2023

Joey Muldowney – Fr., F, UConn – 6th (172), 2022

Eric Pohlkamp – Fr., F, Bemidji State – 5th (132), 2023

  • First-team All-CCHA, CCHA All-Rookie Team as a freshman

Will Smith – Fr., F, Boston College – 1st (4), 2023

  • One of 10 finalists for the Hobey Baker Award in 2023-24
  • First-team All-Hockey East, HEA All-Rookie Team as a freshman

Timofei Spitserov – Jr., F, Vermont – 7th (210), 2020