LogoTAMPA BAY LIGHTNING

Former Collegians

11 – Luke Glendening – Michigan (2008-12)

  • CCHA's Best Defensive Forward in 2011-12
  • Team captain as a senior; co-captain as a junior with Carl Hagelin
  • Other teammates included Chris Brown, Chris Summers, Steve Kampfer

23 – Mikey Eyssimont – St. Cloud State (2015-18)

  • Second-team All-NCHC as a junior; honorable mention as a sophomore
  • Teammates included Charlie Lindgren, Ryan Poehling, Blake Lizotte, Jack Ahcan, Will Borgen, Dennis Cholowski, Patrick Russell

41 – Mitchell Chaffee – Massachusetts (2017-20)

  • First-team All-American and first-team All-Hockey East in 2019
  • Teammates included Cale Makar, Zac Jones

48 – Nick Perbix – St. Cloud State (2018-22)

  • First-team All-NCHC as a senior
  • Second-team All-NCHC as a junior
  • NCHC All-Rookie Team selection
  • Teammates included Blake Lizotte, Ryan Poehling, Jack Ahcan

64 – Tyler Motte – Michigan (2013-16)

  • Hobey Baker Award finalist, first-team All-America in 2015-16
  • Also earned first-team All-Big Ten honors
  • Teammates included Zach Hyman, Dylan Larkin, Kyle Connor, Zach Werenski, J.T. Compher, Andrew Copp

73 – Conor Sheary – Massachusetts (2010-14)

  • Led the team in scoring as a senior, when he was team captain

Front Office

Head Coach Jon Cooper Hofstra (club hockey, varsity lacrosse)
Assistant Coach Jeff Blashill Ferris State (1994-98)
Assistant Coach Jeff Halpern Princeton (1995-99)
Director, Amateur Scouting John Rosso Omaha (1997-2001)
Pro Scout Tony Hrkac North Dakota (1984-87)
Pro Scout Stephen Gionta Boston College (2002-06)
College Scout Brian Putnam New Hampshire (1993-97)
Goaltending Scout Jared Waimon Sacred Heart (2000-01), Stonehill (2001-02)
ECHL Assistant Coach Ben Holmstrom UMass Lowell (2006-10)


In the Minors

Tyler Bird – Brown (2014-18)

Francois Boisvert – St. Lawrence (2019-23), Robert Morris (2023-24)

Declan Carlile – Merrimack (2019-22)

  • Named All-Hockey East Second Team as a junior
  • Hockey East All-Rookie Team as a freshman

Max Crozier – Providence (2019-23)

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

Alex Frye – Alaska Anchorage (2019-20), Northern Michigan (2020-23)

Kurt Gosselin – Alabama-Huntsville (2015-19)

Chris Harpur – Niagara (2017-22)

Steve Jandric – Alaska (2017-20), Denver (2020-21), Merrimack (2021-22)

  • First-team All-WCHA in 2020 and third-team All-WCHA in 2019
  • Named to WCHA All-Rookie Team in 2018
  • Teammates at DU included Bobby Brink

Spencer Kersten – Princeton (2019-23), Bowling Green (2023-24)

Cole Koepke – Minnesota Duluth (2018-21)

  • First-team All-NCHC and second-team All-American as a sophomore
  • Honorable mention All-NCHC as a junior

Kevin Lombardi – Sacred Heart (2019-24)

  • Teammates included Marc Johnstone

Jimmy Mazza – Canisius (2015-19)

Stephen Mundinger – Maine (2016-19); Long Island (2020-21)

  • Teammates at Maine included Jeremy Swayman

Patrick Newell – St. Cloud State (2015-19)

  • First-team All-American, Hobey Baker Award finalist as a senior
  • Also named NCHC Forward of the Year after leading league in scoring
  • Teammates included Blake Lizotte, Jack Ahcan, Ryan Poehling, Will Borgen

Tanner Schachle – Alaska Anchorage (2018-20), Long Island (2022-22)

Jake Stevens – St. Lawrence (2017-21), Long Island (2021-22)

Matt Tomkins – Ohio State (2013-17)

  • Teammates included Ryan Dzingel, Dakota Joshua, Tanner Laczynski, Max McCormick

T.J. Walsh – Northeastern (2019-21), RPI (2021-23), Sacred Heart (2023-24)

  • Teammates at Northeastern included Jordan Harris, Mike Kesselring, Jayden Struble

College Draft Picks

Nick Capone – Sr., F, UConn – 6th (157), 2020

Warren Clark – Fr., D, St. Cloud State – 6th (179), 2023

Dylan Duke – Jr., F, Michigan – 4th (126), 2021

  • Second-team All-Big Ten as a junior

Cooper Flinton – So., F, Dartmouth – 7th (211), 2021

Alex Gagne – Jr., D, New Hampshire – 6th (192), 2021

  • All-Hockey East Third Team as a junior

Jack Harvey – Fr., F, Boston University – 7th (193), 2023

Isaac Howard – So., F, Michigan State – 1st (31), 2022

  • All-Big Ten Honorable Mention as a sophomore
  • Spent first season at Minnesota Duluth

Connor Kurth – So., F, Minnesota – 6th (192), 2022

Eamon Powell – Sr., D, Boston College – 4th (116), 2020

  • All-Hockey East Second Team as a sophomore
  • Hockey East All-Rookie Team selection in 2022-23

Klavs Veinbergs – Fr., F, Colorado College – 7th (224), 2022

McKade Webster – Sr., F, Denver – 7th (213), 2019