VANCOUVER CANUCKS

Former Collegians

5 – Tucker Poolman* – North Dakota (2014-17)

• First-team All-American and first-team All-NCHC selection as a junior
• Won the NCAA title in 2016
• Teammates included Drake Caggiula, Troy Stecher, Nick Schmaltz, Brock Boeser, Tyson Jost, Paul LaDue

6 – Brock Boeser – North Dakota (2015-17)

• Won the 2016 NCAA title and was named to the All-Tournament Team
• First-team All-American, NCHC Rookie of the Year and first-team All-NCHC as a freshman
• National Player and Rookie of the Month for March/April 2016
• NCHC Rookie of the Month in Jan. 2016
• Teammates included Troy Stecher, Drake Caggiula, Nick Schmaltz, Tyson Jost, Tucker Poolman, Austin Poganski

7 – Carson Soucy – Minnesota Duluth (2013-17)

• Teammates included Alex Iafallo, Dominic Toninato, Neal Pionk, Hunter Miska

18 – Sam Lafferty – Brown (2014-18)

• First-team All-Ivy League as a senior; second-team as a junior
• Teammates included Nick Lappin, Matt Lorito

29 – Casey DeSmith – New Hampshire (2011-14)

• Hockey East All-Rookie Team in 2012
• Teammates included Trevor van Riemsdyk

34 – Phil Di Giuseppe – Michigan (2011-14)

• Teammates included Luke Glendening, Andrew Copp, Jon Merrill, Greg Pateryn

35 – Thatcher Demko – Boston College (2013-16)

• Hockey East co-Player of the Year and first-team all-conference in 2016
• Won the Mike Richter Award as the nation's top goalie in 2016
• Second-team All-American as a junior
• Hockey East All-Rookie selection in 2014
• Teammates included Johnny Gaudreau, Kevin Hayes, Mike Matheson, Patrick Brown, Ian McCoshen, Alex Tuck, Zach Sanford, Noah Hanifin, Colin White, Miles Wood

43 – Quinn Hughes – Michigan (2017-19)

• First-team All-Big Ten and a Hobey Baker finalist as a sophomore
• Named second-team All-Big Ten and to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team in 2018
• Teammates included Cooper Marody, Josh Norris

51 – Mark Friedman – Bowling Green (2014-17)

• First-team All-WCHA as a sophomore; third-team pick as a junior
• WCHA All-Rookie Team selection

53 – Teddy Blueger – Minnesota State (2012-16)

• First-team All-WCHA as a senior
• Teammates included Casey Nelson

81 – Dakota Joshua – Ohio State (2015-19)

82 – Ian Cole – Notre Dame (2007-10)

• First-team All-American in 2009
• Teammates included Erik Condra, Ryan Thang, Kyle Palmieri

* = on Injured Reserve

Assistant General Manager Émilie Castonguay – Niagara (2005-09)
Assistant General Manager Cammi Granato – Providence (1989-93)
Assistant General Manager/AHL GM Ryan Johnson – North Dakota (1994-96)
Director, Player Personnel Scott Young – Boston University (1985-87)
Assistant Director, Player Development Chris Higgins – Yale (2001-03)
Player Development Mike Komisarek – Michigan (2000-02)
Director, Pro Scouting Brett Henning – Notre Dame (1998-2001)
Pro Scout Neil Komadoski – Notre Dame (2000-04)
Amateur Scout Martin Bakula – Alaska Anchorage (1991-93)
Amateur Scout Vincent Montalbano – Assumption (2000-04)
Amateur Scout Billy Pugliese – Omaha (1997-2001)
Amateur Scout Wyatt Smith – Minnesota (1995-99)
AHL Assistant Coach Jeff Ulmer – North Dakota (1995-99)

Collin Adams – North Dakota (2017-21)

• All-NCHC Honorable Mention as a senior
• Also named to NCHC All-Tournament Team that year
• Teammates included Shane PInto, Jake Sanderson, Matt Kiersted, Cole Smith, Christian Wolanin

Brian Chambers – UMass Lowell (2019-23), Arizona State (2023-24)

• Teammates at UML included Lucas Condotta

Derek Daschke – Miami (2018-22); Minnesota Duluth (2022-23)

• Served as team captain at Miami in 2021-22
• Teammates at Miami included Grant Hutton
• Teammates at UMD included Wyatt Kaiser

Sheldon Dries – Western Michigan (2013-17)

• Second-team All-NCHC as a senior
• Three-year team captain for the Broncos
• Teammates included Jordan Oesterle, Chase Balisy

Christian Felton – Bentley (2020-21), Merrimack (2021-24)

Marc Gatcomb – Connecticut (2018-22)

• Teammates included Adam Huska

Ty Glover – Western Michigan (2020-22)

• Teammates included Ronnie Attard

Akito Hirose – Minnesota State (2020-23)

• Helped lead MSU to a conference title each of his three seasons
• Second-team All-CCHA in 2022-23
• WCHA Rookie of the Year in 2020-21
• Also earned third-team All-WCHA, all-rookie honors that year
• Teammates included Nathan Smith, Walker Duehr

Steven Holtz – Michigan (2020-24)

• Teammates included Matty Beniers, Owen Power, Kent Johnson, Adam Fantilli, Luke Hughes

Matt Irwin – Massachusetts (2008-10)

• Teammates included Justin Braun, Casey Wellman

Michael Joyaux – Western Michigan (2018-22)

• All-NCHC Honorable Mention as a senior
• Teammates included Wade Allison, Mattias Samuelsson, Ronnie Attard, Corey Schueneman

David Keefer – Michigan State (2017-19); Northern Michigan (2020-23)

• Teammates at MSU included Taro Hirose

Jay Keranen – Michigan (2019-23)

• Teammates included Matty Beniers, Owen Power, Kent Johnson, CAm York, Nick Blankenburg, Luke Hughes, Adam Fantilli

Aidan McDonough – Northeastern (2019-23)

• First-team All-America each of his lat two seasons
• All-Hockey East First Team pick as a junior and senior
• Led Huskies in scoring in both of those seasons
• Served as team captain as a senior

Cole McWard – Ohio State (2021-23)

Luke Morgan – Michigan (2018-22)

• Teammates included Quinn Hughes, Josh Norris, Matty Beniers, Owen Power, Cam York

Ty Mueller – Omaha (2021-24)

• Teammates included Brandon Scanlin

Ryan Naumovski – Niagara (2019-23), Augustana (2023-24)

• Led Niagara in scoring as a junior in 2021-22
• Led Augustana in scoring as a grad transfer in 2023-24

Jacob Nordqvist – Lake Superior State (2018-22); Quinnipiac (2022-23)

• Won NCAA championship in 2022-23 with Quinnipiac

Josh Passolt – Western Michigan (2017-22)

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

Colin Saccoman – Lake Superior State (2016-20)

Max Sasson – Western Michigan (2021-23)

• Teammates included Ronnie Attard

Jordan Seyfert – Merrimack (2018-23)

• Teammates included Johnathan Kovacevic

Tanner Sorenson – Michigan State (2011-15)

• Teammates included Torey Krug, Mackenzie MacEachern

Hunter Vorva – Aurora (2016-17); UW-River Falls (2016-17); Marian (2017-20)

• Second-team Division III All-America in 2018-19
• Also named NCHA Player of the Year, first-team All-NCHA

Christian Wolanin – North Dakota (2015-18)

• Won NCAA championship as a freshman
• Second-team All-NCHC as a junior
• Teammates included Brock Boeser, Drake Caggiula, Tucker Poolman, Nick Schmaltz, Tyson Jost, Troy Stecher

Aiden Celebrini – Fr., D, Boston University – 6th (180), 2023

• Brother of BU teammate Macklin Celebrini

Jackson Dorrington – So., D, Northeastern – 6th (176), 2022

Daimon Gardner – Fr., F, Clarkson – 4th (112), 2023

Aku Koskenvuo – So., G, Harvard – 5th (137), 2021

Jackson Kunz – Jr., F, North Dakota – 4th (113), 2020

Jack Malone – Sr., F, Cornell – 6th (180), 2019

Mathewt Perkins – Fr., F, Minnesota Duluth – 4th (119), 2023

Matt Thiessen – Gr., G, Minnesota Duluth – 7th (192), 2018

Jacob Truscott – Sr., D, Michigan – 5th (144), 2020

Tom Willander – Fr., D, Boston University – 1st (11), 2023

• All-Hockey East Second Team as a freshman