DALLAS STARS

Former Collegians

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

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

15 – Colin Blackwell – Harvard (2011-16)

• Teammates included Jimmy Vesey, Alex Killorn, Alexander Kerfoot, Sean Malone

29 – Jake Oettinger – Boston University (2016-19)

• Second-team All-Hockey East and Hockey East All-Rookie team in 2017
• Teammates included Dante Fabbro, Clayton Keller, Charlie McAvoy, Jordan Greenway

49 – Justin Hryckowian – Northeastern (2021-24)

• Hockey East Best Defensive Forward in each of his final two seasons
• Second-team All-Hockey East in 2022-23, third-team in 2023-24
• Named to Hockey East All-Rookie Team as a freshman
• Teammates included Devon Levi, Jordan Harris, Jayden Struble, Aidan McDonough

Special Assistant to the President Marty Turco – Michigan (1994-98)
Assistant General Manager/AHL GM Scott White – Michigan Tech (1985-89)
Assistant Coach Neil Graham – Mercyhurst (2006-10)
Director, Player Personnel Rich Peverley – St. Lawrence (2000-04)
Scout Bob Emery – Boston College (1982-86)
Pro Scout Matt Mangene – Maine (2009-12)
AHL Head Coach Toby Peterson– Colorado College (1996-2000)
AHL Assistant Coach Travis Morin – Minnesota State (2003-07)
ECHL Head Coach Everett Sheen – Holy Cross (2007-11)

Matt Anderson – Minnesota Duluth (2017-22)

• Won back-to-back NCAA championships in 2018 and 2019
• Teammates included Scott Perunovich, Mikey Anderson, Joey Anderson, Karson Kuhlman, Jackson Cates, Noah Cates

Jeff Baum – AIC (2017-21)

Jack Becker – Michigan (2017-21), Arizona State (2021-22)

Tommy Bergsland – Colgate (2021-25)

• Second-team All-ECAC as a junior and senior

Jake Boltmann – Notre Dame (2020-24), Northeastern (2024-25)

• Teammates at Northeastern included Jack Williams, Cam Lund
• Teammates at Notre Dame included Landon Slaggert, Spencer Stastney, Alex Steeves

Sean Chisholm – Dartmouth (2021-25)

• Team captain as a junior and senior
• Led the Big Green in scoring as a freshman
• All-Ivy League Honorable Mention as a freshman

Christopher Dodero – AIC (2017-22)

Justin Ertel – Cornell (2021-22)

• Teammates included Sam Malinski, Matt Stienburg

Beni Halasz – Northern Michigan (2022-24), UMass Lowell (2024-25)

• CCHA All-Rookie Team at NMU in 2022-23

Aidan Hreschuk – Boston College (2021-25)

• Teammates included Will Smith, Cutter Gauthier, Ryan Leonard, Gabe Perreault, Jacob Fowler, Jack McBain

Cameron Hughes – Wisconsin (2014-18)

• Team captain as a senior
• Teammates included Luke Kunin, Trent Frederic

Sam Jardine – Ohio State (2012-15)

• Teammates included Ryan Dzingel, Max McCormick, Matt Tomkins, David Gust

Michael Karow – Boston College (2017-21), Michigan Tech (2021-22)

Ben Kraws – Miami (2019-21), Arizona St. (2021-23), St. Lawrence (2023-24)

• Teammates at ASU included Josh Doan

Luke Krys – Brown (2019-20, 2021-23), Providence (2023-24)

• Served as team captain at Brown as a senior in 2022-23
• Two-time All-Ivy League selection (2023, 2022)

Kyle Looft – Bemidji State (2019-24)

• CCHA Defenseman of the Year, Best Defensive Defenseman in 2023-24
• Also earned first-team All-CCHA honors
• Captained the Beavers in each of his last two years

Liam Malmquist – Wisconsin (2021-23), St. Thomas (2023-25)

• First-team All-CCHA as a senior

Ayrton Martino – Clarkson (2021-25)

• Hobey Baker Award finalist, ECAC Player of the Year as a senior
• Also earned first-team All-ECAC honors in 2024-25
• Third-team All-ECAC as a sophomore
• Named to ECAC All-Rookie Team as a freshman

Curtis McKenzie – Miami (2009-13)

• Won Miami's George Gwozdecky Blue Line Club Award as a senior, given to a player who has gone above and beyond what is expected, on and off the ice
• Teammates included Reilly Smith, Tommy Wingels, Andy Miele

Jade Miller – Minnesota Duluth (2016-20)

Mason Nevers – Minnesota (2020-25)

• Team captain in each of his last two years
• Temamates included Logan Cooley, Brock Faber, Matthew Knies, Jackson LaCombe, Ben Meyers, Ryan Johnson

Ty Pelton-Byce – Harvard (2016-18), Wisconsin (2019-21)

Nick Portz – North Dakota (2021-23), St. Cloud State (2023-25)

• Teammates at North Dakota included Jake Sanderson, Jackson Blake, Tyler Kleven

Harrison Scott – Bentley (2021-23), Maine (2023-25)

• Assistant captain as a senior at Maine
• Teammates included Bradly Nadeau

Jaden Shields – Adrian College (2020-24)

Artem Shlaine – UConn (2020-22), Northern Michigan (2022-24), Arizona State (2024-25)

• Earned first-team All-NCHC at ASU in 2024-25
• Also won NCHC Three Stars Award in 2024-25

Grant Silianoff – Notre Dame (2020-25)

• Teammates included Landon Slaggert, Spencer Stastney, Alex Steeves

Jordan Steinmetz – St. Lawrence (2019-23), Minnesota State (2023-24)

• Teammates at MSU included Sam Morton

Trey Taylor – Clarkson (2022-25)

• First-team All-ECAC as a junior in 2024-25
• Second-team All-ECAC as a sophomore in 2023-24
• Named ECAC Best Defensive Defenseman each of those years

C.J. Walker – Wisconsin-Superior (2020-24)

George Fegaras – Jr., D, Cornell – 3rd (83), 2022

Aram Minnetian – Jr., D, Boston College – 4th (125), 2023

• Won gold medal with Team USA at 2025 World Junior Championship

Samuel Sjölund – Sr., D, Western Michigan – 4th (111), 2019