SEATTLE KRAKEN Former Collegians
10 – Matty Beniers – Michigan (2020-22)
- First-team All-American in 2021-22
- Also named first-team All-Big Ten after leading conference in scoring
- All-Big Ten Honorable Mention, All-Rookie Team as a freshman
- Teammates included Owen Power, Kent Johnson, Cam York
- Seattle's first-ever draft pick (second overall in 2021)
17 – Jaden Schwartz – Colorado
College (2010-12)
- Second-team All-WCHA as a sophomore
- Led CC in scoring both seasons
- Teammates included his older brother, Rylan
24 – Jamie Oleksiak – Northeastern
(2010-11)
35 – Joey Daccord – Arizona State (2016-19)
- Finalist for the 2019 Mike Richter Award as the nation's top goaltender
55 – Ryan Lindgren – Minnesota (2016-18)
- Twice named honorable mention All-Big Ten
- Big Ten All-Freshman Team in 2017
- Teammates included Vinni Lettieri, Casey Mittelstadt
59 – Ben Meyers – Minnesota (2019-22)
- Hobey Baker Award finalist, second-team All-America in 2021-22
- Also named Big Ten Player of the Year, first-team All-Big Ten
- All-Big Ten Honorable Mention in 2020-21
- Big Ten All-Rookie Team in 2019-20
- Teammates included Scott Reedy, Jack LaFontaine
62 – Brandon Montour* – Massachusetts (2014-15)
- Hockey East All-Rookie Team selection
- Teammates included Frank Vatrano
* = on Injured Reserve
Front Office VP, Assistant General Manager Ricky Olczyk – Brown (1988-92)
Executive VP & General Manager Jason Botterill
– Michigan (1993-97)
Assistant Coach Jessica Campbell
– Cornell
(2010-14)
Assistant Coach Aaron Schneekloth – North Dakota (1998-2002)
Goalie Coach Colin Zulianello – Colorado College (1997-2001)
Player Development Consultant Zac Dalpe
– Ohio State (2008-2010)
Player Development Consultant Katelyn Parker
– Colgate (2013-16)
Coaching Consultant Dave Tippett
– North Dakota (1981-83)
Director, Player Development Cory Murphy
– Colgate (1997-2001)
Director, Pro Scouting Dave Baseggio
– Yale (1985-89)
Director, Team Services Brennan Baxandall
– Massachusetts
(2013-17)
Head of Player Strategy Justin Rai
– Maine (2015-16)
Pro Scout William White – Connecticut College
(2015-19)
Amateur Scout Chris MacDonald
– Western Michigan
(1982-86)
Amateur Scout Eddie Olczyk
– Massachusetts
(2009-13)
Amateur Scout Doug Wilson, Jr.
– Tufts (2006-10)
Goalie Scout Andrew Allen
– Vermont (1997-2001)
AHL Assistant Coach Stu Bickel – Minnesota (2007-08)
ECHL Head Coach/GM Tad O'Had
– Connecticut College (2000-04)
In the Minors
Chase Brand
– St. Cloud State (2019-23), Augustana (2023-24)
- Teammates at SCSU included Nick Perbix, Jack Ahcan
Drake Burgin – St. Lawrence (2021-25)
- Captained the Saints as a senior
Bobo Carpenter – Boston University (2015-19)
- Second-team All-Hockey East in 2017-18
- Teammates included Clayton Keller, Charlie McAvoy, Brady Tkachuk, Matt Grzelcyk, Jake Oettinger, Dante Fabbro, Joel Farabee, Jordan Greenway
Casey Carreau – Boston College (2017-18, 2019-22), Niagara (2022-23)
- Led Niagara in scoring as a fifth-year grad transfer
- Teammates at BU include Matt Boldy, Alex Newhook, Joseph Woll, Spencer Knight, Jack McBain
David Cotton – Boston College (2016-20)
- Second-team All-American in 2019
- First-team All-Hockey East as a junior; third team as a senior
Thomas Farrell – Army West Point (2019-23)
- Served as team captain during senior year
Will Gavin – Air Force (2020-24)
- First-team All-Atlantic Hockey as a senior
- Named to AHA All-Tournament team as a sophomore
Jimmy Glynn – Omaha (2020-25)
- Teammates included Victor Mancini, Brandon Scanlin
John Hayden – Yale (2013-17)
- Captained the Bulldogs as a senior
- Named first-team All-Ivy, second-team All-ECAC that season
- All-Ivy Honorable Mention in 2015-16
- Second-team All-Ivy in 2014-15
- Teammates included Alex Lyon, Kenny Agostino, Joe Snively
Justin Janicke – Notre Dame (2021-25)
- Teammates included Landon Slaggert, Spencer Stastney
Ryan Jones – Omaha (2016-20)
- ECAC Hockey's Best Defensive Defenseman and third-team all-conference as a junior
Tyson Jugnauth – Wisconsin (2022-23)
Jackson Jutting – Colorado College (2020-22), Bemidji State (2022-25)
- Twice named CCHA Best Defensive Forward (2023-24, 2024-25)
- Captained BSU in 2024-25
- Teammates at CC including Hunter McKown, Josiah Slavin
Jack LaFontaine – Michigan (2016-18), Minnesota (2019-22)
- 2021 Mike Richter Award winner as the nation's top goaltender and first-team All-American
- Big Ten Goaltender of the Year and first-team all-conference in 2021
Luke LaMaster
– Wisconsin (2020-21), Alaska (2024-25)
- Teammates at UW included Cole Caufield, Dylan Holloway, Ty Emberson
Luke Loheit – Minnesota Duluth (2019-24)
- Captained the Bulldogs as a graduate student in 2023-24
- Teammates included Noah Cates, Wyatt Kaiser, Scott Perunovich, Dylan Samberg, Jackson Cates, Cole Koepke
Max McCormick – Ohio State (2011-14)
- Teammates included Ryan Dzingel
Jake McLaughlin – Massachusetts (2016-20)
- Third-team All-Hockey East as a senior
- Teammates included Cale Makar, Zac Jones, William Lagesson
Jakov Novak – Bentley (2018-21), Northeastern (2021-23)
- Teammates at NU included Jordan Harris
- Transferred to NU from Bentley prior to 2021-22 season
- First-team All-Atlantic Hockey as a sophomore
Gustav Olofsson – Colorado College (2013-14)
- Teammates included Jaccob Slavin
Victor Östman – Maine (2020-24)
- Second-team All-Hockey East as a junior
Jack Randl – Michigan (2018-19), Omaha (2020-24)
- All-NCHC Honorable Mention in 2022-23
- Teammates at UNO included Brandon Scanlin
- Teammates at Michigan included Quinn Hughes, Josh Norris, Nick Blankenburg, Will Lockwood
Lleyton Roed – Bemidji State (2022-24)
- First-team All-CCHA as a sophomore in 2023-24
- Named to CCHA All-Rookie Team as a freshman
- Led the Beavers in scoring in each of his two years at BSU
Ian Shane
– Cornell (2021-25)
- Second-team All-America, Mike Richter Award semifinalist as a junior
- Also named ECAC Goaltender of the Year, Ivy League Player of the Year
- Named to All-ECAC and All-Ivy FIrst Teams
- Teammates included Sam Malinski
Lucas Sowder – Minnesota State (2019-24)
- WCHA Rookie of the Year in 2019-20
- Teammates included Connor Mackey, Sam Morton, Jake Livingstone, Akito Hirose, Ondrej Pavel, Walker Duehr
Nolan Sullivan – Omaha (2019-24)
- Captained the Mavericks in each of his last two years
- Teammates included Brandon Scanlin
Logan Terness – UConn (2021-23), Ohio State (2023-25)
- All-Big Ten Honorable Mention as a senior at OSU
- Teammates at UConn included Matt Wood
Zach Uens – Merrimack (2019-22)
College Draft Picks Clarke Caswell – Fr., F, Denver – 5th (141), 2024
Barrett Hall – Jr., F, St. Cloud State – 6th (164), 2022
Ollie Josephson – Fr., F, North Dakota – 4th (105), 2024
Ben MacDonald – Jr., F, Harvard – 3rd (91), 2022
Zaccharya Wisdom – Jr., F, Western Michigan – 7th (212), 2023 |