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Former Collegians

17 – Dominic James – Minnesota Duluth (2021-25)

  • Led the Bulldogs in scoring as a senior
  • Teammates at UMD included Noah Cates, Wyatt Kaiser, Isaac Howard

24 – Max Crozier – Providence (2019-23)

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

27 – Ryan McDonagh* – Wisconsin (2007-10)

  • Team tri-captain and second-team All-WCHA as a junior
  • WCHA All-Rookie Team in 2008
  • Teammates included Derek Stepan, Kyle Turris, Jamie McBain, Blake Geoffrion, Davis Drewiske, Jake Gardiner, Craig Smith, Brendan Smith

59 Jake Guentzel – Omaha (2013-16)

  • Second-team All-NCHC as a junior
  • Honorable mention All-NCHC selection as a sophomore
  • NCHC All-Rookie Team selection
  • Teammates included Josh Archibald

67 Declan Carlile – Merrimack (2019-22)

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

* = on Injured Reserve


Front Office

Assistant GM/Director, Hockey Operations Jeff Tambellini – Michigan (2002-05)
Head Coach Jon Cooper Hofstra (club hockey, varsity lacrosse)
Assistant Coach Jeff Halpern Princeton (1995-99)
Director, Amateur Scouting John Rosso Omaha (1997-2001)
Pro Scout Stephen Gionta Boston College (2002-06)
Pro Scout Brian Putnam New Hampshire (1993-97)
Pro Scout Wyatt Smith Minnesota (1995-99)
Goaltending Scout Jared Waimon Sacred Heart (2000-01), Stonehill (2001-02)
AHL Assistant Coach J.D. Forrest Boston College (2000-04)
ECHL Head Coach/GM Matt MacDonald St. Lawrence (2001-05)
ECHL Assistant Coach Adam Dauda Colgate (2015-19)


In the Minors

Nick Abruzzese – Harvard (2019-22)

  • First-team All-ECAC first team as a sophomore
  • Second-team All-American as a freshman
  • ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year, first-team all-conference and a member of the all-rookie team in 2020

Jack Adams – Union (2017-20), Providence (2020-21), Notre Dame (2022-23)

  • Teammates at Providence included Jaxson Stauber, Tyce Thompson

Luke Bast – North Dakota (2021-23), Minnesota Duluth (2023-25)

  • Teammates at UND included Jake Sanderson, Tyler Kleven, Jackson Blake

Tyler Bird – Brown (2014-18)

Logan Britt – Quinnipiac (2019-21), Sacred Heart (2021-23), North Dakota (2023-24)

  • Second-team All-Atlantic Hockey in 2021-22
  • Teammates at QU included Yaniv Perets

Mitchell Chaffee – Massachusetts (2017-20)

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

Ryan Dickinson – Ohio State (2020-21), SUNY-Oswego (2021-24)

Tyler Drevitch – Merrimack (2016-20)

  • Served as team captain during senior year
  • Teammates at Merrimack included Johnathan Kovacevic, Brett Seney

Dylan Duke – Michigan (2021-24)

  • Second-team All-Big Ten as a junior
  • Teammates included Matty Beniers, Owen Power, Adam Fantilli, Luke Hughes, Kent Johnson, Nick Blankenburg

Ryan Fanti – Minnesota Duluth (2020-22)

  • First-team All-NCHC and NCHC Goaltender of the Year as a senior
  • Teammates included Noah Cates, Jackson Cates

Cooper Flinton – Dartmouth (2022-25)

  • Son of former New Hampshire captain Eric Flinton

Tony Follmer – Bemidji State (2021-25)

  • Teammates included Owen Sillinger

Brendan Furry – Minnesota State (2020-23)

  • Won a conference championship each of his three years
  • Served as team captain in 2022-23
  • Teammates included Akito Hirose, Nathan Smith, Walker Duehr

Dustin Geregach – Mercyhurst (2021-25)

  • Tied for team scoring lead as a senior

Jon Gillies – Providence (2012-15)

  • Teammates included Noel Acciari, Mark Jankowski, Brandon Tanev, Jake Walman, John Gilmour

Jake Hamilton – Wisconson-Superior (2016-18)

Chris Harpur – Niagara (2017-22)

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

Cole Kodsi – Bentley (2020-23), Union (2023-24), Canisius (2024-25)

  • Teammates at Providence included Jaxson Stauber, Tyce Thompson

Connor Kurth – Minnesota (2022-25)

  • All-Big Ten Honorable Mention in 2024-25
  • Teammates included Logan Cooley, Brock Faber, Matthew Knies, Jackson LaCombe, Sam Rinzel, Oliver Moore

Ethan Langenegger – Lake Superior State (2020-24), Clarkson (2024-25)

  • ECAC Goaltender of the Year in 2024-25
  • Also named first-team All-ECAC

Peter Laviolette – Plymouth State (2017-22)

Jarid Lukosevicius – Denver (2015-19)

  • Won NCAA Frozen Four in 2016-17 and was named tournament MVP
  • Teammates included Troy Terry, Trevor Moore, Henrik Borgstrom, Dylan Gambrell, Logan O'Connor, Danton Heinen, Will Butcher

Lucas Mercuri – UMass (2021-25)

  • Served as assistant captain as a senior
  • Teammates included Scott Morrow, Matthew Kessel

Tommy Miller – Michigan State (2017-21), Northeastern (2021-22)

  • Teammates at NU included Jordan Harris
  • Served as team captain during final season at MSU
  • Teammates at MSU included Taro Hirose

Colby Muise – Marian (2019-23)

  • Won DIII national championship in 2020-21 and was tourney MVP

Steven Santini – Boston College (2013-16)

  • Hockey East's Best Defensive Defenseman as a junior
  • Hockey East All-Rookie Team selection
  • Teammates included Miles Wood, Johnny Gaudreau, Michael Matheson, Alex Tuch

Cody Schiavon – Vermont (2020-22), Canisius (2022-25)

Wojciech Stachowiak – Michigan State (2018-19)

  • Teammates included Taro Hirose

Ethan Szmagaj – Arizona State (2021-25)

  • Captained the Sun Devils as a senior
  • Teammates at ASU included Josh Doan

College Draft Picks

Kyle Aucoin – Gr., D, Miami – 6th (156), 2020 (by DET)

  • Son of former NHL defenseman Adrian Aucoin

Hagen Burrows – So., F, Denver – 4th (128), 2024

Warren Clark – Jr., D, Northern Michigan – 6th (179), 2023

Joe Connor – So., F, Northeastern – 7th (195), 2024

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

Ethan Hay – Fr., F, Miami – 7th (211), 2023

Cam MacDonald – So., F, New Hampshire – 5th (160), 2021

Declan McDonnell – Jr., F, Niagara – 7th (217), 2020

Jason Shaugabay – So., F, Minnesota Duluth – 4th (115), 2023

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