TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING

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

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)

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

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