VANCOUVER CANUCKS

Former Collegians

5 – Tom Willander – Boston University (2023-25)

• Two-time All-Hockey East Second Team selection
• Teammates included Macklin Celebrini, Lane Hutson, Quinn Hutson, Ryan Grene, Devin Kaplan
• Won silver medal with Sweden at 2024 World Junior Championship

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

18 – Drew O'Connor – Dartmouth (2018-20)

• First-team All-ECAC Hockey as a sophomore

24 – Zeev Buium – Denver (2023-25)

• Named first-team All-America each of his two seasons
• Hobey Hat Trick top 3 finalist for the Hobey Baker Award in 2024-25
• NCHC Player of the Year in 2024-25
• Won 2024 NCAA championship
• Named NCHC Rookie of the Year in 2023-24
• Two-time NCHC Offensive Defenseman of the Year
• Also a two-time first-team All-NCHC selection
• Led NCAA in defensemen scoring as a freshman

27 – Derek Forbort** – North Dakota (2010-13)

• Teammates included Matt Frattin, Brock Nelson, Corban Knight, Brad Malone

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

44 – Kiefer Sherwood – Miami (2015-18)

• Teammates included Jack Roslovic, Sean Kuraly, Louie Belpedio

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

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

63 – Max Sasson – Western Michigan (2021-23)

• Teammates included Ronnie Attard

* = on Injured Reserve
**= on Long-Term 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)
Assistant Coach Kevin Dean – New Hampshire (1987-91)
Assistant Coach Scott Young – Boston University (1985-87)
Skills & Skating Coach Coach Jason Krog – New Hampshire (1995-99)
Director, Pro Scouting Brett Henning – Notre Dame (1998-2001)
Player Development Mike Komisarek – Michigan (2000-02)
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)
ECHL Assistant Coach Billy McCreary – Providence (2003-06), Curry College (2005-2007)
ECHL Assistant Coach Tanner Sorenson – Michigan State (2011-15)

Ben Berard – Cornell (2019-23)

• Teammates included Morgan Barron

Colin Bilek – Army West Point (2018-22)

• Two-year team captain
• Second-team All-America as both a junior and senior

Powell Connor – Michigan State (2020-23), Canisius (2023-24)

• Teammates at MSU included Karsen Dorwart

Ryan Cox – Niagara (2018-23)

• Led the Purple Eagles in goals as a senior

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

Evan Dougherty – Bowling Green (2018-23)

• Assistant captain in each of his last two seasons at BGSU

Robby Drazner – Miami (2020-24), Western Michigan (2024-25)

• Won NCAA championship at WMU in 2024-25

Andre Ghantous – Northern Michigan (2019-24)

• Second-team All-CCHA in 2022-23
• Third-team All-WCHA after leading league in scoring in 2020-21

Ryan Helliwell – Notre Dame (2021-25)

• Teammates included Landon Slaggert, Spencer Stastney

Max Humitz – Lake Superior State (2016-20)

• Captained the Lakers as a senior

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

• Teammates at MSU included Taro Hirose

Jujhar Khaira – Michigan Tech (2012-13)

• Teammates included Pheonix Copley, Tanner Kero, Blake Pietila

Cam Knuble – Western Michigan (2020-25)

• Won NCAA championship in 2024-25
• Son of former NHL forward Mike Knuble

Aku Koskenvuo – Harvard (2022-25)

• Teammates included Alex Laferriere, Matt Coronato, Henry Thrun, Sean Farrell

Jackson Kunz – North Dakota (2021-25)

• Assistant captain as a senior
• Teammates included Jake Sanderson, Jackson Blake, Tyler Kleven

Joseph LaBate – Wisconsin (2011-15)

• Teammates included Justin Schultz, Mark Zengerle, Jake McCabe

Jayden Lee – Quinnipiac (2019-24)

• Won NCAA championship as a senior in 2022-23
• Captained the Bobcats as a fifth-year in 2023-24
• Also earned first-team All-ECAC Hockey in 2023-24

Mackenzie MacEachern – Michigan State (2013-16)

• Teammates included Mason Appleton

Victor Mancini – Omaha (2021-24)

• Teammates included Brandon Scanlin

Ty Mueller – Omaha (2021-24)

• Teammates included Victor Mancini, Brandon Scanlin

Griffin Ness – North Dakota (2020-24)

• Teammates included Jake Sanderson, Shane Pinto, Matt Kiersted, Tyler Kleven, Jacob Bernard-Docker

Zach Okabe – St. Cloud State (2019-24)

• Teammates included Nick Perbix, Jack Ahcan

Davis Pennington – Omaha (2021-23), Quinnipiac (2023-25)

• Teammates at QU included Collin Graf, Jacob Quillan
• Teammates at UNO included Victor Mancini, Brandon Scanlin

Nick Poisson – Providence (2020-25)

• Captained the Friars in 2024-25
• Teammates included Riley Duran, Parker Ford, Brett Berard, Maxwell Crozier, Mike Callahan

Quinn Preston – Ohio State (2018-22)

• Teammates included Dakota Joshua, Georgii Merkulov, Mason Lohrei, Tanner Laczynski, Carson Meyer

Colin Saccoman – Lake Superior State (2016-20)

Jimmy Schuldt – St. Cloud State (2015-19)

• Three-year team captain
• First-team All-American as a junior
• NCHC Player of the Year and Defensive Defenseman of the Year as a senior
• Two-time first-team All-NCHC and a Hobey Baker finalist

Todd Skirving – RIT (2013-17)

Hunter Strand – Notre Dame (2021-25)

• Teammates included Landon Slaggert, Spencer Stastney

Antonio Venuto – Ferris State (2020-24), Merrimack (2024-25)

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

Phip Waugh – Vermont (2020-21), Mercyhurst (2021-24)

• Hobey Baker Award winner and first-team All-American as a senior

Colton Young – Colgate (2019-23)

• Younger brother, Alex, was a San Jose draft pick and Colgate teammate
• Other teammates included Bobby McMann

Wilson Bjorck – Fr., F, Colorado College – 5th (143), 2025

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

• Brother of San Jose Sharks forward Macklin Celebrini

Daimon Gardner – Jr., F, St. Cloud State – 4th (112), 2023

• Transferred from Clarkson following freshman season

Matthew Lansing – Fr., F, Quinnipiac – 7th (207), 2025

Matthew Perkins – Jr., F, Minnesota Duluth – 4th (119), 2023

Anthony Romani – Fr., F, Michigan State – 6th (162), 2024