Let’s Play Hockey photos by Mike Thill
If you’ve watched nearly any NCAA sporting event on television in the past several years, you’ve seen the ad. You may even be able to recite the tagline: “There are 380,000 NCAA student-athletes, and just about all of them will be going pro in something other than sports.” It’s a noble campaign directed at educating the masses that most athletes in college will see their athletic careers come to an end at graduation.
In the world of NCAA hockey, the vast majority of players on the 60 Division I and 90 Division II/III men’s teams will not make the jump to the NHL, AHL, ECHL or any other of the various professional hockey leagues around the world. But for a select few, college hockey is merely a steppingstone to the bright lights of the NHL.
In fact, according to our research, a record 328 players who have seen at least one regular season NHL game in 2018-19 honed their skills in college before making the leap to the professional ranks. That number represents 33% of all NHL players from the current season. In 2018-19, 53 former collegiate hockey players have made their NHL debut.
Leading the list of former college players now in the NHL are standouts such as Calgary’s Johnny Gaudreau (Boston College), Winnipeg’s Blake Wheeler (Minnesota), Buffalo’s Jack Eichel (Boston University), Pittsburgh’s Phil Kessel (Minnesota), Chicago’s Jonathon Toews (North Dakota), Pittsburgh’s Jake Guentzel (Omaha), Columbus’ Cam Atkinson (Boston College), Boston’s Torey Krug (Michigan State), Minnesota’s Ryan Suter (Wisconsin), Tampa Bay’s Ryan McDonagh (Wisconsin), Winnipeg’s Connor Hellebuyck (UMass Lowell) and Dallas’ Ben Bishop (Maine)
Through the end of the regular season, former college players stand as the seventh overall pointgetter (Gaudreau), sixth overall goal scorer (Atkinson), third overall assist scorer (Wheeler), second overall plus/minus performer (McDonagh), second-ranked rookie scorer (Keller) and seventh-ranked goalie by wins (Hellebuyck).
Breaking down the list of 328 players by college sees Minnesota lead the way with 22 players, followed by Boston College, Michigan and North Dakota (21), Boston University (20), Wisconsin (15), and Denver and St. Cloud State (14).
Nearly 33% of the NHLers who played college hockey spent all four years in school, with 69% staying at least three years on campus. Nearly 30 percent of the former college players who played in the NHL this year were undrafted free agents.
In the NHL, it sure seems some teams are more likely to sign, trade or draft for a college-bred player than others. In fact, 13 NHL teams had 12 or more college-bred players on the ice this season, led by the Anaheim Ducks, Minnesota Wild and New Jersey Devils with 18 college players each.
Naturally, the state of Minnesota is well-represented among the college-to-the-NHL players. Of the 328 players, there are 57 native Minnesotans, including 10 who made their NHL debut this season.
A look at the NHL rosters of last 19 seasons also shows that college hockey players are gaining a stronger foothold in the league. According to our research, 210 players who saw at least one regular season NHL game in 1999-2000 played college hockey before making it to the big leagues. In following seasons, that number has continued to grow (see graph) to the this season’s high mark of 328, a 56-percent increase from 1999-2000.
The number of colleges providing players to the NHL has similarly grown over the past 19 seasons, from 39 in 1999-2000 to a high of 49 the past three seasons.
Along the same lines, the numbers of Minnesotan NHL players who also played college hockey has grown over the last 19 seasons. In 1999-2000, there were 25 college-to-the-NHL Minnesota natives. The last 12 seasons has seen 40 or more.
And the numbers will only continue to grow as over 150 players have signed pro contracts since the conclusion of their 20118-19 college seasons. During the 2018-19 college hockey season, there were nearly 200 players whose rights were owned by an NHL franchise. In addition, the NHL Central Scouting Service’s rankings for the 2019 Entry Draft list 113 current or future college players.
Phil Housley was the rare hockey player to make the quantum leap from high school to the NHL. Countless Canadians take the Major Junior route before making the jump to the pros. European players compete in the numerous leagues throughout the continent in hopes of someday earning a spot on an NHL team. But for 328 NHL players, college was the path to take.
Thanks to College Hockey, Inc. for additional data.
College hockey alums in the NHL (since 1999-2000)
Minnesota native college hockey alums in the NHL (since 1999-2000)
SCHOOL | NHL PLAYERS IN 2018-19 |
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Minnesota | 22 |
Boston College | 21 |
Michigan | 21 |
North Dakota | 21 |
Boston University | 20 |
Wisconsin | 15 |
Denver | 14 |
St. Cloud State | 14 |
Minnesota Duluth | 13 |
Miami | 11 |
Michigan State | 11 |
Notre Dame | 11 |
UMass Lowell | 9 |
Maine | 8 |
Massachusetts | 8 |
Northeastern | 8 |
Ohio State | 7 |
Western Michigan | 7 |
Harvard | 6 |
Princeton | 6 |
Providence | 6 |
Colorado College | 5 |
Michigan Tech | 5 |
Minnesota State | 5 |
New Hampshire | 5 |
Omaha | 5 |
Quinnipiac | 4 |
Bowling Green | 3 |
Clarkson | 3 |
Cornell | 3 |
Union | 3 |
Yale | 3 |
Alaska | 2 |
Bemidji State | 2 |
Brown | 2 |
Dartmouth | 2 |
Merrimack | 2 |
RPI | 2 |
St. Lawrence | 2 |
Vermont | 2 |
Alabama-Huntsville | 1 |
Alaska Anchorage | 1 |
Arizona State | 1 |
Canisius | 1 |
Colgate | 1 |
Connecticut | 1 |
Ferris Satte | 1 |
Lake Superior State | 1 |
RIT | 1 |
TEAM | PLAYERS |
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Anaheim Ducks | 18 |
Minnesota Wild | 18 |
New Jersey Devils | 18 |
Boston Bruins | 17 |
Buffalo Sabres | 16 |
Pittsburgh Penguins | 14 |
Vancouver Canucks | 14 |
Colorado Avalanche | 13 |
Detroit Red Wings | 12 |
Los Angeles Kings | 12 |
New York Rangers | 12 |
Nashville Predators | 11 |
Ottawa Senators | 11 |
Vegas Golden Knights | 11 |
Winnipeg Jets | 11 |
Arizona Coyotes | 10 |
Dallas Stars | 10 |
Edmonton Oilers | 10 |
Chicago Blackhawks | 9 |
Florida Panthers | 9 |
Carolina Hurricanes | 8 |
Columbus Blue Jackets | 8 |
Philadelphia Flyers | 8 |
Washington Capitals | 8 |
New York Islanders | 7 |
St. Louis Blues | 7 |
Calgary Flames | 6 |
Montreal Canadiens | 6 |
San Jose Sharks | 6 |
Toronto Maple Leafs | 5 |
Tampa Bay Lightning | 3 |
NAME | POSITION | COLLEGE | NHL TEAM |
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Kevin Boyle * | G | UMass Lowell | Anaheim |
Patrick Eaves # | F | Boston College | Anaheim |
Derek Grant | F | Michigan State | Anaheim |
Chad Johnson | D | Alaska | Anaheim |
Ryan Kesler | F | Ohio State | Anaheim |
Justin Kloos # | F | Minnesota | Anaheim |
Kalle Kossila | F | St. Cloud State | Anaheim |
Josh Manson | D | Northeastern | Anaheim |
Jaycob Megna | D | Omaha | Anaheim |
Ryan Miller | G | Michigan State | Anaheim |
Carter Rowney | F | North Dakota | Anaheim |
Kevin Roy | F | Northeastern | Anaheim |
Kiefer Sherwood * | F | Miami | Anaheim |
Devin Shore | F | Maine | Anaheim |
Ben Street | F | Wisconsin | Anaheim |
Andrej Sustr | D | Omaha | Anaheim |
Troy Terry | F | Denver | Anaheim |
Andy Welinski # | D | Minnesota Duluth | Anaheim |
Josh Archibald # | F | Omaha | Arizona |
Kevin Connauton | D | Western Michigan | Arizona |
Alex Goligoski # | D | Minnesota | Arizona |
Vinnie Hinostroza | F | Notre Dame | Arizona |
Clayton Keller | F | Boston University | Arizona |
Dakota Mermis | D | Denver | Arizona |
Hunter Miska *# | G | Minnesota Duluth | Arizona |
Jordan Oesterle | D | Western Michigan | Arizona |
Derek Stepan | F | Wisconsin | Arizona |
Nick Schmaltz | F | North Dakota | Arizona |
Noel Acciari | F | Providence | Boston |
David Backes # | F | Minnesota State | Boston |
Anders Bjork | F | Notre Dame | Boston |
Paul Carey | F | Boston College | Boston |
Connor Clifton * | D | Quinnipiac | Boston |
Jakob Forsbacka-Karlsson * | F | Boston University | Boston |
Charlie Coyle | F | Boston University | Boston |
Trent Frederic * | F | Wisconsin | Boston |
Matt Grzelcyk | D | Boston University | Boston |
Danton Heinen | F | Denver | Boston |
Steve Kampfer | D | Michigan | Boston |
Torey Krug | D | Michigan State | Boston |
Karson Kuhlman *# | F | Minnesota Duluth | Boston |
Sean Kuraly | F | Miami | Boston |
Charlie McAvoy | D | Boston University | Boston |
Kevan Miller | D | Vermont | Boston |
Chris Wagner | F | Colgate | Boston |
Will Borgen *# | D | St. Cloud State | Buffalo |
Jack Eichel | F | Boston University | Buffalo |
Matt Hunwick | D | Michigan | Buffalo |
Carter Hutton | G | UMass Lowell | Buffalo |
Jake McCabe | D | Wisconsin | Buffalo |
Casey Mittelstadt # | F | Minnesota | Buffalo |
Brandon Montour | D | Massachusetts | Buffalo |
Casey Nelson | D | Minnesota State | Buffalo |
Danny O’Regan | F | Boston University | Buffalo |
Kyle Okposo | F | Minnesota | Buffalo |
Evan Rodrigues | F | Boston University | Buffalo |
Conor Sheary | F | Massachusetts | Buffalo |
C.J. Smith | F | UMass Lowell | Buffalo |
Matt Tennyson | D | Western Michigan | Buffalo |
Tage Thompson | F | Connecticut | Buffalo |
Scott Wilson | F | UMass Lowell | Buffalo |
Austin Czarnik | F | Miami | Calgary |
Johnny Gaudreau | F | Boston College | Calgary |
Noah Hanifin | D | Boston College | Calgary |
Garnet Hathaway | F | Brown | Calgary |
Mark Jankowski | F | Providence | Calgary |
Ryan Lomberg | F | Maine | Calgary |
Scott Darling | G | Maine | Carolina |
Justin Faulk # | D | Minnesota Duluth | Carolina |
Warren Foegele | F | New Hampshire | Carolina |
Curtis McElhinney | G | Colorado College | Carolina |
Brett Pesce | D | New Hampshire | Carolina |
Jaccob Slavin | D | Colorado College | Carolina |
Lee Stempniak | F | Dartmouth | Carolina |
Trevor van Riemsdyk | D | New Hampshire | Carolina |
Drake Caggiula | F | North Dakota | Chicago |
Collin Delia | G | Merrimack | Chicago |
Dennis Gilbert * | D | Notre Dame | Chicago |
John Hayden | F | Yale | Chicago |
Luke Johnson * | F | North Dakota | Chicago |
Duncan Keith | D | Michigan State | Chicago |
Chris Kunitz | F | Ferris State | Chicago |
Dylan Sikura | F | Northeastern | Chicago |
Jonathan Toews | F | North Dakota | Chicago |
Mark Alt | D | Minnesota | Colorado |
Ian Cole | D | Notre Dame | Colorado |
J.T. Compher | F | Michigan | Colorado |
Sheldon Dries * | F | Western Michigan | Colorado |
A.J. Greer | F | Boston University | Colorado |
Erik Johnson # | D | Minnesota | Colorado |
Tyson Jost | F | North Dakota | Colorado |
Alexander Kerfoot | F | Harvard | Colorado |
Cale Makar * | D | Massachusetts | Colorado |
Matt Nieto | F | Boston University | Colorado |
Logan O’Connor * | F | Denver | Colorado |
Dominic Toninato # | F | Minnesota Duluth | Colorado |
Colin Wilson | F | Boston University | Colorado |
Cam Atkinson | F | Boston College | Columbus |
Adam Clendening | D | Boston University | Columbus |
Zac Dalpe | F | Ohio State | Columbus |
Ryan Dzingel | F | Ohio State | Columbus |
Mark Letestu | F | Western Michigan | Columbus |
Riley Nash | F | Cornell | Columbus |
Eric Robinson | F | Princeton | Columbus |
Zach Werenski | D | Michigan | Columbus |
Gavin Bayreuther * | D | St. Lawrence | Dallas |
Ben Bishop | G | Maine | Dallas |
Andrew Cogliano | F | Michigan | Dallas |
Erik Condra | F | Notre Dame | Dallas |
Taylor Fedun | D | Princeton | Dallas |
Joel Hanley | D | Massachusetts | Dallas |
Joel L’Esperance * | F | Michigan Tech | Dallas |
Ben Lovejoy | D | Dartmouth | Dallas |
Jamie Oleksiak | D | Northeastern | Dallas |
Tyler Pitlick # | F | Minnesota State | Dallas |
Justin Abdelkader | F | Michigan State | Detroit |
Jake Chelios * | D | Michigan State | Detroit |
Dennis Cholowski * | D | St. Cloud State | Detroit |
Danny DeKeyser | D | Western Michigan | Detroit |
Luke Glendening | F | Michigan | Detroit |
Taro Hirose * | F | Michigan State | Detroit |
Jimmy Howard | G | Maine | Detroit |
Ryan Kuffner * | F | Princeton | Detroit |
Dylan Larkin | F | Michigan | Detroit |
Wade Megan | F | Boston University | Detroit |
Thomas Vanek | F | Minnesota | Detroit |
Luke Witkowski | D | Western Michigan | Detroit |
Matt Benning | D | Northeastern | Edmonton |
Alex Chiasson | F | Boston University | Edmonton |
Joseph Gambardella * | F | UMass Lowell | Edmonton |
Jason Garrison | D | Minnesota Duluth | Edmonton |
Kevin Gravel | D | St. Cloud State | Edmonton |
Jujhar Khaira | F | Michigan Tech | Edmonton |
Brad Malone | F | North Dakota | Edmonton |
Cooper Marody * | F | Michigan | Edmonton |
Patrick Russell * | F | Patrick Russell | Edmonton |
Anthony Stolarz | G | Omaha | Edmonton |
Henrik Borgstrom | F | Denver | Florida |
Anthony Greco * | F | Ohio State | Florida |
Brady Keeper * | D | Maine | Florida |
Jacob MacDonald * | D | Cornell | Florida |
Michael Matheson | D | Boston College | Florida |
Ian McCoshen | D | Boston College | Florida |
Riley Sheahan | F | Notre Dame | Florida |
Frank Vatrano | F | Massachusetts | Florida |
Chris Wideman | D | Miami | Florida |
Daniel Brickley | D | Minnesota State | Los Angeles |
Jonny Brodzinski # | F | St. Cloud State | Los Angeles |
Derek Forbort # | D | North Dakota | Los Angeles |
Alex Iafallo | F | Minnesota Duluth | Los Angeles |
Paul LaDue | D | North Dakota | Los Angeles |
Blake Lizotte *# | F | St. Cloud State | Los Angeles |
Alec Martinez | D | Miami | Los Angeles |
Cal Petersen * | G | Notre Dame | Los Angeles |
Jonathan Quick | G | Massachusetts | Los Angeles |
Sheldon Rempal * | F | Clarkson | Los Angeles |
Matt Roy * | D | Michigan Tech | Los Angeles |
Sean Walker * | D | Bowling Green | Los Angeles |
Matt Bartkowski | D | Ohio State | Minnesota |
Louie Belpedio | D | Miami | Minnesota |
Anthony Bitetto | D | Northeastern | Minnesota |
J.T. Brown # | F | Minnesota Duluth | Minnesota |
Ryan Donato | F | Harvard | Minnesota |
Jordan Greenway | F | Boston University | Minnesota |
Brad Hunt | D | Bemidji State | Minnesota |
Luke Kunin | F | Wisconsin | Minnesota |
Zach Parise # | F | North Dakota | Minnesota |
Greg Pateryn | D | Michigan | Minnesota |
Nate Prosser # | D | Colorado College | Minnesota |
Kyle Rau # | F | Minnesota | Minnesota |
Matt Read | F | Bemidji State | Minnesota |
Nick Seeler # | D | Minnesota | Minnesota |
Alex Stalock # | G | Minnesota Duluth | Minnesota |
Nico Sturm * | F | Clarkson | Minnesota |
Ryan Suter | D | Wisconsin | Minnesota |
Jason Zucker | F | Denver | Minnesota |
Christian Folin | D | UMass Lowell | Montreal |
Charlie Lindgren # | G | St. Cloud State | Montreal |
Matthew Peca | F | Quinnipiac | Montreal |
Jeff Petry | D | Michigan State | Montreal |
Ryan Poehling *# | F | St. Cloud State | Montreal |
Mike Reilly # | D | Minnesota | Montreal |
Colin Blackwell * | F | Harvard | Nashville |
Nick Bonino | F | Boston University | Nashville |
Brian Boyle | F | Boston College | Nashville |
Phil Di Giuseppe | F | Michigan | Nashville |
Matt Donovan | D | Denver | Nashville |
Dante Fabbro * | D | Boston University | Nashville |
Rocco Grimaldi | F | North Dakota | Nashville |
Matt Irwin | D | Massachusetts | Nashville |
Rem Pitlick *# | F | Minnesota | Nashville |
Craig Smith | F | Wisconsin | Nashville |
Kyle Turris | F | Wisconsin | Nashville |
Kenny Agostino | F | Yale | New Jersey |
Joey Anderson *# | F | Minnesota Duluth | New Jersey |
Will Butcher | D | Denver | New Jersey |
Blake Coleman | F | Miami | New Jersey |
Andy Greene | D | Miami | New Jersey |
Eric Gryba | D | Boston University | New Jersey |
Josh Jacobs * | D | Michigan State | New Jersey |
Keith Kincaid | G | Union | New Jersey |
Nick Lappin | F | Brown | New Jersey |
Kyle Palmieri | F | Notre Dame | New Jersey |
Blake Pietila | F | Michigan Tech | New Jersey |
Kevin Rooney | F | Providence | New Jersey |
Steve Santini | D | Boston College | New Jersey |
Cory Schneider | G | Boston College | New Jersey |
Brett Seney * | F | Merrimack | New Jersey |
Drew Stafford | F | North Dakota | New Jersey |
Miles Wood | F | Boston College | New Jersey |
Travis Zajac | F | North Dakota | New Jersey |
Tanner Fritz | F | Ohio State | N.Y. Islanders |
Stephen Gionta | F | Boston College | N.Y. Islanders |
Nick Leddy # | D | Minnesota | N.Y. Islanders |
Anders Lee # | F | Notre Dame | N.Y. Islanders |
Scott Mayfield | D | Denver | N.Y. Islanders |
Brock Nelson # | F | North Dakota | N.Y. Islanders |
Devon Toews * | D | Quinnipiac | N.Y. Islanders |
Connor Brickley | F | Vermont | N.Y. Rangers |
Steven Fogarty # | F | Notre Dame | N.Y. Rangers |
John Gilmour | D | Providence | N.Y. Rangers |
Chris Kreider | F | Boston College | N.Y. Rangers |
Vinni Lettieri # | F | Minnesota | N.Y. Rangers |
Ryan Lindgren *# | D | Minnesota | N.Y. Rangers |
Boo Nieves | F | Michigan | N.Y. Rangers |
Neal Pionk # | D | Minnesota Duluth | N.Y. Rangers |
Kevin Shattenkirk | D | Boston University | N.Y. Rangers |
Brady Skjei # | D | Minnesota | N.Y. Rangers |
Brendan Smith | D | Wisconsin | N.Y. Rangers |
Jimmy Vesey | F | Harvard | N.Y. Rangers |
Mike Borowiecki | D | Clarkson | Ottawa |
Erik Burgdoefer | D | RPI | Ottawa |
Mike Condon | G | Princeton | Ottawa |
Joey Daccord * | G | Arizona State | Ottawa |
Brian Gibbons | F | Boston College | Ottawa |
Cody Goloubef | D | Wisconsin | Ottawa |
Max McCormick | F | Ohio State | Ottawa |
Brady Tkachuk * | F | Boston University | Ottawa |
Max Veronneau * | F | Princeton | Ottawa |
Colin White | F | Boston College | Ottawa |
Christian Wolanin | D | North Dakota | Ottawa |
Brian Elliott | G | Wisconsin | Philadelphia |
Mark Friedman * | D | Bowling Green | Philadelphia |
Shayne Gostisbehere | D | Union | Philadelphia |
Corban Knight | F | North Dakota | Philadelphia |
Alex Lyon # | G | Yale | Philadelphia |
Mike McKenna | G | St. Lawrence | Philadelphia |
Cam Talbot | G | Alabama Huntsville | Philadelphia |
James van Riemsdyk | F | New Hampshire | Philadelphia |
Zach Aston-Reese | F | Northeastern | Pittsburgh |
Nick Bjugstad # | F | Minnesota | Pittsburgh |
Teddy Blueger * | F | Minnesota State | Pittsburgh |
Matt Cullen # | F | St. Cloud State | Pittsburgh |
Casey DeSmith | G | New Hampshire | Pittsburgh |
Brian Dumoulin | D | Boston College | Pittsburgh |
Jake Guentzel # | F | Omaha | Pittsburgh |
Adam Johnson *# | F | Minnesota Duluth | Pittsburgh |
Jack Johnson | D | Michigan | Pittsburgh |
Phil Kessel | F | Minnesota | Pittsburgh |
Chad Ruhwedel | D | UMass Lowell | Pittsburgh |
Bryan Rust | F | Notre Dame | Pittsburgh |
Justin Schultz | D | Wisconsin | Pittsburgh |
Zach Trotman | D | Lake Superior State | Pittsburgh |
Justin Braun # | D | Massachusetts | San Jose |
Aaron Dell | G | North Dakota | San Jose |
Dylan Gambrell | F | Denver | San Jose |
Gustav Nyquist | F | Maine | San Jose |
Joe Pavelski | F | Wisconsin | San Jose |
Joakim Ryan | D | Cornell | San Jose |
Tyler Bozak | F | Denver | St. Louis |
Chris Butler | D | Denver | St. Louis |
Mackenzie MacEachern * | F | Michigan State | St. Louis |
Colton Parayko | D | Alaska | St. Louis |
Zach Sanford | F | Boston College | St. Louis |
Jordan Schmaltz | D | North Dakota | St. Louis |
Jaden Schwartz | F | Colorado College | St. Louis |
Cory Conacher | F | Canisius | Tampa Bay |
Alex Killorn | F | Harvard | Tampa Bay |
Ryan McDonagh # | D | Wisconsin | Tampa Bay |
Jake Gardiner # | D | Wisconsin | Toronto |
Ron Hainsey | D | UMass Lowell | Toronto |
Justin Holl # | D | Minnesota | Toronto |
Zach Hyman | F | Michigan | Toronto |
Trevor Moore * | F | Denver | Toronto |
Richard Bachman | G | Colorado College | Vancouver |
Jay Beagle | F | Alaska Anchorage | Vancouver |
Alex Biega | D | Harvard | Vancouver |
Brock Boeser # | F | North Dakota | Vancouver |
Thatcher Demko | G | Boston College | Vancouver |
Adam Gaudette | F | Northeastern | Vancouver |
Quinn Hughes * | D | Michigan | Vancouver |
Ben Hutton | D | Maine | Vancouver |
Tyler Motte | F | Michigan | Vancouver |
Brogan Rafferty * | D | Quinnipiac | Vancouver |
Tim Schaller | F | Providence | Vancouver |
Troy Stecher | D | North Dakota | Vancouver |
Chris Tanev | D | RIT | Vancouver |
Josh Teves * | D | Princeton | Vancouver |
Ryan Carpenter | F | Bowling Green | Vegas |
Daniel Carr | F | Union | Vegas |
Erik Haula | F | Minnesota | Vegas |
Jon Merrill | D | Michigan | Vegas |
Max Pacioretty | F | Michigan | Vegas |
Brandon Pirri | F | RPI | Vegas |
Nate Schmidt # | D | Minnesota | Vegas |
Jimmy Schuldt *# | D | St. Cloud State | Vegas |
Reilly Smith | F | Miami | Vegas |
Paul Stastny | F | Denver | Vegas |
Alex Tuch | F | Boston College | Vegas |
Travis Boyd # | F | Minnesota | Washington |
Pheonix Copley | G | Michigan Tech | Washington |
Nic Dowd | F | St. Cloud State | Washington |
Carl Hagelin | F | Michigan | Washington |
Nick Jensen # | D | St. Cloud State | Washington |
Matt Niskanen # | D | Minnesota Duluth | Washington |
Brooks Orpik | D | Boston College | Washington |
T.J. Oshie # | F | North Dakota | Washington |
Mason Appleton * | F | Michigan State | Winnipeg |
Kyle Connor | F | Michigan | Winnipeg |
Andrew Copp | F | Michigan | Winnipeg |
Kevin Hayes | F | Boston College | Winnipeg |
Connor Hellebuyck | G | UMass Lowell | Winnipeg |
Matt Hendricks # | F | St. Cloud State | Winnipeg |
Jack Roslovic | F | Miami | Winnipeg |
Cam Schilling | D | Miami | Winnipeg |
Brandon Tanev | F | Providence | Winnipeg |
Jacob Trouba | D | Michigan | Winnipeg |
Blake Wheeler # | F | Minnesota | Winnipeg |
* player made NHL debut in 2018-19 | |||
# Minnesota native |
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