Signed, sealed & delivered
04/09/2018, 11:15am CDT
By Let's Play Hockey
Area players who have signed pro contracts
University of Minnesota forward Casey Mittelstadt signed with the NHL's Buffalo Sabres on March 26. Let's Play Hockey photo by Mike Thill
| PLAYER | POSITION | CLASS | COLLEGE TEAM | PRO TEAM | HOMETOWN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Anderson | F | Sophomore | Minnesota Duluth | New Jersey (NHL) | Roseville |
| Mitchell Andersson | F | Senior | UW-Milwaukee (ACHA) | Lund (Sweden) | New Berlin, WI |
| Johnny Austin | D | Senior | Connecticut | Laval (AHL) | St. Louis Park |
| Kyle Bauman | F | Senior | Bemidji State | Ontario (AHL) | Apopka, FL |
| Michael Bitzer | G | Senior | Bemidji State | Idaho (ECHL) | Moorhead |
| Will Borgen | D | Junior | St. Cloud State | Buffalo (NHL) | Moorhead |
| Alec Brandup | D | Senior | Norwich | Norfolk (ECHL) | Rochester |
| Bo Brauer | F | Senior | Notre Dame | South Carolina (ECHL) | Edina |
| Daniel Brickley | D | Junior | Minnesota State | Los Angeles (NHL) | Sandy, UT |
| Leon Bristedt | F | Senior | Minnesota | Rögle (Sweden) | Stockholm, SWE |
| Dani Cameranesi | F | Senior | Minnesota | Buffalo (NWHL) | Plymouth |
| Sean Campbell | D | Senior | St. Norbert | Fort Wayne (ECHL) | East Lansing, MI |
| Thomas Clayton | F | Senior | Wisconsin-River Falls | Manchester (ECHL) | Cincinnati, OH |
| Tim Davison | D | Senior | Wisconsin | South Carolina (ECHL) | Green Bay, WI |
| Sam Donovan | F | Senior | Brown | Connecticut (NWHL) | New Brighton |
| Mikey Essimont | F | Junior | St. Cloud State | Los Angeles (NHL) | Littleton, CO |
| Gerry Fitzgerald | F | Senior | Bemidji State | Iowa (AHL) | Port Alberni, BC |
| Leo Fitzgerald | F | Senior | Bemidji State | South Carolina (ECHL) | Port Alberni, BC |
| Myles Fitzgerald | F | Senior | Bemidji State | Ferencvárosi (Hungary) | Port Alberni, BC |
| Chris Forney | D | Senior | UMass Lowell | San Diego (AHL) | Thief River Falls |
| Trent Frederic | F | Sophomore | Wisconsin | Boston (NHL) | St. Louis, MO |
| Shane Gersich | F | Junior | North Dakota | Washington (NHL) | Chaska |
| Jack Glover | D | Senior | Minnesota | Jacksonville (ECHL) | Golden Valley |
| Neal Goff | D | Senior | Western Michigan | San Antonio (AHL) | Stillwater |
| Ben Greiner | F | Senior | Hobart | Norfolk (ECHL) | Faribault |
| Jordan Gross | D | Senior | Notre Dame | Arizona (NHL) | Maple Grove |
| Nathan Harris | D | Senior | UW-Stevens Point | Huntsville (SPHL) | Fowlerville, MI |
| Kyle Hayton | G | Senior | Wisconsin | Fort Wayne (ECHL) | Denver, CO |
| Jessica Healey | D | Senior | Minnesota Duluth | HV71 (Sweden) | Edmonton, AB |
| Blake Heinrich | D | Sophomore | Manitoba | Rapid City (ECHL) | Cambridge |
| Blake Hillman | D | Senior | Denver | Chicago (NHL) | Elk River |
| Jake Horton | F | Senior | Harvard | Manchester (ECHL) | Oakdale |
| Cameron Hughes | F | Senior | Wisconsin | Boston (NHL) | Edmonton, AB |
| Connor Hurley | F | Junior | Minnesota | Norfolk (ECHL) | Edina |
| Cam Johnson | G | Senior | North Dakota | Binghamton (AHL) | Troy, MI |
| Steve Johnson | D | Senior | Minnesota | Ontario (AHL) | Excelsior |
| Russell Jordan | F | Senior | Hamline | Fort Wayne (ECHL) | Aurora, IL |
| Alexis Joyce | D | Senior | Bemidji State | HV71 (Sweden) | Lakeville |
| Claudia Kepler | F | Senior | Wisconsin | HV71 (Sweden) | Verona, WI |
| Lane King | F | Senior | Lawrence | Maine (ECHL) | Waunaukee, WI |
| Jared Kolquist | D | Senior | Merrimack | Manchester (ECHL) | Hermantown |
| Zeb Knutson | F | Senior | Minnesota State | Milwaukee (AHL) | Sioux Falls, SD |
| Karson Kuhlman | F | Senior | Minnesota Duluth | Boston (NHL) | Esko |
| Connor LaCouvee | G | Senior | Minnesota State | Florida (ECHL) | Qualicum Beach, BC |
| Conor Lemirande | F | Senior | Miami | South Carolina (ECHL) | Janesville, WI |
| Clint Lewis | D | Senior | Minnesota State | Idaho (ECHL) | Burnsville |
| Ryan Lindgren | D | Sophomore | Minnesota | N.Y. Rangers (NHL) | Minneapolis |
| Jake Linhart | D | Senior | Wisconsin | Adirondack (ECHL) | Brookfield, WI |
| Johno May | F | Senior | American International | Greenville (ECHL) | Mahtomedi |
| Brad McClure | F | Senior | Minnesota State | Texas (AHL) | Stratford, ON |
| Mitch McLain | F | Senior | Bowling Green | Iowa (AHL) | Baxter |
| Max Milosek | G | Senior | UW-Stevens Point | Macon (SPHL) | Lapeer, MI |
| Casey Mittelstadt | F | Freshman | Minnesota | Buffalo (NHL) | Eden Prairie |
| T.J. Moore | F | Senior | Holy Cross | Norfolk (ECHL) | Edina |
| Katerina Mrázová | F | Senior | Minnesota Duluth | Connecticut (NWHL) | Prague, CZE |
| Spencer Naas | F | Senior | Connecticut | Cleveland (AHL) | St. Louis Park |
| Matt Nelson | D | Senior | Princeton | Gap (France) | Edina |
| Willem Nong-Lambert | F | Senior | UW-Stevens Point | Rapid City (ECHL) | Urbandale, IA |
| Trevor Olson | F | Senior | North Dakota | Orlando (ECHL) | Duluth |
| Blair Parent | F | Senior | Providence | Vienna (Austria) | Blaine |
| Avery Peterson | F | Senior | Minnesota Duluth | Idaho (ECHL) | Grand Rapids |
| Judd Peterson | F | Senior | St. Cloud State | Rochester (AHL) | Duluth |
| Chase Phelps | F | Senior | Boston University | Fort Wayne (ECHL) | Edina |
| Bo Pieper | F | Senior | Quinnipiac | Adirondack (ECHL) | Roseville |
| Austin Poganski | F | Senior | North Dakota | San Antonio (AHL) | St. Cloud |
| Jake Randolph | F | Senior | Omaha | Worcester (ECHL) | Duluth |
| Caitlin Reilly | F | Senior | Minnesota | Vienna (Austria) | Chanhassen |
| Mitch Reinke | D | Sophomore | Michigan Tech | St. Louis (NHL) | Stillwater |
| Audra Richards | F | Senior | Maine | Metropolitan (NWHL) | Maplewood |
| Amy Schagel | D | Senior | New Hampshire | Minnesota (NWHL) | Blaine |
| Kate Schipper | F | Senior | Minnesota | Minnesota (NWHL) | Brooklyn Park |
| Carter Struthers | D | Senior | Bemidji State | Greenville (ECHL) | Weyburn, SK |
| C.J. Suess | F | Senior | Minnesota State | Winnipeg (NHL) | Forest Lake |
| Mike Szmatula | F | Senior | Minnesota | Adirondack (ECHL) | Commerce Twp, MI |
| Jared Thomas | F | Senior | Minnesota Duluth | San Antonio (AHL) | Hermantown |
| Matt Ustaski | F | Senior | Wisconsin | Jacksonville (ECHL) | Glenview, IL |
| Tyler Vesel | F | Senior | Omaha | Bakersfield (AHL) | Rochester |
| Ryan Wagner | F | Senior | Wisconsin | Chicago (AHL) | Park Ridge, IL |
| Zach Whitecloud | D | Sophomore | Bemidji State | Vegas (NHL) | Brandon, MB |
| Brandon Wildung | G | Senior | Mercyhurst | Utah (ECHL) | Minneota |
| Blake Winiecki | F | Senior | St. Cloud State | Florida (ECHL) | Lakeville |
| Christian Wolanin | D | Junior | North Dakota | Ottawa (NHL) | Quebec, QC |
| Colton Wolter | F | Senior | UW-Eau Claire | Mississippi (SPHL) | Anchorage, AK |
| PLAYER | POSITION | JUNIOR TEAM | PRO TEAM | HOMETOWN | |
| Alec Baer | F | Kootenay (WHL) | Rapid City (ECHL) | St. Louis Park |
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