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Pro signings by NCAA players, 2019 offseason
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Early departures
NCAA players who have signed professional contracts in the 2019 offseason with eligibility remaining:
| Player's name | Position | Class | School | Pro team (league) | 2018-19 statistics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Huska | G | Jr. | Connecticut | NY Rangers (NHL) | 5-13-2, 3.34, .896 |
| Charley Michalowski | F | Jr. | Dartmouth | Worcester (ECHL) | 0-0-0 (9) |
| Quinn Hughes | D | So. | Michigan | Vancouver (NHL) | 5-28-33 (32) |
| Cooper Zech | D | Fr. | Ferris State | Providence (AHL) | 8-20-28 (36) |
| Taro Hirose | F | Jr. | Michigan State | Detroit (NHL) | 15-35-50 (36) |
| Joseph Duszak | D | Jr. | Mercyhurst | Toronto (NHL) | 16-31-47 (37) |
| Mat Robson | G | Jr. | Minnesota | Minnesota (NHL) | 14-12-4, 2.78, .921 |
| Chase Pearson | F | Jr. | Maine | Detroit (NHL) | 16-13-29 (34) |
| Brady Keeper | D | So. | Maine | Florida (NHL) | 7-15-22 (36) |
| Johnathan Kovacevic | D | Jr. | Merrimack | Winnipeg (NHL) | 4-14-18 (31) |
| Rem Pitlick | F | Jr. | Minnesota | Nashville (NHL) | 21-24-45 (38) |
| Ryan Lohin | F | Jr. | UMass Lowell | Tampa Bay (NHL) | 12-15-27 (33) |
| Joseph Woll | G | Jr. | Boston College | Toronto (NHL) | 13-21-3, 2.41, .919 |
| Jake Oettinger | G | Jr. | Boston University | Dallas (NHL) | 16-16-4, 2.45, .926 |
| Joel Farabee | F | Fr. | Boston University | Philadelphia (NHL) | 17-19-36 (37) |
| Chad Krys | D | Jr. | Boston University | Chicago (NHL) | 8-20-28 (30) |
| Dante Fabbro | D | Jr. | Boston University | Nashville (NHL) | 7-26-33 (38) |
| Oliver Wahlstrom | F | Fr. | Boston College | NY Islanders (NHL) | 8-11-19 (36) |
| Cayden Primeau | G | So. | Northeastern | Montreal (NHL) | 25-10-1, 2.09, .933 |
| Ryan Poehling | F | Jr. | St. Cloud State | Montreal (NHL) | 8-23-31 (36) |
| Shane Bowers | F | So. | Boston University | Colorado (NHL) | 11-10-21 (37) |
| Andrew Peeke | D | Jr. | Notre Dame | Columbus (NHL) | 3-21-24 (40) |
| Nico Sturm | F | Jr. | Clarkson | Minnesota (NHL) | 14-31-45 (39) |
| Jake Kielly | G | Jr. | Clarkson | Vancouver (NHL) | 26-11-2, 1.91, .929 |
| Joey Daccord | G | Jr. | Arizona State | Ottawa (NHL) | 21-13-1, 2.35, .926 |
| Ryan Bednard | G | Jr. | Bowling Green | Florida (NHL) | 20-8-4, 1.77, .927 |
| Brogan Rafferty | D | Jr. | Quinnipiac | Vancouver (NHL) | 4-20-24 (38) |
| Blake Lizotte | F | So. | St. Cloud State | Los Angeles (NHL) | 14-28-42 (37) |
| Jeremy Davies | D | Jr. | Northeastern | New Jersey (NHL) | 8-28-36 (37) |
| Andrew Shortridge | G | Jr. | Quinnipiac | San Jose (NHL) | 18-7-2, 1.51, .940 |
| Jonathan Gruden | F | Fr. | Miami | Ottawa (NHL) | 3-12-15 (38) |
| Alex Leclerc | G | Jr. | Colorado College | Utah (ECHL) | 17-19-4, 2.70, .914 |
| Lukas Craggs | F | Jr. | Bowling Green | Nashville (NHL) | 13-12-25 (35) |
| Sascha Figi | F | So. | Fitchburg State | Thurgau (Switzerland) | 25-21-46 (26) |
| Mattias Göransson | D | Jr. | UMass Lowell | Leksands IF (Sweden) | 4-16-20 (37) |
| Cale Makar | D | So. | Massachusetts | Colorado (NHL) | 16-33-49 (41) |
| Filip Larsson | G | Fr. | Denver | Detroit (NHL) | 13-6-3, 1.95, .932 |
| Jacob Bryson | D | Jr. | Providence | Buffalo (NHL) | 4-24-28 (42) |
| Riley Tufte | F | Jr. | Minnesota Duluth | Dallas (NHL) | 9-10-19 (42) |
| Brandon Duhaime | F | Jr. | Providence | Minnesota (NHL) | 11-23-34 (42) |
| Josh Wilkins | F | Jr. | Providence | Nashville (NHL) | 20-26-46 (40) |
| Mikey Anderson | D | So. | Minnesota Duluth | Los Angeles (NHL) | 6-21-27 (40) |
| Mario Ferraro | D | So. | Massachusetts | San Jose (NHL) | 2-12-14 (41) |
| Adam Fox | D | Jr. | Harvard | NY Rangers (NHL) | 9-39-48 (33) |
| Kasper Björkqvist | F | Jr. | Providence | Pittsburgh (NHL) | 17-13-30 (42) |
| Ludvig Hoff | F | Jr. | North Dakota | Stavanger (Norway) | 3-8-11 (31) |
| Josh Norris | F | So. | Michigan | Ottawa (NHL) | 10-9-19 (17) |
Senior signings
NCAA seniors who signed professional contracts in the 2019 offseason, from available information:
| Player's name | Position | School | Pro team (league) | 2018-19 statistics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Koepplinger | F | Lawrence | Macon (SPHL) | 10-14-24 (25) |
| Jake Moore | G | Brockport | Fayetteville (SPHL) | 9-6-1, 1.93, .925 |
| Chris Ordoobadi | F | Neumann | Maine (ECHL) | 4-6-10 (17) |
| Zach White | F | Curry | Fayetteville (SPHL) | 23-16-39 (26) |
| Lionel Mauron | F | Curry | Jacksonville (ECHL) | 7-27-34 (26) |
| Josh Victor | D | Fitchburg State | Atlanta (ECHL) | 1-7-8 (26) |
| Trevor Boyd | F | Adrian | Kalamazoo (ECHL) | 13-10-23 (29) |
| Cory Dunn | D | Adrian | Newfoundland (ECHL) | 5-26-31 (28) |
| Corey Mackin | F | Ferris State | Reading (ECHL) | 10-15-25 (36) |
| Craig Pefley | F | Ferris State | Tulsa (ECHL) | 5-10-15 (29) |
| Braden Hellems | D | Adrian | Indy (ECHL) | 11-16-27 (28) |
| Gregg Burmaster | F | Utica | Fort Wayne (ECHL) | 20-26-46 (29) |
| Blake Wojtala | G | Salve Regina | Worcester (ECHL) | 17-7-2, 2.59, .917 |
| Ross Olsson | F | Endicott | Worcester (ECHL) | 10-21-31 (21) |
| Arthur Brey | G | St. Lawrence | Adirondack (ECHL) | 1-10-0, 4.20, .895 |
| Ivan Chukarov | D | Massachusetts | Worcester (ECHL) | 1-2-3 (25) |
| Derek Barach | F | Mercyhurst | Cleveland (AHL) | 15-22-37 (38) |
| Jake Lucchini | F | Michigan Tech | Pittsburgh (NHL) | 11-15-26 (38) |
| Ryker Killins | D | Ferris State | South Carolina (ECHL) | 1-3-4 (19) |
| Ryan Kuffner | F | Princeton | Detroit (NHL) | 22-22-44 (31) |
| Max Veronneau | F | Princeton | Ottawa (NHL) | 13-24-37 (31) |
| Tommy Nixon | G | Holy Cross | Worcester (ECHL) | 4-5-1, 2.37, .924 |
| Spencer Trapp | D | Holy Cross | Worcester (ECHL) | 6-13-19 (36) |
| Kurt Gosselin | D | Alabama Huntsville | Cincinnati (ECHL) | 4-11-15 (25) |
| Alex Rodriguez | F | Augsburg | Norfolk (ECHL) | 21-19-40 (26) |
| Conor O'Neil | F | Vermont | Wheeling (ECHL) | 4-5-9 (31) |
| Josh Teves | D | Princeton | Vancouver (NHL) | 3-17-20 (30) |
| Justin Baudry | D | Bemidji State | Ontario (AHL) | 9-22-31 (38) |
| Zach Osburn | D | Michigan State | Milwaukee (AHL) | 3-11-14 (36) |
| Jay Dickman | F | Bemidji State | Florida (ECHL) | 6-10-16 (38) |
| Brian Bachnak | F | Adrian | Peoria (SPHL) | 1-2-3 (26) |
| Derek Petti | F | Merrimack | Adirondack (ECHL) | 7-11-18 (28) |
| Dylan McLaughlin | F | Canisius | Rockford (AHL) | 19-21-40 (37) |
| Seamus Malone | F | Wisconsin | Utica (AHL) | 8-18-26 (37) |
| Nicholas Boka | D | Michigan | Allen (ECHL) | 3-6-9 (36) |
| Adam Dauda | F | Colgate | Newfoundland (ECHL) | 5-6-11 (34) |
| Matthew Whittaker | F | Mercyhurst | Newfoundland (ECHL) | 10-15-25 (35) |
| Josh Lammon | F | Mercyhurst | Florida (ECHL) | 12-18-30 (38) |
| Johnny Coughlin | D | Holy Cross | Maine (ECHL) | 7-14-21 (36) |
| Alex Jaeckle | D | Canisius | Norfolk (ECHL) | 0-8-8 (37) |
| Max Kalter | F | Connecticut | Kansas City (ECHL) | 6-10-16 (34) |
| Taylor Best | F | Mercyhurst | Jacksonville (ECHL) | 8-10-18 (26) |
| Craig Puffer | F | Vermont | Indy (ECHL) | 2-9-11 (33) |
| Brennan Sanford | F | Michigan State | Kalamazoo (ECHL) | 4-5-9 (36) |
| Cameron Heath | D | Canisius | South Carolina (ECHL) | 4-19-23 (37) |
| Ian Edmondson | D | Canisius | Wichita (ECHL) | 2-9-11 (34) |
| Jimmy Mazza | D | Canisius | Reading (ECHL) | 6-18-24 (36) |
| Hans Gorowsky | F | Alabama Huntsville | Adirondack (ECHL) | 12-7-19 (38) |
| Miles Gendron | D | Connecticut | Belleville (AHL) | 3-4-7 (30) |
| Karl El-Mir | F | Connecticut | Providence (AHL) | 13-14-27 (34) |
| T.J. Roche | D | Nichols | Evansville (SPHL) | 2-12-14 (26) |
| Joe Snively | F | Yale | Washington (NHL) | 15-21-36 (33) |
| Nikolas Koberstein | D | Alaska | Kansas City (ECHL) | 0-10-10 (35) |
| Rhett Gardner | F | North Dakota | Dallas (NHL) | 8-7-15 (37) |
| Diego Cuglietta | F | Lake Superior State | Texas (AHL) | 25-16-41 (38) |
| Bryan Yim | F | Adrian | Fayetteville (SPHL) | 15-8-23 (29) |
| Joseph Cecconi | D | Michigan | Dallas (NHL) | 3-17-20 (36) |
| Josh Melnick | F | Miami | Dallas (NHL) | 10-16-26 (32) |
| Nick Jones | F | North Dakota | Hartford (AHL) | 9-11-20 (26) |
| Hayden Shaw | D | North Dakota | Jacksonville (ECHL) | 3-7-10 (37) |
| Grant Hutton | D | Miami | NY Islanders (NHL) | 7-14-21 (37) |
| Troy Loggins | F | Northern Michigan | Grand Rapids (AHL) | 23-17-40 (39) |
| Nicolas Erb Ekholm | F | Alaska Anchorage | Wheeling (ECHL) | 6-7-13 (33) |
| Mitch Hall | D | Hamline | Norfolk (ECHL) | 5-5-10 (25) |
| Jordan Uhelski | G | Miami | Norfolk (ECHL) | 1-7-2, 2.96, .901 |
| Tommy Novak | F | Minnesota | Milwaukee (AHL) | 4-17-21 (38) |
| Ryan Walker | F | Union | Adirondack (ECHL) | 15-14-29 (39) |
| Brendan Robbins | F | Maine | Springfield (AHL) | 9-5-14 (36) |
| Brady Fleurent | F | University of New England | Atlanta (ECHL) | 13-35-48 (30) |
| Tyler Andrews | D | St. Norbert | Atlanta (ECHL) | 2-5-7 (31) |
| Sam Becker | D | Maine | Reading (ECHL) | 1-7-8 (36) |
| Felix Chamberland | F | Canisius | Toledo (ECHL) | 5-5-10 (22) |
| Ryan Galt | F | Omaha | Utah (ECHL) | 4-4-8 (35) |
| Drew Callin | F | Bentley | Worcester (ECHL) | 10-25-35 (37) |
| Peter Tischke | D | Wisconsin | Colorado (AHL) | 3-7-10 (36) |
| Eric Schierhorn | G | Minnesota | Adirondack (ECHL) | 4-4-0, 2.50, .901 |
| Rob Michel | D | Maine | Lehigh Valley (AHL) | 3-6-9 (36) |
| Adam Rockwood | F | Northern Michigan | Springfield (AHL) | 7-28-35 (38) |
| Nick Master | F | UMass Lowell | Maine (ECHL) | 6-10-16 (37) |
| Lenny Caglianone | D | Westfield State | Evansville (SPHL) | 4-13-17 (22) |
| Wyatt Trumbley | D | Westfield State | Evansville (SPHL) | 2-8-10 (26) |
| Ryan Dmowski | F | UMass Lowell | Hartford (AHL) | 14-9-23 (37) |
| Jade McMullen | F | Western Michigan | Kalamazoo (ECHL) | 3-6-9 (37) |
| Colt Conrad | F | Western Michigan | Toronto (AHL) | 11-27-38 (37) |
| Tyler Sheehy | F | Minnesota | Iowa (AHL) | 12-29-41 (38) |
| Brent Gates, Jr. | F | Minnesota | San Diego (AHL) | 13-18-31 (38) |
| Cole Maier | F | Union | Manitoba (AHL) | 9-23-32 (39) |
| Steven Ruggiero | D | Lake Superior State | San Diego (AHL) | 6-5-11 (37) |
| Corey Schueneman | D | Western Michigan | Stockton (AHL) | 3-18-21 (37) |
| Mason Morelli | F | Omaha | Stockton (AHL) | 19-15-34 (36) |
| Gage Torrel | F | Lake Superior State | Fort Wayne (ECHL) | 7-18-25 (38) |
| Anthony Nellis | F | Lake Superior State | Fort Wayne (ECHL) | 15-18-33 (38) |
| Lucas Kohls | D | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | Wheeling (ECHL) | 9-15-24 (28) |
| Richard Boyd | D | New Hampshire | Maine (ECHL) | 1-7-8 (34) |
| Atte Tolvanen | G | Northern Michigan | Toronto (AHL) | 21-16-2, 2.35, .917 |
| Sebastian Vidmar | F | Union | Stockton (AHL) | 10-12-22 (39) |
| Tommy Marchin | F | Brown | Providence (AHL) | 11-15-26 (34) |
| Max Gottlieb | D | Brown | Ontario (AHL) | 5-11-16 (34) |
| Brett Supinski | F | Union | Ontario (AHL) | 9-14-23 (38) |
| Ludvig Larsson | F | Penn State | Binghamton (AHL) | 9-16-25 (39) |
| Alex Tonge | F | Robert Morris | Florida (ECHL) | 19-20-39 (39) |
| Bobo Carpenter | F | Boston University | NY Islanders (NHL) | 10-9-19 (27) |
| Duggie Lagrone | D | Geneseo | Allen (ECHL) | 7-20-27 (28) |
| Jack Ramsey | F | Minnesota | Indy (ECHL) | 3-1-4 (38) |
| Phil Johansson | D | Amherst | Wheeling (ECHL) | 6-14-20 (26) |
| Chris Brown | F | Boston College | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) | 7-9-16 (39) |
| Casey Fitzgerald | D | Boston College | Buffalo (NHL) | 2-12-14 (39) |
| Michael Kim | D | Boston College | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) | 3-12-15 (39) |
| Trey Bradley | F | Colorado College | Toronto (AHL) | 15-19-34 (41) |
| Mason Bergh | F | Colorado College | Ontario (AHL) | 7-21-28 (41) |
| Trevor Gooch | F | Colorado College | Reading (ECHL) | 11-12-23 (41) |
| Dylan Steman | F | Michigan Tech | Hershey (AHL) | 4-9-13 (37) |
| Steven Spinner | F | Omaha | Hershey (AHL) | 2-2-4 (29) |
| T.J. Black | G | St. Norbert | Jacksonville (ECHL) | 22-5-2, 1.70, .927 |
| Denver Pierce | F | Northern Michigan | Kansas City (ECHL) | 10-10-20 (34) |
| Derian Hamilton | D | Penn State | Norfolk (ECHL) | 0-3-3 (26) |
| Abbott Girduckis | F | RIT | Toledo (ECHL) | 11-25-36 (38) |
| Marcus Vela | F | New Hampshire | San Jose (AHL) | 6-12-18 (36) |
| Patrick Newell | F | St. Cloud State | NY Rangers (NHL) | 21-26-47 (39) |
| Trevor Gorsuch | G | Western Michigan | Toledo (ECHL) | 19-11-1, 2.75, .905 |
| Darian Romanko | F | Minnesota | Norfolk (ECHL) | 1-1-2 (27) |
| Cam Knight | D | Alabama Huntsville | Fort Wayne (ECHL) | 2-8-10 (37) |
| Jeremy Wu | D | Mercyhurst | Rapid City (ECHL) | 2-6-8 (36) |
| Tanner Karty | F | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | Tulsa (ECHL) | 12-25-37 (31) |
| J.R. Wojciechowski | D | Nazareth | Norfolk (ECHL) | 5-15-20 (28) |
| Evan Weninger | G | Omaha | Florida (ECHL) | 9-23-3, 3.50, .900 |
| Jack MacNee | D | Hobart | Wheeling (ECHL) | 1-16-17 (29) |
| Daniel Perez | F | Maine | Greenville (ECHL) | 1-2-3 (33) |
| Chase Berger | F | Penn State | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) | 14-15-29 (39) |
| J.D. Dudek | F | Boston College | Binghamton (AHL) | 7-5-12 (39) |
| Erik Brown | F | RIT | Toronto (AHL) | 18-11-29 (37) |
| Mason Jobst | F | Ohio State | NY Islanders (NHL) | 17-19-36 (36) |
| Craig Martin | F | Quinnipiac | Springfield (AHL) | 11-29-30 (38) |
| Mitch Vanderlaan | F | Cornell | Utica (AHL) | 11-19-30 (36) |
| Jack Sadek | D | Minnesota | Allen (ECHL) | 4-14-18 (38) |
| Jacob Benson | F | St. Cloud State | Jacksonville (ECHL) | 4-3-7 (36) |
| Nick Kossoff | G | Lake Superior State | Manchester (ECHL) | 17-8-2, 2.42, .918 |
| Michael Louria | F | Robert Morris | Tulsa (ECHL) | 9-17-26 (40) |
| Jimmy Schuldt | D | St. Cloud State | Vegas (NHL) | 10-25-35 (39) |
| Liam Pecararo | F | Northeastern | Springfield (AHL) | 11-19-30 (37) |
| Brandon Hawkins | F | Northeastern | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) | 12-21-33 (39) |
| Mitch Ferguson | D | Geneseo | Norfolk (ECHL) | 9-27-36 (29) |
| Jon Lizotte | D | St. Cloud State | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) | 1-8-9 (39) |
| Aaron Thow | D | Clarkson | Utica (AHL) | 8-18-26 (39) |
| Sasha Larocque | D | Ohio State | Colorado (AHL) | 2-7-9 (33) |
| Max Coatta | F | Minnesota State | Wheeling (ECHL) | 8-7-15 (33) |
| John Teets | D | Alabama Huntsville | Tulsa (ECHL) | 0-6-6 (38) |
| Matthew Nuttle | D | Cornell | South Carolina (ECHL) | 4-15-19 (36) |
| Lewis Zerter-Gossage | F | Harvard | Hartford (AHL) | 18-6-24 (33) |
| Shawn McBride | F | American International | Hartford (AHL) | 4-19-23 (41) |
| Bobby Nardella | D | Notre Dame | Washington (NHL) | 8-26-34 (38) |
| Connor McDonald | D | Bowling Green | Ontario (AHL) | 1-7-8 (41) |
| Brandon Fortunato | D | Quinnipiac | Nashville (NHL) | 5-23-28 (26) |
| Tommy Parran | D | Ohio State | Adirondack (ECHL) | 1-1-2 (34) |
| Eric Williams | D | Northeastern | Manchester (ECHL) | 3-9-12 (39) |
| Robby Jackson | F | St. Cloud State | San Antonio (AHL) | 19-21-40 (37) |
| Adam Smith | D | Bowling Green | Atlanta (ECHL) | 3-3-6 (28) |
| Scott Davidson | F | Quinnipiac | Charlotte (AHL) | 3-5-8 (38) |
| Lukáš Buchta | D | Omaha | Berani Zlin (Czech Republic) | 1-2-3 (27) |
| Roman Uchyn | F | St. Norbert | Jacksonville (ECHL) | 15-18-33 (31) |
| Jeff Smith | G | St. Cloud State | Jacksonville (ECHL) | 7-1-1, 2.01, .923 |
| Alec McCrea | D | Cornell | Grand Rapids (AHL) | 3-9-12 (36) |
| Jarid Lukosevicius | F | Denver | Grand Rapids (AHL) | 19-10-29 (40) |
| Jacob Pritchard | F | Massachusetts | Carolina (NHL) | 16-31-47 (41) |
| Joel Janatuinen | F | North Dakota | Lukko (Finland) | 1-2-3 (14) |
| Parker Mackay | F | Minnesota Duluth | Texas (AHL) | 16-17-33 (40) |
| Peter Krieger | F | Minnesota Duluth | Vasterviks IK (Sweden) | 9-15-24 (41) |
| Dillon Eichstadt | D | Bemidji State | Coventry (EIHL) | 3-11-14 (36) |
| Fredrik Olofsson | F | Omaha | Rockford (AHL) | 10-24-34 (36) |
| Johnny Curran | F | Niagara | Coventry (EIHL) | 7-13-20 (41) |