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(USHL) More Than 195 Alumni on NHL Opening Night Rosters

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Men’s Ice Hockey | 10/8/2024 12:00:53 PM

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More than 195 players with USHL experience are on NHL Opening Night rosters to start the 2024-25 season. Among that group are 2024 first-overall pick Macklin Celebrini (Chicago Steel/Boston University/San Jose Sharks), Adam Fantilli (Chicago Steel/University of Michigan/Columbus Blue Jackets) and Cole Caufield (NTDP/University of Wisconsin/Montreal Canadiens).

Every NHL team features USHL alumni on its roster with the Vancouver Canucks (12), Boston Bruins (11) and Columbus Blue Jackets (10) leading the league.

The USA Hockey NTDP leads USHL with 84 alumni, followed by the Chicago Steel (15), Tri-City Storm (12) and Sioux Falls Stampede (11). 

NHL head coaches with USHL experience include Jim Montgomery (Dubuque Fighting Saints/Boston Bruins), Jon Cooper (Green Bay Gamblers/Tampa Bay Lightning) and Derek LaLonde (Green Bay Gamblers/Detroit Red Wings), each of whom won a Clark Cup.

Last year, 270 USHL alumni played in the NHL. 

*Players who played for multiple USHL teams are listed multiple times.
**Data includes players who are on injured reserve or long-term injured reserve to open the season, or who have been designated injured/non-roster.

USHL TEAMPLAYERNHL TEAM
Cedar Rapids RoughRidersAdam Gaudette (RW/C)Ottawa Senators
Cedar Rapids RoughRidersAlec Martinez (D)Chicago Blackhawks
Cedar Rapids RoughRidersBryce Montgomery (D)Carolina Hurricanes
Cedar Rapids RoughRidersIvan Provorov (D)Columbus Blue Jackets
Cedar Rapids RoughRidersRoss Colton (C)Colorado Avalanche
Cedar Rapids RoughRidersSam Malinski (D)Colorado Avalanche
Cedar Rapids RoughRidersScott Perunovich (D)St. Louis Blues
Chicago SteelAdam Fantilli (C)Columbus Blue Jackets
Chicago SteelBrandon Duhaime (RW/LW)Washington Capitals
Chicago SteelBrendan Brisson (LW/RW)Vegas Golden Knights
Chicago SteelChristian Dvorak (LW/C)Montréal Canadiens
Chicago SteelDan Vladar (G)Calgary Flames
Chicago SteelDennis Gilbert (D)Buffalo Sabres
Chicago SteelJaccob Slavin (D)Carolina Hurricanes
Chicago SteelJackson LaCombe (D)Anaheim Ducks
Chicago SteelJamie Oleksiak (D)Seattle Kraken
Chicago SteelMackie Samoskevich (RW/C)Florida Panthers
Chicago SteelMacklin Celebrini (C/LW)San Jose Sharks
Chicago SteelMatt Coronato (RW/LW)Calgary Flames
Chicago SteelMatt Kessel (D)St. Louis Blues
Chicago SteelOwen Power (D)Buffalo Sabres
Chicago SteelJosh Doan (RW/C)Utah Hockey Club
Des Moines BuccaneersA.J. Greer (LW)Florida Panthers
Des Moines BuccaneersAlex Laferriere (RW)Los Angeles Kings
Des Moines BuccaneersJeff Petry (D)Detroit Red Wings
Des Moines BuccaneersMario Ferraro (D)San Jose Sharks
Des Moines BuccaneersNick Seeler (D)Philadelphia Flyers
Des Moines BuccaneersTrevor Lewis (C/RW)Los Angeles Kings
Des Moines BuccaneersZach Aston-Reese (C/W)Columbus Blue Jackets
Des Moines BuccaneersMichael Kesselring (D)Utah Hockey Club
Dubuque Fighting SaintsZemgus Girgensons (W/C)Tampa Bay Lightning
Dubuque Fighting SaintsMike Matheson (D)Montréal Canadiens
Dubuque Fighting SaintsMatthew Savoie (C/W)Edmonton Oilers
Dubuque Fighting SaintsMatt Benning (D)San Jose Sharks
Dubuque Fighting SaintsJoakim Ryan (D)Carolina Hurricanes
Dubuque Fighting SaintsHenry Thrun (D)San Jose Sharks
Dubuque Fighting SaintsEric Robinson (LW)Carolina Hurricanes
Dubuque Fighting SaintsDylan Gambrell (C)Columbus Blue Jackets
Dubuque Fighting SaintsMatias Maccelli (LW/RW)Utah Hockey Club
Fargo ForceAlex Iafallo (LW/C)Winnipeg Jets
Fargo ForceBlake Lizotte (C/LW)Pittsburgh Penguins
Fargo ForceJonny Brodzinski (C/RW)New York Rangers
Fargo ForceMatt Kessel (D)St. Louis Blues
Fargo ForceMichael Eyssimont (C/LW)Tampa Bay Lightning
Fargo ForceMitchell Chaffee (RW)Tampa Bay Lightning
Fargo ForceNate Schmidt (D)Florida Panthers
Fargo ForceRiley Tufte (LW/RW)Boston Bruins
Fargo ForceMichael Kesselring (D)Utah Hockey Club
Green Bay GamblersArtyom Levshunov (D)Chicago Blackhawks
Green Bay GamblersAnders Lee (LW)New York Islanders
Green Bay GamblersAndrew Peeke (D)Boston Bruins
Green Bay GamblersBrendan Brisson (LW/RW)Vegas Golden Knights
Green Bay GamblersBrendan Lemieux (LW)Carolina Hurricanes
Green Bay GamblersCasey Mittelstadt (C/LW)Colorado Avalanche
Green Bay GamblersMason Lohrei (D)Boston Bruins
Green Bay GamblersNick Jensen (D)Ottawa Senators
Green Bay GamblersNick Schmaltz (C/RW)Utah Hockey Club
Indiana IceCasey DeSmith (G)Dallas Stars
Lincoln StarsCayden Primeau (G)Montréal Canadiens
Lincoln StarsPaul Cotter (C/W)New Jersey Devils
Lincoln StarsRyan Poehling (C)Philadelphia Flyers
Lincoln StarsShane Pinto (C)Ottawa Senators
Lincoln StarsZach Aston-Reese (C/W)Columbus Blue Jackets
Muskegon LumberjacksAndrei Svechnikov (RW/LW)Carolina Hurricanes
Muskegon LumberjacksConor Garland (RW/LW)Vancouver Canucks
Muskegon LumberjacksDaniil Gushchin (LW/RW)San Jose Sharks
Muskegon LumberjacksJoey Daccord (G)Seattle Kraken
Muskegon LumberjacksNick Seeler (D)Philadelphia Flyers
Muskegon LumberjacksRyan Lomberg (LW)Calgary Flames
NTDPBrock Faber (D)Minnesota Wild
NTDPRyan Hartman (RW/C)Minnesota Wild
NTDPJon Merrill (D)Minnesota Wild
NTDPMatt Boldy (LW/RW)Minnesota Wild
Omaha LancersRyan Donato (C/W)Chicago Blackhawks
Omaha LancersErik Haula (LW/C)New Jersey Devils
Omaha LancersJacob Bryson (D)Buffalo Sabres
Omaha LancersNick Perbix (D)Tampa Bay Lightning
Omaha LancersNoah Cates (LW)Philadelphia Flyers
Omaha LancersTucker Poolman (D)Colorado Avalanche
Omaha LancersWill Borgen (D)Seattle Kraken
Sioux City MusketeersBobby Brink (RW)Philadelphia Flyers
Sioux City MusketeersBrock Boeser (RW)Vancouver Canucks
Sioux City MusketeersCole Koepke (LW/RW)Boston Bruins
Sioux City MusketeersEeli Tolvanen (RW/LW)Seattle Kraken
Sioux City MusketeersJake Guentzel (LW/C)Tampa Bay Lightning
Sioux City MusketeersMartin Pospisil (C)Calgary Flames
Sioux City MusketeersMax Pacioretty (LW)Toronto Maple Leafs
Sioux City MusketeersMorgan Barron (C/W)Winnipeg Jets
Sioux City MusketeersNeal Pionk (D)Winnipeg Jets
Sioux City MusketeersZach Bolduc (F)St. Louis Blues
Sioux Falls StampedeChad Ruhwedel (D)New York Rangers
Sioux Falls StampedeCharlie Lindgren (G)Washington Capitals
Sioux Falls StampedeCole Sillinger (C)Columbus Blue Jackets
Sioux Falls StampedeDakota Joshua (C/LW)Vancouver Canucks
Sioux Falls StampedeJack St. Ivany (D)Pittsburgh Penguins
Sioux Falls StampedeJamie Oleksiak (D)Seattle Kraken
Sioux Falls StampedeJeremy Swayman (G)Boston Bruins
Sioux Falls StampedeLogan O’Connor (RW)Colorado Avalanche
Sioux Falls StampedeMatt Kessel (D)St. Louis Blues
Sioux Falls StampedeMichael Eyssimont (C/LW)Tampa Bay Lightning
Sioux Falls StampedeT.J. Oshie (RW)Washington Capitals
Tri-City StormAdam Klapka (RW/LW)Calgary Flames
Tri-City StormBlake Coleman (C/W)Calgary Flames
Tri-City StormBrandon Duhaime (RW/LW)Washington Capitals
Tri-City StormGavin Brindley (RW)Columbus Blue Jackets
Tri-City StormJaden Schwartz (LW)Seattle Kraken
Tri-City StormMason Appleton (C/RW)Winnipeg Jets
Tri-City StormMatthew Knies (LW/RW)Toronto Maple Leafs
Tri-City StormNico Sturm (C/LW)San Jose Sharks
Tri-City StormShane Pinto (C)Ottawa Senators
Tri-City StormTrevor Moore (C/W)Los Angeles Kings
Tri-City StormZac Jones (D)New York Rangers
Tri-City StormJohn Marino (D)Utah Hockey Club
Waterloo Black HawksCraig Smith (C/RW)Chicago Blackhawks
Waterloo Black HawksBrandon Montour (D)Seattle Kraken
Waterloo Black HawksBrock Boeser (RW)Vancouver Canucks
Waterloo Black HawksDylan Samberg (D)Winnipeg Jets
Waterloo Black HawksJack Drury (C)Carolina Hurricanes
Waterloo Black HawksMark Friedman (D)Vancouver Canucks
Waterloo Black HawksMikey Anderson (D)Los Angeles Kings
Waterloo Black HawksTommy Novak (C)Nashville Predators
Youngstown PhantomsJordan Harris (D)Columbus Blue Jackets
Youngstown PhantomsKiefer Sherwood (W/C)Vancouver Canucks
Youngstown PhantomsKyle Connor (LW)Winnipeg Jets
Youngstown PhantomsNathan Walker (LW/RW)St. Louis Blues
Youngstown PhantomsRyan Lomberg (LW)Calgary Flames
Youngstown PhantomsRyan Shea (D)Pittsburgh Penguins
Youngstown PhantomsScott Mayfield (D)New York Islanders