Former NCAA players in the National Hockey League

Main logo used by the NCAA in Divisions I, II, and III.

This is a list of NCAA Division I ice hockey teams that have produced alumni who have played in the National Hockey League.

Current NCAA Division I teams

A list of career leaders for current NCAA Division I programs
As of July 1, 2025.

= Active Players

School	Players	Most Games	Stanley Cups	NHL All-Stars	Hockey Hall of Famers
Air Force	0	–	–	–	–
Alaska	12	723 (Colton Parayko)	4	0	0
Alaska Anchorage	9	646 (Jay Beagle)	2	0	0
Arizona State	3	126 (Joey Daccord)	0	0	0
Army	1	503 (Dan Hinote)	1	0	0
Augustana	0	–	–	–	–
Bemidji State	10	943 (Joel Otto)	2	0	0
Bentley	0	–	–	–	–
Boston College	96	1,263 (Bill Guerin)	23	6	3
Boston University	107	1,201 (Keith Tkachuk)	17	9	0
Bowling Green	39	1,270 (Rob Blake)	6	3	1
Brown	18	580 (Curt Bennett/Todd Simpson)	0	0	0
Canisius	1	193 (Cory Conacher)	0	0	0
Clarkson	25	1,159 (Todd Marchant)	8	1	0
Colgate	19	754 (Mike Milbury)	1	0	0
Colorado College	39	897 (Doug Lidster)	6	0	1
Connecticut	10	543 (Todd Krygier)	0	0	0
Cornell	40	1,257 (Joe Nieuwendyk)	9	2	2
Dartmouth	19	911 (Lee Stempniak)	1	0	0
Denver	84	1,188 (Kevin Dineen)	16	3	2
Ferris State	12	1,022 (Chris Kunitz)	4	1	0
Harvard	40	1,115 (Don Sweeney)	5	3	0
Holy Cross	2	192 (Patrick Rissmiller)	0	0	0
Lake Superior State	33	1,256 (Brian Rolston)	4	0	0
Lindenwood	0	–	–	–	–
Long Island	0	–	–	–	–
Maine	60	1,157 (Eric Weinrich)	6	4	1
Massachusetts	27	842 (Justin Braun)	7	4	0
Massachusetts Lowell	24	1,132 (Ron Hainsey)	6	2	0
Mercyhurst	1	1 (Jamie Hunt)	0	0	0
Merrimack	15	373 (Steve McKenna)	0	0	0
Miami	38	1,093 (Dan Boyle)	9	1	0
Michigan	119	1,294 (Andrew Cogliano)	20	2	0
Michigan State	79	1,484 (Rod Brind'Amour)	9	7	1
Michigan Tech	52	932 (Randy McKay)	5	2	1
Minnesota	127	1,286 (Phil Kessel)	13	3	2
Minnesota Duluth	69	1,269 (Brett Hull)	11	2	1
Minnesota State	24	965 (David Backes)	2	0	0
New Hampshire	47	1,082 (James van Riemsdyk)	7	1	1
Niagara	2	12 (Matt Ryan)	0	0	0
North Dakota	114	1,280 (James Patrick)	16	4	1
Northeastern	35	688 (Chris Nilan)	2	0	0
Northern Michigan	22	1,009 (Dallas Drake)	1	0	0
Notre Dame	43	908 (Ian Cole)	11	0	0
Ohio State	37	1,128 (Jamie Macoun)	2	0	0
Omaha	20	600 (Jake Guentzel)	3	0	0
Penn State	3	23 (Brett Murray)	0	0	0
Princeton	16	976 (Jeff Halpern)	3	0	0
Providence	50	1,108 (Hal Gill)	7	0	0
Quinnipiac	11	473 (Devon Toews)	1	0	0
Rensselaer	26	1,337 (Adam Oates)	1	3	1
RIT	3	867 (Christopher Tanev)	0	0	0
Robert Morris	0	–	–	–	–
Sacred Heart	2	183 (Justin Danforth)	0	0	0
St. Cloud State	40	1,516 (Matt Cullen)	7	3	1
St. Lawrence	25	684 (Gary Croteau)	2	0	0
St. Thomas	0	–	–	–	–
Stonehill	0	–	–	–	–
Union	14	689 (Shayne Gostisbehere)	0	1	0
Vermont	18	1,134 (Martin St. Louis)	9	3	1
Western Michigan	38	915 (Jamal Mayers)	3	0	0
Wisconsin	92	1,651 (Chris Chelios)	22	11	1
Yale	24	741 (Randy Wood)	0	0	0

Source: ^[1]

Former NCAA Division I teams

List includes both active and defunct programs that previously played at the Division I level or equivalent.

School	Players	Most Games	Stanley Cups	NHL All-Stars	Hockey Hall of Famers
Alabama–Huntsville	2	486 (Cam Talbot)	0	0	0
American International	2	362 (Dave Forbes)	0	0	0
Gonzaga	1	71 (Frank McCool)	1	0	0
Hamilton	1	491 (Guy Hebert)	0	0	0
Illinois	1	36 (Aldo Palazzari)	0	0	0
Illinois–Chicago	4	292 (Shawn Cronin)	0	0	0
Kent State	1	96 (Dean Sylvester)	0	0	0
Marquette	2	164 (Don McFadyen)	1	0	0
Middlebury	1	4 (Phil Latreille)	0	0	0
Northern Arizona	2	1,056 (Greg Adams)	0	0	0
Norwich	3	145 (Keith Aucoin)	0	0	0
Pennsylvania	1	21 (Paul Stewart)	0	0	0
Saint Louis	4	231 (Mario Faubert)	0	0	0
United States International	2	8 (Darren Lowe)	0	0	0

Stanley Cup Winners

List of former college players who won the Stanley Cup by year since 1918. Gerry Geran was the first collegiate alumnus to play major professional hockey, appearing for the Montreal Wanderers during the 1917–18 season. ^[2]

Year	Team	Players
1918	Toronto	0: none
1919	not awarded
1920	Ottawa Senators	0: none
1921	Ottawa Senators	0: none
1922	Toronto St. Patricks	0: none
1923	Ottawa Senators	0: none
1924	Montreal Canadiens	0: none
1925	Victoria Cougars	0: none
1926	Montreal Maroons	0: none
1927	Ottawa Senators	0: none
1928	New York Rangers	0: none
1929	Boston Bruins	2: Myles Lane (Dartmouth), George Owen (Harvard)
1930	Montreal Canadiens	0: none
1931	Montreal Canadiens	0: none
1932	Toronto Maple Leafs	0: none
1933	New York Rangers	0: none
1934	Chicago Black Hawks	1: Don McFadyen (Marquette)
1935	Montreal Maroons	0: none
1936	Detroit Red Wings	0: none
1937	Detroit Red Wings	0: none
1938	Chicago Black Hawks	0: none
1939	Boston Bruins	1: Frank Brimsek (St. Cloud State)
1940	New York Rangers	0: none
1941	Boston Bruins	1: Frank Brimsek (St. Cloud State)
1942	Toronto Maple Leafs	0: none
1943	Detroit Red Wings	0: none
1944	Montreal Canadiens	0: none
1945	Toronto Maple Leafs	1: Frank McCool (Gonzaga)
1946	Montreal Canadiens	0: none
1947	Toronto Maple Leafs	0: none
1948	Toronto Maple Leafs	0: none
1949	Toronto Maple Leafs	0: none
1950	Detroit Red Wings	0: none
1951	Toronto Maple Leafs	0: none
1952	Detroit Red Wings	0: none
1953	Montreal Canadiens	0: none
1954	Detroit Red Wings	0: none
1955	Detroit Red Wings	0: none
1956	Montreal Canadiens	0: none
1957	Montreal Canadiens	0: none
1958	Montreal Canadiens	0: none
1959	Montreal Canadiens	0: none
1960	Montreal Canadiens	0: none
1961	Chicago Black Hawks	1: Bill Hay (Colorado College)
1962	Toronto Maple Leafs	1: John MacMillan (Denver)
1963	Toronto Maple Leafs	1: John MacMillan (Denver)
1964	Toronto Maple Leafs	0: none
1965	Montreal Canadiens	1: Red Berenson (Michigan)
1966	Montreal Canadiens	0: none
1967	Toronto Maple Leafs	0: none
1968	Montreal Canadiens	0: none
1969	Montreal Canadiens	1: Tony Esposito (Michigan Tech)
1970	Boston Bruins	0: none
1971	Montreal Canadiens	1: Ken Dryden (Cornell)
1972	Boston Bruins	0: none
1973	Montreal Canadiens	1: Ken Dryden (Cornell)
1974	Philadelphia Flyers	0: none
1975	Philadelphia Flyers	0: none
1976	Montreal Canadiens	2: Ken Dryden (Cornell), Bill Nyrop (Notre Dame)
1977	Montreal Canadiens	2: Ken Dryden (Cornell), Bill Nyrop (Notre Dame)
1978	Montreal Canadiens	2: Ken Dryden (Cornell), Bill Nyrop (Notre Dame)
1979	Montreal Canadiens	3: Ken Dryden (Cornell), Pat Hughes (Michigan), Rod Langway (New Hampshire)
1980	New York Islanders	4: Dave Langevin (Minnesota Duluth), Bob Lorimer (Michigan Tech), Ken Morrow (Bowling Green), Chico Resch (Minnesota Duluth)
1981	New York Islanders	3: Dave Langevin (Minnesota Duluth), Bob Lorimer (Michigan Tech), Ken Morrow (Bowling Green)
1982	New York Islanders	2: Dave Langevin (Minnesota Duluth), Ken Morrow (Bowling Green)
1983	New York Islanders	2: Dave Langevin (Minnesota Duluth), Ken Morrow (Bowling Green)
1984	Edmonton Oilers	4: Glenn Anderson (Denver), Pat Hughes (Michigan), Don Jackson (Notre Dame), Dave Lumley (New Hampshire)
1985	Edmonton Oilers	4: Glenn Anderson (Denver), Pat Hughes (Michigan), Don Jackson (Notre Dame), Dave Lumley (New Hampshire)
1986	Montreal Canadiens	6: Chris Chelios (Wisconsin), Tom Kurvers (Minnesota Duluth), Craig Ludwig (North Dakota), Mike McPhee (Rensselaer), David Maley (Wisconsin), Chris Nilan (Northeastern), Steve Rooney (Providence)
1987	Edmonton Oilers	2: Glenn Anderson (Denver), Craig MacTavish (Massachusetts Lowell)
1988	Edmonton Oilers	4: Glenn Anderson (Denver), Normand Lacombe (New Hampshire), Craig MacTavish (Massachusetts Lowell), Craig Simpson (Michigan State)
1989	Calgary Flames	6: Joe Mullen (Boston College), Brian MacLellan (Bowling Green), Jamie Macoun (Ohio State), Joe Nieuwendyk (Cornell), Joel Otto (Bemidji State), Colin Patterson (Clarkson), Gary Suter (Wisconsin)
1990	Edmonton Oilers	5: Glenn Anderson (Denver), Craig MacTavish (Massachusetts Lowell), Joe Murphy (Michigan State), Craig Simpson (Michigan State), Geoff Smith (North Dakota)
1991	Pittsburgh Penguins	7: Jay Caufield (North Dakota), Joe Mullen (Boston College), Frank Pietrangelo (Minnesota), Paul Stanton (Wisconsin), Kevin Stevens (Boston College), Peter Taglianetti (Providence), Scott Young (Boston University)
1992	Pittsburgh Penguins	7: Jock Callander (Providence), Jay Caufield (North Dakota), Shawn McEachern (Boston University), Joe Mullen (Boston College), Paul Stanton (Wisconsin), Kevin Stevens (Boston College), Peter Taglianetti (Providence)
1993	Montreal Canadiens	3: Sean Hill (Wisconsin), John LeClair (Vermont), Ed Ronan (Boston University)
1994	New York Rangers	6: Glenn Anderson (Denver), Glenn Healy (Western Michigan), Brian Leetch (Boston College), Doug Lidster (Colorado College), Craig MacTavish (Massachusetts Lowell), Mike Richter (Wisconsin)
1995	New Jersey Devils	13: Neal Broten (Minnesota), Shawn Chambers (Alaska), Tom Chorske (Minnesota), Danton Cole (Michigan State), Kevin Dean (New Hampshire), Jim Dowd (Lake Superior State), Bruce Driver (Wisconsin), Bill Guerin (Boston College), Chris McAlpine (Minnesota), Randy McKay (Michigan Tech), Mike Peluso (Alaska Anchorage), Brian Rolston (Lake Superior State), Chris Terreri (Providence)
1996	Colorado Avalanche	2: Troy Murray (North Dakota), Scott Young (Boston University)
1997	Detroit Red Wings	2: Doug Brown (Boston College), Aaron Ward (Michigan)
1998	Detroit Red Wings	4: Doug Brown (Boston College), Mike Knuble (Michigan), Jamie Macoun (Ohio State), Aaron Ward (Michigan)
1999	Dallas Stars	8: Ed Belfour (North Dakota), Shawn Chambers (Alaska), Tony Hrkac (North Dakota), Brett Hull (Minnesota Duluth), Craig Ludwig (North Dakota), Joe Nieuwendyk (Cornell), Derek Plante (Minnesota Duluth), Blake Sloan (Michigan)
2000	New Jersey Devils	6: Brad Bombardir (North Dakota), John Madden (Michigan), Randy McKay (Michigan Tech), Jay Pandolfo (Boston University), Brian Rafalski (Wisconsin), Chris Terreri (Providence)
2001	Colorado Avalanche	7: Rob Blake (Bowling Green), Greg de Vries (Bowling Green), Chris Drury (Boston University), Dan Hinote (Army), Bryan Muir (New Hampshire), Shjon Podein (Minnesota Duluth), Steve Reinprecht (Wisconsin)
2002	Detroit Red Wings	2: Chris Chelios (Wisconsin), Brett Hull (Minnesota Duluth)
2003	New Jersey Devils	5: Brian Gionta (Boston College), John Madden (Michigan), Joe Nieuwendyk (Cornell), Jay Pandolfo (Boston University), Brian Rafalski (Wisconsin)
2004	Tampa Bay Lightning	5: Dan Boyle (Miami), Ben Clymer (Minnesota), John Grahame (Lake Superior State), Éric Perrin (Vermont), Martin St. Louis (Vermont)
2005	not awarded
2006	Carolina Hurricanes	10: Craig Adams (Harvard), Kevyn Adams (Miami), Rod Brind'Amour (Michigan State), Erik Cole (Clarkson), Mike Commodore (North Dakota), Matt Cullen (St. Cloud State), Bret Hedican (St. Cloud State), Andrew Hutchinson (Michigan State), Aaron Ward (Michigan), Doug Weight (Lake Superior State)
2007	Anaheim Ducks	9: Ryan Carter (Minnesota State), Kent Huskins (Clarkson), Chris Kunitz (Ferris State), Todd Marchant (Clarkson), Andy McDonald (Colgate), Drew Miller (Michigan State), Joe Motzko (St. Cloud State), George Parros (Princeton), Ryan Shannon (Boston College)
2008	Detroit Red Wings	3: Chris Chelios (Wisconsin), Dallas Drake (Northern Michigan), Brian Rafalski (Wisconsin)
2009	Pittsburgh Penguins	8: Craig Adams (Harvard), Mark Eaton (Notre Dame), Hal Gill (Providence), Alex Goligoski (Minnesota), Bill Guerin (Boston College), Chris Kunitz (Ferris State), Brooks Orpik (Boston College), Rob Scuderi (Boston College)
2010	Chicago Blackhawks	6: Adam Burish (Wisconsin), Jordan Hendry (Alaska), Duncan Keith (Michigan State), John Madden (Michigan), Patrick Sharp (Vermont), Jonathan Toews (North Dakota)
2011	Boston Bruins	2: Rich Peverley (St. Lawrence), Tim Thomas (Vermont)
2012	Los Angeles Kings	7: Davis Drewiske (Wisconsin), Matt Greene (North Dakota), Alec Martinez (Miami), Willie Mitchell (Clarkson), Jonathan Quick (Massachusetts), Rob Scuderi (Boston College), Kevin Westgarth (Princeton)
2013	Chicago Blackhawks	8: Brandon Bollig (St. Lawrence), Duncan Keith (Michigan State), Nick Leddy (Minnesota), Jamal Mayers (Western Michigan), Patrick Sharp (Vermont), Ben Smith (Boston College), Viktor Stålberg (Vermont), Jonathan Toews (North Dakota)
2014	Los Angeles Kings	4: Matt Greene (North Dakota), Alec Martinez (Miami), Willie Mitchell (Clarkson), Jonathan Quick (Massachusetts)
2015	Chicago Blackhawks	5: Scott Darling (Maine), Duncan Keith (Michigan State), Patrick Sharp (Vermont), Jonathan Toews (North Dakota), Trevor van Riemsdyk (New Hampshire)
2016	Pittsburgh Penguins	13: Nick Bonino (Boston University), Ian Cole (Notre Dame), Matt Cullen (St. Cloud State), Brian Dumoulin (Boston College), Carl Hagelin (Michigan), Phil Kessel (Minnesota), Chris Kunitz (Ferris State), Ben Lovejoy (Boston College / Dartmouth), Kevin Porter (Michigan), Bryan Rust (Notre Dame), Justin Schultz (Wisconsin), Conor Sheary (Massachusetts), Jeff Zatkoff (Miami)
2017	Pittsburgh Penguins	15: Josh Archibald (Omaha), Nick Bonino (Boston University), Ian Cole (Notre Dame), Matt Cullen (St. Cloud State), Brian Dumoulin (Boston College), Jake Guentzel (Omaha), Carl Hagelin (Michigan), Ron Hainsey (Massachusetts Lowell), Phil Kessel (Minnesota), Chris Kunitz (Ferris State), Carter Rowney (North Dakota), Bryan Rust (Notre Dame), Justin Schultz (Wisconsin), Conor Sheary (Massachusetts), Scott Wilson (Massachusetts Lowell)
2018	Washington Capitals	5: Jay Beagle (Alaska Anchorage), Alex Chiasson (Boston University), Matt Niskanen (Minnesota Duluth), Brooks Orpik (Boston College), T. J. Oshie (North Dakota)
2019	St. Louis Blues	4: Tyler Bozak (Denver), Colton Parayko (Alaska), Zach Sanford (Boston College), Jaden Schwartz (Colorado College)
2020	Tampa Bay Lightning	5: Blake Coleman (Miami), Alex Killorn (Harvard), Ryan McDonagh (Wisconsin), Curtis McElhinney (Colorado College), Kevin Shattenkirk (Boston University)
2021	Tampa Bay Lightning	5: Blake Coleman (Miami), Ross Colton (Vermont), Alex Killorn (Harvard), Ryan McDonagh (Wisconsin), Curtis McElhinney (Colorado College)
2022	Colorado Avalanche	8: Andrew Cogliano (Michigan), J. T. Compher (Michigan), Erik Johnson (Minnesota), Jack Johnson (Michigan), Logan O'Connor (Denver), Cale Makar (Massachusetts), Josh Manson (Northeastern), Nico Sturm (Clarkson)
2023	Vegas Golden Knights	9: Teddy Blueger (Minnesota State), Paul Cotter (Western Michigan), Jack Eichel (Boston University), Ben Hutton (Maine), Phil Kessel (Minnesota), Alec Martinez (Miami), Jonathan Quick (Massachusetts), Reilly Smith (Miami), Zach Whitecloud (Bemidji State)
2024	Florida Panthers	5: Ryan Lomberg (Maine), Brandon Montour (Massachusetts), Kyle Okposo (Minnesota), Evan Rodrigues (Boston University), Anthony Stolarz (Omaha)
2025	Florida Panthers	4: A. J. Greer (Boston University), Evan Rodrigues (Boston University), Mackie Samoskevich (Michigan), Nate Schmidt (Minnesota)

References

1. "Hockey DB" . Retrieved July 1, 2024.
2. Fischler, Stan (February 4, 2020). "Geran was NHL's first U.S.-born player". NHL. Retrieved April 22, 2020.