Former NCAA players in the National Hockey League

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

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

Current NCAA Division I teams

A list of career leaders for current NCAA Division I programs
As of July 1, 2023.

= Active Players
SchoolPlayersMost GamesStanley CupsNHL All-StarsHockey Hall of Famers
Air Force0----
Alaska12625 (Shawn Chambers)400
Alaska Anchorage9646 (Jay Beagle)200
American International2362 (Dave Forbes)000
Arizona State219 (Joey Daccord)000
Army1503 (Dan Hinote)100
Bemidji State9943 (Joel Otto)200
Bentley0----
Boston College961,263 (Bill Guerin)2253
Boston University991,201 (Keith Tkachuk)1470
Bowling Green391,270 (Rob Blake)631
Brown18580 (Curt Bennett/Todd Simpson)000
Canisius1193 (Cory Conacher)000
Clarkson251,159 (Todd Marchant)710
Colgate19754 (Mike Milbury)100
Colorado College39897 (Doug Lidster)601
Connecticut4543 (Todd Krygier)000
Cornell331,257 (Joe Nieuwendyk)922
Dartmouth18911 (Lee Stempniak)100
Denver791,188 (Kevin Dineen)1632
Ferris State121,022 (Chris Kunitz)410
Harvard361,115 (Don Sweeney)520
Holy Cross2192 (Patrick Rissmiller)000
Lake Superior State331,256 (Brian Rolston)400
Long Island0----
Maine581,157 (Eric Weinrich)441
Massachusetts22842 (Justin Braun)630
Massachusetts Lowell231,132 (Ron Hainsey)610
Mercyhurst11 (Jamie Hunt)000
Merrimack14373 (Steve McKenna)000
Miami371,093 (Dan Boyle)910
Michigan1171,219 (Andrew Cogliano)1910
Michigan State771,484 (Rod Brind'Amour)970
Michigan Tech51932 (Randy McKay)521
Minnesota1291,286 (Phil Kessel)1132
Minnesota Duluth681,269 (Brett Hull)1121
Minnesota State21965 (David Backes)200
New Hampshire46994 (Rod Langway)711
Niagara212 (Matt Ryan)000
North Dakota1131,280 (James Patrick)1641
Northeastern27688 (Chris Nilan)200
Northern Michigan211,009 (Dallas Drake)100
Notre Dame41724 (Dave Poulin)1100
Ohio State331,128 (Jamie Macoun)200
Omaha15493 (Greg Zanon)200
Penn State321 (Brett Murray)000
Princeton16976 (Jeff Halpern)300
Providence451,108 (Hal Gill)700
Quinnipiac7315 (Devon Toews)100
Rensselaer261,337 (Adam Oates)131
RIT3717 (Christopher Tanev)000
Robert Morris0----
Sacred Heart151 (Justin Danforth)000
St. Cloud State401,516 (Matt Cullen)731
St. Lawrence25684 (Gary Croteau)200
St. Thomas0----
Stonehill0----
Union11538 (Shayne Gostisbehere)010
Vermont181,134 (Martin St. Louis)931
Western Michigan33915 (Jamal Mayers)300
Wisconsin911,651 (Chris Chelios)22111
Yale22741 (Randy Wood)000

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Former NCAA Division I teams

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

SchoolPlayersMost GamesStanley CupsNHL All-StarsHockey Hall of Famers
Alabama–Huntsville2432 (Cam Talbot)000
Gonzaga171 (Frank McCool)100
Illinois136 (Aldo Palazzari)000
Illinois–Chicago4292 (Shawn Cronin)000
Kent State196 (Dean Sylvester)000
Marquette2164 (Don McFadyen)100
Middlebury14 (Phil Latreille)000
Northern Arizona21,056 (Greg Adams)000
Pennsylvania121 (Paul Stewart)000
Saint Louis4231 (Mario Faubert)000
United States International28 (Darren Lowe)000

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]

YearTeamPlayers
1918Toronto0: none
1919not awarded
1920Ottawa Senators0: none
1921Ottawa Senators0: none
1922Toronto St. Patricks0: none
1923Ottawa Senators0: none
1924Montreal Canadiens0: none
1925Victoria Cougars0: none
1926Montreal Maroons0: none
1927Ottawa Senators0: none
1928New York Rangers0: none
1929Boston Bruins2: Myles Lane (Dartmouth), George Owen (Harvard)
1930Montreal Canadiens0: none
1931Montreal Canadiens0: none
1932Toronto Maple Leafs0: none
1933New York Rangers0: none
1934 Chicago Black Hawks1: Don McFadyen (Marquette)
1935Montreal Maroons0: none
1936Detroit Red Wings0: none
1937Detroit Red Wings0: none
1938 Chicago Black Hawks0: none
1939Boston Bruins1: Frank Brimsek (St. Cloud State)
1940New York Rangers0: none
1941Boston Bruins1: Frank Brimsek (St. Cloud State)
1942Toronto Maple Leafs0: none
1943Detroit Red Wings0: none
1944Montreal Canadiens0: none
1945Toronto Maple Leafs1: Frank McCool (Gonzaga)
1946Montreal Canadiens0: none
1947Toronto Maple Leafs0: none
1948Toronto Maple Leafs0: none
1949Toronto Maple Leafs0: none
1950Detroit Red Wings0: none
1951Toronto Maple Leafs0: none
1952Detroit Red Wings0: none
1953Montreal Canadiens0: none
1954Detroit Red Wings0: none
1955Detroit Red Wings0: none
1956Montreal Canadiens0: none
1957Montreal Canadiens0: none
1958Montreal Canadiens0: none
1959Montreal Canadiens0: none
1960Montreal Canadiens0: none
1961Chicago Black Hawks1: Bill Hay (Colorado College)
1962Toronto Maple Leafs1: John MacMillan (Denver)
1963Toronto Maple Leafs1: John MacMillan (Denver)
1964Toronto Maple Leafs0: none
1965Montreal Canadiens1: Red Berenson (Michigan)
1966Montreal Canadiens0: none
1967Toronto Maple Leafs0: none
1968Montreal Canadiens0: none
1969Montreal Canadiens1: Tony Esposito (Michigan Tech)
1970Boston Bruins0: none
1971Montreal Canadiens1: Ken Dryden (Cornell)
1972Boston Bruins0: none
1973Montreal Canadiens1: Ken Dryden (Cornell)
1974Philadelphia Flyers0: none
1975Philadelphia Flyers0: none
1976Montreal Canadiens2: Ken Dryden (Cornell), Bill Nyrop (Notre Dame)
1977Montreal Canadiens2: Ken Dryden (Cornell), Bill Nyrop (Notre Dame)
1978Montreal Canadiens2: Ken Dryden (Cornell), Bill Nyrop (Notre Dame)
1979Montreal Canadiens3: Ken Dryden (Cornell), Pat Hughes (Michigan), Rod Langway (New Hampshire)
1980New York Islanders4: Dave Langevin (Minnesota Duluth), Bob Lorimer (Michigan Tech), Ken Morrow (Bowling Green), Chico Resch (Minnesota Duluth)
1981New York Islanders3: Dave Langevin (Minnesota Duluth), Bob Lorimer (Michigan Tech), Ken Morrow (Bowling Green)
1982New York Islanders2: Dave Langevin (Minnesota Duluth), Ken Morrow (Bowling Green)
1983New York Islanders2: Dave Langevin (Minnesota Duluth), Ken Morrow (Bowling Green)
1984Edmonton Oilers4: Glenn Anderson (Denver), Pat Hughes (Michigan), Don Jackson (Notre Dame), Dave Lumley (New Hampshire)
1985Edmonton Oilers4: Glenn Anderson (Denver), Pat Hughes (Michigan), Don Jackson (Notre Dame), Dave Lumley (New Hampshire)
1986Montreal Canadiens6: Chris Chelios (Wisconsin), Tom Kurvers (Minnesota Duluth), Craig Ludwig (North Dakota), Mike McPhee (Rensselaer), David Maley (Wisconsin), Chris Nilan (Northeastern), Steve Rooney (Providence)
1987Edmonton Oilers2: Glenn Anderson (Denver), Craig MacTavish (Massachusetts Lowell)
1988Edmonton Oilers4: Glenn Anderson (Denver), Normand Lacombe (New Hampshire), Craig MacTavish (Massachusetts Lowell), Craig Simpson (Michigan State)
1989Calgary Flames6: 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)
1990Edmonton Oilers5: Glenn Anderson (Denver), Craig MacTavish (Massachusetts Lowell), Joe Murphy (Michigan State), Craig Simpson (Michigan State), Geoff Smith (North Dakota)
1991Pittsburgh Penguins7: 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)
1992Pittsburgh Penguins7: 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)
1993Montreal Canadiens3: Sean Hill (Wisconsin), John LeClair (Vermont), Ed Ronan (Boston University)
1994New York Rangers6: Glenn Anderson (Denver), Glenn Healy (Western Michigan), Brian Leetch (Boston College), Doug Lidster (Colorado College), Craig MacTavish (Massachusetts Lowell), Mike Richter (Wisconsin)
1995New Jersey Devils13: 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)
1996Colorado Avalanche2: Troy Murray (North Dakota), Scott Young (Boston University)
1997Detroit Red Wings2: Doug Brown (Boston College), Aaron Ward (Michigan)
1998Detroit Red Wings4: Doug Brown (Boston College), Mike Knuble (Michigan), Jamie Macoun (Ohio State), Aaron Ward (Michigan)
1999Dallas Stars8: 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)
2000New Jersey Devils6: Brad Bombardir (North Dakota), John Madden (Michigan), Randy McKay (Michigan Tech), Jay Pandolfo (Boston University), Brian Rafalski (Wisconsin), Chris Terreri (Providence)
2001Colorado Avalanche7: 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)
2002Detroit Red Wings2: Chris Chelios (Wisconsin), Brett Hull (Minnesota Duluth)
2003New Jersey Devils5: Brian Gionta (Boston College), John Madden (Michigan), Joe Nieuwendyk (Cornell), Jay Pandolfo (Boston University), Brian Rafalski (Wisconsin)
2004Tampa Bay Lightning5: Dan Boyle (Miami), Ben Clymer (Minnesota), John Grahame (Lake Superior State), Éric Perrin (Vermont), Martin St. Louis (Vermont), Brian Rafalski (Wisconsin)
2005not awarded
2006Carolina Hurricanes10: 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)
2007Anaheim Ducks9: 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)
2008Detroit Red Wings3: Chris Chelios (Wisconsin), Dallas Drake (Northern Michigan), Brian Rafalski (Wisconsin)
2009Pittsburgh Penguins8: 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)
2010Chicago Blackhawks6: Adam Burish (Wisconsin), Jordan Hendry (Alaska), Duncan Keith (Michigan State), John Madden (Michigan), Patrick Sharp (Vermont), Jonathan Toews (North Dakota)
2011Boston Bruins2: Rich Peverley (St. Lawrence), Tim Thomas (Vermont)
2012Los Angeles Kings7: Davis Drewiske (Wisconsin), Matt Greene (North Dakota), Alec Martinez (Miami), Willie Mitchell (Clarkson), Jonathan Quick (Massachusetts), Rob Scuderi (Boston College), Kevin Westgarth (Princeton)
2013Chicago Blackhawks8: 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)
2014Los Angeles Kings4: Matt Greene (North Dakota), Alec Martinez (Miami), Willie Mitchell (Clarkson), Jonathan Quick (Massachusetts)
2015Chicago Blackhawks5: Scott Darling (Maine), Duncan Keith (Michigan State), Patrick Sharp (Vermont), Jonathan Toews (North Dakota), Trevor van Riemsdyk (New Hampshire)
2016Pittsburgh Penguins13: 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)
2017Pittsburgh Penguins15: 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)
2018Washington Capitals5: Jay Beagle (Alaska Anchorage), Alex Chiasson (Boston University), Matt Niskanen (Minnesota Duluth), Brooks Orpik (Boston College), T. J. Oshie (North Dakota)
2019St. Louis Blues4: Tyler Bozak (Denver), Colton Parayko (Alaska), Zach Sanford (Boston College), Jaden Schwartz (Colorado College)
2020Tampa Bay Lightning5: Blake Coleman (Miami), Alex Killorn (Harvard), Ryan McDonagh (Wisconsin), Curtis McElhinney (Colorado College), Kevin Shattenkirk (Boston University)
2021Tampa Bay Lightning5: Blake Coleman (Miami), Ross Colton (Vermont), Alex Killorn (Harvard), Ryan McDonagh (Wisconsin), Curtis McElhinney (Colorado College)
2022Colorado Avalanche8: 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)
2023Vegas Golden Knights9: 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)

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