Nearly 300 Alumni in NCAA Tournament
Published on March 25, 2025 under United States Hockey League (USHL) News Release
The USHL has 295 alumni participating in the 2025 Division I Men's Hockey Championship which starts Thursday, March 27 and culminates with the Frozen Four April 10 and 12 at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Mo.
With spots on every participating roster and an average of more than 18 players per team in the 16-seed bracket, USHL alumni have demonstrated the league's development path puts prospective student-athletes in a position to develop and succeed. Boston College, Michigan State and Western Michigan, three of the top four seeds, each have 22 or more players from the USHL.
Seven of the top ten finalists for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award, awarded to college's hockey's most outstanding player, and three of the top four finalists for the Mike Richter Award, awarded to the NCAA's top goalie, played in the USHL, giving the league more finalists than any junior league in the world. More than 70 players across Division I college hockey were tabbed with all-conference honors.
Eight of the last 10 Hobey Baker winners played in the USHL, including each of the last five. USHL goalies have received more than half of the Mike Richter Awards since its inception in 2014. Hobey Baker Award finalists participating in the tournament include Ryan Leonard (Boston College), Jimmy Snuggerud (Minnesota), Issac Howard (Michigan State), Jack Devine (Denver), Zeev Buium (Denver) and Alex Tracy (Minnesota State).
Notes: The only player in the NCAA tournament with a Clark Cup and NCAA title is Garrett Brown, who won a Clark Cup with Sioux City in 2022 and national championship with Denver in 2024...There are more than 25 players across 11 schools with a Clark Cup championship... Hampton Slukynsky (Western Michigan), Iiro Hakkarainen (Western Michigan) and Leo Gruba (Minnesota) won a Clark Cup with the Fargo Force in 2023-24. They'll return to Scheels Arena for the Fargo Regional Thursday, March 27 and Saturday, March 29...More than half of Division I players in 2024-25 played in the USHL...80% of players on current USHL rosters are committed to DI programs...
Boston College (Hockey East)
Ryan Leonard, NTDP*
Gabe Perreault, NTDP
Jacob Fowler, NTDP
James Hagens, NTDP
Andre Gasseau, NTDP/Fargo Force
Teddy Stiga, NTDP
Eamon Powell, NTDP
Lukas Gustafsson, Chicago Steel
Aram Minnetian, NTDP
Will Vote, NTDP
Drew Fortescue, NTDP
Mike Posma, NTDP/Cedar Rapids RoughRiders/Tri-City Storm
Aidan Hreschuk, NTDP
Michael Hagens, Chicago Steel
Will Skahan, NTDP
Jake Sondreal, Dubuque Fighting Saints
Brady Berard, NTDP
Dean Letourneau, Sioux Falls Stampede
Tim Delay, Green Bay Gamblers/Sioux Falls Stampede
Nolan Joyce, Chicago Steel
Paul Davey, Des Moines Buccaneers
Jan Korec, Des Moines Buccaneers
Bentley (Atlantic)
Connor Hasley, Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
Peter Kramer, Dubuque Fighting Saints/Green Bay Gamblers
Tucker Hodgson, Green Bay Gamblers
Arlo Merrit, Lincoln Stars/Sioux Falls Stampede
A.J. Hogdges, Muskegon Lumberjacks/Sioux City Musketeers
Seth Bernard-Docker, Sioux Falls Stampede
Samuel Duerr, Sioux Falls Stampede
Providence (Hockey East)
Logan Will, Omaha Lancers
Tanner Adams, Tri-City Storm
Graham Gamache, Tri-City Storm
John Mustard, Waterloo Black Hawks
Will Elger, NTDP/Omaha Lancers
Andrew Centrella, Omaha Lancers/Youngstown Phantoms
Guillaume Richard, Tri-City Storm
Trevor Connelly, Tri-City Storm
Austen May, Chicago Steel/Youngstown Phantoms/Sioux Falls Stampede
Chase Yoder, NTDP
Ryan O'Reilly, Fargo Force/Green Bay Gamblers/Madison Capitols
Aleksi Kivioja, Omaha Lancers
Clint Levens, Sioux Falls Stampede
Tomas Machu, Youngstown Phantoms
Alexander Bales, Tri-City Storm
Connor Kelley, NTDP
Braiden Clark, Omaha Lancers/Youngstown Phantoms
Samo Meritähti, Omaha Lancers/Tri-City Storm
Philip Svedeback, Dubuque Fighting Saints
Zachary Borgiel, Muskegon Lumberjacks
Denver (NCHC)
Jack Devine, NTDP*
Aidan Thompson, Lincoln Stars
Zeev Buium, NTDP*
Matt Davis, Green Bay Gamblers
Sam Harris, Sioux Falls Stampede
Eric Pohlkamp, Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
Boston Buckberger, Lincoln Stars
James Reeder, Dubuque Fighting Saints
Jared Wright, Omaha Lancers
Jake Fisher, Fargo Force
Kieran Cebrian, Tri-City Storm
Cale Ashcroft, Tri-City Storm
Hagen Burrows, Sioux City Musketeers
Connor Caponi, NTDP/Waterloo Black Hawks
Kent Anderson, Green Bay Gamblers
Garrett Brown, Sioux City Musketeers/Waterloo Black Hawks
Tory Pitner, Youngstown Phantoms
Paxton Geisel, Dubuque Fighting Saints/Muskegon Lumberjacks
Western Michigan (NCHC)
Alex Bump, Omaha Lancers/Tri-City Storm
Hampton Slukynsky, NTDP/Fargo Force
Grant Slukynsky, Fargo Force/Sioux City Musketeers
Owen Michaels, Dubuque Fighting Saints/Lincoln Stars/NTDP
Zachary Nehring, Sioux Falls Stampede
Samuel Sjölund, Dubuque Fighting Saints
Iiro Hakkarainen, Fargo Force
Joona Väisänen, Dubuque Fighting Saints
Matteo Costantini, Sioux City Musketeers
Brian Kramer, Fargo Force
Tristan Lemyre, Dubuque Fighting Saints
Cam Knuble, Des Moines Buccaneers/Muskegon Lumberjacks
Ty Henricks, Fargo Force/Muskegon Lumberjacks
Cole Crusberg-Roseen, Lincoln Stars
Zack Sharp, Cedar Rapids RoughRiders/Sioux Falls Stampede
Wyatt Schingoethe, Waterloo Black Hawks
Ethan Wolthers, Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
Ean Somoza, Sioux Falls Stampede
Zach Bade, Tri-City Storm
Jack Mesic, Lincoln Stars/Youngstown Phantoms
Ryan Kusler, Omaha Lancers
Connor Brown, Waterloo Black Hawks
Cameron Rowe, NTDP/Des Moines Buccaneers
Minnesota State (CCHA)
Alex Tracy, Sioux City Musketeers*
Rhett Pitlick, Muskegon Lumberjacks/Omaha Lancers/Tri-City Storm
Josh Groll, Chicago Steel/Lincoln Stars/Omaha Lancers
Adam Eisele, Youngstown Phantoms
Evan Murr, Sioux Falls Stampede
Brian Carrabes, Sioux City Musketeers/Sioux Falls Stampede
Kaden Bohlsen, Des Moines Buccaneers/Fargo Force
Ralfs Bergmanis, Sioux City Musketeers
Will Hillman, Youngstown Phantoms
Jordan Power, Lincoln Stars
Steven Bellini, Tri-City Storm
Mason Wheeler, Tri-City Storm
Jakob Stender, Fargo Force/Lincoln Stars
Brenden Olson, Sioux City Musketeers/Sioux Falls Stampede
Finlay Williams, Chicago Steel/Waterloo Black Hawks
Kade Nielsen, Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
Tyler Haskins, Madison Capitols/Sioux Falls Stampede
Sam Rice, Madison Capitols
Minnesota (Big Ten)
Jimmy Snuggerud, NTDP*
Connor Kurth, Dubuque Fighting Saints
Oliver Moore, NTDP
Sam Rinzel, Waterloo Black Hawks
Brody Lamb, Green Bay Gamblers
Brodie Ziemer, NTDP
Jimmy Clark, Green Bay Gamblers/NTDP/Sioux City Musketeers
Ryan Chesley, NTDP
Aaron Huglen, Fargo Force
Mike Koster, Tri-City Storm
Erik Påhlsson, Dubuque Fighting Saints
Luke Mittelstadt, Lincoln Stars/Madison Capitols
Beckett Hendrickson, NTDP/Dubuque Fighting Saints/Sioux Falls Stampede
Mason Nevers, Des Moines Buccaneers
Cal Thomas, Chicago Steel/Sioux Falls Stampede
John Mittelstadt, Green Bay Gamblers
August Falloon, Tri-City Storm
Leo Gruba, Fargo Force
John Whipple, NTDP
Max Rud, Sioux Falls Stampede
Massachusetts (Hockey East)
Cole O'Hara, Tri-City Storm
Jack Musa, Cedar Rapids RoughRiders/Madison Capitols
Lucas Mercuri, Des Moines Buccaneers
Kenny Connors, Dubuque Fighting Saints/NTDP
Ryan Lautenbach, Omaha Lancers
Lucas Ölvestad, Dubuque Fighting Saints
Daniel Alexander Jencko, Youngstown Phantoms
Owen Murray, Green Bay Gamblers
Linden Alger, Youngstown Phantoms
Michael Cameron, NTP/Omaha Lancers
Kennedy O'Connor, Omaha Lancers
James Duerr, Green Bay Gamblers
Nicholas Van Tassell, Green Bay Gamblers
Cameron O'Neill, Tri-City Storm
Joey Musa, Omaha Lancers
Finn Loftus, Sioux City Musketeers
Charlie Lieberman, Omaha Lancers/Youngstown Phantoms
Michael Hrabel, Omaha Lancers
Jackson Irving, Sioux Falls Stampede
James Norton, Cedar Rapids RoughRiders/Dubuque Fighting Saints
Maine (Hockey East)
Charlie Russell, Fargo Force/Green Bay Gamblers
Nolan Renwick, Omaha Lancers
Owen Fowler, Des Moines Buccaneers/Omaha Lancers/Sioux City Musketeers
Sully Scholle, Des Moines Buccaneers
Lynden Breen, Fargo Force
Ross Mitton, Lincoln Stars/Omaha Lancers/Fargo Force
Brandon Chabrier, Sioux Falls Stampede/Madison Capitols
Luke Antonacci, Sioux City Musketeers
Bodie Nobes, Green Bay Gamblers
Anthony Calafiore, Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
Liam Lesakowski, Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
Patriks Berzins, Madison Capitols/Tri-City Storm
Penn State (Big Ten)
Charlie Cerrato, NTDP/Youngstown Phantoms
Reese Laubach, Omaha Lancers/Youngstown Phantoms
Danny Dzhaniyev, Dubuque Fighting Saints/NTDP
J.J. Wiebusch, Cedar Rapids RoughRiders/Sioux Falls Stampede
Matthew DiMarsico, Green Bay Gamblers
Simon Mack, Des Moines Buccaneers
Ben Schoen, Tri-City Storm/Youngstown Phantoms
Dane Dowiak, Tri-City Storm
Jimmy Dowd, Chicago Steel
Carter Schade, Lincoln Stars
Nicholas Degraves, Waterloo Black Hawks
Jarod Crespo, Green Bay Gamblers
Tyler Paquette, Des Moines Buccaneers/Green Bay Gamblers
Keaton Peters, Lincoln Stars
Nicholas Fascia, Waterloo Black Hawks/Madison Capitols
Braedon Ford, Des Moines Buccaneers
Alexander Servagno, Green Bay Gamblers
Jason Gallucci, Green Bay Gamblers
Andrew Kuzma, Des Moines Buccaneers/Madison Capitols
Areseni Sergeyev, Sioux Falls Stampede/Tri-City Storm
Noah Grannan, NTDP/Sioux Falls Stampede
UConn (Hockey East)
Joey Muldowney, NTDP/Des Moines Buccaneers
Jake Richard, Tri-City Storm/Muskegon Lumberjacks
Tabor Heaslip, Sioux City Musketeers
Jake Percival, Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
Ethan Gardula, Sioux City Musketeers
Trey Scott, Omaha Lancers/Youngstown Phantoms
Kaden Shahan, Sioux City Musketeers
Kai Janviriya, NTDP/Lincoln Stars
Ethan Whitcomb, Muskegon Lumberjacks
John Spetz, Chicago Steel
Jack Pasucci, Des Moines Buccaneers
Hudson Karpman, Fargo Force
Kevin Fitzgerald, Sioux City Musketeers
Tyler Muszelik, NTDP
Thomas Heaney, Omaha Lancers
Quinnipiac (ECAC)
Jeremy Wilmer, NTDP/Tri-City Storm
Mason Marcellus, Lincoln Stars
Travis Treloar, Chicago Steel/Lincoln Stars
Andon Cerbone, Chicago Steel/Omaha Lancers/Youngstown Phantoms
Tyler Borgula, Sioux Falls Stampede
Christopher Pelosi, Sioux Falls Stampede
Davis Pennington, Muskegon Lumberjacks
Victor Czerneckianair, Tri-City Storm
Aaron Bohlinger, Waterloo Black Hawks
Elliott Groenewold, Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
Charlie Leddy, NTDP
Ryan Smith, Tri-City Storm
Matthew McGroarty, Madison Capitols/NTDP
Nate Benoit, Omaha Lancers/Tri-City Storm/Waterloo Black Hawks
Chase Ramsay, Des Moines Buccaneers
Noah Eyre, Fargo Force/Sioux Falls Stampede
Matej Marinov, Fargo Force
Dylan Silverstein, NTDP/Sioux City Musketeers
Michigan State (Big Ten)
Isaac Howard, NTDP*
Karsen Dorwart, Sioux Falls Stampede
Charlie Stramel, NTDP
Matt Basgall, Omaha Lancers/Tri-City Storm
Daniel Russell, Fargo Force/Sioux Falls Stampede
Joey Larson, Lincoln Stars, Muskegon Lumberjacks
Maxim Strbak, Sioux Falls Stampede
Nicklas Andrews, Des Moines Buccaneers
Tanner Kelly, Muskegon Lumberjacks
Tiernan Shoudy, Des Moines Buccaneers/Youngstown Phantoms
Shane Vansaghi, NTDP
David Gucciardi, Muskegon Lumberjacks/Sioux City Musketeers/Waterloo Black Hawks/Youngstown Phantoms
Red Savage, NTDP
Gavin O'Connell, Waterloo Black Hawks
Michael DeAngelo, Dubuque Fighting Saints/Green Bay Gamblers/NTDP
Vladislav Lukashevich, Tri-City Storm
Patrick Geary, Waterloo Black Hawks
Austin Oravetz, Dubuque Fighting Saints/Green Bay Gamblers
Owen West, Des Moines Buccaneers/NTDP/Omaha Lancers
Griffin Jurecki, Lincoln Stars/Omaha Lancers
Trey Augustine, NTDP
Luca Di Pasquo, Green Bay Gamblers
Cornell (ECAC)
Ryan Walsh, Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
Ondrej Psenicka, Waterloo Black Hawks
Jack O'Leary, Cedar Rapids RoughRiders, Lincoln Stars
Charlie Major, Chicago Steel
Nick DeSantis, Madison Capitols/Sioux Falls Stampede
Jacob Kraft, Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
Kyler Kovich, Tri-City Storm
Ben Robertson, NTDP/Omaha Lancers/Waterloo Black Hawks
George Fegaras, Muskegon Lumberjacks
Michael Suda, Cedar Rapids RoughRiders/Fargo Force
Hank Kempf, Muskegon Lumberjacks
Tyler Catalano, Youngstown Phantoms
Marian Mosko, Fargo Force/Lincoln Stars
Sean Donaldson, Sioux Falls Stampede
Luke Devlin, Des Moines Buccaneers/Muskegon Lumberjacks/NTDP
Winter Wallace, Lincoln Stars/Youngstown Phantoms
Ian Shane, Chicago Steel
Remington Keopple, Des Moines Buccaneers
Boston University (Hockey East)
Quinn Hutson, Muskegon Lumberjacks
Cole Hutson, NTDP
Ryan Greene, Green Bay Gamblers
Cole Eiserman, NTDP
Shane Lachance, Youngstown Phantoms
Jack Harvey, NTDP/Chicago Steel
Jack Hughes, NTDP
Kamil Bednarik, NTDP
Devin Kaplan, NTDP
Gavin McCarthy, Muskegon Lumberjacks
Sascha Boumedienne, Youngstown Phantoms
Brandon Svoboda, Youngstown Phantoms/Fargo Force
Tristan Amonte, Youngstown Phantoms
Nick Roukounakis, NTDP/Tri-City Storm
Brehdan Engum, Waterloo Black Hawks
Doug Grimes, Cedar Rapids RoughRiders/Lincoln Stars/Sioux City Musketeers
Mikhail Yegorov, Omaha Lancers
Ohio State (Big Ten)
Gunnarwolfe Fontaine, Chicago Steel
Davis Burnside, Des Moines Buccaneers/Dubuque Fighting Saints/Tri-City Storm
Damien Carfagna, Green Bay Gamblers/Sioux City Musketeers
Max Montes, Dubuque Fighting Saints
Joseph Dunlap, Fargo Force
Patrick Guzzo, Waterloo Black Hawks
Samuel Deckhut, Sioux City Musketeers
Brent Johnson, Sioux Falls Stampede
Ryan Gordon, Sioux Falls Stampede
James Hong, Madison Capitols/Waterloo Black Hawks
Jake Rozzi, Madison Capitols/Tri-City Storm/Waterloo Black Hawks/Youngstown Phantoms
Nathan McBrayer, Muskegon Lumberjacks/NTDP
Theo Wallberg, Dubuque Fighting Saints
Chris Able, Chicago Steel
William Smith, Omaha Lancers/Sioux City Musketeers
Nathan Lewis, Madison Capitols/Youngstown Phantoms
Thomas Weis, Fargo Force/Madison Capitols
Jake Dunlap, Fargo Force/Madison Capitols
Caden Brown, NTDP/Waterloo Black Hawks
Dylan Godbout, Sioux City Musketeers
John Larkin, Muskegon Lumberjacks/Youngstown Phantoms
Chris Romaine, Green Bay Gamblers/Omaha Lancers
Kristoffer Eberly, Green Bay Gamblers/Sioux City Musketeers
Reilly Herbst, Chicago Steel/Dubuque Fighting Saints/Omaha Lancers
*Hobey Baker Top Ten Finalist
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