College Hockey:Early Departures
Running list of Division I men’s players who have left school before graduating, since the end of the 2005-06 season. “Yr.” indicates the player’s most recent season.
School Player Yr. Status ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Alaska-Fairbanks Jordan Hendry Jr. Signed with Norfolk (AHL) Bowling Green Alex Foster So. Signed with Toronto (NHL) Colorado College Brian Salcido Jr. Signed with Anaheim (NHL) Connecticut Brad Smith So. Signed with New Mexico (CHL) Cornell David McKee Jr. Signed with Anaheim (NHL) Cornell Ryan O'Byrne Jr. Signed with Montreal (NHL) Cornell Sasha Pololuk So. Signed with Washington (NHL) Denver Matt Carle Jr. Signed with San Jose (NHL) Denver Paul Stastny Jr. Signed with Colorado (NHL) Ferris State Matt Stefanishion So. Signed with Washington (NHL) Maine Matt Lundin So. Left to play for Sioux Falls (USHL) Mass.-Lowell Peter Vetri So. Left School Mercyhurst Jamie Hunt Jr. Signed with Washington (NHL) Michigan State Drew Miller Jr. Signed with Anaheim (NHL) Minnesota Kris Chucko So. Signed with Calgary (NHL) Minnesota Danny Irmen Jr. Signed with Minnesota (NHL) Minnesota Phil Kessel Fr. Signed with Boston (NHL) Minnesota Ryan Potulny Jr. Signed with Philadelphia (NHL) Minnesota State David Backes Jr. Signed with St. Louis (NHL) Minnesota State Ryan Carter So. Signed with Anaheim (NHL) Minnesota State Kyle Peto Jr. Left for Finnish Elite League Nebraska-Omaha Bill Thomas So. Signed with Phoenix (NHL) New Hampshire Daniel Winnik Jr. Signed with Phoenix (NHL) North Dakota Jordan Parise Jr. Signed with New Jersey (NHL) North Dakota Matt Smaby Jr. Signed with Tampa Bay (NHL) North Dakota Rastislav Spirko So. Left for Europe North Dakota Drew Stafford Jr. Signed with Buffalo (NHL) North Dakota Travis Zajac So. Signed with New Jersey (NHL) Ohio State Ian Keserich So. Left to play for Tri-City (USHL) Wisconsin Robbie Earl Jr. Signed with Toronto (NHL) Wisconsin Joe Pavelski So. Signed with San Jose (NHL) Yale David Meckler Fr. Left to play for London (OHL)
Transfers
Players who have transferred, and will therefore be eligible in Sept. 2007
Name To From ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Joe Federoff** Alabama-Huntsville Robert Morris Ken Rowe* Army Wisconsin Pat Percella* Bentley Boston University Tim Maxwell* Bowling Green Maine Brandon Merkowsky* Clarkson Air Force Chris Fontas* Cornell Mass.-Lowell Matt Schepke* Michigan State Michigan Tech Tom Goebel* Ohio State Michigan State John Doherty* Quinnipiac New Hampshire Dan Travis* Quinnipiac New Hampshire Ryan Cruthers* Robert Morris Army Casey Parenteau* St. Lawrence St. John's Jordan Black Wayne State Merrimack John Nogatch* Wayne State Lake Superior * -eligible Sept. 06 **-eligible Dec. 06
Coaching Changes
School New Coach Old Coach Reason for Departure ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rensselaer Seth Appert Dan Fridgen Resigned Yale Keith Allain Tim Taylor Reassigned D-III Augsburg Chris Brown Mike Schwartz Resigned Brockport Brian Dickinson James Eccles Interim Coach Geneseo Chris Schultz Jason Lammers Asst. at Ohio State Lawrence Mike Szkodzinski Dave Ruhly Contract Not Renewed Mass.-Boston Peter Belisle John Giuliotti Interim Coach Wentworth R.J. Tolan Jonathan Deptula Resigned WNEC Chris Bernard Karl Enroth Resigned Women Bethel Charlie Burggraf Jeff Palmer Contract Not Renewed Bowdoin Heather Farrell Michelle Amidon Left for USA Hockey Bemidji State Steve Sertich Jim Ingman/Sis Paulsen Interim Coaches Buffalo State Rob Burke Bob Filighera Fired Hamilton Brendon Knight Shannon Bryant Left for Williams Maine Lauren Steblen Guy Perron Left to assist Men's Team Neumann Matt Kennedy Philip Bateman Resigned Oswego Diane Dillon None First-Year Program Plymouth State Heather Hoffay None First-Year Program RIT Scott McDonald Michael Grainsky Converted to Full-Time Position Robert Morris Nate Handrahan Jody Katz Interim Coach St. Cloud State Jeff Giesen Jason Lesteberg Contract Not Renewed St. Olaf John Bazzachini John Bazzachini Interim Coach Salve Regina Michael Cox Steve Ouellette Contract Not Renewed Southern Maine John Lauziere Amanda Adams Resigned Vermont Tim Bothwell Dennis Miller Resigned Williams Shannon Bryant Michelyne Pinard Interim Coach Wisc.-Stevens Pt Ann Ninnemann Brian Idalski Left to be Asst. at St. Cloud
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