Running list of Division I men’s players who have left school before graduating, since the end of the 2002-03 season. “Yr.” indicates the player’s most recent season.
School Player Yr. Status ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Boston University Justin Maiser So. left for major junior Clarkson Randy Jones So. signed with Philadelphia (NHL) Colorado College Peter Sejna Jr. signed with St. Louis (NHL) Cornell Dave LeNeveu So. signed with Phoenix (NHL) Maine Francis Nault Jr. lost final year of eligibility Mass.-Lowell Dominic Smart Fr. left school Michigan Danny Richmond Fr. left for major junior Minnesota Paul Martin Jr. signed with New Jersey (NHL) Minnesota Travis Weber So. left school Minnesota State Grant Stevenson So. signed with San Jose (NHL) Nebraska-Omaha Dan Ellis Jr. signed with Dallas (NHL) North Dakota David Hale Jr. signed with New Jersey (NHL) Northern Michigan Juha Alen Fr. signed with Anaheim (NHL) Notre Dame Yan Stastny So. rookie camp with Boston (NHL) Ohio State Ryan Kesler Fr. signed with Vancouver (NHL) Ohio State R.J. Umberger Jr. negotiating with Vancouver (NHL) Princeton James Fitzpatrick So. left team St. Cloud State Jonathan Lehun Fr. left for major junior St. Cloud State Brian Schuster Jr. left school St. Cloud State Jeff Finger Jr. left school Wisconsin Alex Leavitt So. left for major junior Yale Chris Higgins So. signed with Montreal (NHL)
Players to Watch
Prominent underclassmen USCHO is keeping an eye on to see if they turn pro. Year listed is one just completed.
School Player Yr. Status ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Boston University Ryan Whitney So. Drafted -- Pittsburgh, 1st (5th), 2002
Transfers
Players who have transferred this offseason, and will therefore be eligible in Sept. 2004 (does not include
Fairfield and Iona players who are immediately eligible due to those schools dropping their program).
Name To From ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ben Lovejoy, D Dartmouth Boston College Paul Lynch, D Massachusetts Maine Carson Strang, F Union Air Force Justin Tobe, G Harvard Michigan State
Coaching Changes
School New Coach Old Coach Reason for Departure ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Clarkson George Roll Fred Parker Interim Findlay Pat Ford Craig Barnett Left for Lake Forest Academy (prep) Michigan Tech Jamie Russell Mike Sertich Retired Union Nate Leaman Kevin Sneddon Left for Vermont Vermont Kevin Sneddon Mike Gilligan Retired D-III Connecticut Coll. Jim Ward Doug Roberts Retired Framingham State TBA Bob Lavin Left for Natick HS Johnson & Wales Eric Noack Lou Izzi Resigned Middlebury Bill Beaney Neil Sinclair Interim Oswego State Ed Gosek George Roll Left for Clarkson Plymouth State Brett Tryder Chris Hudon Resigned Wesleyan Buddy Powers Dave Snyder Retired Women Amherst Jim Plumer Kay Cowperthwait Resigned Boston College Tom Mutch Tom Babson Retired Bowdoin Kevin McGonagle Michele Amidon One year leave of absence Dartmouth Mark Hudak Judy Parish Oberting Resigned Elmira Paul Nemetz-Carlson Jamie Wood Took position in Canada Plattsburgh Kevin Houle Scott Dockett Resigned Sacred Heart Tom O'Malley Ed Bourget Resigned Wayne State Jim Fetter Tom O'Malley Contract not renewed Williams Neil Sinclair Joseph Milan Resigned Wis.-Superior Dan Laughlin Dean Reed Relocating to Canada
