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Early departures
NCAA players who have signed professional contracts in the 2016 offseason with eligibility remaining:
| Player | Pos | School | Yr. | Pro team | 2015-16 stats (GP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Poturalski | F | New Hampshire | So. | Carolina (NHL) | 22-30-52 (37) |
| Dan Renouf | D | Maine | Jr. | Detroit (NHL) | 6-9-15 (38) |
| Jason Kasdorf | G | Rensselaer | Jr. | Buffalo (NHL) | 12-12-5, 2.30, .931 |
| Hudson Fasching | F | Minnesota | Jr. | Buffalo (NHL) | 20-18-38 (37) |
| Jake Guentzel | F | Omaha | Jr. | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) | 19-27-46 (35) |
| Casey Nelson | D | Minnesota State | Jr. | Buffalo (NHL) | 6-16-22 (40) |
| Eamon McAdam | G | Penn State | Jr. | NY Islanders (NHL) | 13-8-1, 2.98, .913 |
| Christian Horn | F | St. Lawrence | Jr. | Pensacola (SPHL) | 4-9-13 (30) |
| Michael Brodzinski | D | Minnesota | Jr. | San Jose (NHL) | 8-13-21 (37) |
| Shane Conacher | F | Canisius | Jr. | Toronto (AHL) | 20-26-46 (39) |
| Nick Seeler | D | Minnesota | Jr. | Minnesota (NHL) | 0-10-10 (36) |
| Adam Carlson | G | Mercyhurst | Fr. | Washington (NHL) | 7-7-3, 2.85, .919 |
| Kasimir Kaskisuo | G | Minnesota-Duluth | So. | Toronto (NHL) | 19-15-5, 1.92, .923 |
| Zach Werenski | D | Michigan | So. | Lake Erie (AHL) | 11-25-36 (36) |
| Kyle Schempp | F | Ferris State | Jr. | NY Islanders (NHL) | 9-16-25 (41) |
| Matt Johnson | F | Lake Superior State | Jr. | Greenville (ECHL) | 0-4-4 (27) |
| Michael Downing | D | Michigan | Jr. | Florida (NHL) | 3-17-20 (35) |
| Charlie Lindgren | G | St. Cloud State | Jr. | Montreal (NHL) | 30-9-1, 2.13, .925 |
| Mackenzie MacEachern | F | Michigan State | Jr. | St. Louis (NHL) | 14-16-30 (37) |
| Alex Lyon | G | Yale | Jr. | Philadelphia (NHL) | 19-8-4, 1.64, .936 |
| Tyler Motte | F | Michigan | Jr. | Chicago (NHL) | 32-24-56 (38) |
| Nick Ellis | G | Providence | Jr. | Edmonton (NHL) | 25-7-4, 1.80, .936 |
| Steve Santini | D | Boston College | Jr. | New Jersey (NHL) | 1-18-19 (41) |
| Miles Wood | F | Boston College | Fr. | New Jersey (NHL) | 10-25-35 (37) |
| Kyle Connor | F | Michigan | Fr. | Winnipeg (NHL) | 35-36-71 (38) |
| Danton Heinen | F | Denver | So. | Boston (NHL) | 20-28-48 (41) |
| Alex Globke | F | Lake Superior State | Jr. | Grand Rapids (AHL) | 4-4-8 (28) |
| Troy Stecher | D | North Dakota | Jr. | Vancouver (NHL) | 8-21-29 (43) |
| Alex Tuch | F | Boston College | So. | Minnesota (NHL) | 18-16-34 (40) |
| Devon Toews | D | Quinnipiac | Jr. | NY Islanders (NHL) | 7-23-30 (40) |
| Sam Anas | F | Quinnipiac | Jr. | Minnesota (NHL) | 24-26-50 (43) |
| Adam Gilmour | F | Boston College | Jr. | Minnesota (NHL) | 12-14-26 (41) |
| Thatcher Demko | G | Boston College | Jr. | Vancouver (NHL) | 27-8-4, 1.88, .935 |
| Tyler Parks | G | Adrian | Jr. | Missouri (ECHL) | 8-2-1, 1.90, .931 |
| Keaton Thompson | D | North Dakota | Jr. | Anaheim (NHL) | 2-15-17 (43) |
| JT Compher | F | Michigan | Jr. | Colorado (NHL) | 16-47-63 (38) |
| Paul LaDue | D | North Dakota | Jr. | Los Angeles (NHL) | 5-14-19 (41) |
| Luke Johnson | F | North Dakota | Jr. | Chicago (NHL) | 11-10-21 (43) |
| Patrick Russell | F | St. Cloud State | So. | Edmonton (NHL) | 20-21-41 (41) |
| Nick Schmaltz | F | North Dakota | So. | Chicago (NHL) | 11-35-46 (37) |
| Ian McCoshen | D | Boston College | Jr. | Florida (NHL) | 6-15-21 (40) |
| Zach Sanford | F | Boston College | So. | Washington (NHL) | 13-26-39 (41) |
| Jack Roslovic | F | Miami | Fr. | Winnipeg (NHL) | 10-16-26 (36) |
| Trevor Moore | F | Denver | Jr. | Toronto (NHL) | 11-33-44 (40) |
| Ruslan Pedan | D | Bemidji State | Jr. | HC Sochi (KHL) | 3-6-9 (39) |
Senior signings
NCAA seniors who signed professional contracts in the 2016 offseason, from available information:
| Player | Pos | School | Pro team | 2015-16 stats (GP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Lappin | F | Brown | New Jersey (NHL) | 17-16-33 (31) |
| Mark Naclerio | F | Brown | Providence (AHL) | 5-17-22 (31) |
| Kyle Rankin | F | Princeton | Brampton (ECHL) | 3-6-9 (31) |
| David Gandara | F | American International | Louisiana (SPHL) | 2-6-8 (39) |
| Harry Quast | D | New Hampshire | Manchester (ECHL) | 1-3-4 (33) |
| Kyle Smith | F | New Hampshire | Manchester (ECHL) | 6-9-15 (37) |
| Dalton Jay | F | Westfield State | Fayetteville (SPHL) | 19-6-25 (27) |
| Kyllian Kirkwood | D | Westfield State | Fayetteville (SPHL) | 4-18-22 (27) |
| Chris Porter | F | American International | Fayetteville (SPHL) | 6-10-16 (39) |
| Devin Stuermer | F | Marian | Fayetteville (SPHL) | 18-18-36 (26) |
| Jamie Murray | G | Babson | Allen (ECHL) | 14-5-3, 1.61, .940 |
| Rich Botting | D | Plattsburgh | Reading (ECHL) | 3-18-21 (27) |
| Darcy Murphy | F | Colgate | Elmira (ECHL) | 8-13-21 (37) |
| Hunter Fejes | F | Colorado College | Springfield (AHL) | 13-9-22 (36) |
| Daniel Vernace | F | Lake Superior State | Brampton (ECHL) | 0-0-0 (4) |
| Chris Bradley | D | Rensselaer | Orlando (ECHL) | 2-6-8 (40) |
| Matt Wilkins | F | Union | Adirondack (ECHL) | 7-14-21 (35) |
| Nick Cecere | D | Niagara | Alaska (ECHL) | 0-2-2 (23) |
| Darren Nowick | F | Northern Michigan | Missouri (ECHL) | 14-18-32 (37) |
| Brian Christie | F | Merrimack | Orlando (ECHL) | 7-17-24 (39) |
| Craig Wyszomirski | F/D | Merrimack | Manchester (ECHL) | 2-1-3 (26) |
| Milos Bubela | F | Rensselaer | Utica (AHL) | 13-6-19 (35) |
| Eric Drapluk | D | Lake Superior State | Tulsa (ECHL) | 0-2-2 (24) |
| Barrett Kaib | D | Northern Michigan | Rapid City (ECHL) | 4-9-13 (29) |
| Brent Tate | F | Bowling Green | Toledo (ECHL) | 4-7-11 (36) |
| Graeme McCormack | D | Bemidji State | Bridgeport (AHL) | 6-16-22 (38) |
| Cory Ward | F | Bemidji State | St. John's (AHL) | 9-10-19 (39) |
| Reece Willcox | D | Cornell | Philadelphia (NHL) | 2-11-13 (33) |
| Kevin Tansey | D | Clarkson | Binghamton (AHL) | 4-2-6 (34) |
| Paul Geiger | D | Clarkson | Albany (AHL) | 5-8-13 (35) |
| Matthew Skoff | G | Penn State | Reading (ECHL) | 8-5-3, 3.26, .902 |
| Teddy Blueger | F | Minnesota State | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) | 11-24-35 (41) |
| Tim DePretoro | F | Connecticut College | Brampton (ECHL) | 14-10-24 (24) |
| Greg Gibson | F | Robert Morris | Florida (ECHL) | 29-22-51 (39) |
| David Friedmann | F | Robert Morris | Fort Wayne (ECHL) | 12-30-42 (39) |
| Castan Sommer | F | Holy Cross | Manchester (ECHL) | 8-10-18 (36) |
| Joe McNamara | D | Holy Cross | Florida (ECHL) | 0-21-21 (34) |
| Matt Vidal | F | Holy Cross | Atlanta (ECHL) | 3-14-17 (36) |
| Jake Bolton | D | Holy Cross | Atlanta (ECHL) | 1-17-18 (35) |
| Lukas Hafner | G | Western Michigan | Alaska (ECHL) | 5-19-3, 3.67, .894 |
| Alec Hajdukovich | F | Alaska | Alaska (ECHL) | 8-7-15 (32) |
| Patrick Megannety | F | Clarkson | Brampton (ECHL) | 5-8-13 (35) |
| Austin Sevalrud | D | Alaska-Anchorage | Fort Wayne (ECHL) | 1-3-4 (28) |
| Mike Ferrantino | F | Michigan State | Toledo (ECHL) | 10-16-26 (35) |
| Mychal Monteith | D | Mercyhurst | Evansville (ECHL) | 0-4-4 (31) |
| J.T. Osborn | F | Western Michigan | Quad City (ECHL) | 2-1-3 (11) |
| Tylor Spink | F | Colgate | Toronto (AHL) | 13-21-34 (37) |
| Chris Joyaux | D | Miami | St. John's (AHL) | 4-2-6 (34) |
| Kevin Morris | F | Miami | Manchester (AHL) | 8-8-16 (36) |
| Charlie Adams | F | Hamline | Pensacola (SPHL) | 21-28-49 (27) |
| Brandon Zurn | F | Hamline | Pensacola (SPHL) | 19-31-50 (27) |
| Chris Williams | D | Alaska-Anchorage | Norfolk (ECHL) | 1-3-4 (31) |
| Blake Tatchell | F | Alaska-Anchorage | Lake Erie (AHL) | 8-16-24 (34) |
| Eric Scheid | F | Penn State | Portland (AHL) | 13-15-28 (34) |
| Zac Lynch | F | Robert Morris | Portland (AHL) | 25-30-55 (39) |
| Tyson Wilson | D | Robert Morris | Manitoba (AHL) | 2-25-27 (38) |
| Alex Petan | F | Michigan Tech | Minnesota (NHL) | 18-15-33 (36) |
| Chase Golightly | D | Robert Morris | Florida (ECHL) | 5-19-24 (39) |
| Jake Hildebrand | G | Michigan State | Allen (ECHL) | 10-22-3, 3.12, .904 |
| Terry Shafer | G | Robert Morris | Indy (ECHL) | 19-10-2, 2.54, .927 |
| Kevin Schulze | D | Wisconsin | Wheeling (ECHL) | 1-11-12 (35) |
| Tyler Morley | F | Alaska | San Diego (AHL) | 18-12-30 (29) |
| Anthony Calabrese | D | Plattsburgh | Pensacola (SPHL) | 2-11-13 (24) |
| Evan Moore | D | Robert Morris | Elmira (ECHL) | 0-3-3 (37) |
| Dylan Nowakowski | F | St. Scholastica | Huntsville (SPHL) | 13-27-40 (28) |
| Taylor Bourne | F | Fredonia | Huntsville (SPHL) | 13-11-24 (25) |
| Dean Niezgoda | F | Norwich | Macon (SPHL) | 6-9-15 (13) |
| Derek Henderson | D | American International | Macon (SPHL) | 1-4-5 (38) |
| Alex Pompeo | D | Salve Regina | Columbus (SPHL) | 5-14-19 (29) |
| Ryan Wilkinson | D | Fredonia | Mississippi (SPHL) | 1-15-16 (14) |
| Tyler Beasley | F | Nichols | Knoxville (SPHL) | 14-17-31 (27) |
| Sean Rudy | F | Hobart | Pensacola (SPHL) | 8-3-11 (16) |
| Sam Pinsler | F | Cortland | Mississippi (SPHL) | 7-13-20 (24) |
| Jim Gabrione | F | Southern New Hampshire | Fayetteville (SPHL) | 8-15-23 (26) |
| Darius Cole | F | Northland | Louisiana (SPHL) | 3-3-6 (23) |
| Luke Juha | D | Penn State | Bridgeport (AHL) | 8-16-24 (33) |
| Matt Cope | F | Robert Morris | Norfolk (ECHL) | 11-21-32 (39) |
| James Kruger | G | Dartmouth | South Carolina (ECHL) | 6-4-0, 3.39, .880 |
| Matt Caito | D | Miami | Toledo (ECHL) | 4-7-11 (32) |
| C.J. Eick | F | Michigan Tech | Utah (ECHL) | 3-16-19 (37) |
| Ben Murphy | F | Bowling Green | Tulsa (ECHL) | 4-18-12 (28) |
| Mark Cooper | F | Bowling Green | Chicago (AHL) | 16-16-32 (42) |
| Tom Parisi | D | Providence | Montreal (NHL) | 1-15-16 (38) |
| Ryan Trenz | D | Northern Michigan | Alaska (ECHL) | 3-6-9 (37) |
| Brandon Denham | F | Robert Morris | Manitoba (AHL) | 22-20-42 (39) |
| Tommy Thompson | F | St. Lawrence | Greenville (ECHL) | 9-12-21 (37) |
| Mario Lucia | F | Notre Dame | Minnesota (NHL) | 12-12-24 (37) |
| Trevor Mingoia | F | Providence | Albany (AHL) | 14-23-37 (36) |
| Boo Nieves | F | Michigan | NY Rangers (NHL) | 10-21-31 (35) |
| Anthony Mastrodicasa | D | Mercyhurst | Rapid City (ECHL) | 3-10-13 (30) |
| Justin Selman | F | Michigan | St. Louis (NHL) | 13-18-31 (38) |
| Travis Walsh | D | Michigan State | Missouri (ECHL) | 1-15-16 (37) |
| Justin Hoomaian | F | Michigan State | Kalamazoo (ECHL) | 1-1-2 (37) |
| Steven Fogarty | F | Notre Dame | NY Rangers (NHL) | 10-13-23 (37) |
| Kevin Rooney | F | Providence | Albany (AHL) | 6-4-10 (38) |
| Kalle Kossila | F | St. Cloud State | Anaheim (NHL) | 14-40-54 (41) |
| Kevin Boyle | G | UMass-Lowell | Anaheim (NHL) | 24-10-5, 1.83, .934 |
| Malcolm Gould | F | Michigan Tech | Indy (ECHL) | 9-17-26 (37) |
| Jon Jutzi | D | Minnesota State | Manitoba (AHL) | 5-10-15 (41) |
| Mark Jankowski | F | Providence | Calgary (NHL) | 15-25-40 (38) |
| Brandon Tanev | F | Providence | Winnipeg (NHL) | 15-13-28 (38) |
| Ethan Prow | D | St. Cloud State | Pittsburgh (NHL) | 8-30-38 (37) |
| Nick Saracino | F | Providence | Iowa (AHL) | 11-21-32 (38) |
| Steven McParland | F | Providence | Elmira (ECHL) | 4-9-13 (38) |
| Sam Herr | F | Notre Dame | Ontario (AHL) | 10-8-18 (37) |
| Adam Chapie | F | UMass-Lowell | N.Y. Rangers (NHL) | 16-19-35 (39) |
| Matt Grzelcyk | D | Boston University | Boston (NHL) | 10-13-23 (27) |
| Justin Hussar | F | Merrimack | Indy (ECHL) | 7-8-15 (38) |
| Mark Meads | F | St. Anselm | Manchester (ECHL) | 14-11-25 (26) |
| Matt Chiarantano | D | Niagara | Brampton (ECHL) | 1-3-4 (17) |
| Sean Maguire | G | Boston University | Pittsburgh (NHL) | 13-9-1, 2.41, .920 |
| Dylan Margonari | F | Minnesota State | Hershey (AHL) | 6-6-12 (30) |
| Alex Brooks | D | Wis.-Stevens Point | Fayetteville (SPHL) | 7-23-30 (31) |
| Alex Kromm | F | Wis.-Stevens Point | Columbus (SPHL) | 6-8-14 (31) |
| Danny O'Regan | F | Boston University | San Jose (NHL) | 17-27-44 (39) |
| Matt Lane | F | Boston University | Rochester (AHL) | 14-14-28 (39) |
| Ryan McGrath | F | UMass-Lowell | Manchester (ECHL) | 3-6-9 (35) |
| Greg Amlong | D | RIT | Greenville (ECHL) | 7-14-21 (36) |
| Peter Spratte | D | Lake Superior State | Pensacola (SPHL) | 1-2-3 (25) |
| Chris Leone | D | Adrian | Greenville (ECHL) | 11-16-27 (29) |
| Brian Cooper | D | Omaha | San Diego (AHL) | 5-11-16 (35) |
| AJ White | F | UMass-Lowell | Milwaukee (AHL) | 11-14-25 (40) |
| Jimmy Murray | F | St. Cloud State | Atlanta (ECHL) | 13-26-39 (40) |
| David Morley | F | St. Cloud State | Atlanta (ECHL) | 14-23-37 (41) |
| Austin Farley | F | Minnesota-Duluth | Lake Erie (AHL) | 15-16-31 (37) |
| Tony Cameranesi | F | Minnesota-Duluth | Toronto (AHL) | 11-28-39 (38) |
| Andy Welinski | D | Minnesota-Duluth | Anaheim (NHL) | 6-13-19 (40) |
| Willie Corrin | D | Minnesota-Duluth | Toronto (AHL) | 1-9-10 (39) |
| Rob O'Gara | D | Yale | Boston (NHL) | 4-8-12 (30) |
| Stu Wilson | F | Yale | Rochester (AHL) | 8-18-26 (31) |
| Bryce Gervais | F | Minnesota State | Chicago (AHL) | 16-10-26 (41) |
| Sean Kuraly | F | Miami | Boston (NHL) | 6-17-23 (36) |
| Mathias Dahlstrom | G | Northern Michigan | Södertälje SK (Sweden) | 7-4-1, 2.43, .911 |
| Michael Garteig | G | Quinnipiac | Vancouver (NHL) | 32-4-7, 1.91, .924 |
| Drake Caggiula | F | North Dakota | Edmonton (NHL) | 25-26-51 (39) |
| Josh Mitchell | F | RIT | Florida (ECHL) | 6-30-36 (39) |
| Alexander Kuqali | F | RIT | Florida (ECHL) | 3-13-16 (39) |
| Andrew Miller | F | RIT | Binghamton (AHL) | 4-7-11 (31) |
| Ralph Cuddemi | F | Canisius | Florida (ECHL) | 20-22-42 (39) |
| Curtis Loik | F | Penn State | EHC Linz (Austria) | 7-13-20 (34) |
| Connor Varley | D | Penn State | Manchester (EIHL) | 2-5-7 (34) |
| Tanner Milliron | G | Wis.-River Falls | Quad City (ECHL) | 14-7-5, 1.83, .928 |
| Kenny Brooks | F | Penn State | Atlanta (ECHL) | 8-15-23 (38) |
| Grant Arnold | F | Denver | Quad City (ECHL) | 5-9-14 (38) |
| David Glen | F | Penn State | Idaho (ECHL) | 6-17-23 (36) |
| John Gilmour | D | Providence | N.Y. Rangers (NHL) | 9-14-23 (34) |
| Thomas DiPauli | F | Notre Dame | Pittsburgh (NHL) | 14-18-32 (37) |
| Jimmy Vesey | F | Harvard | N.Y. Rangers (NHL) | 24-22-46 (33) |
| Travis St. Denis | F | Quinnipiac | Bridgeport (AHL) | 22-27-49 (43) |
| Ryan Obuchowski | D | Yale | Bridgeport (AHL) | 4-8-12 (32) |
