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Early departures
NCAA players who have signed professional contracts in the 2018 offseason with eligibility remaining:
| Player's Name | Position | Class | School | Pro Team (League) | 2017-18 Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Whitecloud | D | So. | Bemidji State | Vegas (NHL) | 4-15-19 (36) |
| Brian Bowen | F | Jr. | Vermont | Worcester (ECHL) | 1-4-5 (10) |
| Trent Frederic | F | So. | Wisconsin | Boston (NHL) | 17-15-32 (36) |
| Maxim Letunov | F | Jr. | UConn | San Jose (NHL) | 12-16-28 (36) |
| Ryan Donato | F | Jr. | Harvard | Boston (NHL) | 26-17-43 (29) |
| Christian Wolanin | D | Jr. | North Dakota | Ottawa (NHL) | 12-23-35 (40) |
| Kiefer Sherwood | F | Jr. | Miami | Anaheim (NHL) | 9-21-30 (36) |
| Shane Gersich | F | Jr. | North Dakota | Washington (NHL) | 13-16-29 (40) |
| Ryan Lindgren | D | So. | Minnesota | NY Rangers (NHL) | 2-7-9 (35) |
| Will Borgen | D | Jr. | St. Cloud State | Buffalo (NHL) | 2-13-15 (36) |
| Casey Mittelstadt | F | Fr. | Minnesota | Buffalo (NHL) | 11-19-30 (34) |
| Mitch Reinke | D | So. | Michigan Tech | St. Louis (NHL) | 3-21-24 (35) |
| Jordan Greenway | F | Jr. | Boston University | Minnesota (NHL) | 13-22-35 (36) |
| Adam Gaudette | F | Jr. | Northeastern | Vancouver (NHL) | 30-30-60 (38) |
| Dylan Gambrell | F | Jr. | Denver | San Jose (NHL) | 13-30-43 (41) |
| Henrik Borgström | F | So. | Denver | Florida (NHL) | 23-29-52 (40) |
| Troy Terry | F | Jr. | Denver | Anaheim (NHL) | 14-34-48 (39) |
| Blake Hillman | D | Jr. | Denver | Chicago (NHL) | 3-9-12 (41) |
| Andrew Sturtz | F | Jr. | Penn State | Ottawa (NHL) | 14-26-40 (37) |
| Mikey Eyssimont | F | Jr. | St. Cloud State | Los Angeles (NHL) | 17-22-39 (39) |
| Erik Foley | F | Jr. | Providence | St. Louis (NHL) | 16-19-35 (38) |
| Daniel Brickley | D | Jr. | Minnesota State | Los Angeles (NHL) | 10-25-35 (40) |
| Sheldon Rempal | F | So. | Clarkson | Los Angeles (NHL) | 23-23-46 (39) |
| Anthony Angello | F | Jr. | Cornell | Pittsburgh (NHL) | 13-13-26 (33) |
| Cooper Marody | F | Jr. | Michigan | Edmonton (NHL) | 15-35-51 (40) |
| Josh Dickinson | F | Fr. | Clarkson | Colorado (NHL) | 15-11-26 (40) |
| Andrew Oglevie | F | Jr. | Notre Dame | Buffalo (NHL) | 15-24-39 (36) |
| Dennis Gilbert | D | Jr. | Notre Dame | Chicago (NHL) | 2-6-8 (39) |
| Joey Anderson | F | So. | Minnesota Duluth | New Jersey (NHL) | 11-16-27 (36) |
| Joseph Masonius | D | Jr. | UConn | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) | 2-14-16 (28) |
| Ross Colton | F | So. | Vermont | Tampa Bay (NHL) | 16-7-23 (36) |
| Colton Point | G | So. | Colgate | Dallas (NHL) | 16-12-5, 1.74, .944 |
| Logan O'Connor | F | Jr. | Denver | Colorado (NHL) | 7-14-21 (41) |
| Brady Tkachuk | F | Fr. | Boston University | Ottawa (NHL) | 8-23-31 (40) |
Senior signings
NCAA seniors who signed professional contracts in the 2018 offseason, from available information:
| Player's Name | Position | School | Pro Team (League) | 2017-18 statistics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.T. Henke | F | Lake Superior State | Greenville (ECHL) | 9-18-27 (36) |
| Kyle Chatham | D | Lake Superior State | Reading (ECHL) | 1-5-6 (35) |
| Tad Kozun | F | Alaska Anchorage | South Carolina (ECHL) | 5-10-15 (33) |
| Olivier Mantha | G | Alaska Anchorage | Adirondack (ECHL) | 4-23-4, 3.43, .903 |
| Ayrton Valente | D | Plattsburgh | Wheeling (ECHL) | 3-15-18 (26) |
| Kyle Thacker | D | Potsdam | Wheeling (ECHL) | 3-18-21 (26) |
| Jarrett Kup | D | Curry | Macon (SPHL) | 11-8-19 (26) |
| Ian Ecklund | F | Wisconsin-Superior | Macon (SPHL) | 17-9-26 (27) |
| Dylan Vander Esch | F | Potsdam | Wheeling (ECHL) | 14-14-28 (26) |
| Josh McArdle | D | Brown | Worcester (ECHL) | 2-4-6 (31) |
| Jason Pucciarelli | G | Salem State | Wheeling (ECHL) | 10-12-5, 2.93, .921 |
| Colin Larkin | F | UMass Boston | Edmonton (NHL) | 24-22-46 (27) |
| Logan Day | D | Endicott | Bakersfield (AHL) | 15-23-38 (26) |
| Carl Greco | D | Westfield State | Fayetteville (SPHL) | 3-15-18 (25) |
| Matt McMorrow | F | Babson | Norfolk (ECHL) | 8-16-24 (27) |
| Michael McNicholas | F | New Hampshire | Indy (ECHL) | 5-19-24 (36) |
| Sam Lafferty | F | Brown | Pittsburgh (NHL) | 8-14-22 (31) |
| Huba Sekesi | F | St. John's | Quad City (ECHL) | 3-11-14 (21) |
| Jerry Laakso | D | UMass Dartmouth | Wheeling (ECHL) | 7-27-34 (28) |
| Chase Norrish | D | RIT | Colorado (ECHL) | 3-17-20 (32) |
| Kyle Bauman | F | Bemidji State | Ontario (AHL) | 9-21-30 (38) |
| Dalton Carter | D | Utica | Toledo (ECHL) | 11-28-39 (26) |
| Michael Bitzer | G | Bemidji State | Idaho (ECHL) | 16-13-8, 2.24, .909 |
| Ryan Hitchcock | F | Yale | Bridgeport (AHL) | 7-13-20 (31) |
| Ryan Wagner | F | Wisconsin | Chicago (AHL) | 15-18-33 (37) |
| Leo Fitzgerald | F | Bemidji State | South Carolina (ECHL) | 2-2-4 (23) |
| Derian Plouffe | F | Niagara | Toronto (AHL) | 17-18-35 (35) |
| Josh Kestner | F | Alabama Huntsville | Toronto (AHL) | 24-8-32 (37) |
| Zach Frye | D | Alaska | San Jose (AHL) | 11-23-34 (35) |
| James Roll | D | Niagara | Indy (ECHL) | 1-6-7 (27) |
| Matt Ustaski | F | Wisconsin | Jacksonville (ECHL) | 1-3-4 (24) |
| Matt Abt | D | RIT | Wheeling (ECHL) | 6-13-19 (37) |
| Tommy Panico | D | UMass Lowell | Worcester (ECHL) | 8-12-20 (31) |
| Anthony McVeigh | F | Utica | Huntsville (SPHL) | 10-19-29 (27) |
| John Edwardh | F | UMass Lowell | Binghamton (AHL) | 9-11-20 (35) |
| Adam Larkin | D | Yale | Adirondack (ECHL) | 1-6-7 (31) |
| Myles Powell | F | RIT | Rochester (AHL) | 13-26-39 (37) |
| Justin Woods | D | Alaska | Jacksonville (ECHL) | 9-11-20 (36) |
| Samuel Wilbur | F | Fredonia | Tulsa (ECHL) | 12-17-29 (27) |
| Danny Tirone | G | New Hampshire | Wheeling (ECHL) | 10-17-6, 2.68, .917 |
| Brennan Saulnier | F | Alabama Huntsville | Atlanta (ECHL) | 8-7-15 (30) |
| Cameron Hughes | F | Wisconsin | Boston (NHL) | 8-14-22 (37) |
| Gerry Fitzgerald | F | Bemidji State | Iowa (AHL) | 7-18-25 (27) |
| Mike Prapavessis | D | Rensselaer | Cincinnati (ECHL) | 0-19-19 (37) |
| Carter Struthers | D | Bemidji State | Greenville (ECHL) | 1-2-3 (13) |
| Roman Ammirato | F | Utica | Tulsa (ECHL) | 22-21-43 (27) |
| Russell Jordan | F | Hamline | Fort Wayne (ECHL) | 13-11-24 (24) |
| Tyler Whitney | F | Trinity | South Carolina (ECHL) | 7-12-19 (27) |
| Tyler Mueller | D | UMass Lowell | Bridgeport (AHL) | 4-13-17 (36) |
| Alec Brandrup | D | Norwich | Norfolk (ECHL) | 4-10-14 (27) |
| Ben Greiner | F | Hobart | Norfolk (ECHL) | 6-11-17 (29) |
| Jordan Haskell | F | Hobart | Norfolk (ECHL) | 9-8-17 (26) |
| Mitch Maloney | F | Ferris State | Wichita (ECHL) | 15-10-25 (36) |
| Jared Wilson | D | Rensselaer | Toledo (ECHL) | 7-7-14 (37) |
| Viktor Liljegren | F | Rensselaer | Reading (ECHL) | 9-4-13 (34) |
| Ryan Scarfo | F | Union | Belleville (AHL) | 20-16-36 (38) |
| Tim Davison | D | Wisconsin | South Carolina (ECHL) | 1-6-7 (31) |
| Keegan Harper | D | Niagara | Orlando (ECHL) | 1-5-6 (36) |
| Mike Panowyk | F | Colgate | South Carolina (ECHL) | 9-9-18 (40) |
| Derek Pratt | D | Connecticut | South Carolina (ECHL) | 1-11-12 (36) |
| Chris Forney | D | UMass Lowell | San Diego (AHL) | 7-13-20 (35) |
| Andrew DeBrincat | D | American International | Indy (ECHL) | 1-12-13 (37) |
| Conor Lemirande | F | Miami | South Carolina (ECHL) | 2-4-6 (37) |
| T.J. Moore | F | Holy Cross | Norfolk (ECHL) | 8-22-30 (36) |
| Ryan Lough | F | St. Lawrence | Manchester (ECHL) | 6-8-14 (37) |
| Neal Goff | D | Western Michigan | San Antonio (AHL) | 3-6-9 (34) |
| Tanner MacMaster | F | Quinnipiac | Utica (AHL) | 13-20-33 (38) |
| Luke Nogard | F | Omaha | Toledo (ECHL) | 9-4-13 (35) |
| Casey Shea | F | UMass Dartmouth | Quad City (ECHL) | 12-27-39 (28) |
| Edwin Minney | G | Michigan State | Indy (ECHL) | 0-3-0, 4.43, .867 |
| Jake Kamrass | F | UMass Lowell | South Carolina (ECHL) | 5-7-12 (36) |
| J.C. Brassard | D | Union | South Carolina (ECHL) | 2-19-21 (37) |
| Mitch McLain | F | Bowling Green | Iowa (AHL) | 18-14-32 (41) |
| Scott Dornbrock | D | Miami | San Antonio (AHL) | 1-7-8 (33) |
| Louie Belpedio | D | Miami | Iowa (AHL) | 9-21-30 (37) |
| Brett Seney | F | Merrimack | New Jersey (NHL) | 13-19-32 (37) |
| Jared Kolquist | D | Merrimack | Manchester (ECHL) | 4-20-24 (37) |
| Alfred Larsson | F | Merrimack | Adirondack (ECHL) | 3-8-11 (37) |
| Paul Berrafato | G | Holy Cross | Cincinnati (ECHL) | 13-16-7, 2.57, .919 |
| Braeden Ostepchuk | G | Norwich | Greenville (ECHL) | 12-5-2, 2.04, .924 |
| Ryan Ferrill | F | Holy Cross | Greenville (ECHL) | 6-10-16 (36) |
| John Edwardh | F | UMass Lowell | Adirondack (ECHL) | 9-11-20 (35) |
| Jake Randolph | F | Omaha | Worcester (ECHL) | 7-19-26 (34) |
| Kevin McKernan | D | Quinnipiac | Fort Wayne (ECHL) | 3-6-9 (33) |
| Scott Pooley | F | Holy Cross | Toronto (AHL) | 18-16-34 (36) |
| Stephen Klein | G | Middlebury | Utah (ECHL) | 4-16-3, 2.61, .925 |
| Tyler Poulsen | F | Alabama Huntsville | Allen (ECHL) | 9-17-26 (35) |
| Colton Wolter | F | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | Mississippi (SPHL) | 8-16-24 (28) |
| Merrick Madsen | G | Harvard | Arizona (NHL) | 10-10-3, 2.27, .918 |
| Mathew Thompson | F | Adrian | Indy (ECHL) | 16-18-34 (30) |
| Brandon Wildung | G | Mercyhurst | Utah (ECHL) | 20-10-4, 2.81, .918 |
| Steven Johnson | D | Minnesota | Ontario (AHL) | 3-12-15 (38) |
| Johno May | F | American International | Greenville (ECHL) | 3-2-5 (36) |
| Jarrid Privitera | F | Vermont | Manchester (ECHL) | 3-9-12 (35) |
| Brady Ferguson | F | Robert Morris | Toronto (AHL) | 18-31-49 (41) |
| Spencer Dorowicz | F | Robert Morris | Greenville (ECHL) | 8-11-19 (41) |
| Robert Powers | D | Robert Morris | Greenville (ECHL) | 2-12-14 (41) |
| Jack Glover | D | Minnesota | Jacksonville (ECHL) | 1-6-7 (34) |
| Jake Linhart | D | Wisconsin | Cincinnati (ECHL) | 1-12-13 (37) |
| Joel Messner | D | Omaha | Providence (AHL) | 5-18-23 (36) |
| Tommy Muratore | D | Holy Cross | Quad City (ECHL) | 1-7-8 (32) |
| Ryan Schmelzer | F | Canisius | Adirondack (ECHL) | 13-17-30 (32) |
| Spencer Naas | F | Connecticut | Cleveland (AHL) | 12-12-24 (36) |
| Leon Bristedt | F | Minnesota | Rogle SK (SHL) | 5-4-9 (35) |
| Robbie Payne | F | Northern Michigan | Texas (AHL) | 24-10-34 (43) |
| Jack Riley | F | Mercyhurst | Reading (ECHL) | 16-15-31 (37) |
| Jack Stander | D | Canisius | Atlanta (ECHL) | 3-7-10 (37) |
| Bo Pieper | F | Quinnipiac | Adirondack (ECHL) | 11-7-18 (38) |
| Kevin Lohan | D | Boston College | Toledo (ECHL) | 2-6-8 (22) |
| Tyler Vesel | F | Omaha | Edmonton (NHL) | 11-21-32 (36) |
| Wiley Sherman | D | Harvard | Providence (AHL) | 3-4-7 (33) |
| Timmy Moore | F | Robert Morris | Greenville (ECHL) | 13-23-36 (41) |
| Cam Johnson | G | North Dakota | New Jersey (NHL) | 12-9-7, 2.14, .910 |
| Dylan Sikura | F | Northeastern | Chicago (NHL) | 22-32-54 (35) |
| Trevor Olson | F | North Dakota | South Carolina (ECHL) | 2-8-10 (26) |
| Austin Poganski | F | North Dakota | St. Louis (NHL) | 11-9-20 (40) |
| Jeff Murray | F | Canisius | Brampton (ECHL) | 4-15-19 (33) |
| Judd Peterson | F | St. Cloud State | Rochester (AHL) | 6-12-18 (40) |
| C.J. Suess | F | Minnesota State | Winnipeg (NHL) | 22-21-43 (40) |
| Jake Horton | F | Harvard | Manchester (ECHL) | 4-9-13 (33) |
| Mike Szmatula | F | Minnesota | Adirondack (ECHL) | 9-6-15 (38) |
| Nolan Stevens | F | Northeastern | St. Louis (NHL) | 24-18-42 (38) |
| Eric Robinson | F | Princeton | Columbus (NHL) | 17-14-31 (36) |
| Ben Halford | G | Princeton | Fayetteville (SPHL) | 1-2-0, 2.68, .902 |
| Dwyer Tschantz | F | Cornell | Worcester (ECHL) | 0-3-3 (12) |
| David Drake | D | Connecticut | Lehigh Valley (AHL) | 0-8-8 (36) |
| Zach Todd | D | Mercyhurst | Atlanta (ECHL) | 3-23-26 (37) |
| Adam Plant | D | Denver | Laval (AHL) | 6-5-11 (32) |
| Willem Nong-Lambert | F | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | Rapid City (ECHL) | 11-23-34 (27) |
| Alex Rauter | F | Cornell | Atlanta (ECHL) | 11-9-20 (32) |
| Trevor Hamilton | D | Penn State | Grand Rapids (AHL) | 6-23-29 (38) |
| Trevor Yates | F | Cornell | Grand Rapids (AHL) | 13-13-26 (33) |
| Patrick Piacentini | D | Mercyhurst | Brampton (ECHL) | 3-15-18 (36) |
| Stanislav Dzakhov | F | Niagara | Quad City (ECHL) | 5-3-8 (28) |
| Hayden Stewart | G | Cornell | Cincinnati (ECHL) | 4-1-0, 1.55, .939 |
| Drew Melanson | F | Boston University | Hartford (AHL) | 6-13-19 (40) |
| Trevor Owens | D | Northeastern | Laval (AHL) | 2-4-6 (37) |
| Mark Auk | D | Michigan Tech | Iowa (AHL) | 9-22-31 (44) |
| Aaron Titcomb | D | Merrimack | Adirondack (ECHL) | 0-2-2 (31) |
| Zeb Knutson | F | Minnesota State | Milwaukee (AHL) | 15-28-43 (40) |
| Tariq Hammond | D | Denver | Binghamton (AHL) | 1-5-6 (31) |
| Brian Pinho | F | Providence | Washington (NHL) | 12-20-32 (40) |
| Jason Salvaggio | F | New Hampshire | Hartford (AHL) | 8-8-16 (36) |
| Dillon Kelley | G | Adrian | Norfolk (ECHL) | 7-1-0, 1.20, .949 |
| Tony Calderone | F | Michigan | Dallas (NHL) | 25-20-45 (40) |
| Jake Evans | F | Notre Dame | Montreal (NHL) | 13-33-46 (40) |
| Karson Kuhlman | F | Minnesota Duluth | Boston (NHL) | 13-7-20 (44) |
| Jordan Gross | D | Notre Dame | Arizona (NHL) | 10-20-30 (40) |
| Kyle Hayton | G | Wisconsin | Milwaukee (AHL) | 9-12-3, 3.09, .890 |
| Jared Thomas | F | Minnesota Duluth | San Antonio (AHL) | 11-15-26 (43) |
| Connor LaCouvee | G | Minnesota State | Florida (ECHL) | 23-6-1, 1.80, .914 |
| David Pope | F | Omaha | Detroit (NHL) | 20-21-41 (39) |
| Thomas Crabtree | F | Canton | Hovas HC (Sweden) | 2-2-4 (25) |
| Erik Hallin | F | Canton | Hovas HC (Sweden) | 0-0-0 (10) |
