Does anyone know how many players are in the NHL?

[Hockeypuck107]

Does anyone know the current number of players in the NHL that signed contracts from college. I know there were quite a few this year that signed contracts with NHL teams.

 

[Oilers Chick]

Does anyone know the current number of players in the NHL that signed contracts from college. I know there were quite a few this year that signed contracts with NHL teams.

Signing an off-season NHL contract and actually playing in the NHL are, more often than not, two different things. I can check it out and get back to you, but the figure is likely to be small.

 

[Hockeypuck107]

Signing an off-season NHL contract and actually playing in the NHL are, more often than not, two different things. I can check it out and get back to you, but the figure is likely to be small.

Yea I know they are different but still signing a NHL contract is still a lot further than many people get lol. If you can let me know it prob is a small amount but I was just curious cause I heard a lot of talent is going the NCAA route rather than major juniors, especially in the U.S.

 

[jbergsie]

http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/blog/e...layers-increasing-in-number-importance-in-nhl

According to that article approximately 1/3 players currently in the NHL have suited up for a college hockey team at some point in there lives

 

[BGFalconHawks]

Does anyone know the current number of players in the NHL that signed contracts from college. I know there were quite a few this year that signed contracts with NHL teams.

List of players this past season that came from NCAA could be missing a few late season signings. Around 208 players.

Nick Bonino ANA Boston Univ. 2007-2010
Andrew Cogliano ANA Michigan 2005-2007
Ben Lovejoy ANA Dartmouth 2004-2007
Kyle Palmieri ANA Notre Dame 2009-2010
David Steckel ANA Ohio State 2000-2004
Daniel Winnik ANA New Hampshire 2003-2006
Jay Pandolfo BOS Boston Univ. 1992-1996
Rich Peverley BOS St. Lawrence 2000-2004
Brian Flynn BUF Maine 2008-2012
Nathan Gerbe BUF Boston College 2005-2008
Jordan Leopold BUF Minnesota 1998-2002
Ryan Miller BUF Michigan State 1999-2002
Kevin Porter BUF Michigan 2004-2008
John Scott BUF Michigan Tech 2002-2006
Drew Stafford BUF North Dakota 2003-2006
Tomas Vanek BUF Minnesota 2002-2004
Chris Butler CGY Denver 2005-2008
Mike Cammalleri CGY Michigan 1999-2002
Curtis Glenncross CGY Alaska-Anchorage 2002-2004
Tim Jackman CGY MSU-Mankato 2000-2002
Derek Smith CGY Lake Superior 2004-2007
Lee Stempniak CGY Dartmouth 2001-2005
Joe Corvo CAR Western Michigan 1995-1998
Patrick Dwyer CAR Western Michigan 2001-2005
Dan Ellis CAR Nebraska-Omaha 2000-2003
Justin Faulk CAR Minnesota-Duluth 2010-2011
Adam Hall CAR Michigan State 1998-2002
Jamie McBain CAR Wisconsin 2006-2009
Riley Nash CAR Cornell 2007-2010
Tim Wallace CAR Notre Dame 2002-2006
Kevin Westgarth CAR Princeton 2003-2007
Brandon Bollig CHI St. Lawrence 2008-2010
Jimmy Hayes CHI Boston College 2008-2011
Nick Leddy CHI Minnesota 2009-2010
Jamal Mayers CHI Western Michigan 1992-1996
Patrick Sharp CHI Vermont 2000-2002
Viktor Stalberg CHI Vermont 2006-2009
Jonathan Towes CHI North Dakota 2005-2007
Matt Hunwick COL Michigan 2003-2007
Erik Johnson COL Minnesota 2006-2007
David Jones COL Dartmouth 2004-2007
Chuck Kobasew COL Boston College 2000-2001
Ryan O'Byrne COL Cornell 2003-2006
Mark Olver COL Northern Michigan 2007-2010
Aaron Palushaj COL Michigan 2007-2009
Paul Stastny COL Denver 2004-2006
Greg Zanon COL Nebraska-Omaha 1999-2003
Cam Atkinson CBJ Boston College 2008-2011
Adrian Aucoin CBJ Boston Univ. 1991-1992
Jack Johnson CBJ Michigan 2005-2007
Mark Letestu CBJ Western Michigan 2006-2007
RJ Umberger CBJ Ohio State 2000-2003
Alex Chiasson DAL Boston Univ. 2009-2012
Erik Cole DAL Clarkson 1997-2000
Ryan Garbutt DAL Brown 2005-2009
Alex Goligoski DAL Minnesota 2004-2007
Erik Nystrom DAL Michigan 2001-2005
Jamie Oleksiak DAL Northeastern 2010-2011
Reilly Smith DAL Miami 2009-2012
Justin Abdelkader DET Michigan State 2005-2007
Patrick Eaves DET Boston College 2002-2005
Jimmy Howard DET Maine 2002-2005
Kent Huskins DET Clarkson 1997-2001
Drew Miller DET Michigan State 2003-2006
Brendan Smith DET Wisconsin 2007-2010
Mike Brown EDM Michigan 2003-2005
Shawn Horcoff EDM Michigan State 1996-2000
Ryan Jones EDM Miami 2005-2008
Jeff Petry EDM Michigan State 2007-2009
Corey Potter EDM Michigan State 2002-2006
Justin Schultz EDM Wisconsin 2009-2012
Andy Sutton EDM Michigan Tech 1994-1998
Ryan Whitney EDM Boston Univ. 2001-2004
Scott Clemmensen EDM Boston College 1997-2001
George Parros FLA Princeton 2000-2003
Mike Santorelli FLA Northern Michigan 2004-2007
Drew Shore FLA Denver 2009-2012
Jack Skille FLA Wisconsin 2005-2007
Tyson Strachan FLA Ohio State 2003-2007
Mike Weaver FLA Michigan State 1996-2000
Davis Drewiske LAK Wisconsin 2004-2008
Matt Greene LAK North Dakota 2002-2005
Alec Martinez LAK Miami 2005-2008
Dustin Penner LAK Maine 2002-2004
Jonathan Quick LAK UMass 2005-2007
Rob Scuderi LAK Boston College 1997-2001
Brett Clark MIN Maine 1995-1996
Charlie Coyle MIN Boston Univ. 2010-2012
Matt Cullen MIN St Cloud State 1995-1997
Tom Gilbert MIN Wisconsin 2002-2006
Dany Heatley MIN Wisconsin 1999-2001
Torrey Mitchell MIN Vermont 2004-2007
Zach Parise MIN North Dakota 2002-2004
Nate Prosser MIN Colorado College 2006-2010
Ryan Suter MIN Wisconsin 2003-2004
Jason Zucker MIN Denver 2010-2011
Rene Bourque MTL Wisconsin 2000-2004
Brian Gionta MTL Boston College 1997-2001
Max Pacioretty MTL Michigan 2007-2008
Bobby Butler NSH New Hampshire 2006-2010
Hal Gill NSH Providence 1993-1997
Chris Mueller NSH Michigan State 2006-2008
Craig Smith NSH Wisconsin 2009-2011
Colin Wilson NSH Boston Univ. 2007-2009
Brandon Yip NSH Boston Univ. 2005-2009
Ryan Carter NJD MSU Mankato 2004-2006
Mark Fayne NJD Providence 2006-2010
Stephen Gionta NJD Boston College 2002-2006
Andy Greene NJD Miami 2002-2006
Peter Harrold NJD Boston College 2003-2006
Travis Zajac NJD North Dakota 2004-2006
Joe Finley NYI North Dakota 2005-2009
Colin McDonald NYI Providence 2003-2007
Matt Moulson NYI Cornell 2002-2006
Kyle Okposo NYI MInnesota 2006-2008
Marty Reasoner NYI Boston College 1995-1998
Brian Strait NYI Boston Univ. 2006-2009
Stu Bickel NYR MInnesota 2007-2008
Brian Boyle NYR Boston College 2003-2007
Matt Gilroy NYR Boston Univ. 2005-2009
Carl Hagelin NYR Michigan 2007-2011
Jeff Halpern NYR Princeton 1995-1999
Chris Kreider NYR Boston College 2009-2012
Ryan McDonagh NYR Wisconsin 2007-2010
Darroll Powe NYR Princeton 2003-2007
Derek Stepan NYR Wisconsin 2008-2010
Ben Bishop OTT Maine 2005-2008
Erik Condra OTT Notre Dame 2005-2009
Colin Greening OTT Cornell 2006-2010
Erric Gryba OTT Boston Univ. 2006-2010
Mike Lundin OTT Maine 2003-2007
Jim O'Brien OTT MInnesota 2006-2007
Kyle Turris OTT Wisconsin 2007-2008
Patrick Wiercioch OTT Denver 2008-2010
Erik Gustafsson PHI Northern Michigan 2007-2010
Mike Knuble PHI Michigan 1991-1995
Matt Read PHI Bemidji State 2007-2011
Harry Zolnierczyk PHI Brown 2007-2011
David Moss PHX Michigan 2001-2005
Craig Adams PIT Harvard 1995-1999
Beau Bennett PIT Denver 2010-2012
Mark Eaton PIT Notre Dame 1997-1998
Tanner Glass PIT Dartmouth 2003-2007
Chris Kunitz PIT Ferris State 1999-2003
Paul Martin PIT MInnesota 2000-2003
Matt Niskanen PIT Minnesota-Duluth 2005-2007
Brooks Orpik PIT Boston College 1998-2001
Trevor Smith PIT New Hampshire 2005-2007
Joe Vitale PIT Northeastern 2005-2009
Adam Burish SJS Wisconsin 2002-2006
TJ Galiardi SJS Dartmouth 2006-2007
Matt Irwin SJS UMass 2008-2010
Tim Kennedy SJS Michigan State 2005-2008
Douglas Murray SJS Cornell 1999-2003
Joe Pavelski SJS Wisconsin 2004-2006
Alex Stalock SJS Minnesota-Duluth 2006-2009
Tommy Wingels SJS Miami 2007-2010
David Backes STL MSU Mankato 2003-2006
Ian Cole STL Notre Dame 2007-2010
Brian Elliot STL Wisconsin 2003-2007
Andy McDonald STL Colgate 1996-2000
T.J. Oshie STL North Dakota 2005-2008
Chris Porter STL North Dakota 2003-2007
Jaden Schwartz STL Colorado College 2010-2012
Kevin Shattenkirk STL Boston Univ 2007-2010
Matthew Carle TB Denver 2003-2006
Cory Conacher TB Canisius 2007-2011
Alex Killorn TB Harvard 2008-2012
Brian Lee TB North Dakota 2005-2007
Ryan Malone TB St. Cloud State 1999-2003
Teddy Purcell TB Maine 2006-2007
Martin St. Louis TB Vermont 1993-1997
Andrej Sustr TB Northeastern 2011-2013
Tyler Bozak TOR Denver 2007-2009
Matt Frattin TOR North Dakota 2007-2010
Jake Gardiner TOR Wisconsin 2008-2011
Phil Kessel TOR Minnesota-Duluth 2005-2006
Michael Kostka TOR UMass 2004-2008
John-Michael Liles TOR Michigan State 1999-2003
Ben Scrivens TOR Cornell 2006-2010
James van Riemsdyk TOR New Hampshire 2007-2009
Andrew Alberts VAN Boston College 2001-2005
Keith Ballard VAN Minnesota 2001-2004
Kevin Bieksa VAN Bowling Green 2000-2004
David Booth VAN Michigan State 2002-2006
Andrew Ebbett VAN Michigan 2002-2006
Jason Garrison VAN Minnesota-Duluth 2005-2008
Andrew Gordon VAN St. Cloud State 2004-2007
Chris Higgins VAN Yale 2001-2003
Ryan Kesler VAN Ohio State 2002-2003
Steven Pinizzotto VAN RIT 2005-2007
Mason Raymond VAN Minnesota-Duluth 2005-2007
Cory Schneider VAN Boston College 2004-2007
Jordan Schroeder VAN Minnesota 2008-2010
Christopher Tanev VAN RIT 2009-2010
Jay Beagle WSH Alaska-Anchorage 2005-2007
Matt Hendricks WSH St. Cloud State 2000-2004
Jack Hillen WSH Colorado College 2004-2008
Steven Oleksy WSH Lake Superior 2006-2009
Tom Poti WSH Boston Univ. 1996-1998
Cameron Schilling WSH Miami 2008-2012
Aaron Volpatti WSH Brown 2006-2010
Casey Wellman WSH UMass 2008-2010
Grant Clitsome WPG Clarkson 2004-2008
Ron Hainsey WPG UMass-Lowell 1999-2001
Al Montoya WPG Michigan 2002-2005
Zach Redmond WPG Ferris State 2007-2011
Jim Slater WPG Michigan State 2001-2005
Mark Stuart WPG Colorado College 2002-2005
Blake Wheeler WPG Minnesota 2005-2008

 

[james30]

How many of those players left after 1 year, 2 years, 3 years, graduated? Just curious?!!!!

 

[Acadmus]

How many of those players left after 1 year, 2 years, 3 years, graduated? Just curious?!!!!

I can answer for Vermont players who made it to the NHL:

G Tom Draper (WPG, BUF, and NYI) - 2 years
LW John Leclair (MTL, PHI, PIT) - 4 years
RW Martin St. Louis (CGY, TB) - 4 years
G Tim Thomas (BOS) - 4 years
C Eric Perrin (TB, ATL) - 4 years
RW Graham Mink (WAS) - 3 years (was kicked out of school for an off-campus altercation)
RW Patrick Sharp (PHI, CHI) - 2 years
D Jamie Sifers (TOR) - 4 years
LW Torrey Mitchell (SJ, MIN) - 3 years
LW Viktor Stalberg (TOR, CHI) - 3 years

I think that's it for UVM. G Andrew Allen dressed for one game as a Florida Panther but sat on the bench as backup. We lost Viktor's younger brother, Sebastien, after just 3 years last year (don't recall if Toronto or Chicago signed him). We also lost Florida Panthers prospect David Pacan to the Canadian juniors after 2 or 3 years, and some guy I don't even recall the name of who pledged to UVM but then signed with Buffalo after they drafted him in the 1st round last year, so he never even played a game for the Cats.

 

[BGFalconHawks]

How many of those players left after 1 year, 2 years, 3 years, graduated? Just curious?!!!!

I put the years they attended next to their names so anything under 4 years means they left early.