UPDATED: September 15, 2005
The Next Step: College to the Pros

The following players have signed professional contracts upon the conclusion of their 2004-05 college seasons.

This list includes signings from the National Hockey League, American Hockey League, ECHL and United Hockey League. Other signings will be added as they become available. An asterisk (*) indicates that the player gave up remaining eligiblity to sign a pro contract.

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Date
NHL Team: Player (College)
Sept. 15
Carolina: Signed Vince Bellissimo (Western Michigan)
Aug. 31
Boston: Signed Ben Walter* (UMass Lowell)
Aug. 26
Tampa Bay: Signed Morgan Cey (Notre Dame)
Aug. 26
Tampa Bay: Signed Jay Rosehill* (Minnesota Duluth)
Aug. 24
San Jose: Signed Tom Cavanagh (Harvard)
Aug. 24
Los Angeles: Signed Joey Mormina (Colgate)
Aug. 24
Detroit: Signed Jimmy Howard* (Maine)
Aug. 24
Vancouver: Signed Brett Skinner* (Denver)
Aug. 23
Tampa Bay: Signed John Toffey* (Massachusetts)
Aug. 22
Ottawa: Signed Patrick Eaves* (Boston College)
Aug. 19
Anaheim: Signed Shane Hynes* (Cornell)
Aug. 17
N.Y. Rangers: Signed Chris Holt* (Nebraska-Omaha)
Aug. 16
Columbus: Signed Andrew Murray (Bemidji State)
Aug. 15
Boston: Signed Jonathan Sigalet* (Bowling Green)
Aug. 15
Edmonton: Signed Matt Greene* (North Dakota)
Aug. 15
Los Angeles: Signed Jeff Tambellini* (Michigan)
Aug. 15
Atlanta: Signed Jim Slater (Michigan State)
Aug. 15
Calgary: Signed Curtis McElhinney (Colorado College)
Aug. 15
Calgary: Signed Eric Nystrom (Michigan)
Aug. 12
New Jersey: Signed Jason Ryznar (Michigan)
Aug. 12
New Jersey: Signed Barry Tallackson (Minnesota)
Aug. 11
Calgary: Signed David Moss (Michigan)
Aug. 10
Boston: Signed Jordan Sigalet (Bowling Green)
Aug. 5
Tampa Bay: Signed Brady Greco* (Colorado College)
Aug. 3
Phoenix: Signed Matt Jones (North Dakota)
Aug. 3
Pittsburgh: Signed Noah Welch (Harvard)
Aug. 3
Pittsburgh: Signed Ryan Lannon (Harvard)
July 30
Boston: Signed Mark Stuart* (Colorado College)
July 30
Boston: Signed Andrew Alberts (Boston College)
July 29
St. Louis: Signed Lee Stempniak (Dartmouth)
July 29
N.Y. Rangers: Signed Hugh Jessiman* (Dartmouth)
July 27
N.Y. Rangers: Signed Al Montoya* (Michigan)
AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE
Date
AHL Team: Player (College)
Aug. 15
Chicago: Signed Pat Dwyer (Western Michigan)
July 11
Philadelphia: Signed Charlie Cook (Cornell)
April 15
Rochester: Signed Barrett Ehgoetz (Niagara)
April 14
St. John's (Toronto): Signed Luke Fulghum (Denver)
April 14
Utah: Signed Matt Laatsch (Denver)
April 12
Albany: Signed Barry Tallackson (Minnesota)
April 12
Hartford: Signed Colby Genoway (North Dakota)
April 11
Utah: Signed Scott Polaski (Colorado College)
April 3
Cincinnati: Signed Ryan Shannon (Boston College)
April 2
Providence: Signed Andrew Alberts (Boston College)
April 1
Utah: Signed Dave Spina (Boston College)
March 31
Manchester: Signed Ryan Murphy (Boston College)
March 29
Bridgeport: Signed Jason Guerriero (Northeastern)
March 19
St. John's (Toronto): Signed Colin Murphy (Michigan Tech)
March 15
San Antonio: Signed Vince Bellissimo* (Western Michigan)
ECHL
Date
ECHL Team: Player (College)
Sept. 14
South Carolina: Signed Jeff Legue (Ferris State)
Sept. 14
South Carolina: Signed David Spina (Boston College)
Sept. 8
Reading: Signed T.J. Kemp (Mercyhurst)
Aug. 25
Las Vegas: Signed Evan Schwabe (Minnesota Duluth)
Aug. 19
Fresno: Signed Cramer Hickey (Alaska-Fairbanks)
Aug. 19
Long Beach: Signed Jeff Drummond (Denver)
Aug. 18
Idaho: Signed Sean Regan (Massachusetts)
Aug. 18
Columbia: Signed Mike Meech (Brown)
Aug. 16
Mississippi: Signed Matt Craig (Quinnipiac)
Aug. 16
Charlotte: Signed Jay Latulippe (Clarkson)
Aug. 12
Long Beach: Signed Michael Woodford (Michigan)
Aug. 1
Augusta: Signed Ken Scuderi (Clarkson)
July 26
Long Beach: Signed Jon Foster (Denver)
July 26
Long Beach: Signed Kevin Ulanski (Denver)
July 25
Augusta: Signed Chris Chaput (Providence)
July 13
Gwinnett: Signed Ryan Reid (Lake Superior State)
July 13
Gwinnett: Signed Jared Ross (Alabama-Huntsville)
July 11
Toledo: Signed Ryan Gale (Niagara)
April 7
Alaska: Signed John Ronan (Maine)
April 2
Fresno: Signed Lee Green (Alaska Anchorage)
April 1
Dayton: Signed J.B. Bittner (Ohio State)
March 31
Atlantic City: Matt Deschamps (Maine)
March 31
Las Vegas: Signed Mike Lalonde (Michigan State)
March 31
Reading: Signed Brad Thompson (Minnesota State, Mankato)
March 26
Fresno: Signed Brett Hammond (Minnesota Duluth)
March 24
Reading: Signed Matt York (Ferris State)
March 24
Trenton: Signed Tim Judy (Northeastern)
March 23
Las Vegas: Signed Nick Anderson (Minnesota Duluth)
March 22
Greenville: Signed Adam Nightengale (Michigan State)
March 19
Dayton: Signed Steve Brudzewski (Bowling Green) and Chris Pedota (Bowling Green)
March 18
Las Vegas: Signed Tim Hambly (Minnesota Duluth) and Marco Peluso (Minnesota Duluth)
March 17
Dayton: Signed Brad Sullivan (Michigan Tech)
March 17
Johnstown: Signed Peter Trovato (Massachusetts)
March 17
Peoria: Signed Bo Cheesman (Lake Superior State)
March 17
Trenton: Signed Chris Chaput (Providence) and Les Haggett (Brown)
March 16
Greenville: Signed Jake Brenk (Minnesota State, Mankato)
March 15
Gwinnett: Signed Pat Dwyer (Western Michigan)
March 10
Atlantic City: Signed Nick Economakos (Rensselaer)
UNITED HOCKEY LEAGUE
Date
UHL Team: Player (College)
Sept. 1
Muskegon: Kevin LaPointe (Sacred Heart)
April 1
Missouri: Signed T.J. Kemp (Mercyhurst) and Cody Wojdyla (Rensselaer)
April 1
Muskegon: Signed Thomas Welsh (Ohio State), Rich Hansen (Mercyhurst) and David Wrigley (Mercyhurst)
March 30
Rockford: Signed Ryan Carrigan (Niagara)
March 26
Quad City: Signed Donny Grover (Northeastern)
March 25
Adirondack: Signed Lyon Porter (Clarkson)
March 25
Kalamazoo: Signed Jim McNamara (Western Michigan)
March 23
Motor City: Signed Jared Ross (Alabama-Huntsville)
March 18
Muskegon: Signed Clay Wilson (Michigan Tech)
March 18
Port Huron: Signed Ryan Minnabarriet (Bowling Green)
CENTRAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Date
Team: Player (College)
Sept. 2
Colorado: Signed Garrett Larson (St. Cloud State)
Sept. 2
Fort Worth: Signed Ty Hennes (Boston College)
Aug. 26
Youngstown: Signed Simon St. Pierre (Bentley)
July 20
Wichita: Signed Kris Wiebe (Niagara)
EUROPE
Date
Team: Player (College)
EV Landsberg 2000 (Germany): Signed Jordan Webb (Union)
EV Landsberg 2000 (Germany): Signed Adam Mitchell (Colgate)
Enkoping Sports Klubb (Sweden): Signed Chris DiStefano (Union)
May 20
Rapperswil-Jona (Switzerland): Signed Brady Murray* (North Dakota)

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