UPDATED: August 31, 2010
The Next Step: College to the Pros

The following players have signed professional contracts upon the conclusion of their 2009-10 college seasons. This list includes signings from the National Hockey League, American Hockey League and ECHL. Other signings will be added as they become available.

An asterisk (*) indicates that the player gave up remaining eligiblity to sign a pro contract. The pound sign (#) indicates the player has been waived. Players who have signed with an American Hockey League team have agreed to an amateur tryout contract. An ATO allows an AHL team to sign a college player whose season is over after the league's trade deadline.

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Date
NHL Team: Player (College)
August 31
Chicago: Signed F Brandon Pirri (Rensselaer)*
August 11
Toronto: Signed F Jerry D'Amigo (Rensselaer)
August 3
Anaheim: Signed F Kyle Palmieri (Notre Dame)*
July 30
Montreal: Signed F Louis Leblanc (Harvard)*
July 27
Chicago: Signed D Nick Leddy (Minnesota)*
July 19
Carolina: Signed F Riley Nash (Cornell)*
July 6
New York Rangers: Signed D Ryan McDonagh (Wisconsin)*
July 6
Buffalo: Signed F Corey Tropp (Michigan State)*
July 1
New York Rangers: Signed F Derek Stepan (Wisconsin)*
June 1
San Jose: Signed F Tommy Wingels (Miami)*
June 1
San Jose: Signed G Carter Hutton (UMass Lowell)
May 31
Vancouver: Signed D Chris Tanev (RIT)*
May 27
Detroit: Signed D Brendan Smith (Wisconsin)*
May 26
Buffalo: Signed D Alex Biega (Harvard)
May 6
Philadelphia: Signed F Andrew Rowe (Michigan State)*
April 29
Columbus: Signed D Cody Goloubef (Wisconsin)*
April 29
Boston: Signed D Matt Bartkowski (Ohio State)*
April 28
Toronto: Signed G Ben Scrivens (Cornell)
April 27
Ottawa: Signed F Colin Greening (Cornell)
April 26
Minnesota: Signed F Jarod Palmer (Miami)
April 18
Chicago: Signed F Ben Smith (Boston College)
April 9
Florida: Signed G Marc Cheverie (Denver)*
April 5
Colorado: Signed D Colby Cohen (Boston University)*
April 5
Colorado: Signed D Kevin Shattenkirk (Boston University)*
April 1
New York Islanders: Signed F Rhett Rakhshani (Denver)
Islanders assigned Rakhshani to Bridgeport (AHL)
April 1
Ottawa: Signed D Patrick Wiercioch (Denver) *
March 31
Boston: Signed F Joe Colborne (Denver) *
Boston assigned Colborne to Providence (AHL)
March 31
Boston: Signed D Steve Kampfer (Michigan) *
Boston assigned Colborne to Providence (AHL)
March 31
Los Angeles: Signed F Ray Kaunisto (Northern Michigan)
March 31
Philadelphia: Signed D Erik Gustafsson (Northern Michigan) *
Philadelphia assigned Gustafsson to Adirondack (AHL)
March 31
Phoenix: Signed D/F Chris Summers (Michigan)
Phoenix assigned Summers to San Antonio (AHL)
March 30
Colorado: Signed F Mark Olver (Northern Michigan) *
March 30
Montreal: Signed D Brendon Nash (Cornell)
March 30
New York Rangers: Signed G Cam Talbot (Alabama-Huntsville) *
Rangers assigned Talbot to Hartford (AHL)
March 30
Dallas: Signed F Sean Backman (Yale)
March 29
Toronto: Signed F Brayden Irwin (Vermont)
March 29
Ottawa: Signed F Bobby Butler (New Hampshire)
March 26
Edmonton: Signed D Jeff Petry (Michigan State) *
Edmonton assigned Petry to Springfield (AHL)
March 24
Nashville: Signed F Ryan Thang (Notre Dame)
March 22
St. Louis: Signed D Ian Cole (Notre Dame) *
St. Louis assigned Cole to Peoria (AHL)
March 22
New York Rangers: Signed D Lee Baldwin (Alaska Anchorage) *
New York assigned Baldwin to Hartford (AHL)
March 22
San Jose: Signed F Tony Lucia (Minnesota)
San Jose assigned Lucia to Worcester (AHL)
March 22
San Jose: Signed D Nick Schaus (UMass Lowell)
San Jose assigned Shaus to Worcester (AHL)
March 22
San Jose: Signed F Tony Lucia (Minnesota)
March 21
Anaheim: Signed F Rob Bordson (Minnesota Duluth) *
March 21
Anaheim: Signed F Nick Bonino (Boston University) *
March 19
Philadelphia: Signed F Mike Testwuide (Colorado College)
March 19
Colorado: Signed F Mike Carman (Minnesota)
March 18
Phoenix: Signed F Josh Lunden (Alaska Anchorage)
Phoenix assigned Lunden to San Antonio (AHL)
March 18
Carolina: Signed F Zac Dalpe (Ohio State) *
Carolina assigned Dalpe to Albany (AHL)
March 18
Montreal: Signed F Hunter Bishop (Ohio State) *
Montreal assigned Bishop to Hamilton (AHL)
March 17
Minnesota: Signed D Nate Prosser (Colorado College)
March 17 Vancouver: Signed F Jordan Schroeder (Minnesota) *
Vancouver assigned Schroeder to Manitoba (AHL)
March 16
Philadelphia: Signed D Ben Holmstrom (UMass Lowell)
Philadelphia assigned Holmstrom to Adirondack (AHL)
March 16
Minnesota: Signed F Casey Wellman (Massachusetts) *
March 10 Carolina: Signed D Kyle Lawson (Notre Dame)
Carolina assigned Lawson to Albany (AHL)
AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE
Date
AHL Team: Player (College)
May 26
Hartford: Signed D Dan Ringwald (RIT)
April 15
Wilkes Barre-Scranton: Signed D Carl Sneep (Boston College)
April 14
Milwaukee: Signed F Blake Geoffrion (Wisconsin)
April 13
Rochester: Signed F Michael Davies (WIsconsin)
April 10
Rochester: Signed G Alex Petizian (St. Lawrence) #
April 8
Adirondack: Signed F Darcy Zajac (North Dakota)
April 7
Springfield: Signed F Ryan Donald (Yale)
April 6
Springfield: Signed F Chris VandeVelde (North Dakota)
April 2
Adirondack: Signed G Brian Stewart (Northern Michigan)
April 2
Manchester: Signed G Dave Wilson (Maine) #
April 2
Manchester: Signed D Thomas Dignard (Yale) #
April 2
Providence: Signed F Brian Roloff (Vermont)
April 2
Providence: Signed G Nevin Hamilton (UMass Lowell) #
Providence re-signed Hamilton April 9
April 1
Norfolk: Signed D Dave Cowan (Robert Morris)
April 1
Milwaukee: Signed F Ryan Flynn (Minnesota) #
April 1
Syracuse: Signed D Patrick Cullity (Vermont)
March 31
Peoria: Signed F Dion Knelsen (Alaska)
Peoria assigned Knelsen to Alaska (ECHL)
March 31
Hartford: Signed F Chris McKelvie (Bemidji State)
March 31
Springfield: Signed F Blair Riley (Ferris State)
March 29
Norfolk: Signed D Matt Case (Ferris State)
March 29
Binghamton: Signed D Eric Gryba (Boston University)
March 26
Rochester: Signed D Carl Hudson (Canisius)
March 26
Texas: Signed F Cody Chupp (Ferris State)
March 26
Syracuse: Signed F Alex Curran (St. Lawrence) #
March 26
Providence: Signed F Devin Timberlake (Brown)
March 26
Manitoba: Signed F Aaron Volpatti (Brown)
March 23
Grand Rapids: Signed F Brandon Wong (Quinnipiac) #
March 23
Albany: Signed F Mike McKenzie (St. Lawrence) #
March 22
Springfield: Signed F Matt Beca (Clarkson) and D Eddie Del Grosso (Nebraska-Omaha)
March 22
Norfolk: Signed D Jeremy Dehner (UMass Lowell)
March 22
Worcester: Signed F Matt Irwin (Massachusetts) *
March 22
Worcester: Signed F James Marcou (Massachusetts)
March 20
Adirondack: Signed G Carter Hutton (UMass Lowell) #
March 17
Manitoba: Signed F Kevin Clark (Alaska Anchorage)
March 17
Milwaukee: Signed F Ryan Thang (Notre Dame)
March 16
Texas: Signed D Tyler Ludwig (Western Michigan)
March 13
Chicago: Signed D Brett Blatchford (Notre Dame) #
March 12
Norfolk: Signed G Zane Kalemba (Princeton) #
March 12
Worcester: Signed F Cam McIntyre (Princeton) #
March 11 Norfolk: Signed D Taylor Vichorek (Hamline [Minn.]) *
March 10
Norfolk: Signed F Kai Kantola (Bowling Green) #
March 10
Norfolk: Signed F Tim Marks (Clarkson)
March 10
Toronto: Signed D Simon Gysbers (Lake Superior State)
ECHL
Date
ECHL Team: Player (College)
April 16
Cincinnati: Signed G Alex Petizian (St. Lawrence)
April 12
Reading: Signed G Kain Tisi (St. Lawrence)
March 31
Idaho: Signed F Brandon Knelsen (Alaska)
March 31
Idaho: Signed D Dustin Molle (Alaska)
March 30
Las Vegas: Signed D Sean McMonagle (Brown)
March 30
Bakersfield: Signed F Jean-Marc Beaudoin (Quinnipiac)
March 30
Alaska: Signed D Nils Backstrom (Alaska Anchorage)
March 28
Cincinnati: Signed D Cullen Eddy (Mercyhurst) #
March 25
South Carolina: Signed D Derek Keller (St. Lawrence) # and D Jeff Caister (St. Lawrence) #
March 24
South Carolina: Signed F David de Kastrozza (Maine)
March 24
Las Vegas: Signed D Barry Goers (UMass Lowell)
March 20
Idaho: Signed F Geoff Irwin (Minnesota State)
March 20
Idaho: Signed F Kael Mouillierat (Minnesota State)
March 20
Utah: Signed D Chad Morin (Harvard) #
March 19
Wheeling: Signed G Bobby Jarosz (Michigan State) #
March 19
Kalamazoo: Signed F Brian McMillin (Colorado College)
March 19
Kalamazoo: Signed F Kyle Kraemer (Northeastern)
March 19
Bakersfield: Signed D Jordan Collins (Western Michigan)
March 18
Gwinnett: Signed D Drew Dobson (Michigan Tech)
March 18
Bakersfield: Signed F Cam Watson (Western Michigan) #
March 18
Cincinnati: Signed D Cullen Eddy (Mercyhurst)
March 17
Stockton: Signed D Trevor Hunt (Alaska Anchorage)
March 17
Reading: Signed F Malcolm Gwilliam (Michigan Tech) #
March 17
Victoria: Signed F Mark Magnowski (Princeton)
March 16
Kalamazoo: Signed G Riley Gill (Western Michigan)
March 13
Bakersfield: Signed F Dan Kissel (Notre Dame)
March 13
Bakersfield: Signed D Eric Burgdorfer (Rensselaer)
March 12
Las Vegas: Signed F Tomas Petruska (Bowling Green) #
March 11
Reading: Signed D Steven Kaunisto (Lake Superior State) #
March 9
Toledo: Signed D Kyle Page (Bowling Green)
IHL
Date
IHL Team: Player (College)
March 25
Quad City: Signed F Addison DeBoer (Colorado College)
EUROPE
Date
European Team (League): Player (College)
July 23
MKS Cracovia Krakow (Polish Elite League): Signed F Dave Kostuch (Canisius)*