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)* |