# List of USHL alumni to play in the NHL

List of United States Hockey League alumni who have played in the National Hockey League.

## A

| Player | USHL team | NHL team |
| Justin Abdelkader | Cedar Rapids | Detroit Red Wings |
| Andrew Alberts | Waterloo | Vancouver Canucks |
| Keith Aldridge | Rochester | Dallas Stars |
| Conor Allen | Sioux Falls | New York Rangers |
| Tyler Arnason | Fargo-Moorhead | Colorado Avalanche |
| Zach Aston-Reese | Lincoln | Detroit Red Wings |
| Mason Appleton | Tri-City | Winnipeg Jets |

## B

| Player | USHL team | NHL team |
| David Backes | Lincoln | Boston Bruins |
| Jozef Balej | Thunder Bay/Rochester | Vancouver Canucks |
| Keith Ballard | Omaha | Vancouver Canucks |
| Ralph Barahona | Austin/Rochester | Boston Bruins |
| Adam Berkhoel | Twin Cities | Atlanta Thrashers |
| Tom Bissett | Waterloo | Detroit Red Wings |
| Anthony Bitetto | Indiana | Nashville Predators |
| Jason Blake | Waterloo | Anaheim Ducks |
| John Blue | Des Moines | Buffalo Sabres |
| Brandon Bochenski | Lincoln | Boston Bruins |
| Jared Boll | Lincoln | Columbus Blue Jackets |
| Brandon Bollig | Lincoln | Chicago Blackhawks |
| J. T. Brown | Waterloo | Anaheim Ducks |
| John Byce | Madison | Boston Bruins |

## C

| Player | USHL team | NHL team |
| Ryan Caldwell | Thunder Bay | New York Islanders |
| Matt Carle | River City | Nashville Predators |
| John Carlson | Indiana | Washington Capitals |
| Ryan Carter | Green Bay Gamblers | New Jersey Devils |
| Macklin Celebrini | Chicago Steel | San Jose Sharks |
| Noah Clarke | Des Moines | Los Angeles Kings |
| Scott Clemmensen | Des Moines | Florida Panthers |
| Ben Clymer | Rochester | Washington Capitals |
| Erik Cole | Des Moines | Carolina Hurricanes |
| Ty Conklin | Green Bay | Detroit Red Wings |
| Kyle Connor | Youngstown | Winnipeg Jets |
| Joe Corvo | Omaha | Ottawa Senators |
| Joey Crabb | Green Bay | Atlanta Thrashers |
| Mark Cullen | Fargo-Moorhead | Chicago Blackhawks |

## D

| Player | USHL team | NHL team |
| Thatcher Demko | Omaha | Vancouver Canucks |
| Dan Dorion | Austin | New Jersey Devils |
| Joe Dziedzic | St. Paul | Phoenix Coyotes |

## E

| Player | USHL team | NHL team |
| Mark Eaton | Waterloo | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Dan Ellis | Omaha | Anaheim Ducks |

## F

| Player | USHL team | NHL team |
| Adam Fantilli | Chicago Steel | Columbus Blue Jackets |
| Ruslan Fedotenko | Sioux City | Philadelphia Flyers |
| Brian Ferlin | Indiana | Boston Bruins |
| Chris Ferraro | Dubuque/Waterloo | Washington Capitals |
| Peter Ferraro | Dubuque/Waterloo | New York Islanders |
| Joe Finley | Sioux Falls | New York Islanders |
| Alex Foster | Sioux Falls | Toronto Maple Leafs |

## G

| Player | USHL team | NHL team |
| Adam Gaudette | Cedar Rapids | Vancouver Canucks |
| Johnny Gaudreau | Dubuque | Calgary Flames |
| Ken Gernander | Des Moines | New York Rangers |
| Zemgus Girgensons | Dubuque | Buffalo Sabres |
| Alex Goligoski | Sioux Falls | Dallas Stars |
| John Grahame | Sioux City | Carolina Hurricanes |
| Matt Greene | Green Bay | Los Angeles Kings |
| John Gruden | Waterloo | Washington Capitals |
| Jake Guentzel | Sioux City | Tampa Bay Lightning |

## H

| Player | USHL team | NHL team |
| David Hale | Sioux City | Calgary Flames |
| Matt Henderson | St. Paul | Chicago Blackhawks |
| Ben Holmstrom | Sioux Falls | Philadelphia Flyers |
| Phil Housley | St. Paul | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Jimmy Howard | USA NTDP | Detroit Red Wings |
| Gordie Howe | Omaha | Detroit Red Wings |
| Jack Hughes | USA NTDP | New Jersey Devils |

## I

| Player | USHL team | NHL Team |
| Alex Iafallo | Fargo | Los Angeles Kings |

## J

| Player | USHL team | NHL team |
| Tim Jackman | Twin Cities | Anaheim Ducks |
| Joe Jensen | Sioux Falls | Carolina Hurricanes |
| Greg Johnson | Thunder Bay | Detroit Red Wings |
| Jim Johnson | St. Paul | Phoenix Coyotes |
| Ryan Johnson | Thunder Bay | St. Louis Blues |
| Marc Johnstone | Chicago | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Matt Jones | Green Bay | Phoenix Coyotes |

## K

| Player | USHL team | NHL team |
| Chris Kenady | St. Paul | New York Rangers |
| Trent Klatt | St. Paul | Los Angeles Kings |
| Rostislav Klesla | Sioux City | Phoenix Coyotes |
| Fred Knipscheer | Omaha | St. Louis Blues |
| Matt Koalska | Twin Cities | New York Islanders |
| Dieter Kochan | Sioux City | Minnesota Wild |
| Tim Kennedy | Sioux City | Buffalo Sabres |
| Torey Krug | Indiana | St.Louis Blues |

## L

| Player | USHL team | NHL team |
| Bryce Lampman | Omaha | New York Rangers |
| Josh Langfeld | Lincoln | Detroit Red Wings |
| Chad Larose | Sioux Falls | Carolina Hurricanes |
| Trevor Lewis | Des Moines | Los Angeles Kings |
| Charlie Lindgren | Sioux Falls | Montreal Canadiens |

## M

| Player | USHL Team | NHL Team |
| Ryan Malone | Omaha | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| Alec Martinez | Cedar Rapids | Vegas Golden Knights |
| Andy Miele | Cedar Rapids/Chicago | Phoenix Coyotes |
| Casey Mittelstadt | Green Bay | Boston Bruins |
| David Moss | Cedar Rapids | Calgary Flames |
| Auston Matthews | USNTDP Juniors | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Justin Mercier | St Louis Eagles | Colorado Avalanche |
| Brandon Montour | Waterloo Black Hawks | Seattle Kraken |

## N

| Player | USHL team | NHL team |
| Andreas Nödl | Sioux Falls | Carolina Hurricanes |

## O

| Player | USHL team | NHL team |
| Kyle Okposo | Des Moines | Florida Panthers |
| Will O'Neill | Omaha | Philadelphia Flyers |
| Josh Olson | Omaha | Florida Panthers |
| Jed Ortmeyer | Omaha | New York Rangers |
| T. J. Oshie | Sioux Falls | Washington Capitals |

## P

| Player | USHL team | NHL team |
| Max Pacioretty | Sioux City | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Joe Pavelski | Waterloo | Dallas Stars |
| Mike Peluso | Omaha | Philadelphia Flyers |
| Toby Petersen | Fargo-Moorhead | Edmonton Oilers |
| Brent Peterson | Thunder Bay | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| Jeff Petry | Des Moines | Detroit Red Wings |
| Neal Pionk | Sioux City | Winnipeg Jets |
| Rem Pitlick | Waterloo/Muskegon | Montreal Canadiens |
| Derek Plante | Madison | Philadelphia Flyers |
| Shjon Podein | Rochester | Colorado Avalanche |
| John Pohl | Twin Cities | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Ryan Potulny | Lincoln | Chicago Blackhawks |
| Owen Power | Chicago Steel | Buffalo Sabres |
| Tom Preissing | Green Bay | Ottawa Senators |
| Sean Pronger | Thunder Bay | Vancouver Canucks |
| Nate Prosser | Sioux Falls | Minnesota Wild |
| Teddy Purcell | Cedar Rapids Roughriders | Tampa Bay Lightning |

## R

| Player | USHL team | NHL team |
| Brian Rafalski | Madison | Detroit Red Wings |
| Kyle Rau | Sioux Falls | Florida Panthers |
| Joel Rechlicz | Indiana | New York Islanders |
| Zach Redmond | Sioux Falls | Montreal Canadiens |
| Danny Richmond | Chicago | Chicago Blackhawks |
| Andy Roach | Waterloo | St. Louis Blues |
| Jon Rohloff | St. Paul | Boston Bruins |
| Todd Rohloff | St. Paul | Washington Capitals |
| Kevin Roy | Lincoln | Anaheim Ducks |

## S

| Player | USHL team | NHL team |
| Kurt Sauer | North Iowa | Colorado Avalanche |
| Jaden Schwartz | Tri-City | Seattle Kraken |
| Peter Sejna | Des Moines | St. Louis Blues |
| Dan Sexton | Sioux Falls | Anaheim Ducks |
| Patrick Sharp | Thunder Bay | Dallas Stars |
| Richard Shulmistra | Thunder Bay | New Jersey Devils |
| Jaccob Slavin | Chicago | Carolina Hurricanes |
| Peter Smrek | Des Moines | New York Rangers |
| Dave Snuggerud | Bloomington | Philadelphia Flyers |
| Paul Stastny | River City | St. Louis Blues |
| Yan Stastny | Omaha | Boston Bruins |
| Ray Staszak | Austin | Detroit Red Wings |
| Colin Stuart | Lincoln | Atlanta Thrashers |
| Mark Stuart | Rochester | Boston Bruins |
| Mike Stuart | Rochester | St. Louis Blues |
| Andrej Sustr | Youngstown | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| Gary Suter | Dubuque | San Jose Sharks |
| Brian Swanson | Omaha | Atlanta Thrashers |

## T

| Player | USHL team | NHL team |
| Jeff Taffe | Rochester | Phoenix Coyotes |
| Daniil Tarasov | Indiana | San Jose Sharks |
| Ryan Thang | Sioux Falls/Omaha | Nashville Predators |
| Bill Thomas | Tri-City | Phoenix Coyotes |
| Billy Tibbetts | Sioux City | New York Rangers |
| Corey Tropp | Sioux Falls | Anaheim Ducks |

## V

| Player | USHL team | NHL team |
| Thomas Vanek | Sioux Falls | Buffalo Sabres |
| Joe Vitale | Sioux Falls | Pittsburgh Penguins |

## W

| Player | USHL team | NHL team |
| Duvie Westcott | Omaha | Columbus Blue Jackets |
| David Wilkie | Omaha | New York Rangers |
| Landon Wilson | Dubuque | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Tommy Wingels | Cedar Rapids | San Jose Sharks |
| Andy Wozniewski | Dubuque | Toronto Maple Leafs |

## Z

| Player | USHL team | NHL team |
| Rick Zombo | Austin | St. Louis Blues |

## Sources

* USHL 2006-07 Media Guide