Thursday, October 13, 2016

200+ Alums Start Season in NHL

Fourteen first-year pros made the jump straight from college hockey to the NHL

200+ Alums Start Season in NHL
Steven Santini and Boston College teammate Miles Wood are reunited on the New Jersey Devils.

More than 200 former NCAA players earned spots on opening-night NHL rosters, including 14 who played college hockey last season.

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Forty-two schools have a player on an NHL roster, led by Boston College, Michigan and Wisconsin (17 players each, including those on injured reserve).

The 14 first-year pros on active rosters are a sharp increase from last year, when eight players made the leap directly from college. A year ago that group included standout rookies Jack Eichel, Dylan Larkin and Colton Parayko.