CHI Honor Roll
College Hockey Inc. is proud of all student-athletes who contribute to the sport’s impressive graduation rate, but we offer a special stick salute to the group below. Listed here on the CHI Honor Roll are NCAA players who played in the NHL and returned to complete their degrees, either while in the league or after their playing career. This list doesn’t include the hundreds of alumni who earned their degree and went on to play in the NHL after graduating.
| Justin Abdelkader | Michigan State | 2015 |
| David Backes | Minnesota State | 2014 |
| Matt Benning | Northeastern | 2020 |
| Stu Bickel | Minnesota | 2020 |
| Nick Bjugstad | Minnesota | 2014 |
| Chris Brown | Michigan | 2015 |
| Ryan Carter | Minnesota State | 2018 |
| Kris Chucko | Minnesota | |
| Danny DeKeyser | Western Michigan | 2019 |
| Patrick Eaves | Boston College | 2018 |
| Tanner Fritz | Ohio State | 2021 |
| Johnny Gaudreau | Boston College | 2021 |
| Dennis Gilbert | Notre Dame | 2020 |
| Tony Granato | Wisconsin | 2018 |
| Bret Hedican | St. Cloud State | 2020 |
| T.J. Hensick | Michigan | 2007 |
| Tim Jackman | Minnesota State | 2018 |
| Mike Komisarek | Michigan | 2016 |
| Chris Kreider | Boston College | 2016 |
| Torey Krug | Michigan State | 2017 |
| Anders Lee | Notre Dame | 2014 |
| Paul Martin | Minnesota | 2020 |
| Alec Martinez | Miami | 2017 |
| Mike Matheson | Boston College | 2015 |
| Corey Millen | Minnesota | |
| Jake Oettinger | Boston University | 2020 |
| Phil Osaer | Ferris State | 2012 |
| Colton Parayko | Alaska | 2016 |
| Jean-Marc Pelletier | Cornell | 2011 |
| Cal Petersen | Notre Dame | 2020 |
| Neal Pionk | Minnesota Duluth | 2020 |
| Nate Schmidt | Minnesota | |
| Devin Shore | Maine | 2019 |
| Brady Skjei | Minnesota | 2020 |
| Matt Smaby | North Dakota | 2019 |
| Nico Sturm | Clarkson | 2020 |
| Jeff Tambellini | Michigan | 2018 |
| R.J. Umberger | Ohio State | 2011 |
| Jeff Zatkoff | Miami | 2018 |
Know of someone we are missing from this list? Let us know and we’ll be happy to add them to the list and celebrate their success – on and off the ice.
