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.