The following former college players have appeared in the NHL in 2012-13.
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| LAST NAME | FIRST NAME | COLLEGE | CONF | NHL TEAM | COUNTRY | POS. | DRAFT | YEARS IN COLLEGE |
| Bonino | Nick | BU | HEA | ANA | US | F | 6th | 3 |
| Cogliano | Andrew | Michigan | CCHA | ANA | Canada | F | 1st | 2 |
| Hendry | Jordan | UAF | CCHA | ANA | Canada | D | FA | 4 |
| Lovejoy | Ben | Dartmouth | ECAC | ANA | US | D | FA | 4 |
| Palmieri | Kyle | N. Dame | CCHA | ANA | US | F | 1st | 1 |
| Steckel | David | OSU | CCHA | ANA | US | F | 1st | 4 |
| Winnik | Daniel | UNH | HEA | ANA | Canada | F | 9th | 3 |
| Bartkowski | Matt | OSU | CCHA | BOS | US | D | 7th | 2 |
| Bourque | Chris | BU | HEA | BOS | US | F | 2nd | 1 |
| Krug | Torey | MSU | CCHA | BOS | US | D | FA | 3 |
| Pandolfo | Jay | BU | HEA | BOS | US | F | 2nd | 4 |
| Peverley | Rich | SLU | ECAC | BOS | Canada | F | FA | 4 |
| Flynn | Brian | Maine | HEA | BUF | US | F | FA | 4 |
| Gerbe | Nathan | BC | HEA | BUF | US | F | 5th | 3 |
| Miller | Ryan | MSU | CCHA | BUF | US | G | 5th | 3 |
| Porter | Kevin | Michigan | CCHA | BUF | US | F | 4th | 4 |
| Ruhwedel | Chad | UML | HEA | BUF | US | D | FA | 4 |
| Scott | John | MTU | WCHA | BUF | Canada | F | FA | 4 |
| Stafford | Drew | N. Dakota | WCHA | BUF | US | F | 1st | 3 |
| Vanek | Thomas | Minn. | WCHA | BUF | Austria | F | 1st | 2 |
| Corvo | Joe | WMU | CCHA | CAR | US | D | 4th | 3 |
| Dalpe | Zac | OSU | CCHA | CAR | Canada | F | 2nd | 2 |
| Dwyer | Patrick | WMU | CCHA | CAR | US | F | 4th | 4 |
| Ellis | Dan | UNO | CCHA | CAR | Canada | G | 2nd | 3 |
| Faulk | Justin | UMD | WCHA | CAR | US | D | 2nd | 1 |
| McBain | Jamie | Wisconsin | WCHA | CAR | US | D | 2nd | 3 |
| Nash | Riley | Cornell | ECAC | CAR | Canada | F | 1st | 3 |
| Nodl | Andreas | SCSU | WCHA | CAR | Austria | F | 2nd | 2 |
| Wallace | Tim | N. Dame | CCHA | CAR | US | F | FA | 4 |
| Welsh | Jeremy | Union | ECAC | CAR | Canada | F | FA | 3 |
| Westgarth | Kevin | Princeton | ECAC | CAR | Canada | F | FA | 4 |
| Atkinson | Cam | BC | HEA | CBJ | US | F | 6th | 3 |
| Aucoin | Adrian | BU | HEA | CBJ | Canada | D | 5th | 1 |
| Collins | Sean | Cornell | ECAC | CBJ | Canada | F | 7th | 4 |
| Goloubef | Cody | Wisconsin | WCHA | CBJ | Canada | D | 2nd | 3 |
| Johnson | Jack | Michigan | CCHA | CBJ | US | D | 1st | 2 |
| Letestu | Mark | WMU | CCHA | CBJ | Canada | F | FA | 1 |
| Umberger | RJ | OSU | CCHA | CBJ | US | F | 1st | 3 |
| Butler | Chris | Denver | WCHA | CGY | US | D | 4th | 3 |
| Cammalleri | Michael | Michigan | CCHA | CGY | Canada | F | 2nd | 3 |
| Glencross | Curtis | UAA | WCHA | CGY | Canada | F | FA | 2 |
| Hanowski | Ben | SCSU | WCHA | CGY | US | F | 3rd | 4 |
| Jackman | Tim | Minn. St. | WCHA | CGY | US | F | 2nd | 2 |
| Smith | Derek | LSSU | CCHA | CGY | Canada | D | FA | 3 |
| Stempniak | Lee | Dartmouth | ECAC | CGY | US | F | 5th | 4 |
| Street | Ben | Wisconsin | WCHA | CGY | Canada | F | FA | 4 |
| Bollig | Brandon | SLU | ECAC | CHI | US | F | FA | 2 |
| Hayes | Jimmy | BC | HEA | CHI | US | F | 2nd | 3 |
| Hutton | Carter | UML | HEA | CHI | Canada | G | FA | 4 |
| Keith | Duncan | MSU | CCHA | CHI | Canada | D | 2nd | 2 |
| LeBlanc | Drew | SCSU | WCHA | CHI | US | F | FA | 4 |
| Leddy | Nick | Minn. | WCHA | CHI | US | D | 1st | 1 |
| Mayers | Jamal | WMU | CCHA | CHI | Canada | F | 4th | 4 |
| Pirri | Brandon | RPI | ECAC | CHI | Canada | F | 2nd | 1 |
| Sharp | Patrick | Vermont | ECAC | CHI | Canada | F | 3rd | 2 |
| Smith | Ben | BC | HEA | CHI | US | F | 6th | 4 |
| Stalberg | Viktor | Vermont | HEA | CHI | Sweden | F | 6th | 3 |
| Toews | Jonathan | N. Dakota | WCHA | CHI | Canada | F | 1st | 2 |
| Hunwick | Matt | Michigan | CCHA | COL | US | D | 7th | 4 |
| Johnson | Erik | Minn. | WCHA | COL | US | D | 1st | 1 |
| Jones | David | Dartmouth | ECAC | COL | Canada | F | 9th | 3 |
| Kobasew | Chuck | BC | HEA | COL | Canada | F | 1st | 1 |
| Malone | Brad | N. Dakota | WCHA | COL | Canada | F | 4th | 4 |
| O'Byrne | Ryan | Cornell | ECAC | COL | Canada | D | 3rd | 3 |
| Olver | Mark | NMU | CCHA | COL | Canada | F | 5th | 3 |
| Palushaj | Aaron | Michigan | CCHA | COL | US | F | 2nd | 2 |
| Stastny | Paul | Denver | WCHA | COL | US | F | 2nd | 2 |
| Van der Gulik | David | BU | HEA | COL | Canada | F | 7th | 4 |
| Zanon | Greg | UNO | CCHA | COL | Canada | D | 5th | 4 |
| Bachman | Richard | CC | WCHA | DAL | US | G | 4th | 2 |
| Chiasson | Alex | BU | HEA | DAL | Canada | F | 2nd | 3 |
| Cole | Erik | Clarkson | ECAC | DAL | US | F | 3rd | 3 |
| Garbutt | Ryan | Brown | ECAC | DAL | Canada | F | FA | 4 |
| Goligoski | Alex | Minn. | WCHA | DAL | US | D | 2nd | 3 |
| Nystrom | Eric | Michigan | CCHA | DAL | US | F | 1st | 4 |
| Oleksiak | Jamie | NU | HEA | DAL | Canada | D | 1st | 1 |
| Petersen | Toby | CC | WCHA | DAL | US | F | 9th | 4 |
| Smith | Reilly | Miami | CCHA | DAL | Canada | F | 3rd | 3 |
| Abdelkader | Justin | MSU | CCHA | DET | US | F | 2nd | 3 |
| DeKeyser | Danny | WMU | CCHA | DET | US | D | FA | 3 |
| Eaves | Patrick | BC | HEA | DET | US | F | 1st | 3 |
| Howard | Jimmy | Maine | HEA | DET | US | G | 2nd | 3 |
| Miller | Drew | MSU | CCHA | DET | US | F | 6th | 3 |
| Nyquist | Gustav | Maine | HEA | DET | Sweden | F | 4th | 3 |
| Sheahan | Riley | N. Dame | CCHA | DET | Canada | F | 1st | 3 |
| Smith | Brendan | Wisconsin | WCHA | DET | Canada | D | 1st | 3 |
| Arcobello | Mark | Yale | ECAC | EDM | US | F | FA | 4 |
| Brown | Mike | Michigan | CCHA | EDM | US | F | 5th | 2 |
| Danis | Yann | Brown | ECAC | EDM | Canada | G | FA | 4 |
| Horcoff | Shawn | MSU | CCHA | EDM | Canada | F | 4th | 4 |
| Jones | Ryan | Miami | CCHA | EDM | Canada | F | 4th | 4 |
| Petry | Jeff | MSU | CCHA | EDM | US | D | 2nd | 3 |
| Potter | Corey | MSU | CCHA | EDM | US | D | 4th | 4 |
| Schultz | Justin | Wisconsin | WCHA | EDM | Canada | D | 2nd | 3 |
| VandeVelde | Chris | N. Dakota | WCHA | EDM | US | F | 4th | 4 |
| Whitney | Ryan | BU | HEA | EDM | US | D | 1st | 3 |
| Bjugstad | Nick | Minn. | WCHA | FLA | US | F | 1st | 3 |
| Clemmensen | Scott | BC | HEA | FLA | US | G | 8th | 4 |
| Parros | George | Princeton | ECAC | FLA | US | F | 8th | 4 |
| Rallo | Greg | Ferris St. | CCHA | FLA | US | F | FA | 4 |
| Rheault | Jonathan | Providence | HEA | FLA | US | F | 5th | 4 |
| Santorelli | Mike | NMU | CCHA | FLA | Canada | F | 6th | 3 |
| Selleck | Eric | Oswego St. | SUNYAC | FLA | Canada | F | FA | 2 |
| Shore | Drew | Denver | WCHA | FLA | US | F | 2nd | 3 |
| Skille | Jack | Wisconsin | WCHA | FLA | US | F | 1st | 2 |
| Strachan | Tyson | OSU | CCHA | FLA | Canada | D | 5th | 4 |
| Weaver | Mike | MSU | CCHA | FLA | Canada | D | FA | 4 |
| Greene | Matt | N. Dakota | WCHA | LA | US | D | 2nd | 3 |
| Martinez | Alec | Miami | CCHA | LA | US | D | 4th | 3 |
| Penner | Dustin | Maine | HEA | LA | Canada | F | FA | 2 |
| Quick | Jonathan | UMass | HEA | LA | US | G | 3rd | 2 |
| Scuderi | Rob | BC | HEA | LA | US | D | 5th | 4 |
| Clark | Brett | Maine | HEA | MIN | Canada | D | 6th | 1 |
| Coyle | Charlie | BU | HEA | MIN | US | F | 1st | 2 |
| Cullen | Matt | SCSU | WCHA | MIN | US | F | 2nd | 2 |
| Dowell | Jake | Wisconsin | WCHA | MIN | US | F | 5th | 4 |
| Gilbert | Tom | Wisconsin | WCHA | MIN | US | D | 4th | 4 |
| Heatley | Dany | Wisconsin | WCHA | MIN | Canada | F | 1st | 2 |
| Mitchell | Torrey | Vermont | HEA | MIN | Canada | F | 4th | 3 |
| Parise | Zach | N. Dakota | WCHA | MIN | US | F | 1st | 2 |
| Prosser | Nate | CC | WCHA | MIN | US | D | FA | 4 |
| Suter | Ryan | Wisconsin | WCHA | MIN | US | D | 1st | 1 |
| Zucker | Jason | Denver | WCHA | MIN | US | F | 2nd | 2 |
| Bourque | Rene | Wisconsin | WCHA | MTL | Canada | F | FA | 4 |
| Drewiske | Davis | Wisconsin | WCHA | MTL | US | D | FA | 4 |
| Gionta | Brian | BC | HEA | MTL | US | F | 3rd | 4 |
| Pacioretty | Max | Michigan | CCHA | MTL | US | F | 1st | 1 |
| Pateryn | Greg | Michigan | CCHA | MTL | US | D | 5th | 4 |
| Anderson | Matt | UMass | HEA | NJ | US | F | FA | 4 |
| Butler | Bobby | UNH | HEA | NJ | US | F | FA | 4 |
| Carter | Ryan | Minn. St. | WCHA | NJ | US | F | FA | 2 |
| Fayne | Mark | Providence | HEA | NJ | US | D | 5th | 4 |
| Frazee | Jeff | Minnesota | WCHA | NJ | US | G | 2nd | 3 |
| Gionta | Stephen | BC | HEA | NJ | US | F | FA | 4 |
| Greene | Andy | Miami | CCHA | NJ | US | D | FA | 4 |
| Harrold | Peter | BC | HEA | NJ | US | D | FA | 4 |
| Kinkaid | Keith | Union | ECAC | NJ | US | G | FA | 2 |
| Zajac | Travis | N. Dakota | WCHA | NJ | Canada | F | 1st | 2 |
| Gill | Hal | Providence | HEA | NSH | US | D | 8th | 4 |
| Mueller | Chris | MSU | CCHA | NSH | US | F | FA | 4 |
| Smith | Craig | Wisconsin | WCHA | NSH | US | F | 4th | 2 |
| Wilson | Colin | BU | HEA | NSH | US | F | 1st | 2 |
| Yip | Brandon | BU | HEA | NSH | Canada | F | 8th | 4 |
| Aucoin | Keith | Norwich | ECAC-3 | NYI | US | F | FA | 4 |
| DiPietro | Rick | BU | HEA | NYI | US | G | 1st | 1 |
| Finley | Joe | N. Dakota | WCHA | NYI | US | D | 1st | 4 |
| Lee | Anders | N. Dame | CCHA | NYI | US | F | 6th | 3 |
| McDonald | Colin | Providence | HEA | NYI | US | F | 2nd | 4 |
| Moulson | Matt | Cornell | ECAC | NYI | Canada | F | 9th | 4 |
| Okposo | Kyle | Minn. | WCHA | NYI | US | F | 1st | 2 |
| Reasoner | Marty | BC | HEA | NYI | US | F | 1st | 3 |
| Strait | Brian | BU | HEA | NYI | US | D | 3rd | 3 |
| Bickel | Stu | Minn. | WCHA | NYR | US | D | FA | 1 |
| Boyle | Brian | BC | HEA | NYR | US | F | 1st | 4 |
| Ferriero | Benn | BC | HEA | NYR | US | F | 7th | 4 |
| Gilroy | Matt | BU | HEA | NYR | US | D | FA | 4 |
| Hagelin | Carl | Michigan | CCHA | NYR | Sweden | F | 6th | 4 |
| Halpern | Jeff | Princeton | ECAC | NYR | US | F | FA | 4 |
| Kreider | Chris | BC | HEA | NYR | US | F | 1st | 3 |
| McDonagh | Ryan | Wisconsin | WCHA | NYR | US | D | 1st | 3 |
| Powe | Darroll | Princeton | ECAC | NYR | Canada | F | FA | 4 |
| Stepan | Derek | Wisconsin | WCHA | NYR | US | F | 2nd | 2 |
| Borowiecki | Mark | Clarkson | ECAC | OTT | Canada | D | 5th | 3 |
| Conacher | Cory | Canisius | AHA | OTT | Canada | F | FA | 4 |
| Condra | Erik | N. Dame | CCHA | OTT | US | F | 7th | 4 |
| Da Costa | Stephane | Merrimack | HEA | OTT | France | F | FA | 2 |
| Grant | Derek | MSU | CCHA | OTT | Canada | F | 4th | 2 |
| Greening | Colin | Cornell | ECAC | OTT | Canada | F | 7th | 4 |
| Gryba | Eric | BU | HEA | OTT | Canada | D | 3rd | 4 |
| Lundin | Mike | Maine | HEA | OTT | US | D | 4th | 4 |
| O'Brien | Jim | Minn. | WCHA | OTT | US | F | 1st | 1 |
| Turris | Kyle | Wisconsin | WCHA | OTT | Canada | F | 1st | 1 |
| Wiercioch | Patrick | Denver | WCHA | OTT | Canada | D | 2nd | 2 |
| Gustafsson | Erik | NMU | CCHA | PHI | Sweden | D | FA | 3 |
| Hall | Adam | MSU | CCHA | PHI | US | F | 2nd | 4 |
| Huskins | Kent | Clarkson | ECAC | PHI | Canada | D | 6th | 4 |
| Knuble | Mike | Michigan | CCHA | PHI | US | F | 4th | 4 |
| Lauridsen | Oliver | SCSU | WCHA | PHI | Denmark | D | 7th | 3 |
| Read | Matt | BSU | WCHA | PHI | Canada | F | FA | 4 |
| Rosehill | Jay | UMD | WCHA | PHI | Canada | F | 7th | 1 |
| Zolnierczyk | Harry | Brown | ECAC | PHI | US | F | FA | 4 |
| Brown | Chris | Michigan | CCHA | PHX | US | F | 2nd | 3 |
| Conner | Chris | MTU | WCHA | PHX | US | F | FA | 4 |
| Johnson | Nick | Dartmouth | ECAC | PHX | Canada | F | 3rd | 4 |
| Johnson | Chad | UAF | CCHA | PHX | Canada | G | 5th | 4 |
| Miele | Andy | Miami | CCHA | PHX | US | F | FA | 4 |
| Moss | David | Michigan | CCHA | PHX | US | F | 7th | 4 |
| Summers | Chris | Michigan | CCHA | PHX | US | D | 1st | 4 |
| Adams | Craig | Harvard | ECAC | PIT | Canada | F | 9th | 4 |
| Bennett | Beau | Denver | WCHA | PIT | US | F | 1st | 2 |
| Eaton | Mark | N. Dame | CCHA | PIT | US | D | FA | 1 |
| Glass | Tanner | Dartmouth | ECAC | PIT | Canada | F | 9th | 4 |
| Kunitz | Chris | Ferris St. | CCHA | PIT | Canada | F | FA | 4 |
| Martin | Paul | Minn. | WCHA | PIT | US | D | 2nd | 3 |
| Murray | Douglas | Cornell | ECAC | PIT | Sweden | D | 8th | 4 |
| Niskanen | Matt | UMD | WCHA | PIT | US | D | 1st | 2 |
| Orpik | Brooks | BC | HEA | PIT | US | D | 1st | 3 |
| Reese | Dylan | Harvard | ECAC | PIT | US | D | 7th | 4 |
| Smith | Trevor | UNH | HEA | PIT | Canada | F | FA | 2 |
| Vitale | Joe | NU | HEA | PIT | US | F | 7th | 4 |
| Boyle | Dan | Miami | CCHA | SJ | Canada | D | FA | 4 |
| Braun | Justin | UMass | HEA | SJ | US | D | 7th | 4 |
| Burish | Adam | Wisconsin | WCHA | SJ | US | F | 9th | 4 |
| Galiardi | TJ | Dartmouth | ECAC | SJ | Canada | F | 2nd | 1 |
| Irwin | Matt | UMass | HEA | SJ | Canada | D | FA | 2 |
| Kennedy | Tim | MSU | CCHA | SJ | US | F | 6th | 3 |
| Pavelski | Joe | Wisconsin | WCHA | SJ | US | F | 7th | 2 |
| Petrecki | Nick | BC | HEA | SJ | US | D | 1st | 2 |
| Stalock | Alex | UMD | WCHA | SJ | US | G | 4th | 3 |
| Tennyson | Matt | WMU | CCHA | SJ | US | D | FA | 3 |
| Wingels | Tommy | Miami | CCHA | SJ | US | F | 6th | 3 |
| Backes | David | Minn. St. | WCHA | STL | US | F | 2nd | 3 |
| Cole | Ian | N. Dame | CCHA | STL | US | D | 1st | 3 |
| Elliott | Brian | Wisconsin | WCHA | STL | Canada | G | 9th | 4 |
| Leopold | Jordan | Minn. | WCHA | STL | US | D | 2nd | 4 |
| McDonald | Andy | Colgate | ECAC | STL | Canada | F | FA | 4 |
| Murray | Andrew | BSU | CHA | STL | Canada | F | 8th | 4 |
| Oshie | TJ | N. Dakota | WCHA | STL | US | F | 1st | 3 |
| Porter | Chris | N. Dakota | WCHA | STL | Canada | F | 9th | 4 |
| Schwartz | Jaden | CC | WCHA | STL | Canada | F | 1st | 2 |
| Shattenkirk | Kevin | BU | HEA | STL | US | D | 1st | 3 |
| Bishop | Ben | Maine | HEA | TB | US | G | 3rd | 3 |
| Carle | Matt | Denver | WCHA | TB | US | D | 2nd | 3 |
| Killorn | Alex | Harvard | ECAC | TB | Canada | F | 3rd | 4 |
| Lee | Brian | N. Dakota | WCHA | TB | US | D | 1st | 2 |
| Malone | Ryan | SCSU | WCHA | TB | US | F | 4th | 4 |
| Purcell | Teddy | Maine | HEA | TB | Canada | F | FA | 1 |
| St. Louis | Martin | Vermont | ECAC | TB | Canada | F | FA | 4 |
| Sustr | Andrej | UNO | WCHA | TB | Czech | D | FA | 3 |
| Taormina | Matt | Providence | HEA | TB | US | D | FA | 4 |
| Wyman | JT | Dartmouth | ECAC | TB | US | F | 4th | 4 |
| Bozak | Tyler | Denver | WCHA | TOR | Canada | F | FA | 2 |
| Colborne | Joe | Denver | WCHA | TOR | Canada | F | 1st | 2 |
| Frattin | Matt | N. Dakota | WCHA | TOR | Canada | F | 4th | 4 |
| Gardiner | Jake | Wisconsin | WCHA | TOR | US | D | 1st | 3 |
| Kessel | Phil | Minn. | WCHA | TOR | US | F | 1st | 1 |
| Komisarek | Mike | Michigan | CCHA | TOR | US | D | 1st | 2 |
| Kostka | Michael | UMass | HEA | TOR | Canada | D | FA | 4 |
| Liles | John-Michael | MSU | CCHA | TOR | US | D | 5th | 4 |
| Scrivens | Ben | Cornell | ECAC | TOR | Canada | G | FA | 4 |
| van Riemsdyk | James | UNH | HEA | TOR | US | F | 1st | 2 |
| Alberts | Andrew | BC | HEA | VAN | US | D | 6th | 4 |
| Ballard | Keith | Minn. | WCHA | VAN | US | D | 1st | 3 |
| Bieksa | Kevin | BGSU | CCHA | VAN | Canada | D | 5th | 4 |
| Booth | David | MSU | CCHA | VAN | US | F | 2nd | 4 |
| Ebbett | Andrew | Michigan | CCHA | VAN | Canada | F | FA | 4 |
| Garrison | Jason | UMD | WCHA | VAN | Canada | D | FA | 3 |
| Gordon | Andrew | SCSU | WCHA | VAN | Canada | F | 7th | 3 |
| Higgins | Chris | Yale | ECAC | VAN | US | F | 1st | 2 |
| Kesler | Ryan | OSU | CCHA | VAN | US | F | 1st | 1 |
| Pinizzotto | Steven | RIT | AHA | VAN | Canada | F | FA | 2 |
| Raymond | Mason | UMD | WCHA | VAN | Canada | F | 2nd | 2 |
| Schneider | Cory | BC | HEA | VAN | US | G | 1st | 3 |
| Schroeder | Jordan | Minn. | WCHA | VAN | US | F | 1st | 2 |
| Sweatt | Bill | CC | WCHA | VAN | US | F | 2nd | 4 |
| Tanev | Christopher | RIT | AHA | VAN | Canada | D | FA | 1 |
| Clitsome | Grant | Clarkson | ECAC | WPG | Canada | D | 9th | 4 |
| Hainsey | Ron | UML | HEA | WPG | US | D | 1st | 2 |
| Montoya | Al | Michigan | CCHA | WPG | US | G | 1st | 3 |
| Redmond | Zach | Ferris St. | CCHA | WPG | US | D | 7th | 4 |
| Slater | Jim | MSU | CCHA | WPG | US | F | 1st | 4 |
| Stuart | Mark | CC | WCHA | WPG | US | D | 1st | 3 |
| Wheeler | Blake | Minn. | WCHA | WPG | US | F | 1st | 3 |
| Beagle | Jay | UAA | WCHA | WSH | Canada | F | FA | 2 |
| Crabb | Joey | CC | WCHA | WSH | US | F | 7th | 4 |
| Hendricks | Matt | SCSU | WCHA | WSH | US | F | 5th | 4 |
| Hillen | Jack | CC | WCHA | WSH | US | D | FA | 4 |
| Oleksy | Steve | LSSU | CCHA | WSH | US | D | FA | 3 |
| Poti | Tom | BU | HEA | WSH | US | D | 3rd | 2 |
| Schilling | Cam | Miami | CCHA | WSH | US | D | FA | 4 |
| Volpatti | Aaron | Brown | ECAC | WSH | Canada | F | FA | 4 |