The following players have signed professional
contracts upon the conclusion of their 2008-09 college seasons.
This list includes signings from the National Hockey League,
American Hockey League and ECHL. Other signings will be added as
they become available.
An asterisk (*) indicates that the player gave
up remaining eligiblity to sign a pro contract. The pound
sign (#) indicates the player has been waived. Players who
have signed with an American Hockey League team have agreed
to an amateur tryout contract. An ATO allows an AHL team to
sign a college player whose season is over after the league's
trade deadline.
| NATIONAL
HOCKEY LEAGUE |
| Date |
NHL
Team: Player (College) |
| June 16 |
Pittsburgh: Signed D Brian Strait (Boston University)* |
| April 16 |
Boston: Signed G Matt Dalton (Bemidji State)* |
| April 16 |
Nashville: Signed F Colin Wilson (Boston University)*
|
| April 16 |
New York Rangers: Signed D Matt Gilroy (Boston University) |
| April 14 |
Toronto: Signed F Viktor Stalberg (Vermont)* |
| April 13 |
San Jose: Signed G Alex Stalock (Minnesota Duluth)* |
| April 11 |
Detroit: Signed G Jordan Pearce (Notre Dame) |
| April 11 |
Philadelphia: Signed D Jamie Fritsch (New Hampshire) |
| April 9 |
Tampa Bay: Signed D Geoff Kinrade (Michigan Tech) |
| April 7 |
Vancouver: Signed D Evan Oberg (Minnesota Duluth)* |
| April 7 |
Anaheim: Signed F Dan Sexton (Bowling Green)* |
| April 3 |
Pittsburgh: Signed G Brad Thiessen (Northeastern)*
Pittsburgh assigned Thiessen to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
(AHL) |
| April 3 |
St. Louis: Signed F Aaron Palushaj (Michigan)*
St.
Louis assigned Palushaj to Peoria (AHL) |
| April 3 |
Los Angeles: Signed D Patrick Mullen (Denver) |
| April 3 |
Toronto: Signed F Tyler Bozak (Denver)*
Toronto
assigned Bozak to Toronto (AHL) |
| April 2 |
Washington: Signed D Joe Finley (North Dakota)
Washington
assigned Finley to Hershey (AHL) |
| April 1 |
Philadelphia: Signed F James vanRiemsdyk (New Hampshire)*
vanRiemsdyk is expected to join Philadelphia (AHL)
|
| April 1 |
Buffalo: Signed D Matt Generous (St. Lawrence) |
| March 31 |
Los Angeles: Signed F Corey Elkins (Ohio State) |
| March 31 |
Toronto: Signed F Christian Hanson (Notre Dame) |
| March 30 |
Anaheim: Signed D Mark Mitera (Michigan)
Anaheim
assigned Mitera to Iowa (AHL) |
| March 30 |
Anaheim: Signed F MacGregor Sharp (Minnesota Duluth)
Anaheim assigned Sharp to Iowa (AHL) |
| March 30 |
San Jose: Signed D Joe Loprieno (Merrimack)* |
| March 30 |
San Jose: Signed D Nick Petrecki (Boston College)* |
| March 27 |
Dallas: Signed G Richard Bachman (Colorado College)* |
| March 27 |
Colorado: Signed F Ryan Stoa (Minnesota)* |
| March 26 |
Carolina: Signed D Jamie McBain (Wisconsin)*
Carolina
assigned McBain to Albany (AHL) |
| March 25 |
Washington: Signed D Zach Miskovic (St. Lawrence)
Miskovic joins Hershey (AHL) on amateur tryout contract |
| March 20 |
Vancouver: Signed F Eric Walsky (Colorado College)
Vancouver assigned Walsky to Manitoba (AHL) |
| March 20 |
Washington: Signed F Trevor Bruess (Minnesota State)*
Bruess expected to join Hershey (AHL) on amateur tryout
contract |
| March 19 |
New York Rangers: Signed F Paul Crowder (Alaska Anchorage)*
Rangers assigned Crowder to Hartford (AHL) |
| March 19 |
Toronto: Signed F Alex Berry (Massachusetts)
Toronto
assigned Berry to Toronto (AHL) |
| |
| AMERICAN
HOCKEY LEAGUE |
| Date |
AHL
Team: Player (College) |
April 8 |
Bridgeport: Signed F Ryan Duncan (North Dakota) |
April 6 |
Houston: Signed D J.P. Testwuide (Denver) |
April 6 |
Syracuse: Signed F Matt Greer (Minnesota Duluth) |
April 4 |
Portland: Signed F Travis Turnbull (Michigan) |
April 2 |
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton: Signed F Joe Vitale (Northeastern) |
April 2 |
Syracuse: Signed D Kevin Schmidt (Bowling Green) |
April 1 |
Syracuse: Signed F Tim Miller (Michigan) |
| March 31 |
Chicago: Signed F Andrew Kozek (North Dakota) |
| March 31 |
Grand Rapids: Signed F Dan Charleston (Nebraska-Omaha) |
| March 24 |
Syracuse: Signed D Tim Filangieri (Boston College) |
| March 24 |
Lake Erie: Signed F David Marshall (Quinnipiac) |
| March 22 |
Rockford: Signed D Brian Connelly (Colorado College)* |
| March 21 |
Albany: Signed F Cory Quirk (Massachusetts) |
| March 20 |
Iowa: Signed D Mike Stuart (Brown) |
| March 19 |
Lake Erie: Signed D Dan Henningson (Quinnipiac) |
| March 18 |
Rochester: Signed D Matt Duffy (Maine)
Duffy
was reassigned to Florida (ECHL) on March 20# |
| March 18 |
Lake Erie: Signed D Russ Sinkewich (Bowling Green)
Sinkewich was reassigned to Idao (ECHL), then loaned
to Milwaukee (AHL) |
| March 18 |
San Antonio: Signed D Chris Frank (Western Michigan)
|
| March 17 |
Philadelphia: Signed D David Sloane (Colgate) |
| March 13 |
Providence: Signed D Jason Fredricks (Colgate) |
| March 10 |
Binghamton: Signed D Matt Taormina (Providence) |
| March 10 |
Syracuse: Signed D Nick St. Pierre (Colgate) |
| |
| ECHL |
| Date |
ECHL
Team: Player (College) |
| April 6 |
Elmira: Signed D Jared Ross (St. Lawrence) |
| April 6 |
Trenton: Signed F Nathan Perkovich (Lake Superior State) |
| April 6 |
South Carolina: Signed F Rob Ricci (Merrimack)* |
| April 4 |
Charlotte: Signed F Andrew Carroll (Minnesota Duluth) |
| April 2 |
Las Vegas: Signed F Garrett Regan (Notre Dame) |
| April 2 |
Las Vegas: Signed F Kevin DiVergilio (St. Lawrence) |
April 1 |
Charlotte: Signed D Luke Lucyk (Notre Dame) |
| March 31 |
Stockton: Signed F Brandon Naurato (Michigan) |
| March 27 |
Elmira: Signed G Bud Fisher (Quinnipiac)# |
| March 27 |
Reading: Signed D Dan Sullivan (Niagara) |
| March 27 |
Las Vegas: Signed D Cody Lampl (Colorado College) |
| March 26 |
Las Vegas: Signed D John Schwarz (Michigan Tech) |
| March 26 |
Cincinnati: Signed D Kirk Medernach (Mercyhurst) |
| March 26 |
Alaska: Signed G Matt Lundin (Mercyhurst) |
| March 23 |
Bakersfield: Signed G Jerad Kaufmann (Nebraska-Omaha) |
| March 22 |
Las Vegas: Signed F Scott McCulloch (Colorado College) |
| March 22 |
Johnstown: Signed F Joe Federoff (Alabama-Huntsville) |
| March 22 |
Elmira: Signed F Bear Trapp (Sacred Heart) |
| March 21 |
Wheeling: Signed F Chris Margott (Robert Morris) |
| March 21 |
Idaho: Signed D Brendan Milnamow (Union)# |
| March 21 |
Idaho: Signed F Matt Cook (Union) |
| March 21 |
Reading: Signed F Eric Giosa (Sacred Heart) |
| March 20 |
Wheeling: Signed F Tomas Klepma (Nebraska-Omaha) |
| March 20 |
Wheeling: Signed D Scott Kalinchuk (Alabama-Huntsville) |
| March 20 |
Las Vegas: Signed D Mat Robinson (Alaska Anchorage) |
| March 20 |
South Carolina: Signed F Mick Berge (Minnesota State)
|
| March 19 |
Idaho: Signed D Matt Sorteberg (Quinnipiac) |
| March 19 |
Reading: Signed F Vince Rocco (Niagara) |
| March 19 |
South Carolina: Signed D David Grimson (Sacred Heart)
|
| March 18 |
Cincinnati: Signed F Chris D'Alvise (Clarkson)# |
| March 17 |
Idaho: Signed F Brandon Svendsen (Bowling Green) |
| March 14 |
Reading: Signed G Beau Erickson (Connecticut) |
| March 13 |
Charlotte: Signed F Matt Schepke (Michigan State)
Schepke was reassigned to Hartford (AHL) on April
7 |
March 13 |
Elmira: Signed F Brendan Connolly (Ferris State) |
March 13 |
Gwinnett: Signed D Brandon Gentile (Michigan State)
|
| March 12 |
Trenton: Signed D Sean Erickson (Connecticut)# |
| |
| CHL |
| Date |
CHL
Team: Player (College) |
April 12 |
Texas: Signed D Jared Seminoff (Cornell) |
March 31 |
Rio Grande Valley: Signed F Brennan Sarazin (RIT) |
| March 21 |
Tulsa: Signed F Augie DiMarzo (St. Lawrence)* |
| |
| IHL |
| Date |
IHL
Team: Player (College) |
| March 28 |
Port Huron: Signed D Kevin O'Connor (Western Michigan)* |
| March 27 |
Muskegon: Signed F Anton Kharin (RIT) |
| March 21 |
Fort Wayne: Signed D Keith Rodger (American International) |
|
EUROPEAN
LEAGUES |
Date |
Team
(League): Player (College) |
April 30 |
SC Riessersee (2.Bundesliga Germany): Signed D Kevin
Kapstad (New Hampshire) |
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