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236 NHL draft picks are currently playing college hockey

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The Gophers have 13 players on their roster who have been drafted by an NHL team including Jimmy Snuggerud (81) who was drafted in the first round and 23rd overall by St. Louis in 2022, and teammate Brody Lamb who was chosen in the fourth round and 104th overall in the 2021 draft by the New York Rangers. PHOTO BY MATT KROHN/GOPHERSPORTS.COM

10 teams in NCAA have at least 10 NHL draft picks on their roster

There are a total of 236 Men’s Hockey NCAA Division I players who have been drafted by an NHL team.

There are 10 NCAA teams with at least 10 NHL draftees on their roster:

Boston College – 14

Boston University – 14

University of Massachusetts – 13

University of Minnesota – 13

University of Wisconsin – 13

Denver University – 12

Harvard University – 11

University of Michigan – 11

University of North Dakota – 11

University of Minnesota-Duluth – 10

The team’s with the most first-round draft picks include:

Boston College – 4

First NameLast NameNCAA TeamTeamClassPos.YearRd.Pick
CutterGauthierBoston CollegePHISo.F202215
RyanLeonardBoston CollegeWSHFr.F202318
GabePerreaultBoston CollegeNYRFr.F2023123
WillSmithBoston CollegeSJSFr.D202314

Minnesota – 3

First NameLast NameNCAA TeamTeamClassPos.YearRd.Pick
]OliverMooreMinnesotaCHIFr.F2023119
SamRinzelMinnesotaCHIFr.D2022125
JimmySnuggerudMinnesotaSTLSo.F2022123

Michigan – 2

First NameLast NameNCAA TeamTeamClassPos.YearRd.Pick
RutgerMcGroartyMichiganWPGSo.F2022114
FrankNazar IIIMichiganCHISo.F2022113

Boston U – 1

First NameLast NameNCAA TeamTeamClassPos.YearRd.Pick
TomWillanderBoston UniversityVANFr.D2023111

Connecticut – 1

First NameLast NameNCAA TeamTeamClassPos.YearRd.Pick
MatthewWoodConnecticutNSHSo.F2023115

Maine – 1

First NameLast NameNCAA TeamTeamClassPos.YearRd.Pick
BradlyNadeauMaineCARFr.F2023130

Michigan State – 1

First NameLast NameNCAA TeamTeamClassPos.YearRd.Pick
RutgerMcGroartyMichiganWPGSo.F2022114

Wisconsin – 1

First NameLast NameNCAA TeamTeamClassPos.YearRd.Pick
CharlieStramelWisconsinMINSo.F2023121

 

NHL Draft Picks with Minnesota ties playing NCAA Hockey:

First NameLast NameNCAA TeamTeamClassPos.YearRd.Pick
EricPohlkampBemidji StateSJSFr.D20235132
TristanBrozDenverPITJr.F2021258
MasonLangenbrunnerHarvardBOSSo.D20205151
JoeMillerHarvardTORSo.F20206180
JacksonHallumMichiganVGKSo.F2020391
KyleKukkonenMichigan TechANASo.F20216162
BryceBrodzinskiMinnesotaPHIGr.F20197196
RyanChesleyMinnesotaWSHSo.D2022237
JimmyClarkMinnesotaMINFr.F20237213
AaronHuglenMinnesotaBUFJr.F20194102
MikeKosterMinnesotaTORSr.F20195146
ConnorKurthMinnesotaTBLSo.F20226192
BrodyLambMinnesotaNYRSo.F20214104
LukeMittelstadtMinnesotaMTLSo.D20237197
OliverMooreMinnesotaCHIFr.F2023119
RhettPitlickMinnesotaMTLJr.F20195131
SamRinzelMinnesotaCHIFr.D2022125
JimmySnuggerudMinnesotaSTLSo.F2022123
CalThomasMinnesotaARISo.D20216171
BlakeBiondiMinnesota DuluthMTLSr.F20204109
WillFrancisMinnesota DuluthANAJr.D20196163
LukeLoheitMinnesota DuluthOTTGr.F20187194
AaronPionkMinnesota DuluthMINFr.D20235149
JackSmithMinnesota DuluthMTLSo.F20204102
CameronBergNorth DakotaNYIJr.F20214125
JacksonBlakeNorth DakotaCARSo.F20214109
JackPerbixNorthern MichiganANAGr.F20184116
JakeBoltmannNotre DameCGYJr.D2020380
JustinJanickeNotre DameSEAJr.F20217195
TrevorJanickeNotre DameANAGr.F20195132
DannyNelsonNotre DameNYIFr.F2023249
TannerLudtkeOmahaARIFr.F2023381
BarrettHallSt. Cloud StateSEAFr.F20226164
JackPeartSt. Cloud StateMINJr.D2021254
RyderDonovanSt. ThomasVGKGr.F20194110
CruzLuciusWisconsinCARSo.F20224124
CharlieStramelWisconsinMINSo.F2023121
WilliamWhitelawWisconsinCBJFr.F2023366

For a full list of NHL draft picks currently playing Division I hockey, click here:

https://collegehockeyinc.com/nhl-draft-picks-playing-college-hockey.php