List of USHL alumni to play in the NHL

List of United States Hockey League alumni who have played in the National Hockey League.

A

Player	USHL Team	NHL Team
Justin Abdelkader	Cedar Rapids	Detroit Red Wings
Andrew Alberts	Waterloo	Vancouver Canucks
Keith Aldridge	Rochester	Dallas Stars
Conor Allen	Sioux Falls	New York Rangers
Tyler Arnason	Fargo-Moorhead	Colorado Avalanche

B

Player	USHL Team	NHL Team
David Backes	Lincoln	Boston Bruins
Jozef Balej	Thunder Bay/Rochester	Vancouver Canucks
Keith Ballard	Omaha	Vancouver Canucks
Ralph Barahona	Austin/Rochester	Boston Bruins
Adam Berkhoel	Twin Cities	Atlanta Thrashers
Tom Bissett	Waterloo	Detroit Red Wings
Anthony Bitetto	Indiana	Nashville Predators
Jason Blake	Waterloo	Anaheim Ducks
John Blue	Des Moines	Buffalo Sabres
Brandon Bochenski	Lincoln	Boston Bruins
Jared Boll	Lincoln	Columbus Blue Jackets
Brandon Bollig	Lincoln	Chicago Blackhawks
John Byce	Madison	Boston Bruins

C

Player	USHL Team	NHL Team
Ryan Caldwell	Thunder Bay	New York Islanders
Matt Carle	River City	Nashville Predators
John Carlson	Indiana	Washington Capitals
Ryan Carter	Green Bay Gamblers	New Jersey Devils
Noah Clarke	Des Moines	Los Angeles Kings
Scott Clemmensen	Des Moines	Florida Panthers
Ben Clymer	Rochester	Washington Capitals
Erik Cole	Des Moines	Carolina Hurricanes
Ty Conklin	Green Bay	Detroit Red Wings
Joe Corvo	Omaha	Ottawa Senators
Joey Crabb	Green Bay	Atlanta Thrashers
Mark Cullen	Fargo-Moorhead	Chicago Blackhawks

D

Player	USHL Team	NHL Team
Dan Dorion	Austin	New Jersey Devils
Joe Dziedzic	St. Paul	Phoenix Coyotes

E

Player	USHL Team	NHL Team
Mark Eaton	Waterloo	Pittsburgh Penguins
Dan Ellis	Omaha	Anaheim Ducks

F

Player	USHL Team	NHL Team
Ruslan Fedotenko	Sioux City	Philadelphia Flyers
Brian Ferlin	Indiana	Boston Bruins
Chris Ferraro	Dubuque/Waterloo	Washington Capitals
Peter Ferraro	Dubuque/Waterloo	New York Islanders
Joe Finley	Sioux Falls	New York Islanders
Alex Foster	Sioux Falls	Toronto Maple Leafs

G

Player	USHL team	NHL team
Alex Goligoski	Sioux Falls	Dallas Stars
Ken Gernander	Des Moines	New York Rangers
Zemgus Girgensons	Dubuque	Buffalo Sabres
John Grahame	Sioux City	Carolina Hurricanes
Matt Greene	Green Bay	Los Angeles Kings
John Gruden	Waterloo	Washington Capitals
Johnny Gaudreau	Dubuque	Calgary

H

Player	USHL Team	NHL Team
David Hale	Sioux City	Calgary Flames
Matt Henderson	St. Paul	Chicago Blackhawks
Ben Holmstrom	Sioux Falls	Philadelphia Flyers
Phil Housley	St. Paul	Toronto Maple Leafs
Jimmy Howard	USA NTDP	Detroit Red Wings
Gordie Howe	Omaha	Detroit Red Wings

J

Player	USHL Team	NHL Team
Tim Jackman	Twin Cities	Anaheim Ducks
Joe Jensen	Sioux Falls	Carolina Hurricanes
Greg Johnson	Thunder Bay	Detroit Red Wings
Jim Johnson	St. Paul	Phoenix Coyotes
Ryan Johnson	Thunder Bay	St. Louis Blues
Matt Jones	Green Bay	Phoenix

K

Player	USHL Team	NHL Team
Chris Kenady	St. Paul	New York Rangers
Trent Klatt	St. Paul	Los Angeles Kings
Rostislav Klesla	Sioux City	Phoenix Coyotes
Fred Knipscheer	Omaha	St. Louis Blues
Matt Koalska	Twin Cities	New York Islanders
Dieter Kochan	Sioux City	Minnesota Wild
Tim Kennedy	Sioux City	Buffalo Sabres
Torey Krug	Indiana	Boston Bruins

L

Player	USHL Team	NHL Team
Josh Langfeld	Lincoln	Detroit Red Wings
Bryce Lampman	Omaha	New York Rangers
Chad Larose	Sioux Falls	Carolina Hurricanes
Trevor Lewis	Des Moines	Los Angeles Kings
Charlie Lindgren	Sioux Falls	Montreal Canadiens

M

Player	USHL Team	NHL Team
Ryan Malone	Omaha	New York Rangers

N

Player	USHL Team	NHL Team
Andreas Nödl	Sioux Falls	Carolina Hurricanes

O

Player	USHL Team	NHL Team
T.J. Oshie	Sioux Falls	Washington Capitals
Josh Olson	Omaha	Florida Panthers
Jed Ortmeyer	Omaha	New York Rangers

P

Player	USHL Team	NHL Team
Max Pacioretty	Sioux City	Montreal Canadians
Joe Pavelski	Waterloo	San Jose Sharks
Mike Peluso	Omaha	Philadelphia Flyers
Toby Petersen	Fargo-Moorhead	Edmonton Oilers
Brent Peterson	Thunder Bay	Tampa Bay Lightning
Derek Plante	Madison	Philadelphia Flyers
Shjon Podein	Rochester	Colorado Avalanche
Ryan Potulny	Lincoln	Chicago Blackhawks
John Pohl	Twin Cities	Toronto Maple Leafs
Tom Preissing	Green Bay	Ottawa Senators
Sean Pronger	Thunder Bay	Vancouver Canucks
Nate Prosser	Sioux Falls	Minnesota Wild
Teddy Purcell	Cedar Rapids Roughriders	Tampa Bay Lightning

R

Player	USHL Team	NHL Team
Brian Rafalski	Madison	Detroit Red Wings
Kyle Rau	Sioux Falls	Florida Panthers
Joel Rechlicz	Indiana	New York Islanders
Zach Redmond	Sioux Falls	Montreal Canadiens
Danny Richmond	Chicago	Chicago Blackhawks
Andy Roach	Waterloo	St. Louis Blues
Jon Rohloff	St. Paul	Boston Bruins
Todd Rohloff	St. Paul	Washington Capitals

S

Player	USHL Team	NHL Team
Kurt Sauer	North Iowa	Colorado Avalanche
Peter Sejna	Des Moines	St. Louis Blues
Jaden Schwartz	Tri-City	St. Louis Blues
Dan Sexton	Sioux Falls	Anaheim Ducks
Patrick Sharp	Thunder Bay	Dallas Stars
Richard Shulmistra	Thunder Bay	New Jersey Devils
Peter Smrek	Des Moines	New York Rangers
Dave Snuggerud	Bloomington	Philadelphia Flyers
Paul Stastny	River City	St. Louis Blues
Yan Stastny	Omaha	Boston Bruins
Ray Staszak	Austin	Detroit Red Wings
Colin Stuart	Lincoln	Atlanta Thrashers
Mark Stuart	Rochester	Boston Bruins
Mike Stuart	Rochester	St. Louis Blues
Brian Swanson	Omaha	Atlanta Thrashers
Gary Suter	Dubuque	San Jose Sharks

T

Player	USHL Team	NHL Team
Jeff Taffe	Rochester	Phoenix Coyotes
Daniil Tarasov	Indiana	San Jose Sharks
Ryan Thang	Sioux Falls/Omaha	Nashville Predators
Bill Thomas	Tri-City	Phoenix Coyotes
Billy Tibbetts	Sioux City	New York Rangers
Corey Tropp	Sioux Falls	Columbus Blue Jackets

V

Player	USHL Team	NHL Team
Thomas Vanek	Sioux Falls	Detroit Red Wings
Joe Vitale	Sioux Falls	Detroit Red Wings

W

Player	USHL Team	NHL Team
Duvie Westcott	Omaha	Columbus Blue Jackets
David Wilkie	Omaha	New York Rangers
Landon Wilson	Dubuque	Pittsburgh Penguins
Andy Wozniewski	Dubuque	Toronto Maple Leafs

Z

Player	USHL Team	NHL Team
Rick Zombo	Austin	St. Louis Blues

Sources

• USHL 2006-07 Media Guide