Early Departures

Running list of Division I men’s players who have left school before graduating, since the end of the 2005-06 season. “Yr.” indicates the player’s most recent season.

School              Player           Yr.    Status
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Alaska-Fairbanks    Jordan Hendry          Jr.    Signed with Norfolk (AHL)
Bowling Green       Alex Foster            So.    Signed with Toronto (NHL)
Colorado College    Brian Salcido          Jr.    Signed with Anaheim (NHL)
Connecticut         Brad Smith             So.    Signed with New Mexico (CHL)
Cornell             David McKee            Jr.    Signed with Anaheim (NHL)
Cornell             Ryan O'Byrne           Jr.    Signed with Montreal (NHL)
Cornell             Sasha Pololuk          So.    Signed with Washington (NHL)
Denver              Matt Carle             Jr.    Signed with San Jose (NHL)
Denver              Paul Stastny           Jr.    Signed with Colorado (NHL)
Ferris State        Matt Stefanishion      So.    Signed with Washington (NHL)
Maine               Matt Lundin            So.    Left to play for Sioux Falls (USHL)
Mass.-Lowell        Peter Vetri            So.    Left School
Mercyhurst          Jamie Hunt             Jr.    Signed with Washington (NHL)
Michigan State      Drew Miller            Jr.    Signed with Anaheim (NHL)
Minnesota           Kris Chucko            So.    Signed with Calgary (NHL)
Minnesota           Danny Irmen            Jr.    Signed with Minnesota (NHL)
Minnesota           Phil Kessel            Fr.    Signed with Boston (NHL)
Minnesota           Ryan Potulny           Jr.    Signed with Philadelphia (NHL)
Minnesota State     David Backes           Jr.    Signed with St. Louis (NHL)
Minnesota State     Ryan Carter            So.    Signed with Anaheim (NHL)
Minnesota State     Kyle Peto              Jr.    Left for Finnish Elite League
Nebraska-Omaha      Bill Thomas            So.    Signed with Phoenix (NHL)
New Hampshire       Daniel Winnik          Jr.    Signed with Phoenix (NHL)
North Dakota        Jordan Parise          Jr.    Signed with New Jersey (NHL)
North Dakota        Matt Smaby             Jr.    Signed with Tampa Bay (NHL)
North Dakota        Rastislav Spirko       So.    Left for Europe
North Dakota        Drew Stafford          Jr.    Signed with Buffalo (NHL)
North Dakota        Travis Zajac           So.    Signed with New Jersey (NHL)
Ohio State          Ian Keserich           So.    Left to play for Tri-City (USHL)
Wisconsin           Robbie Earl            Jr.    Signed with Toronto (NHL)
Wisconsin           Joe Pavelski           So.    Signed with San Jose (NHL)
Yale                David Meckler          Fr.    Left to play for London (OHL)

Transfers

Players who have transferred, and will therefore be eligible in Sept. 2007

Name                        To                   From
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Joe Federoff**            Alabama-Huntsville      Robert Morris
Ken Rowe*                 Army                    Wisconsin
Pat Percella*             Bentley                 Boston University
Tim Maxwell*              Bowling Green           Maine
Brandon Merkowsky*        Clarkson                Air Force
Chris Fontas*             Cornell                 Mass.-Lowell
Matt Schepke*             Michigan State          Michigan Tech
Tom Goebel*               Ohio State              Michigan State
John Doherty*             Quinnipiac              New Hampshire
Dan Travis*               Quinnipiac              New Hampshire
Ryan Cruthers*            Robert Morris           Army
Casey Parenteau*          St. Lawrence            St. John's
Jordan Black              Wayne State             Merrimack
John Nogatch*             Wayne State             Lake Superior
* -eligible Sept. 06
**-eligible Dec. 06

Coaching Changes

School             New Coach           Old Coach             Reason for Departure
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Rensselaer         Seth Appert         Dan Fridgen           Resigned
Yale               Keith Allain        Tim Taylor            Reassigned

D-III  
Augsburg           Chris Brown         Mike Schwartz         Resigned
Brockport          Brian Dickinson     James Eccles          Interim Coach
Geneseo            Chris Schultz       Jason Lammers         Asst. at Ohio State
Lawrence           Mike Szkodzinski    Dave Ruhly            Contract Not Renewed
Mass.-Boston       Peter Belisle       John Giuliotti        Interim Coach
Wentworth          R.J. Tolan          Jonathan Deptula      Resigned
WNEC               Chris Bernard       Karl Enroth           Resigned

Women
Bethel             Charlie Burggraf    Jeff Palmer           Contract Not Renewed
Bowdoin            Heather Farrell     Michelle Amidon       Left for USA Hockey
Bemidji State      Steve Sertich       Jim Ingman/Sis Paulsen Interim Coaches
Buffalo State      Rob Burke           Bob Filighera         Fired
Hamilton           Brendon Knight      Shannon Bryant        Left for Williams
Maine              Lauren Steblen      Guy Perron            Left to assist Men's Team
Neumann            Matt Kennedy        Philip Bateman        Resigned
Oswego             Diane Dillon        None                  First-Year Program
Plymouth State     Heather Hoffay      None                  First-Year Program
RIT                Scott McDonald      Michael Grainsky      Converted to Full-Time Position
Robert Morris      Nate Handrahan      Jody Katz             Interim Coach
St. Cloud State    Jeff Giesen         Jason Lesteberg       Contract Not Renewed
St. Olaf           John Bazzachini     John Bazzachini       Interim Coach
Salve Regina       Michael Cox         Steve Ouellette       Contract Not Renewed
Southern Maine     John Lauziere       Amanda Adams          Resigned
Vermont            Tim Bothwell        Dennis Miller         Resigned
Williams           Shannon Bryant      Michelyne Pinard      Interim Coach
Wisc.-Stevens Pt   Ann Ninnemann       Brian Idalski         Left to be Asst. at St. Cloud