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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.<\/p>\n

School              Player           Yr.    Status\r\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------\r\nAlaska-Fairbanks    Jordan Hendry          Jr.    Signed with Norfolk (AHL)\r\nBowling Green       Alex Foster            So.    Signed with Toronto (NHL)\r\nColorado College    Brian Salcido          Jr.    Signed with Anaheim (NHL)\r\nConnecticut         Brad Smith             So.    Signed with New Mexico (CHL)\r\nCornell             David McKee            Jr.    Signed with Anaheim (NHL)\r\nCornell             Ryan O'Byrne           Jr.    Signed with Montreal (NHL)\r\nCornell             Sasha Pololuk          So.    Signed with Washington (NHL)\r\nDenver              Matt Carle             Jr.    Signed with San Jose (NHL)\r\nDenver              Paul Stastny           Jr.    Signed with Colorado (NHL)\r\nFerris State        Matt Stefanishion      So.    Signed with Washington (NHL)\r\nMaine               Matt Lundin            So.    Left to play for Sioux Falls (USHL)\r\nMass.-Lowell        Peter Vetri            So.    Left School\r\nMercyhurst          Jamie Hunt             Jr.    Signed with Washington (NHL)\r\nMichigan State      Drew Miller            Jr.    Signed with Anaheim (NHL)\r\nMinnesota           Kris Chucko            So.    Signed with Calgary (NHL)\r\nMinnesota           Danny Irmen            Jr.    Signed with Minnesota (NHL)\r\nMinnesota           Phil Kessel            Fr.    Signed with Boston (NHL)\r\nMinnesota           Ryan Potulny           Jr.    Signed with Philadelphia (NHL)\r\nMinnesota State     David Backes           Jr.    Signed with St. Louis (NHL)\r\nMinnesota State     Ryan Carter            So.    Signed with Anaheim (NHL)\r\nMinnesota State     Kyle Peto              Jr.    Left for Finnish Elite League\r\nNebraska-Omaha      Bill Thomas            So.    Signed with Phoenix (NHL)\r\nNew Hampshire       Daniel Winnik          Jr.    Signed with Phoenix (NHL)\r\nNorth Dakota        Jordan Parise          Jr.    Signed with New Jersey (NHL)\r\nNorth Dakota        Matt Smaby             Jr.    Signed with Tampa Bay (NHL)\r\nNorth Dakota        Rastislav Spirko       So.    Left for Europe\r\nNorth Dakota        Drew Stafford          Jr.    Signed with Buffalo (NHL)\r\nNorth Dakota        Travis Zajac           So.    Signed with New Jersey (NHL)\r\nOhio State          Ian Keserich           So.    Left to play for Tri-City (USHL)\r\nWisconsin           Robbie Earl            Jr.    Signed with Toronto (NHL)\r\nWisconsin           Joe Pavelski           So.    Signed with San Jose (NHL)\r\nYale                David Meckler          Fr.    Left to play for London (OHL)\r\n<\/pre>\n

Transfers<\/h2>\n

Players who have transferred, and will therefore be eligible in Sept. 2007<\/p>\n

Name                        To                   From\r\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------\r\nJoe Federoff**            Alabama-Huntsville      Robert Morris\r\nKen Rowe*                 Army                    Wisconsin\r\nPat Percella*             Bentley                 Boston University\r\nTim Maxwell*              Bowling Green           Maine\r\nBrandon Merkowsky*        Clarkson                Air Force\r\nChris Fontas*             Cornell                 Mass.-Lowell\r\nMatt Schepke*             Michigan State          Michigan Tech\r\nTom Goebel*               Ohio State              Michigan State\r\nJohn Doherty*             Quinnipiac              New Hampshire\r\nDan Travis*               Quinnipiac              New Hampshire\r\nRyan Cruthers*            Robert Morris           Army\r\nCasey Parenteau*          St. Lawrence            St. John's\r\nJordan Black              Wayne State             Merrimack\r\nJohn Nogatch*             Wayne State             Lake Superior\r\n* -eligible Sept. 06\r\n**-eligible Dec. 06<\/pre>\n

Coaching Changes<\/h2>\n
School             New Coach           Old Coach             Reason for Departure\r\n------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\nRensselaer         Seth Appert         Dan Fridgen           Resigned\r\nYale               Keith Allain        Tim Taylor            Reassigned\r\n\r\nD-III<\/b>  \r\nAugsburg           Chris Brown         Mike Schwartz         Resigned\r\nBrockport          Brian Dickinson     James Eccles          Interim Coach\r\nGeneseo            Chris Schultz       Jason Lammers         Asst. at Ohio State\r\nLawrence           Mike Szkodzinski    Dave Ruhly            Contract Not Renewed\r\nMass.-Boston       Peter Belisle       John Giuliotti        Interim Coach\r\nWentworth          R.J. Tolan          Jonathan Deptula      Resigned\r\nWNEC               Chris Bernard       Karl Enroth           Resigned\r\n\r\nWomen<\/b>\r\nBethel             Charlie Burggraf    Jeff Palmer           Contract Not Renewed\r\nBowdoin            Heather Farrell     Michelle Amidon       Left for USA Hockey\r\nBemidji State      Steve Sertich       Jim Ingman\/Sis Paulsen Interim Coaches\r\nBuffalo State      Rob Burke           Bob Filighera         Fired\r\nHamilton           Brendon Knight      Shannon Bryant        Left for Williams\r\nMaine              Lauren Steblen      Guy Perron            Left to assist Men's Team\r\nNeumann            Matt Kennedy        Philip Bateman        Resigned\r\nOswego             Diane Dillon        None                  First-Year Program\r\nPlymouth State     Heather Hoffay      None                  First-Year Program\r\nRIT                Scott McDonald      Michael Grainsky      Converted to Full-Time Position\r\nRobert Morris      Nate Handrahan      Jody Katz             Interim Coach\r\nSt. Cloud State    Jeff Giesen         Jason Lesteberg       Contract Not Renewed\r\nSt. Olaf           John Bazzachini     John Bazzachini       Interim Coach\r\nSalve Regina       Michael Cox         Steve Ouellette       Contract Not Renewed\r\nSouthern Maine     John Lauziere       Amanda Adams          Resigned\r\nVermont            Tim Bothwell        Dennis Miller         Resigned\r\nWilliams           Shannon Bryant      Michelyne Pinard      Interim Coach\r\nWisc.-Stevens Pt   Ann Ninnemann       Brian Idalski         Left to be Asst. at St. Cloud\r\n<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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 ———————————————————————– Alaska-Fairbanks Jordan Hendry Jr. Signed with Norfolk (AHL) Bowling Green Alex Foster So. Signed with Toronto (NHL) Colorado College Brian Salcido Jr. Signed […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":140328,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"coauthors":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nEarly Departures - College Hockey | USCHO.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Running list of Division I men's players who have left school before graduating, since the end of the 2005-06 season. 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