BU In The NHL
Eighteen former Terrier standouts were named to an NHL opening night roster for the 2025-26 season. In addition, 17 others started the year in the AHL.
The Terriers also have the most alumni of any school among NHL front office, coaching and scouting staffs with 25, including an NCAA-best two head coaches in the NHL.
In total, there have been 100 former Terriers to make the NHL, with John Aiken being the first in 1957 and Devin Kaplan joining the list as the 100th on April 17.
Here is the full list of Terriers currently playing in the NHL and AHL.
Terriers in the NHL
Macklin Celebrini – San Jose – BIO
Charlie Coyle – Columbus – BIO
Jack Eichel – Vegas – BIO
Dante Fabbro – Columbus – BIO
Joel Farabee – Calgary – BIO
Ryan Greene – Chicago – BIO
Jordan Greenway – Buffalo – BIO
A.J. Greer – Florida – BIO
Matt Grzelcyk – Chicago – BIO
Lane Hutson – Montreal – BIO
Clayton Keller – Utah – BIO
Shane Lachance – New Jersey – BIO
Charlie McAvoy – Boston – BIO
Jake Oettinger – Dallas – BIO
Evan Rodrigues – Florida – BIO
Brady Tkachuk – Ottawa – BIO
Alex Vlasic – Chicago – BIO
Trevor Zegras – Philadelphia – BIO
Terriers in the AHL
Shane Bowers – San Jose – BIO
Drew Commesso – Rockford – BIO
Matt Copponi – Bakersfield – BIO
Cam Crotty – Belleville – BIO
Domenick Fensore – Chicago – BIO
Ty Gallagher – Providence – BIO
Brandon Hickey – Henderson – BIO
Jack Hughes – Ontario – BIO
Quinn Hutson – Bakersfield – BIO
Devin Kaplan – Lehigh Valley – BIO
Case McCarthy – Hartford – BIO
Dylan Peterson – Springfield – BIO
Wilmer Skoog – Charlotte – BIO
Sam Stevens – Toronto – BIO
Luke Tuch – Laval – BIO
Cade Webber – Toronto – BIO
Tom Willander – Abbotsford – BIO
Head Coaches in the NHL
Mike Sullivan – Head Coach - New York Rangers
Front Office/Assistant Coaches/Scouts in the NHL
Peter Ahola - European Scout - VegasRon Anderson - Senior Advisor, Player Recruitment - Chicago
Chris Bourque - College Free Agent Scout - Toronto
Bob Deraney - ECHL Head Coach - NY Islanders
Chris Drury - President & General Manager - NY Rangers
Paul Fenton - Senior Advisor to the General Manager - Florida
Mike Grier - General Manager - San Jose Sharks
Jeff Kealty - Assistant General Manger/Director of Scouting - Nashville
Chris Kelleher - Assistant General Manager - Minnesota
Scott Lachance - Head of US Scouting - New Jersey
John Lilley - Director of Player Personnel & Director of Amateur Scouting - NY Rangers
John McCarthy - AHL Head Coach - San Jose
Mark Mullen - Scout - Montreal
Albie O'Connell - Chief North American Scout - Montreal
Karilyn Pilch - Director of Player Personnel - Chicago
Marie-Philip Poulin - Player Development Consultant - Montreal
David Quinn - Assistant Coach - NY Rangers
Joe Sacco - Assistant Coach - NY Rangers
Steve Stirling - Pro Scout - Ottawa
Brian Strait - Pro Scout - New Jersey
Keith Tkachuk - Director of Player Recruiting - St. Louis
David Warsofsky - ECHL Head Coach - Washington
Scott Young - Director of Player Personnel - Vancouver
