Rathbone, a rookie defenseman with the Vancouver Canucks, inked a three-year deal on July 14, 2020, after a 31-point campaign for the Crimson.Įighth-year defenseman Taylor Fedun of the Dallas Stars and fourth-year left wing Eric Robinson of the Columbus Blue Jackets represent Princeton on opening night rosters. Second-year defenseman Marino returns for the Pittsburgh Penguins after a 26-point rookie campaign with six goals and 20 assists in 56 NHL games. Each of his career totals paces all Ivies on NHL opening night rosters. 2020 Stanley Cup champion Killorn returns for his ninth season with the Tampa Bay Lightning, bringing with him 310 career points on 131 goals and 179 assists in 585 NHL games. Kerfoot claims 113 points-via 43 goals and 70 assists-in 222 NHL games, while Vesey owns 110 points-via 59 goals and 51 assists-in 304 NHL appearances. Second-year defenseman Fox will suit up for the New York Rangers alongside Blackwell, after registering 42 points on eight goals and 34 assists in his rookie campaign.įourth-year center Kerfoot and fifth-year left wing Vesey will team up with the Toronto Maple Leafs. He claims 57 points on 29 goals and 28 assists in 130 NHL appearances. Fourth-year center Donato joins the San Jose Sharks after spending time with the Boston Bruins and Minnesota Wild. Third-year center Blackwell will also don a new jersey with the New York Rangers, after tallying 10 points on three goals and seven assists in 33 games with the Nashville Predators. Seventh-year defenseman Biega will put on the Detroit Red Wings sweater for the first time, after accumulating 39 points via four goals and 35 assists in 228 NHL appearances for the Vancouver Canucks. The first-ever Dartmouth player to lead ECAC Hockey in goals scored (21 in 2019-20) is the lone former Big Green skater on an NHL roster to start the season.įor the fifth-straight season, Harvard headline the Ivy League contingent on NHL opening night rosters with nine Crimson alumni breaking training camp with NHL clubs- Alex Biega, Colin Blackwell, Ryan Donato, Adam Fox, Alexander Kerfoot, Alex Killorn, John Marino, Jack Rathbone and Jimmy Vesey. Ryan, a fourth-year defenseman for the Carolina Hurricanes, claims 24 points-on four goals and 20 assists-in 141 NHL games.Īfter an Ivy League Co-Player of the Year campaign for Dartmouth in 2019-20, Drew O’Connor signed a two-year contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins on March 10, 2020. He owns 165 points-via 61 goals and 104 assists-in 541 NHL contests. Nash is the elder statesman among the Ivies in the NHL, entering his 10th year as a center for the Columbus Blue Jackets. Barron, a rookie center with the New York Rangers, inked a three-year deal on July 31, 2020, after being a Hobey Baker Memorial Award Top 10 Finalist and CCM/AHCA First Team All-American in 2019-20. Angello, a second-year center with the Pittsburgh Penguins, had one goal in eight NHL games played last season. Hathaway has tallied 56 points-on 25 goals and 31 assists-in 241 NHL games, while Lafferty registered 13 points-via six goals and seven assists-in 50 appearances during his rookie campaign.Ĭornell boasts a quartet of former players in the NHL- Anthony Angello, Morgan Barron, Riley Nash and Joakim Ryan. Sixth-year right wing Garnet Hathaway of the Washington Capitals and second-year center Sam Lafferty of the Pittsburgh Penguins represent Brown on NHL rosters. Twenty former Ivy League men’s ice hockey players made their way onto National Hockey League (NHL) opening night rosters entering the 2021 season.Įach of the Ivy League’s six participating institutions are represented-with Harvard pacing all Ivy League programs with nine former players on NHL clubs.
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