Headlined by stars Joe Pavelski, Ryan McDonagh and Ryan Suter, a large group of Wisconsin hockey alumni found homes on NHL rosters as final teams were announced Tuesday.
Of the 14 former UW standouts to make opening-day squads, two (McDonagh and Pavelski) are captains and three others (New York Rangers forward Derek Stepan, Minnesota Wild defenseman Suter and Ottawa forward Kyle Turris) were named alternate captains.
Here are the rest:
- Rene Bourque (F) - Colorado
- Brian Elliott (G) - Calgary
- Jake Gardiner (D) - Toronto
- Tom Gilbert (D) - Los Angeles
- Jamie McBain (D) - Arizona
- Jake McCabe (D) - Buffalo
- Brendan Smith (D) - Detroit
- Craig Smith (F) - Nashville
- Justin Schultz (D) - Pittsburgh
Additionally, three more players (Cody Goloubef, John Ramage and Nic Kerdiles) start the year on injured lists and one more, Jack Skille, is expected to sign with the Canucks in the next day or two.