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Have any players that entered NCAA Hockey as Freshman in Age 21 season made the NHL?

WarriorofTime

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With College Hockey getting older, 18 year old freshman are getting rarer, more are entering at 18, even more at 20 and it's becoming even more common with players playing out an overaged Junior Hockey Season as 20 year olds, and then starting NCAA D1 hockey in an age 21 season.

Obviously these players are going to be thrice undrafted players that are far from the NHL radar. Has anybody managed to break out and secure an NHL contract and get an NHL shot that's taken this very long development path?
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I'd imagine that a lot of a number of grinders who came up through NCAA did so starting at 21. Brandon Bollig would be an example
 
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Dustin Penner might fit your description, played his first NCAA game at 21 years Dustin Penner at eliteprospects.com
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Interesting that he played JuCo Hockey, I don't think that even exists anymore.

Teemu said:
I'd imagine that a lot of a number of grinders who came up through NCAA did so starting at 21. Brandon Bollig would be an example
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Good example. '87 birth, played overage season in USHL in Lincoln in 2007-08 and then started at St. Lawrence in 2008-09. Carved out a 241 game NHL career.
 
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WarriorofTime said:
With College Hockey getting older, 18 year old freshman are getting rarer, more are entering at 18, even more at 20 and it's becoming even more common with players playing out an overaged Junior Hockey Season as 20 year olds, and then starting NCAA D1 hockey in an age 21 season.

Obviously these players are going to be thrice undrafted players that are far from the NHL radar. Has anybody managed to break out and secure an NHL contract and get an NHL shot that's taken this very long development path?
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I'm sure there have been a bunch. Someone like Chad Ruhwedel was a 20 year old freshman and turned 21 his freshman year at UMass Lowell. Lucas Condotta has had a couple of cups of coffee with the Canadians and he was a 21 year old freshman. You could probably find a ton more
 
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