NCAA straight to NHL

[NYRangers]

What prospects/current NHL players have gone straight from the NCAA to the NHL? Thanks.

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[bling]

What prospects/current NHL players have gone straight from the NCAA to the NHL? Thanks.

Chris Drury

 

[rt]

Krys Kolanos and Jeff Taffe for Phoenix. I believe Keith Tkachuk, as well.

 

[heygarebear]

Peter Sejna did it, but was sent down to the AHL later.. He should be in the bigs this season.. if there is a season

 

[Jeff Goldblum]

Ryan Malone played 3 games in the AHL right after his senior season, then he made the jump to the NHL.

 

[guitaraholic*]

Krys Kolanos and Jeff Taffe for Phoenix. I believe Keith Tkachuk, as well.

Taffe has spent time in the minors so he doesn't really qualify. I think what the orig. poster was *probably* asking for are guys who went from college to the NHL and stayed in the NHL, not getting shuttled back and forth between the minors and the NHL. Tkachuk never spent any time in the minors, if I recall correctly. Not sure where Phil Housley came from (it may have been directly from high school, an even more amazing feet, IMO) but I believe he also never played any minor league hockey, coming straight from HS or college. I'm also to lazy to look it up but did Chris Chelios spend any time in the minors after being drafted and playing at Madison?

 

[Zine]

There are numerous players. Quickly off the top of my head I can think of a few.

Heatley
Drury
Kariya
York
Tkachuk
Leetch
Nieuwendyk
Amonte
Rob Blake
Jason Blake
Chelios

 

[Erik]

Actually I think Jason played for the Solar Bears before he played in the NHL.

Also, John Leclair.

 

[West19]

Ryan Kelser played a few games for vancouver this year after coming from Ohio State

 

[TomahawkSniper]

Ryan Kelser played a few games for vancouver this year after coming from Ohio State

Kesler played in 28 games for the Canucks last season, but he also played in 33 games for the Moose. So he didn't really go straight from the NCAA to the NHL.

 

[Lionel Hutz]

Many. First that came to my mind were Heatley and Drury.

 

[Kipper933]

Reinprecht.

 

[earthstar]

Boston's Hal Gill is another.

 

[NYRangers]

Thanks, I didnt think it was that many.

 

[ndhockey21]

Ryan Malone played 3 games in the AHL right after his senior season, then he made the jump to the NHL.

Where did Malone play college at?

And we can add Parise to that this after this year.

 

[cazzy]

John Michael Liles

 

[Jayhorns]

Junior Lessard will be the next

 

[DW]

Where did Malone play college at?

St. Cloud St.

Paul Martin of New Jersey as well.

 

[18Sarge]

St. Cloud St.

Paul Martin of New Jersey as well.

And David Hale

 

[Hawkeye8]

Sharks defenseman Tom Preissing.

 

[PMP5030]

St. Cloud St.

Paul Martin of New Jersey as well.

Martin was actually the University of Minnesota.

 

[ndhockey21]

The guy meant Paul Martin who plays for the devils. The guy knew he played for the gophers.

 

[MN_Gopher]

Jordan Leopold. Neal and Aaron Broten. Aaron did play like 20 games in CHL.