Iain Fyffe
Hockey fact-checker
You're reaching. Jason Botterill was drafted 20th in 1994, he finished college. Tony Tuzzolino, #113, finished college. Luciano Caravaggio, #155, finished college. Ashlin Halfnight #213, finished college. Tim Thomas, #217, finished college. Jeff Mikesch, #231, finished college.NCAA players or NCAA bound players are drafted by NHL teams after being qualified by the scouts as to whether they are willing to leave early and turn pro if the opportunity exists.
Those are the six NCAA players drafted in 1994. All were drafted after their first season of NCAA play, all played pro after their NCAA career, and all finished the college years before turning pro. Not a single NCAA player drafted that year left college early.