Men's Ice Hockey | 6/2/2026 8:58:51 AM
Eleven United States Hockey League (USHL) alumni are slated to compete in the 2026 Stanley Cup Final between the Carolina Hurricanes and Vegas Golden Knights. Below is a list of participating players.
| NHL TEAM |
NHL |
USHL TEAM |
USHL YEARS |
CLARK CUP |
STANLEY CUP |
NCAA TITLE |
| VGK |
Akira Scmid |
OMA, SC |
2018-21 |
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| VGK |
Jack Eichel |
NTDP |
2012-14 |
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2023 - VGK |
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| VGK |
Brandon Saad |
NTDP |
2009-10 |
|
2013, 2015 - CHI |
|
| VGK |
Nic Dowd |
IND |
2009-10 |
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| VGK |
Noah Hanifan |
NTDP |
2013-14 |
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| CAR |
Jackson Blake |
CHI |
2020-22 |
2021 - CHI |
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|
| CAR |
Jaccob Slavin |
CHI |
2011-13 |
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| CAR |
Andrei Svechnikov |
MUS |
2016-17 |
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| CAR |
Eric Robinson |
DBQ |
2013-14 |
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| CAR |
K'Andre Miller |
NTDP |
2016-18 |
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| CAR |
Brandon Bussi |
MUS |
2018-19 |
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- Of the 11 players on Stanley Cup rosters in the last 10 years, only Jackson Blake (CAR) has won a Clark Cup. He went to North Dakota after two years with the Chicago Steel.
- The average time spent in the USHL for alumni in the Stanley Cup Final is 1.5 years. The average time spent for USHL alumni who also played college hockey in the NCAA is 2.4, led by Nic Dowd (St. Cloud State - 4), Eric Robinson (Princeton - 4), and Brandon Bussi (Western Michigan - 3).
- Eight NCAA schools are represented: Boston University (Jack Eichel), Boston College (Noah Hanifan), St. Cloud State (Nic Dowd), North Dakota (Jackson Blake), Colorado College (Jaccob Slavin), Princeton (Eric Robinson), Wisconsin (K'Andre Miller), and Western Michigan University (Brandon Bussi)
- Nine of the 11 players are American. They are from eight different states (MA, AL, ND, NJ, NY, CO, MN, PA). Noah Hanifan and Jack Eichel are both from Massachusetts. As a native of Fargo, N.D, Jackson Blake is the only player from a USHL market.
- Four NTDP alumni are in the Stanley Cup Final. Noah Hanifan and Jack Eichel played together on the NTDP U18 team. Hanifan played a total of 14 games with the NTDP U18 team that season. He played 45 games with the NTDP U17 team and went to college next season.
- Erik Cole (DM) and Chad LeRose (SF) won the 2006 Stanley Cup with Carolina. Both played in the USHL's pre-Tier-I era. Jack Eichel won a Stanley Cup with Vegas in 2023.
- For 22 straight seasons, the USHL has had a Stanley Cup Champion. The last year the USHL did not have a Stanley Cup champion alum was 2002.