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2013 Offseason: List of college hockey players leaving school early for NHL

Updated list of all NCAA players who have forgone eligibility to sign with an NHL or AHL franchise this summer.

Former WMU defenseman Danny DeKeyser finished the season with Detroit after forgoing his final year of eligibility.
Former WMU defenseman Danny DeKeyser finished the season with Detroit after forgoing his final year of eligibility.
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Conor Allen Jr. D UMass-Amherst (HE) New York Rangers
Mark Alt Jr. D Minnesota (WCHA) Philadelphia Flyers
Nick Bjugstad Jr. F Minnesota (WCHA) Florida Panthers
Zach Budish Jr. F Minnesota (WCHA) Nashville Predators
Chris Casto So. D Minnesota-Duluth (WCHA) Boston Bruins
Carsen Chubak Jr. G Niagara (AHA) Adirondack Phantoms (AHL)
Jared Coreau Jr. G Northern Michigan (CCHA) Detroit Red Wings
Chris Crane Jr. F Ohio State (CCHA) San Jose Sharks
Dan DeKeyser Jr. D Western Michigan (CCHA) Detroit Red Wings
Derek Forbort Jr. D North Dakota (WCHA) Los Angeles Kings
Troy Grosenick Jr. G Union (ECAC) San Jose Sharks
Erik Haula Jr. F Minnesota (WCHA) Minnesota Wild
Nick Jensen Jr. D St. Cloud (WCHA) Detroit Red Wings
Josh Jooris Jr. F Union (ECAC) Calgary Flames
Ludwig Karlsson So. F Northeastern (Hockey East) Ottawa Senators
Kellan Lain Jr. F Lake Superior (CCHA) Vancouver Canucks
Anders Lee Jr. F Notre Dame (CCHA) New York Islanders
Matt Lindblad Jr. F Dartmouth (ECAC) Boston Bruins
Scott Mayfield So. D Denver (WCHA) New York Islanders
Jon Merrill Jr. D Michigan (CCHA) New Jersey Devils
Matt Nieto Jr. F Boston University (HE) San Jose Sharks
Juho Olkinuora So. G Denver (HE) Winnipeg Jets
Buddy Robinson So. F Lake Superior (CCHA) Ottawa Senators
Chad Ruhwedel Jr. D UMass-Lowell (HE) Buffalo Sabres
Nate Schmidt Jr. D Minnesota (WCHA) Washington Capitols
Nick Shore Jr. F Denver (WCHA) Los Angeles Kings
Andrej Sustr Jr. D Nebraska-Omaha (WCHA) Tampa Bay Lightning
Jacob Trouba Fr. D Michigan (CCHA) Winnipeg Jets
Tony Turgeon Jr. F Nebraska-Omaha (WCHA) San Antonio Rampage (AHL)
Brendan Woods So. F Wisconsin (WCHA) Carolina Hurricanes

Don Lucia's Minnesota Gophers have lost the most underclassmen (5)

Michigan defenseman Jacob Trouba is the only freshman to have signed an NHL contract.

Two players, Niagara goalie Carsen Chubak and Nebraska-Omaha's Tony Turgeon, left school to sign AHL deals.

Jeff Cox is a hockey reporter for SBNation. Follow Jeff on twitter @JeffCoxSBNation.