Irish In The NHL Draft
From 1968 to 1996, 31 Irish players were drafted by National Hockey League
teams, while three other players signed as free agents following their
collegiate careers at Notre Dame. Entering the 1996-97 season, Notre Dame
was one of four Central Collegiate Hockey Association teams to have four or
more NHL draft picks on its roster.
Name Team Year Round Pick
Bill Nyrop Montreal Canadiens 1972 4th 66
Eddie Bumbacco Montreal Canadiens 1972 9th 142
John Campbell New York Rangers 1973 3rd 46
Paul O'Neill Vancouver Canucks 1973 4th 67
Len Moher Buffalo Sabres 1974 10th 174
Alex Pirus Minnesota Stars 1975 3rd 41
Clark Hamilton Detroit Red Wings 1975 3rd 50
Ja. Brownschidle St. Louis Blues 1975 6th 99
Paul Clarke Montreal Canadiens 1975 9th 158
Kevin Nugent Boston Bruins 1975 10th 171
Roger Bourque Montreal Canadiens 1975 12th 208
Don Jackson Minnesota Stars 1976 3rd 39
John Peterson Chicago Blackhawks 1976 6th 99
Greg Meredith Calgary Flames 1978 6th 97
Don Lucia Philadelphia Flyers 1978 10th 168
Scott Cameron New York Islanders 1978 10th 169
Jim Brown L.A. Kings 1979 5th 92
John Schmidt Montreal Canadiens 1980 9th 187
John Devoe Montreal Canadiens 1982 4th 69
Greg Hudas Detroit Red Wings 1982 7th 128
Mike McNeill St. Louis Blues 1988 1st 14
Greg Louder Edmonton Oilers 1989 5th 101
Dan Sawyer Calgary Flames 1989 10th 210
Chris Tschupp Calgary Flames 1990 6th 125
John Rushin New York Rangers 1991 7th 147
D. Dal Grande New York Rangers 1992 6th 144
Wade Salzman Saint Louis Blues 1992 11th 259
Tim Harberts Pittsburgh Penguins 1993 9th 234
Steve Noble St. Louis Blues 1994 8th 198
Aniket Dhadphale San Jose Sharks 1994 10th 245
Brian Urick Edmonton Oilers 1996 5th 114
Ben Simon Chicago Blackhawks 1997 5th 110
Joe Dusbabek San Jose Sharks 1997 7th 163
Jay Kopischke Los Angeles Kings 1997 8th 193
Ryan Clark New York Islanders 1997 9th 222
Since 1972, 43 Notre Dame players have played professional hockey. The
year denotes the first year signed while the team listed is the most
recent.
Name Yr. Team
Phil Wittliff 1972 Chicago
John Campbell 1973 New York
Mark Steinborn 1974 Toronto
Steve Curry 1974 Cleveland
Ray DeLorenzi 1975 Vancouver
Larry Israelson 1975 Chicago
Bill Nyrop 1975 Montreal
Ric Schafer 1975 Switzerland
Ian Williams 1975 Pittsburgh
Alex Pirus 1977 Minnesota
Roger Bourque 1978 Montreal
Jack Brownschidle 1978 St. Louis
Paul Clarke 1978 Montreal
Clark Hamilton 1978 Detroit
Brian Walsh 1978 Washington
Dan Byers 1979 New York
Geoff Collier 1979 Netherl. Elite
Don Jackson 1979 Minnesota
Kevin Nugent 1979 Indianapolis
Greg Meredith 1981 Calgary
Jeff Brownschidle 1982 Hartford
Kevin Humphreys 1982 Switzerland
Kirt Bjork 1983 Italian Elite
Jim Brown 1983 Los Angeles
Dave Poulin 1983 Washington
Bob McNamara 1983 Buffalo
Greg Hudas 1985 Detroit
Bob Thebeau 1986 Virginia
Steve Whitmore 1986 Netherlands
Mike McNeill 1988 Milwaukee
Frank O'Brien 1988 Sweden
Lance Patten 1989 Sweden
Bob Bilton 1989 Indianapolis
Tim Caddo 1989 Germany
Tim Kuehl 1990 Sweden
Lance Madson 1990 Louisville
Andy Slaggert 1990 Germany
Eric Gregoire 1992 Erie
Carl Picconatto 1992 Flint
Dan Sawyer 1992 Johnstown
Dave Bankoske 1993 Toledo
Greg Louder 1994 Wheeling
Matt Osiecki 1994 Tallahassee
Jamie Ling 1996 Hershey, PA
Brett Bruininks 1996 Phil. Phantoms
