Former Silverbacks Still Going Strong
In the 21-year history of the Salmon Arm Silverbacks, over 170 players have been awarded college scholarships and 15 players have either been drafted or played in the NHL. Currently, over 60 former Silverbacks are still actively playing pro, semi-pro or collegiate hockey around the globe:
NHL
Taro Hirose —Detroit Red Wings
Josh Manson — Colorado Avalanche
AHL
Nick Hutchison — Utica Comets
Riley Nash – Syracuse Crunch
Trevin Kozlowski — Iowa Heartlanders
Chase Priskie — Rochester Americans
ECHL
Karl El-Mir — Indy Fuel
Trevin Kozlowski — Iowa Heartlanders
EUROPE
Bryce Gervais — Stavanger Oilers (Norway)
Mike Hammond — Nottingham Panthers (England)
Shane Hanna — HKM Zvolen (Slovakia)
Steven Iacobellis — Asiago (AplsHL)
Devin Muller — EHC Basel (Switzerland)
Brayden Sherbinin — Fife Flyers (England)
Jeff Smith — EHF Neuwfied (Germany)
Brandon Whistle — Sheffield Steelers (England)
Mark Zengerle — Straubing Tigers (Germany)
NCAA-DIVISION I
Grant Adams — St. Lawrence University
Antonio Andreozzi — Brown University
Elijiah Barriga — American International College
Danny Ciccarello — Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Grayson Constable — College of the Holy Cross
Jeremy Gervais — Lake Superior State University
Tucker Hartmann — Yale University
Akito Hirose — Minnesota State University, Mankato
Ethan Langenegger — Lake Superior State University
Joseph Leahy — University of Vermont
Joaquim Lemay — University of Nebraska-Omaha
Sullivan Mack— Cornell University
Lucas Matta — Western Michigan University
Nathan Morgan — Dartmouth College
Luke Mylymok — University of Minnesota-Duluth
Daniel Panetta — Colgate University
Kieran Ruschienski — Lindenwood University
Hunter Sansbury — Sacred Heart University
Noah Serdachny — Colorado College
Owen Say — Mercyhurst University
Simon Tassy — Minnesota State University
Nick Unruh — Dartmouth College
Matthew Verboon — Colgate University
Chase Zieky — Rensselaer Polytech Institute
NCAA-DIVISION III
Reid Cooper — Curry College
Marcus Mitchell — SUNY-Plattsburgh
Ryan Hogg — SUNY-Plattsburgh
Jack Sampson — Marian University
Connor Sundquist — Trinity College
Nic Tallarico — Adrian College
USports
Drew Bennett — McGill University
Lucas Breault — York University
Mike Ladyman — Mount Royal University
William Poirier — McGill University
Daniel Rybarik — University of Windsor
Zach Smith — University of Toronto
