Alumnis all over the world

The WBS Knights have a rich history of developing high-level talent through their Academy model by recruiting players from around the world. Since 2007, the Knights have served as a structured home away from home for athletes from countries such as Italy, Russia, Czechoslovakia, Romania, Ukraine, Sweden, Slovakia, Latvia, Prague, Finland, and Canada.

The program has proudly produced NHL players including Ivan Provorov – Philadelphia Flyers (NHL Draft 2015, 1st Round, 7th Overall), Denis Smirnov – Colorado Avalanche (NHL Draft 2017, 6th Round, 156th Overall), CJ Yakimowicz – St. Louis Blues (NHL Draft 2014, 6th Round, 172nd Overall), Nikita Pavlychev – Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL Draft 2015, 7th Round, 197th Overall), and Dmitri Zaitsev – Washington Capitals (NHL Draft 2016, 7th Round, 207th Overall).

The Knights have advanced 74 players to NCAA Division I programs—including those in the Big Ten, Ivy League, and the National Collegiate Hockey Conference—and over 350 players to NCAA Division III colleges and universities, continuing their legacy of player development and collegiate advancement.

National Hockey League (NHL) Draft

Player Team Division Conference
Ivan Provorov Philadelphia Flyers 7th Overall NHL Draft 2015, 1st Round
Daniel Sprong Pittsburgh Penguins 46th Overall NHL Draft 2015, 2nd Round
Denis Smirnov Colorado Avalanche 156th Overall NHL Draft 2017, 6th Round
CJ Yakimowicz St. Louis Blues 172nd Overall NHL Draft 2014, 6th Round
Nikita Pavlychev Pittsburgh Penguins 197th Overall NHL Draft 2015, 7th Round
Dmitri Zaitsev Washington Capitals 207th Overall NHL Draft 2016, 7th Round

USA Hockey​

Player Team KNIGHTS CAREER Division
Jake Goldowski USA National Development Team 2016-2017 U17

NCAA Division I​

PLAYER KNIGHTS CAREER COLLEGE DIVISION CONFERENCE
Denis Smirnov 2011-2013 Committed to: Penn State NCAA Div. I Big Ten
Derek Hamelin 2011-2014 Committed to: Canisius College NCAA Div. I Atlantic Hockey
Nikita Pavlychev 2011-2014 Committed to: Penn State NCAA Div. I Big Ten
Eugene Fadyeyev 2011-2014 Committed to: Ohio State NCAA Div. I Big Ten
Marcus Joseph 2012-2015 Committed to: Sacred Heart University NCAA Div. I Atlantic Hockey
Dan Perez 2013-2015 Committed to: University of Maine NCAA Div. I Hockey East
Vlad Dzhioshvili 2012-2015 Committed to: University of Vermont NCAA Div. I Hockey East
Konstantin Chernyuk 2013-2015 Committed to: University of Maine NCAA Div. I Hockey East
Jacob Hamacher 2013-2016 Committed to: RIT NCAA Div. I Atlantic Hockey
Gavin Lewis 2014-2015 Committed to: RIT NCAA Div. I Atlantic Hockey
Luke Edgerton 2014-2015 Committed to: Niagara University NCAA Div. 1 Atlantic Hockey
Jacob Goldowski 2014-2016 Committed to: Penn State NCAA Div. I Big Ten
Aiden Beck 2015-2016 Committed to: Canisius College NCAA Div. I Atlantic Hockey
Sammy Steele 2015-2016 Committed to: Arizona State University NCAA Div. I Independent
Joseph Campolieto 2010-2016 Committed to: Union College NCAA Div. I ECAC
Paul DeNaples 2010-2016 Committed to: Penn State NCAA Div. I Big Ten
Joey Kubachka 2015-2017 Committed to: Cornell University NCAA Div. I ECAC
Khristian Acosta 2016-17 Committed to: University of Massachusetts at Amherst NCAA Div. I Hockey East
Dorian Dawson 2015-2017 Committed to: Brown University NCAA Div. I ECAC
Grant Valentine 2015-2017 Committed to: Miami University (of Ohio) NCAA Div. I NCHC
Josh Waters 2014-15 Committed to: Dartmouth College NCAA Div. I ECAC
Tyler Gratton 2014-2015 Committed to: Penn State NCAA Div. I Big Ten
Jake Rosenbaum 2015-2016 Committed to: University of Minnesota Duluth NCAA Div. I NCHC
Markuss Komuls 2016-2017 Committed to: University of Alaska Fairbanks NCAA Div. I WCHA
Steve Holtz 2016-2017 Committed to: University of Michigan NCAA Div. I Big Ten
Paul Maust 2015-2017 Committed to: Mercyhurst University NCAA Div. I Atlantic Hockey
Reed Robinson 2015-2018 Committed to: Niagara University NCAA Div. I Atlantic Hockey
Jack Olmstead 2017-2018 Committed to: University of Michigan NCAA Div. I Big Ten
Thomas Farrell 2017-2018 Committed to: Army NCAA Div. I Atlantic Hockey
Anthony Firriolo 2017-2018 Committed to: Army NCAA Div. I Atlantic Hockey
Christian Stoever 2017-2018 Committed to: Merrimack College NCAA Div. I Hockey East
Justin Engelkes 2017-2018 Committed to: Miami University (of Ohio) NCAA Div. I NCHC
Shay Donovan 2017-2019 Committed to: University of Wisconsin NCAA Div. I Big Ten
Adrian Danchenko 2014-2019 Committed to: University of Alabama-Huntsville NCAA Div. I WCHA
Tyrone Bronte 2017-2019 Committed to: Bemidji State University NCAA Div. I WCHA
Lincoln Hatten 2017-2020 Committed to: Army West Point NCAA Div. I Atlantic Hockey
Greg Japche 2017-2019 Committed to: University of Nebraska-Omaha NCAA Div. I NCHC
Gabe Temple 2017-2019 Committed to: Michigan Tech University NCAA Div. I WCHA
Jeffrey Bertrand 2017-2019 Committed to: Penn State University NCAA Div. I Big Ten
Jacob Badal 2018-2019 Committed to: Western Michigan University NCAA Div. I NCHC
Evan Orr 2018-2019 Committed to: Michigan Tech University NCAA Div. I WCHA
Davis Pennington 2018-2019 Committed to: University of Nebraska-Omaha NCAA Div. I NCHC
Zach Stejskal 2018-2019 Committed to: University of Minnesota Duluth NCAA Div. I NCHC

NCAA Division I​I

PLAYER KNIGHTS CAREER COLLEGE DIVISION CONFERENCE
Connor Ryan 2013-2014 Committed to: Southern New Hampshire University NCAA Div. II Northeast-10
Matt MacInnis: 2013-2014 Committed to: Southern New Hampshire University NCAA Div. II Northeast-10
Brad Riccardi 2013-2014 Committed to: Franklin Pierce University NCAA Div. II Northeast-10

NCAA Division I​II

PLAYER KNIGHTS CAREER COLLEGE DIVISION CONFERENCE
Mike DeLaVergne 2011-2013 Committed to: Buffalo State College NCAA Div. III SUNYAC
Jack Ceglarski 2011-2013 Committed to: SUNY Geneseo NCAA Div. III SUNYAC
Parker Carroll 2010-2011 Committed to: Norwich University NCAA Div. III ECAC East
Erik Lyrvall 2011-2012 Committed to: Norwich University NCAA Div. III ECAC East
Marcus Ortiz 2012-2013 Committed to: SUNY Fredonia NCAA Div. III ECAC East
Rob Belger 2011-2012 Committed to: Nichols College NCAA Div. III ECAC Northeast
Joe Casale 2010-2012 Committed to: SUNY Canton NCAA Div. III SUNYAC
Hunter Long 2012-2013 Committed to: SUNY Fredonia NCAA Div. III SUNYAC
Chris Deming 2012-2014 Committed to: Nichols College NCAA Div. III ECAC Northeast
Oskar Gerhardson 2013-2014 Committed to: SUNY Fredonia NCAA Div. III SUNYAC
Rob Liberatore 2011-2012 Committed to: SUNY Canton NCAA Div. III SUNYAC
Gaven LaValley 2011-2014 Committed to: Nichols College NCAA Div. III ECAC Northeast
Harout Sarkisian 2013-2014 Committed to: Nichols College NCAA Div. III ECAC Northeast
Tommy Dowell 2012-2013 Committed to: Plymouth State University NCAA Div. III MASCAC
Erik Moberg 2011-2013 Committed to: SUNY Fredonia NCAA Div. III SUNYAC
Kyle Matsumoto 2013-2014 Committed to: SUNY Canton NCAA Div. III SUNYAC
Matt Cessna 2012-2014 Committed to: SUNY Fredonia NCAA Div. III SUNYAC
Jens Rasmusson 2013-2014 Committed to: UMass – Dartmouth NCAA Div. III Massachusetts State
Quinton Neville 2013-2014 Committed to: St. Olaf College NCAA Div. III MIAC
Austin Arnold 2013-2015 Committed to: St. Mary’s University NCAA Div. III MIAC
Kenny Orlando 2013-2014 Committed to: SUNY Canton NCAA Div. III SUNYAC
David MacGregor 2014-2015 Committed to: UMass-Boston NCAA Div. III ECAC East
Andrei Svistunov 2012-2016 Committed to: Buffalo State NCAA Div. III SUNYAC
Stephen Kelly: 2015-2016 Committed to: Buffalo State NCAA Div. III SUNYAC
Matt Beranek 2015-2016 Committed to: Lawrence University NCAA Div. III NCHA
Zach Remers 2012-2016 Committed to: Buffalo State NCAA Div. III SUNYAC
Tanner Bennett 2014-2016 Committed to: Wisconsin-River Falls NCAA Div. III WIAC
Blake Busch 2015-2016 Committed to: Wisconsin-River Falls NCAA Div. III WIAC
Zed Dietrich 2015-2016 Committed to: Milwaukee School of Engineering NCAA Div. III NCHA
Carson Knopp 2015-2016 Committed to: Lawrence University NCAA Div. III NCHA
Tim Gelatt 2015-2017 Committed to: University of Wisconsin River Falls NCAA Div. III WIAC
Joe Schuler 2016-17 Committed to: Colby College NCAA Div. III NESCAC
Elijah Latimer 2007-17 Committed to: St. Thomas University NCAA Div. III MIAC
Cameron Bauer 2022-23 Committed to: King's College NCAA Div. III MAC
Will Matzke 2022-23 Committed to: Hamline University NCAA Div. III MIAC
Joseph Arnold 2022-23 Committed to: Alvernia University NCAA Div. III MAC
Johno Hoins 2022-23 Committed to: Manhattanville College NCAA Div. III UCHC
Shane Murphy 2019-20 Committed to: Utica University NCAA Div. III UCHC
Thomas Walker 2017-19 Committed to: Albertus Magnus College NCAA Div. III NEHC
Denys Arkhypenko 2017-18 Committed to: King's College NCAA Div. III MAC
Cody Rumsey 2017-18 Committed to: Rivier University NCAA Div. III MASCAC
Matt Passaretti 2017-18 Committed to: SUNY-Canton NCAA Div. III SUNYAC
Matt Mood 2017-18 Committed to: Chatham University NCAA Div. III UCHC
PLAYER KNIGHTS CAREER COLLEGE DIVISION CONFERENCE
Zach Stejskal 2018-2019 Committed to University of Minnesota Duluth NCAA Div. I NCHC
Davis Pennington 2018-2019 Committed to University of Nebraska-Omaha NCAA Div. I NCHC
Evan Orr 2018-2019 Committed to Michigan Tech University NCAA Div. I WCHA
Jacob Badal 2018-2019 Committed to Western Michigan University NCAA Div. I NCHC
Jeffrey Bertrand 2017-2019 Committed to Penn State University NCAA Div. I Big Ten
Gabe Temple 2017-2019 Committed to Michigan Tech University NCAA Div. I WCHA
Greg Japchen 2017-2019 Committed to University of Nebraska-Omaha NCAA Div. I NCHC
Lincoln Hatten 2017-2020 Committed to Army West Point NCAA Div. I Atlantic Hockey
Tyrone Bronte 2017-2019 Committed to Bemidji State University NCAA Div. I WCHA
Adrian Danchenko 2014-2019 Committed to University of Alabama-Huntsville NCAA Div. I WCHA
Shay Donovan 2017-2019 Committed to University of Wisconsin NCAA Div. I Big Ten
Justin Engelkes 2017-2018 Committed to Miami University (of Ohio) NCAA Div. I NCHC
Christian Stoever 2017-2018 Committed to Merrimack College NCAA Div. I Hockey East
Anthony Firriolo 2017-2018 Committed to Army NCAA Div. I Atlantic Hockey
Thomas Farrell 2017-2018 Committed to Army NCAA Div. I Atlantic Hockey
Jack Olmstead 2017-2018 Committed to University of Michigan NCAA Div. I Big Ten
Reed Robinson 2015-2018 Committed to Niagara University NCAA Div. I Atlantic Hockey
Paul Maust 2015-2017 Committed to Mercyhurst University NCAA Div. I Atlantic Hockey
Grant Valentine 2015-2017 Committed to Miami University (of Ohio) NCAA Div. I NCHC
Dorian Dawson 2015-2017 Committed to Brown University NCAA Div. I ECAC
Steve Holtz 2016-2017 Committed to University of Michigan NCAA Div. I Big Ten
Markuss Komuls 2016-2017 Committed to University of Alaska Fairbanks NCAA Div. I WCHA
Khristian Acosta 2016-2017 Committed to Mercyhurst University NCAA Div. I Atlantic Hockey
Joey Kubachka 2015-2017 Committed to Cornell University NCAA Div. I ECAC
Paul DeNaples 2010-2016 Committed to Penn State University NCAA Div. I Big Ten
Joseph Campolieto 2010-2016 Committed to Union College NCAA Div. I ECAC
Sammy Steele 2015-2016 Committed to Arizona State University NCAA Div. I Independent
Jake Rosenbaum 2015-2016 Committed to University of Minnesota Duluth NCAA Div. I NCHC
Aiden Beck 2015-2016 Committed to Canisius College NCAA Div. I Atlantic Hockey
Jacob Goldowski 2014-2016 Committed to Penn State NCAA Div. I Big Ten
Tyler Gratton 2014-2015 Committed to Penn State NCAA Div. I Big Ten
Luke Edgerton 2014-2015 Committed to Niagara University NCAA Div. I Atlantic Hockey
Josh Waters 2014-2015 Committed to Dartmouth College NCAA Div. I ECAC
Gavin Lewis 2014-2015 Committed to RIT NCAA Div. I Atlantic Hockey
Jacob Hamacher 2015-2016 Committed to RIT NCAA Div. I Atlantic Hockey
Konstantin Chernyuk 2013-2015 Committed to University of Maine NCAA Div. I Hockey East
Vlad Dzhioshvili 2012-2015 Committed to University of Vermont NCAA Div. I Hockey East
Dan Perez 2013-2015 Committed to University of Maine NCAA Div. I Hockey East
Marcus Joseph 2012-2015 Committed to Sacred Heart University NCAA Div. I Atlantic Hockey
Eugene Fadyeyev 2011-2014 Committed to Ohio State NCAA Div. I Big Ten
Nikita Pavlychev 2011-2014 Committed to Penn State University NCAA Div. I Big Ten
Derek Hamelin 2011-2014 Committed to Canisius College NCAA Div. I Atlantic Hockey
Denis Smirnov 2011-2013 Committed to Penn State University NCAA Div. I Big Ten