Former NCAA DI hockey players in the 2025 Stanley Cup Final

The Stanley Cup final is here and the defending Florida Panthers champion will again face Edmonton Oilers in the 2024 match. This year it contains new faces on both sides, including some former NCAA di Ice. Let’s take a look at the colleague of former college hockey players who appear in the Stanley Cup finals 2025:

Florida Panthers

Evan Rodrigues (Boston University: 2011-2015)

Evan Rodrigues played at the University of Boston for four seasons and in 146 games he participated in 121 points as forward. At the university he was named Hockey East by the second All-Star team and finished second with 61 points of his senior year behind his teammate and the winner of Hobey Baker Jack Eichel. Rodrigues and terriers lost to the provides of 2015 Frozen Four Championship. Rodrigues later signed in Buffalo Saber in 2015 and debuted in 2016. Since then he spent time with Pittsburgh Penguins and Colorado Avalanche before joining Panthers and won the Stanley Cup in 2023-24.

Nate Schmidt (Minnesota: 2010-2013)

Nate Schmidt played three seasons with Minnesota Golden Gophers and scored 74 points in 96 career games as a defender. In 2011–12 he was appointed All-Wcha team and the first All-Wcha team in 2012–13 as a junior. That year he finished third among all NCAA defenders with 31 points (8g, 23a) and was +16 in the season. Schmidt signed Washington Capitals in 2013-14 as an undefined player. Vegas Golden Knights later chose it in the expansion of the NHL in 2017 and was part of the first NHL expansion team to advance to the Stanley Cup finals in the first season. Schmidt joined Panthers for the 2024-25 season after spent the last four seasons with Vancouver Canucks and Winnipeg Jets.

Here is a list of every former NCAA hockey player on the Florida Panthers list for the Stanley Cup 2025 finals:

Edmonton Oilers

Jake Walman (Providence: 2014-2017)

Jake Walman played three seasons on the College providers and as a defender represented 69 points in 107 games. As Sophomore and Junior, Walman was appointed to the Hockey East First All-Star team and in 2016-17 he was a nomination of Hobey Baker. In 2015, Walman helped Providence to win his first NCAA title in the program history, defeated Evan Rodrigues and the Boston University in the game frozen four championships in 2015. Walman joined St. Louis Blues at the end of his junior season and spent time with St. Louis, Detroit and San Jose before trading with Edmonton Oilers before the date of trade 2025 NHL.

Trent Frederic (Wisconsin: 2016-2018)

Trent Frederic played two seasons in Wisconsin and gained 65 points in 66 games as an attacker. In 2017, Big took home the Freshman of the Year, the All-Big team Ten Freshman and All-Big ten second teams. Spike Carlson – Chris Chelios Award also won as Badgers’ MVP this season. As Sophomore, the honorable mention of All-Big was ten. Frederic joined Boston Bruins after his Sophomore season and spent 10 seasons in the Bruins organization before trading with Edmonton Oilers before the 2025 NHL.

Here is a list of every former NCAA hockey player in the Edmonton Oilers list for the Stanley Cup 2025 finals:

*Zach Hyman suffered injuries at the end of the season in the game 4 finals of the Western Conference and will miss the Stanley Cup finals.