{"id":31516,"date":"2004-06-21T22:38:00","date_gmt":"2004-06-22T03:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/?p=31516"},"modified":"2010-09-30T22:38:50","modified_gmt":"2010-10-01T03:38:50","slug":"early-departures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwwproxy.uscho.com\/2004\/06\/21\/early-departures\/","title":{"rendered":"Early Departures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Running list of Division I men&#8217;s players who have left school before graduating, since the end of the 2002-03 season. &#8220;Yr.&#8221; indicates the player&#8217;s most recent season.<\/p>\n<pre>School              Player           Yr.    Status\r\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------\r\nBoston University   Justin Maiser    So.    left for major junior\r\nClarkson            Randy Jones      So.    signed with Philadelphia (NHL)\r\nColorado College    Peter Sejna      Jr.    signed with St. Louis (NHL)\r\nCornell             Dave LeNeveu     So.    signed with Phoenix (NHL)\r\nMaine               Francis Nault    Jr.    lost final year of eligibility\r\nMass.-Lowell        Dominic Smart    Fr.    left school\r\nMichigan            Danny Richmond   Fr.    left for major junior\r\nMinnesota           Paul Martin      Jr.    signed with New Jersey (NHL)\r\nMinnesota           Travis Weber     So.    left school\r\nMinnesota State     Grant Stevenson  So.    signed with San Jose (NHL)\r\nNebraska-Omaha      Dan Ellis        Jr.    signed with Dallas (NHL)\r\nNorth Dakota        David Hale       Jr.    signed with New Jersey (NHL)\r\nNorthern Michigan   Juha Alen        Fr.    signed with Anaheim (NHL)\r\nNotre Dame          Yan Stastny      So.    rookie camp with Boston (NHL)\r\nOhio State          Ryan Kesler      Fr.    signed with Vancouver (NHL)\r\nOhio State          R.J. Umberger    Jr.    negotiating with Vancouver (NHL)\r\nPrinceton           James Fitzpatrick So.   left team\r\nSt. Cloud State     Jonathan Lehun   Fr.    left for major junior\r\nSt. Cloud State     Brian Schuster   Jr.    left school\r\nSt. Cloud State     Jeff Finger      Jr.    left school\r\nWisconsin           Alex Leavitt     So.    left for major junior\r\nYale                Chris Higgins    So.    signed with Montreal (NHL)\r\n<\/pre>\n<h2>Players to Watch<\/h2>\n<p>Prominent underclassmen USCHO is keeping an eye on to see if they turn pro. Year listed is one just completed.<\/p>\n<pre>School              Player           Yr.    Status\r\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------\r\nBoston University   Ryan Whitney     So.    Drafted -- Pittsburgh, 1st (5th), 2002\r\n<\/pre>\n<h2>Transfers<\/h2>\n<p>Players who have transferred this offseason, and will therefore be eligible in Sept. 2004 (does not include<br \/>\nFairfield and Iona players who are immediately eligible due to those schools dropping their program).<\/p>\n<pre>Name                        To                   From\r\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------\r\nBen Lovejoy, D              Dartmouth            Boston College\r\nPaul Lynch, D               Massachusetts        Maine\r\nCarson Strang, F            Union                Air Force\r\nJustin Tobe, G              Harvard              Michigan State\r\n<\/pre>\n<h2>Coaching Changes<\/h2>\n<pre>School             New Coach           Old Coach             Reason for Departure\r\n------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\nClarkson           George Roll         Fred Parker           Interim\r\nFindlay            Pat Ford            Craig Barnett         Left for Lake Forest Academy (prep)\r\nMichigan Tech      Jamie Russell       Mike Sertich          Retired\r\nUnion              Nate Leaman         Kevin Sneddon         Left for Vermont\r\nVermont            Kevin Sneddon       Mike Gilligan         Retired\r\n\r\n<b>D-III<\/b>\r\nConnecticut Coll.  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