Michigan High School - NHL Hockey Players

NHL Hockey Players

from Michigan High Schools

Last Updated: April 16, 2011

Please Note: This listing is comprised of players who attended high school in Michigan before playing hockey in the NHL. Hockey presents some interesting challenges as there are unique situations that sometimes exist. For example, Eric Lindros attended Farmington High School (1989-90 school year) during his days playing hockey for Detroit Compuware. Should he appear on this list? I'm not sure. Because of the perceived opportunities in the junior leagues, a large number of those listed never actually played hockey for their high school. In many cases, the school did not even have a hockey team. (For example: Dan Blysma).

Anyway, send me details, updates and corrections on what you know. I'll develop the list as we go.

When the actual high school is known, the letters HS follow the school name. Otherwise, the listing is the city of birth. When the senior year is an approximation, it is preceded by the letter "c." When the senior year is known, the "c." is eliminated.

All additions and/or corrections are welcomed and greatly appreciated. E-mail me with your changes

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*Last Name*	*First Name*	*High School or Place of Birth*	*Senior Year*	*College*	*NHL Team*	*Years in NHL*	*Date Died*
Abdelkader	Justin	Muskegon Mona Shores HS	c. 2004	Michigan State	Detroit	2008-09	-
Abel	Taffy	Sault Ste. Marie HS	c. 1920	-	NY Rangers; Chicago	1926-34	8/1/1964
Blum	John	Harper Woods Notre Dame HS	c. 1977	University of Michigan	Edmonton; Boston; Washington; Detroit	1982-90	-
Bukovich	Tony	Painesdale HS	c.1940	-	Detroit	1943-45	-
Bylsma	Dan	Muskegon Western Michigan Christian HS	c. 1988	Bowling Green	LA Kings	1995-99	-
Carson	Jimmy	Grosse Pointe Woods?	c.1983	-	LA; Edmonton; Detroit; Vancouver; Hartford	1986-96	-
Chambers	Shawn	Sterling Heights Stevenson	c. 1984	University of Alaska - Fairbanks	Minnesota, Washington, Tampa Bay, New Jersey, Dallas	1987-98
Cronin	Shawn	Flushing HS	c. 1982	University of Illinois - Chicago	Washington, Winnipeg, Philadelphia, San Jose	1988-94
Cummins	Jim	Dearborn Edsel Ford HS	c. 1988	Michigan State University	Detroit, Philadelphia, Tampa Bay, Chicago, Phoenix, Montreal, Anaheim, NY Islanders, Colorado	1991-04	-
Curtale	Tony	Harper Woods Notre Dame HS?	c. 1980	-	Calgary	1981	-
Debol	Dave	Harper Woods Notre Dame HS	c. 1976	University of Michigan	Hartford	1979-81	-
DePalma	Larry	Trenton HS	1983	-	Minnesota, San Jose, Pittsburgh	1985-94	-
Donnelly	Mike	Livonia Franklin HS	1981	Michigan State	NY Rangers, Buffalo, LA Kings; Dallas; NY Islanders	1986-97	-
Greene	Andy	Trenton HS	c. 2001	Miami University	New Jersey	2006-09	-
Hatcher	Derian	Sterling Heights Stevenson HS	c. 1989	-	Minnesota; Dallas	1991-99	-
Hatcher	Kevin	Sterling Heights Stevenson HS	c. 1982	-	Washington; Dallas; Pittsburgh	1984-99	-
Hensick	T.J.	Howell HS	2003	University of Michigan	Colorado	2007-09	-
Hilbert	Andy	Howell HS	c. 1999	University of Michigan	Boston; Chicago; Pittsburgh; NY Islanders	2001-09	-
Jones	Brad	Utica Ford HS	c. 1982	-	Winnipeg, LA Kings, Philadelphia	1987-92	-
Iafrate	Al	Livonia Bentley HS	c. 1983	-	Toronto; Washington; Boston; San Jose	1984-98	-
Keczmer	Dan	Mt Clemens HS	c. 1986	Lake Superior State	Minnesota; Hartford; Calgary; Dallas	1990-99	-
Klingbeil	Ike	Hancock HS	c.1930	-	Chicago	1936-37	-
Knuble	Mike	East Kentwood HS	1990	University of Michigan	Detroit, NY Rangers	1996-99	-
LaFontaine	Pat	Waterford Kettering	c. 1982	-	NY Islanders; Buffalo; NY Rangers	1983-98	-
Leiter	Ken	Redford St. Mary	c. 1979	Michigan State	NY Islanders; Minnesota	1985-89	-
Lindros	Eric	Farmington H.S.	c. 1990	-	Philadelphia	1992-99	-
McSween	Don	Detroit Catholic Central HS	c. 1982	-	Buffalo, Anaheim	1987-96	-
Miller	Kelly	Lansing Eastern HS	1981	Michigan State	NY Rangers, Washington	1985-98	-
Miller	Kevin	Lansing Eastern HS	1983	Michigan State	NY Rangers, Detroit, Washington, St. Louis, San Jose, Pittsburgh, Chicago, NY Islanders, Ottawa	1988-04	-
Miller	Kip	Lansing Eastern HS	1986	Michigan State	Quebec, Minnesota, San Jose, NY Islanders, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Anaheim, Washington	1990-04	-
Miller	Ryan	East Lansing HS	1998	Michigan State	Buffalo	2002-04; 2006	-
Modano	Mike	Livonia Franklin HS	1988	-	Minnesota; Dallas	1988-99	-
Morrow	Ken	Davison HS	c.1975	Bowling Green	NY Islanders	1979-89	-
Moss	David	Detroit Catholic Central HS	c.2000	University of Michigan	Calgary	2006-09	-
Norwood	Lee	Trenton HS	c. 1978	-	Quebec, Washington, St. Louis, Detroit, New Jersey, Hartford, Calgary	1980-94	-
Peake	Pat	Madison Heights Lamphere HS	c. 1990	-	Washington	1993-98	-
Presley	Wayne	Taylor HS?	c. 1983	-	Chicago, San Jose, Buffalo, NY Rangers, Toronto	1984-96	-
Reynolds	Bobby	Flint Powers Catholic HS	1985	Michigan State	Toronto	1989-90
Rolston	Brian	Ann Arbor Pioneer HS	C 1990	Lake Superior State	New Jersey	1994-99	-
Ruelle	Bernie	Hancock HS	c.1940	-	Detroit	1943-44	-
Sherf	John	Calumet HS	c.1930	-	Detroit	1935-44	Deceased
Tamer	Chris	Dearborn Heights Crestwood HS	1989	University of Michigan	Pittsburgh	1993-98	-
Thomas	Tim	Davison HS	1992	Vermont	Boston	2002; 2005-06	-
Turcotte	Alfie	Holt and ?? HS	1982	-	Montreal; Winnipeg; Washington	1984-91	-
Turner	Dean	Birmingham Brother Rice HS	1976	University of Michigan	NY Rangers, Colorado, LA Kings	1979-83	-
VanBiesbrouck	John	Harper Woods Bishop Gallagher	c. 1980	-	NY Rangers, Florida	1981-99	-
Weight	Doug	Harper Woods Notre Dame HS	c. 1989	Lake Superior State	NY Rangers; Edmonton	1990-99	-
Wolanin	Craig	Warren DeLaSalle HS	1985	-	New Jersey; Quebec; Colorado; Tampa Bay; Toronto	1985-98	-
Zunich	Rudolph "Rudy"	Calumet HS	1928	-	Detroit	1943-44	3/1974

A number of other Michigan players were drafted but never played a game in the NHL: Some high profile names include: Mike Usitalo from Calumet who was selected 84th in the 1972 draft by the Kings, Tom Kolioupoulos from Fraser in the 8th round by the Canadiens and Tom Allen from Ann Arbor Huron, selected in the 10th round of the 1982 draft by the Flyers, and Greg Rolston from Flint Powers Catholic who was selected in the 10th round by the Maple Leafs in 1983.

Thanks to Robert Erkkila for his assistance on getting this page started, and to Vanessa for additional details on her Grandpa Rudy. And to Steve Hall for the update on Mike Donnelly.