As of Jan. 4, 2021 the National Hockey League's training camp rosters are littered with NCAA products-- 400 of them, in fact. But, no other school is represented more than the University of North Dakota, which can boast 25 alums spread out among the NHL's 31 franchises.

Last season, 19 UND alums saw action in an NHL game with Austin Poganski (St. Louis) and Rhett Gardner (Dallas) making their NHL debuts. Those two gave North Dakota a total of 103 NHL players in its history. 

Many former North Dakota players have found new homes this season as Drake Caggiula signed with the Arizona Coyotes while former UND teammates Jordan Schmaltz and Zane McIntyre are on tryout deals with the club, looking to join Nick Schmaltz. Troy Stecher inked a new deal with the Detroit Red Wings, Aaron Dell joined UND alum and former head coach Dave Hakstol (asst. coach) with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Derek Forbort is a Winnipeg Jet and Paul LaDue has found a home in Washington with the Capitals. Add in 2019-20 graduates Colton Poolman (Calgary Flames) and Cole Smith (Nashville Predators) and a UND alum is a part of 17 different NHL training camps. 

The shortened NHL season is slated for a Jan. 13 opening. 

UND ALUMS ON 2021 NHL TRAINING CAMP ROSTERS  (as of Jan. 4)
ANA    Carter Rowney
ARI    Drake Caggiula
ARI    Zane McIntyre
ARI    Jordan Schmaltz
ARI    Nick Schmaltz
CGY   Colton Poolman
CHI    Jonathan Toews*
COL    Tyson Jost
DAL    Rhett Gardner
DET    Troy Stecher
MIN    Luke Johnson
MIN    Zach Parise
NJD    Travis Zajac
NSH    Rocco Grimaldi
NSH    Cole Smith
NYI    Brock Nelson
OTT    Christian Wolanin
STL    Austin Poganski
TOR    Aaron Dell
VAN    Brock Boeser
WPG    Derek Forbort
WPG    Tucker Poolman
WSH    Shane Gersich
WSH    Paul LaDue
WSH    T.J. Oshie
*not participating

NCAA ALUMS ON 2021 NHL TRAINING CAMP ROSTERS  (as of Jan. 4)
North Dakota    25
Minnesota    24
Boston University    24
Michigan    24
Boston College    20
Notre Dame    17
Minnesota Duluth    17
Wisconsin    17
Northeastern    14
Denver     13
Harvard    13
UMASS    12
Miami     12
Michigan State    12
St. Cloud State    12
Providence    11
Western Michigan    11
Maine     9
UMass-Lowell     8
Michigan Tech    7
Minnesota State    7
New Hampshire    7
Ohio State    7
Colorado College    6
Cornell    6
Quinnipiac    6
Union    6
Bowling Green    4
Clarkson     4
Omaha    4
Yale     4
Arizona State    3
UConn    3
Merrimack    3
Lake Superior St.    3
Penn State    3
Princeton    3
Vermont    3
Bemidji State    2
Brown     2
Colgate     2
Ferris State    2
Alabama-Huntsville    1
Alaska    1
Alaska-Anchorage    1
Dartmouth    1
Rensselaer    1
RIT    1
Scared Heart    1
St. Lawrence    1