Men's Ice Hockey 10/8/2025 1:12:00 PM Joel Norman

TEN LANCERS ALUMS APPEAR ON NHL OPENING NIGHT ROSTERS

FOURTH-HIGHEST TOTAL IN USHL

The 2025-26 NHL season begins this week and 10 former Omaha Lancers have appeared on Opening Night rosters.

NHL TEAM	POSITION	NHL TEAM	YEAR(S) W/OMA
Will Borgen	D	New York Rangers	2014-15
Jacob Bryson	D	Buffalo Sabres	2015-16
Noah Cates	D	Philadelphia Flyers	2016-18
Thatcher Demko	G	Vancouver Canucks	2011-12
Jakub Dobes	G	Montreal Canadiens	2019-21
Ryan Donato	F	Chicago Blackhawks	2015
Erik Haula	F	Nashville Predators	2009-10
Alex Lyon	G	Buffalo Sabres	2011-13
Nick Perbix	D	Nashville Predators	2017-18
Akira Schmid	G	Vegas Golden Knights	2018-19

The Lancers have the fourth-most alums on NHL Opening Night rosters behind the USA Hockey National Team Development Program (80), Chicago Steel (17) and the Tri-City Storm (11). Omaha's four former goaltenders to start the season in the NHL is second-most in the USHL behind the USA Hockey NTDP (five).

The entire list of USHL alums on 2025-26 NHL Opening Night rosters can be viewed here.

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