Signing "Silly" Season Has Begun

The 2014 Frozen Four in Philadelphia is still a week away, and already silly season—players with remaining college eligibility choosing to instead turn pro—has begun in NCAA Division I men’s ice hockey.

Following are players (listed in alphabetical order) who could have come back to college next season, but instead opted to sign professional contracts, since March 14, according to USCHO.com and CollegeHockeyInc.com:

Player                Yr. Pos.  NCAA School        NHL Club

Josh Archibald        Jr. F     Nebraska-Omaha     Pittsburgh
Matt Carey*           Fr. F     St. Lawrence       Chicago
Ryan Carpenter*       Jr. F     Bowling Green      San Jose
Pheonix Copley*       So. G     Michigan Tech      Washington
Ryan Dzingel          Jr. F     Ohio State         Ottawa
Phil Di Giuseppe      Jr. F     Michigan           Carolina
Alex Guptill          Jr. F     Michigan           Dallas
Caleb Herbert         Jr. F     Minnesota-Duluth   Washington
Josh Manson           Jr. D     Northeastern       Anaheim
Jake McCabe           Jr. D     Wisconsin          Buffalo
Jaycob Megna          Jr. D     Nebraska-Omaha     Anaheim
Jordan Oesterle *     Jr. D     Western Michigan   Edmonton
Gustav Olofsson       Fr. D     Colorado College   Minnesota
Bryce Van Brabant*    Jr. F     Quinnipiac         Ottawa
Trevor van Riemsdyk*  Jr. D     New Hampshire      Chicago
Scott Wilson          Jr. F     UMass Lowell       Pittsburgh
Mike Zalewski*        So. F     Rensselaer         Vancouver   
 

*Free agent signing

 More to come, obviously …