On Campus: Top NHL goalies since 2010-11 with NCAA roots

The past 10 seasons have been very good for college players making a transition to the NHL.

The number who made the jump from college hockey, specifically NCAA Division I programs, reached an all-time high of 32.8 percent by the 2019-20 NHL season, which was paused on March 12 due to concerns surrounding the coronavirus.

To celebrate the continuing influence former college players are having in the NHL, On Campus introduces a series of stories looking at those NCAA players from each position who have had the most significant impact in the League during the past 10 seasons. NCAA-trained goalies who have played in the NHL since the 2010-11 NHL season are under the microscope this week, followed by looks at defenseman and forwards in the next two weeks.

1. Jonathan Quick, Los Angeles Kings (2007-20)

Quick is at the top of this list with Stanley Cup championships in 2012 and 2014.

Quick was at his best during the 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs, when he had a .946 save percentage and won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP, helping the Kings defeat the New Jersey Devils for the first Cup title in Los Angeles history.

The 34-year-old, selected by the Kings in the third round (No. 72) of the 2005 NHL Draft, turned pro after two seasons at the University of Massachusetts.

Quick has a regular-season NHL record of 325-240-67 with a 2.39 goals-against average and .913 save percentage in 644 games (634 starts). This season, he's 16-22-4 with a 2.79 GAA and .904 save percentage in 42 games.

2. Tim Thomas, Boston Bruins (2002-12), Florida Panthers (2013-14), Dallas Stars (2013-14)

With a playoff performance for the ages in 2011, Thomas helped the Bruins win their first Stanley Cup championship since 1972 and won the Conn Smythe Trophy with a 1.98 GAA and .940 save percentage.

A University of Vermont product, Thomas played his final NHL season with the Stars and Panthers in 2013-14 before retiring at the age of 40 with an NHL record of 214-145-49, a 2.52 GAA and .920 save percentage in 426 games.

He was selected by the Quebec Nordiques in the ninth round (No. 217) of the 1994 NHL Draft.

3. Ryan Miller, Buffalo Sabres (2002-14), St. Louis Blues (2013-14), Vancouver Canucks (2014-17), Anaheim Ducks (2017-20)

The 39-year-old is 9-6-4 for the Ducks this season with a 3.10 GAA and .907 save percentage in 23 games.

The winner of the Hobey Baker Award in 2001 as the best player in men's collegiate hockey, playing for Michigan State University, Miller played nine seasons with the Sabres and is their leader in games (540) and wins (284).

Selected by Buffalo in the fifth round (No. 318) of the 1999 NHL Draft, he's the winningest United States-born goalie in NHL history with 387 victories.

4. Connor Hellebuyck, Winnipeg Jets (2015-20)

The 26-year-old has 31 wins this season, second to Andrei Vasilevskiy of the Tampa Bay Lightning, who has 35. Hellebuyck has a 2.57 GAA and .922 save percentage this season, with his 1,656 saves the most in the NHL in 2019-20.

Hellebuyck, chosen by the Jets in the fifth round (No. 130) of the 2012 NHL Draft, helped the University of Massachusetts-Lowell win its first NCAA title in 2012-13 with a .952 save percentage, and tied Vasilevskiy for the NHL lead with 44 wins in 2017-18.

Hellebuyck is 148-85-22 in the NHL with a 2.64 GAA and .917 save percentage in 270 games.

5. Ben Bishop, St. Louis Blues (2008-11), Ottawa Senators (2011-13), Tampa Bay Lightning (2012-17), Los Angeles Kings (2016-17), Dallas Stars (2017-20)

Bishop helped the University of Maine reach the Frozen Four in 2006 and 2007 before turning pro with the Blues, who selected him in the third round (No. 85) of the 2005 NHL Draft.

The 33-year-old is 21-16-4 for the Stars this season with a 2.50 GAA and .920 save percentage and is 222-128-36 in his NHL career with a 2.32 GAA and .921 save percentage in 413 games.

6. Jimmy Howard, Detroit Red Wings (2005-20)

Howard has played his entire 14-season NHL career with the Red Wings, and is 246-196-70 with a 2.62 GAA and .912 save percentage in 543 games.

He played three seasons at the University of Maine and holds school records for shutouts (15), save percentage (.931) and goals-against average (1.84).

The 36-year-old, 2-23-2 for Detroit this season with a 4.20 GAA and .882 save percentage in 27 games, was chosen by the Red Wings in the second round (No. 64) of the 2003 NHL Draft.

7. Brian Elliott, Ottawa Senators (2007-11), Colorado Avalanche (2010-11), St. Louis Blues (2011-16), Calgary Flames (2016-17), Philadelphia Flyers (2017-20)

The 35-year-old, who helped the University of Wisconsin win the 2006 NCAA championship, is 16-7-4 for the Flyers this season with a 2.87 GAA and .899 save percentage in 31 games (27 starts). He's 241-146-47 with a 2.50 GAA and .912 save percentage in 472 NHL games.

He was selected by the Senators in the ninth round (No. 291) of the 2003 NHL Draft.

8. Cory Schneider, Vancouver Canucks (2008-13), New Jersey Devils (2014-20)

Schneider is the only first-round pick (No. 26 by the Canucks in the 2004 NHL Draft) on this list.

A Boston College product, the 34-year-old is 3-6-2 with a 3.53 GAA and .887 save percentage for the Devils this season and is 170-159-58 with a 2.43 GAA and .918 save percentage in 409 NHL games.

9. Cam Talbot, New York Rangers (2013-15), Edmonton Oilers (2015-19), Philadelphia Flyers (2018-19), Calgary Flames (2019-20)

Talbot played at the University of Alabama Huntsville before signing with the Rangers as a free agent in 2010.

The 32-year-old won 42 games for the Oilers in 2016-17, breaking Grant Fuhr's Edmonton record of 40.

Talbot, 12-10-1 with a 2.63 GAA and .919 save percentage for the Flames this season, is 150-122-25 with a 2.61 GAA and .915 save percentage in 314 NHL games.

10. Carter Hutton, Chicago Blackhawks (2012-13), Nashville Predators (2013-16), St. Louis Blues (2016-18), Buffalo Sabres (2018-20)

Hutton didn't establish himself in the NHL until he was a 28-year-old in his first season with the Predators in 2013-14.

Now 34, he is 12-14-4 with a 3.18 GAA and .898 save percentage in 31 games with the Sabres this season, and is 93-78-26 with a 2.67 GAA and .911 save percentage in 219 NHL games.

Undrafted, Hutton played four seasons at UMass-Lowell.