Graf, 21, played a big role in Quinnipiac’s NCAA title run last spring and was the ECAC Hockey Player of the Year this season.
Collin Graf, one of the most heavily pursued undrafted college hockey players in the country, has left Quinnipiac and signed a three-year entry-level contract with the , . The Sharks will burn the first year of the free agent’s contract and Graf will report immediately to San Jose. Advertisement Graf, 21, a native of Lincoln, Mass., played a big role in Quinnipiac’s title run last spring and was the ECAC Hockey Player of the Year this season, scoring 22 goals and 49 points in 34 games.
Graf is a unique college free agent just because of his offensive upside. While most college free agent forwards will end up in a bottom six or have careers as tweeners between the NHL and AHL, Graf is a skilled forward who has blossomed since he was a teenager. One reason scouts say he wasn’t drafted in the mid to late rounds was his size. As a 17-year-old, Graf was 5-foot-8 and 145 pounds. Now he’s 6-foot-1 and 195 pounds.
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