Player Moves
Players who left their team with remaining eligibility since the conclusion of their team's 2008-09 season.
| School | Player | *Yr. | Status |
| Boston Univ. | Brian Strait | Jr. | Signed with Pittsburgh (NHL) |
| Bemidji State | Matt Dalton | So. | Signed with Boston (NHL) |
| Boston Univ. | Colin Wilson | So. | Signed with Nashville (NHL) |
| Vermont | Viktor Stalberg | Jr. | Signed with Toronto (NHL) |
| Minnesota-Duluth | Alex Stalock | Jr. | Signed with San Jose (NHL) |
| Minnesota-Duluth | Evan Oberg | So. | Signed with (NHL) |
| Northeastern | Brad Thiessen | Jr. | Signed with Pittsburgh (NHL) |
| Denver | Tyler Bozak | So. | Signed with Toronto (NHL) |
| New Hampshire | James van Riemsdyk | So. | Signed with Philadelphia (NHL) |
| Boston College | Nick Petrecki | So. | Signed with San Jose (NHL) |
| Wisconsin | Jamie McBain | Jr. | Signed with (NHL) |
| Colorado College | Brian Connelly | Jr. | Signed with (NHL) |
| Colorado College | Richard Bachman | So. | Signed with Dallas (NHL) |
| Merrimack | Joe Loprieno | Jr. | Signed with San Jose (NHL) |
| Minnesota | Ryan Stoa | Jr. | Signed with Colorado (NHL) |
| Minnesota State | Trevor Bruess | Jr. | Signed pro deal |
| Alaska-Anchorage | Paul Crowder | Jr. | Signed with New York Rangers (NHL) |
Players who left their team with remaining eligibility since the start of the 2008-09 season.
| School | Player | *Yr. | Status |
| Minnesota | Grant Scott | Fr. | Left for Fargo (USHL) |
| Bowling Green | Russ Sinkewich | Sr. | Left for Johnstown (ECHL) |
| Brown | Mike Griffin | Fr. | Quit Team |
| Michigan State | Andrew Conboy | So. | Withdrew from school |
| Minnesota | Michael Dorr | Fr. | Transferring to Minnesota State |
| Alabama-Huntsville | Wyatt Russell | So. | Left for team in Germany |
| Bowling Green | Dean Petiot | Fr. | Left for personal reasons |
| Providence | Bryce Aneloski | Fr. | Left for USHL |
| Providence | Joe Lavin | So. | Left for USHL |
| Bowling Green | Jacob Cepis | So. | Quit team |
| Michigan State | Mike Merrifield | Fr. | Left for Green Bay (USHL) |
| Michigan State | Ryan Turek | Jr. | Dismissed from team |
| Mass.-Lowell | T.J. Massie | Fr. | Left for Tri-City (USHL) |
| Brown | Garrett Noiles | Fr. | Quit team |
| Bowling Green | Tim Maxwell | Sr. | Left for academic reasons |
*-Year in school as of the start of this season.
