Player Moves
Players who left their team with remaining eligibility since the conclusion of their team's 2011-12 season.
| School | Player | *Yr. | Status |
| Boston Univ. | Justin Courtnall | Jr. | Signed with Boston (NHL) |
| North Dakota | Aaron Dell | Jr. | Signed with Colorado (ECHL) |
| Miami | Tyler Biggs | Fr. | Signed with Toronto (NHL) |
| Lake Superior | Kyle Jean | So. | Signed with New York Rangers (NHL) |
| Cornell | Mathieu Brisson | So. | Left team |
| Cornell | Vincenzo Marozzi | Fr. | Signed with Asiago HC (Europe) |
| Nebraska-Omaha | Jayson Megna | Fr. | Signing an NHL contract |
| Wisconsin | Jason Clark | Jr. | Signed with New York Islanders (NHL) |
| Nebraska-Omaha | Ryan Massa | So. | Taking a year off from school |
| Wisconsin | Justin Schultz | Jr. | De-enrolled from school |
| Boston Univ. | Adam Clendening | So. | Signed with Chicago (NHL) |
| Rensselaer | Pat Koudys | So. | Returned to USHL |
| Alaska-Anchorage | Eric Scheid | Fr. | Returned to junior |
| Providence | Barrett Kaib | Fr. | Dismissed from team |
| Providence | Craig Wyszomirski | Fr. | Left team |
| Providence | Billy Simon | Jr. | Left team |
| Boston College | Chris Kreider | Jr. | Signed with New York Rangers (NHL) |
| Boston College | Brian Dumoulin | Jr. | Signed with Carolina (NHL) |
| Union | Jeremy Welsh | Jr. | Signed with Carolina (NHL) as FA |
| North Dakota | Brock Nelson | So. | Signed with New York Islanders (NHL) |
| Colgate | Chris Wagner | So. | Signed with Anaheim (NHL) |
| Maine | Matt Mangene | Jr. | Signed with Philadelphia (NHL) as FA |
| St. Cloud State | Mike Lee | Jr. | Signed with Phoenix (NHL) |
| Michigan | Chris Brown | Jr. | Signed with Phoenix (NHL) |
| Northeastern | Anthony Bitetto | So. | Signed with Nashville (NHL) |
| Western Michigan | Matt Tennyson | Jr. | Signed with San Jose (NHL) as FA |
| Minnesota-Duluth | J.T. Brown | So. | Signed with Tampa Bay (NHL) as FA |
| Denver | Jason Zucker | So. | Signed with Minnesota (NHL) |
| Niagara | Scott Arnold | So. | Signed with Phoenix (NHL) as FA |
| Miami | Reilly Smith | Jr. | Signed with Dallas (NHL) |
| Boston Univ. | Alex Chiasson | Jr. | Signed with Dallas (NHL) |
| Denver | Beau Bennett | So. | Signed with Pittsburgh (NHL) |
| Denver | Drew Shore | Jr. | Signed with Florida (NHL) |
| Michigan State | Torey Krug | Jr. | Signed with Boston (NHL) as FA |
| Notre Dame | Riley Sheahan | Jr. | Signed with Detroit (NHL) |
| Lake Superior | Zach Trotman | Jr. | Signed with Boston (NHL) |
| St. Cloud State | David Eddy | Jr. | Signed with Calgary (NHL) |
| Nebraska-Omaha | Terry Broadhurst | Jr. | Signed with Chicago (NHL) |
| Vermont | Sebastien Stalberg | Jr. | Signed with San Jose (NHL) |
| Connecticut | Cole Schneider | So. | Signed with Ottawa (NHL) as FA |
| Wisconsin | Patrick Daly | Fr. | Left team |
| Colorado College | Jaden Schwartz | So. | Signed with St. Louis (NHL) |
Players who left their team with remaining eligibility since the start of the 2011-12 season.
| School | Player | *Yr. | Status |
| Boston Univ. | Max Nicastro | So. | Dismisse from team |
| Neb.-Omaha | Alex Hudson | Sr. | Dismissed from team |
| Alaska-Anchorage | Mitch Bruijsten | Dismissed from team | |
| Boston Univ. | Charlie Coyle | So. | Signed with QMJHL |
| Boston Univ. | Corey Trevino | Sr. | Dismissed from team |
| Northern Mich. | Eric Walker | Fr. | Left School |
*-Year in school as of the start of this season.
