Found this article about EU characters, ships, planets, etc that has been reintroduced into the canon. Enjoy.

http://io9.gizmodo.com/everything-star-wars-has-reintroduced-from-the-old-expa-1792224856

this is definitely an article for you my friend, way cool to see all of the old things being included into new cannon

Yup...I read almost everyone of those books. From the good ones to the awful ones...I'm looking at you Crystal Star...I'm glad stuff is being brought back in, but some of it was better the first time around. Take my guy Wedge. I think he lost something as a character now that he is just another defector from the Empire. His original backstory was much more interesting. Maybe we will learn more about him, but we haven't seen him in a while on Rebels and he does next to nothing in the Aftermath books.

isaard's revenge was pretty sh*tty too. I like him better now than I did before, however, his time with booster terix was pretty cool. U know I have my affinity for anybody who either came from or stayed imperial. Haven't read the second aftermath book. yet another book to read. I think he will be back soon on rebels. remember, thrawn has yet to **** on everyone. long live the glorious galactic empire