A look at the Minnesotans selected Sunday in the NHL draft:
Chart: Minnesotans in the NHL draft
NamePos.Hometown2012-13 teamDraft teamRound, overall
Connor HurleyCEdinaEdina H.S.Buffalosecond, 38
Tommy VannelliDVictoriaMinnetonka H.S.St. Louissecond, 47
Taylor CammarataLWPlymouthWaterloo (USHL)N.Y. Islandersthird, 76
Jake GuentzelCWoodburySioux City (USHL)Pittsburghthird, 77
Hudson FaschingRWBurnsvilleU.S. Under 18Los Angelesfourth, 118
Tucker PoolmanDE. Grand ForksOmaha (USHL)Winnipegfifth, 127
Teemu KivihalmeDBurnsvilleBurnsville H.S.Nashvillefifth, 140
Michael BrodzinskiDHam LakeMuskegon (USHL)San Josefifth, 141
Blake HeinrichDCambridgeSioux City (USHL)Washingtonfifth, 144
Grant BesseRWPlymouthBenilde-St. Margaret's H.S.Anaheimfifth, 147
Jonny BrodzinskiCHam LakeSt. Cloud StateLos Angelesfifth, 148
Gage AusmusDE. Grand ForksU.S. Under 18San Josefifth, 151
Avery PetersonCGrand RapidsGrand Rapids H.S.Wildsixth, 167
Jacob JacksonCMaplewoodTartan H.S.San Joseseventh, 201
about the writer
The Wild are off to one of the best starts in franchise history, and Kirill Kaprizov is tied for the NHL scoring lead.