Minnesotans selected in the NHL draft

Seventeen players from the state were chosen.

June 25, 2017 at 12:20AM
Goalie Jake Oettinger, center, a Lakeville native, wore a Dallas Stars jersey after being selected by the team during the first round of the NHL draft on Friday.
Goalie Jake Oettinger, center, a Lakeville native, wore a Dallas Stars jersey after being selected by the team during the first round of the NHL draft on Friday. (Randy Johnson — Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

A look a the Minnesotans chosen in the NHL entry draft on Friday and Saturday in Chicago:

Player, Hometown, Last team, College commitment, Drafted by, Round, Pick

Casey Mittelstadt, C, Eden Prairie, Eden Prairie H.S., Gophers, Buffalo, 1, 8

Ryan Poehling, C, Lakeville, St. Cloud State, St. Cloud State, Montreal, 1, 25

Jake Oettinger, G, Lakeville, Boston Univ., Boston University, Dallas, 1, 26

Dylan Samberg, D, Hermantown, Hermantown H.S., Minnesota Duluth, Winnipeg, 2, 43

Grant Mismash, LW, Edina, U.S. U-18 program, North Dakota, Nashville, 2, 61

Clayton Phillips, D, Edina , Fargo (USHL), Gophers, Pittsburgh, 3, 93

Scott Reedy, C, Prior Lake, U.S. U-18 program, Gophers, San Jose, 4, 102

Mikey Anderson, D, Roseville, Waterloo (USHL), Minnesota Duluth, Los Angeles, 4, 103

Noah Cates, LW, Stillwater , Stillwater H.S., Minnesota Duluth, Philadelphia, 5, 137

Nick Perbix, D, Elk River, Elk River H.S., St. Cloud State, Tampa Bay, 6, 169

Benton Maass, D, Elk River, Elk River H.S., New Hampshire, Washington, 6, 182

Nicky Leivermann, D, Eden Prairie, Eden Prairie H.S., Notre Dame, Colorado, 7, 187

Sammy Walker, C, Edina, Edina H.S., Gophers, Tampa Bay, 7, 200

Nick Swaney, RW, Lakeville, Waterloo (USHL), Minnesota Duluth, Wild, 7, 209

Robbie Stucker, D, Ramsey, St. Thomas Academy, Colorado College, Columbus, 7, 210

Matt Hellickson, D, St. Louis Park, Sioux City (USHL), Notre Dame, New Jersey, 7, 214

Josh Ess, D, Burnsville, Lakeville South H.S., Wisconsin, Chicago, 7, 215

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