NHL draft prospects from Minnesota
Minnesotans ranked among the top 200 North American skaters for the NHL draft Friday and Saturday in Buffalo, N.Y.
RankPlayerHometownLast teamCollege commitment
10Kieffer Bellows, LWEdinaU.S. U18 programBoston University
17Riley Tufte, LWBlaineBlaine High SchoolMinnesota Duluth
49Ryan Lindgren, DLakevilleShattuck-St. Mary'sMinnesota
56Joey Anderson, RWRosevilleU.S. U18 programMinnesota Duluth
61Mitchell Mattson, CGrand RapidsGrand Rapids HSNorth Dakota
77Max Zimmer, LWWayzataChicago (USHL)Wisconsin
93Rem Pitlick, CPlymouthMuskegon (USHL)Minnesota
128Michael Graham, CEden PrairieEden Prairie HSNotre Dame
159Casey Staum, DFalcon HeightsHill-Murray HSNebraska Omaha
161Scott Perunovich, DHibbingHibbing HSMinnesota Duluth
195Sam Rossini, DInver Grove HeightsWaterloo (USHL)Minnesota
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