A look at the Minnesotans selected Saturday in the NHL draft:
NameHometownPrevious team(s)Draft teamRound (overall)
Ryan Collins (D)BloomingtonUSA U18ColumbusSecond (47)
Jack Dougherty (D)Cottage GroveUSA U18NashvilleSecond (51)
Jack Glover (D)Golden ValleyUSA U18WinnipegThird (69)
Keegan Iverson (C)St. Louis ParkPortland (WHL)N.Y. RangersThird (85)
Austin Poganski (RW)St. CloudTri City (USHL)St. LouisFourth (110)
Steve JohnsonMinnetonkaOmaha (USHL)Los Angeles Fourth (120)
C.J. Franklin (LW)Forest LakeSioux Falls (USHL)WinnipegFifth (129)
Shane Gersich (C)ChaskaUSA U18Washington Fifth (134)
Chase Perry (G)AndoverWenatchee (NAHL)DetroitFifth (136)
Luc Snuggerud (D)VictoriaEden Prairie H.S.ChicagoFifth (141)
Tyler Nanne (D)EdinaEdina H.S.N.Y. RangersFifth (142)
Miguel Fidler (LW)EdinaEdina H.S.FloridaFifth (143)
Tyler Vesel (C)RochesterShattuck/Omaha (USHL)EdmontonSixth (153)
Steven Spinner (RW)Eden PrairieEden Prairie H.S.WashingtonSixth (159)
Jack Ramsey (RW)ChanhassenPenticton (BCJHL)ChicagoSeventh (208)
USA U18 (U.S. under-18 development team); NAHL (North American Hockey League); USHL (United States Hockey League); WHL (Western Hockey League); BCJHL (British Columbia Junior Hockey League).
The Wild’s Brock Faber played in the 2022 Games in Beijing when he was still at the University of Minnesota and NHL players stayed at home. In 2026, he’s back.
