Round: 2 Overall: 46
Position: left wing
Height/weight: 6-1, 195 pounds
From: Longueuil, Quebec
Age: 18 (Nov. 5, 1993)
2011-12 team: Baie-Comeau
Stats: 21 goals, 44 points in 56 games
Comment: Power forward who plays with an edge and has the ability to score a lot.
Round: 3 Overall: 68
Position: defenseman
Height/weight: 6-2, 186
From: Faribault
Age: 19 (Dec. 2, 1993)
2011-12 team: Shattuck-St. Mary's
Stats: 11 goals, 41 points in 57 games
Comment: The Michigan State-bound Draeger, who was born in Edina, took a big jump on Wild draft list in the second half of the season.
Round: 4 Overall: 98
Position: center
Height/weight: 6-2, 194
From: Albany, N.Y.
Age: 18 (Jan. 29, 1994)
2011-12 team: Noble and Greenough School (Dedham, Mass.)
Stats: 26 goals, 56 points in 26 games
Comment: Skilled centerman with good hands and vision. Heading to Boston College.
Round: 5 Overall: 128
Position: defenseman
Height/weight: 6-4, 191
From: Koping, Sweden
Age: 20 (April 15, 1992)
2011-12 team: Lulea (Sweden)
Stats: 3 goals, 7 points in 46 games
Comment: Wild goalie Johan Gustafsson's teammate, the late bloomer is a big, rangy defenseman with good hands.
Round: 6 Overall: 158
Position: center
Height/weight: 5-10, 170
From: Fribourg, Switzerland
Age: 18 (April 5, 1994)
2011-12 team: Bern (Switzerland)
Stats: 8 goals, 16 points in 31 games
Comment: Goal-scoring winger with very good hands and a nose for the net; two more years on his Swiss contract.
Round: 7 Overall: 188
Position: Left wing
Height/weight: 5-10, 160
From: Edina
Age: 18 (June 18, 1994)
2011-12 team: Edina High School
Stats: 12 goals, 20 points in 24 games.
Comment: Lou Nanne's grandson and eventually Gophers-bound, he's a character, hard-working kid.
MICHAEL RUSSO
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