Logan Hensler, Mason West among 15 Minnesotans taken in NHL draft

Hensler, who plays at Wisconsin, and West, a rising senior at Edina, went in the first round.

The Minnesota Star Tribune
June 28, 2025 at 11:29PM
Logan Hensler stands with NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman after being taken by Ottawa in the first round of the NHL draft on Friday in Los Angeles. (Damian Dovarganes/The Associated Press)

Here are Minnesota players (and their college team or college commitment) taken in the NHL draft Friday and Saturday.

First round

Ottawa, 23rd overall. Logan Hensler, D, Woodbury (Wisconsin)

Chicago, 29. Mason West, F, Edina (Michigan State)

Second round

Nashville, 35. Jacob Rombach, D, Blaine (Minnesota)

New Jersey, 50. Conrad Fondrk, F, St. Paul (Boston University)

Third round

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Boston, 79. Cooper Simpson, F, Shakopee (North Dakota)

Calgary, 80. Mace’o Phillips, D, Wayzata (Minnesota)

New Jersey, 90. Mason Moe, F, Eden Prairie (Minnesota)

Ottawa, 93. Blake Vanek, F, Stillwater (uncommitted)

Fourth round

Detroit, 109. Brent Solomon, F, Champlin (Wisconsin)

Fifth round

Toronto, 137. William Belle, F, Minnetonka (Notre Dame)

N.Y. Islanders, 138. Sam Laurila, D, Moorhead (North Dakota)

Sixth round

Buffalo, 167. Ashton Schultz, F, Victoria (North Dakota)

Seventh round

Los Angeles, 196. Brendan McMorrow, F, Lakeville (Denver)

N.Y Islanders, 202. Jacob Kvasnicka, F, Burnsville (Minnesota)

Colorado, 214. Nolan Roed, F, White Bear Lake (St. Cloud State)

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