Minnesotans ranked among North American skaters for the NHL draft:
RankPlayerHigh school College or commit
37Wyatt KaiserAndoverMinnesota Duluth
44Brock FaberMaple Grove (USNTDP)Minnesota
64Blake BiondiHermantownMinnesota Duluth
90Jake RatzlaffRosemountMinnesota
111Carsen RichelsBlaineNew Hampshire
113Jake BoltmannEdinaMinnesota
117Nathan SchweitzerBenilde-St Margaret'sColorado College
131Mason LangenbrunnerEden PrairieHarvard
152Grant SlukynskiWarroadNorthern Michigan
156Evan BushyThief River FallsSt. Cloud State
169Jack SmithSt Cloud CathedralMinnesota Duluth
180Joe MillerBlakeMinnesota
189Matt GleasonCretin-Derham HallColorado College
203Zach MichaelisElk RiverNorth Dakota
205Christian MillerGreenwaySt. Cloud State
Minnesota will try to follow the lead of Penn State, which went from the Big Ten basement to the Frozen Four last year in men’s hockey.
