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Minnesotans abound on NHL rosters

October 5, 2019 at 9:14PM
Washington Capitals' Travis Boyd celebrates after scoring during the first period of an NHL preseason hockey game against the St. Louis Blues, Friday, Sept. 27, 2019, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) ORG XMIT: MERaa613ca8546c496aeb74d1fd01b06
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Minnesota's own

Minnesota-born NHL players at the start of the 2019-20 season:

PlayerBorn inAge

David Backes, RW, BostonMinneapolis35

Nick Bjugstad, C, PittsburghMinneapolis27

Brock Boeser, RW, VancouverBurnsville22

Travis Boyd, C, WashingtonHopkins26

Justin Braun, D, PhiladelphiaMinneapolis32

Jonny Brodzinski, C, San JoseHam Lake26

Dustin Byfuglien, D, Winnipeg (on leave)Minneapolis34

Justin Faulk, D, St. LouisSouth St. Paul27

Derek Forbort, D, Los AngelesDuluth27

Jake Gardiner, D, CarolinaMinnetonka29

Alex Goligoski, D, ArizonaGrand Rapids34

Justin Holl, D, TorontoTonka Bay27

Nick Jensen, D, WashingtonRogers29

Erik Johnson, D, ColoradoBloomington31

Karson Kuhlman, C, BostonEsko24

Nick Leddy, D, N.Y. IslandersEden Prairie28

Anders Lee, LW, N.Y. IslandersEdina28

Blake Lizotte, C, Los AngelesLindstrom21

Ryan McDonagh, D, Tampa BaySt. Paul30

Casey Mittelstadt, C, BuffaloEdina20

Brock Nelson, C, N.Y. IslandersWarroad27

Matt Niskanen, D, PhiladelphiaVirginia32

Kyle Okposo, RW, BuffaloSt. Paul31

Zach Parise, LW, WildMinneapolis35

Neal Pionk, D, WinnipegHermantown24

Tyler Pitlick, C, PhiladelphiaMinneapolis27

Nate Schmidt, D, VegasSt. Cloud28

Jimmy Schuldt, D, VegasMinnetonka24

Nick Seeler, D, WildEden Prairie26

Brady Skjei, D, N.Y. RangersLakeville25

Alex Stalock, G, WildSt. Paul32

Derek Stepan, C, ArizonaHastings29

Blake Wheeler, RW, WinnipegPlymouth33


St. Louis Blues' Justin Faulk skates during the third period of an NHL preseason hockey game against the Washington Capitals Friday, Sept. 27, 2019, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) ORG XMIT: MERaeb384a864f4c981bc98f87cdc5ee
St. Louis’ Justin Faulk (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
New York Islanders left wing and captain Anders Lee congratulates New York Islanders goaltender Thomas Greiss (1) of Germany after an NHL hockey game against the Minnesota Wild, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019, in New York. The Islanders defeated the Wild 2-1. New York Islanders right wing Jordan Eberle (7) is at left. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens) ORG XMIT: MERd4743897a46959419def79c5cf7f7
N.Y. Islanders’ Anders Lee (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Vegas Golden Knights celebrate after Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Jimmy Schuldt, center, scored against the San Jose Sharks during the second period of an NHL preseason hockey game Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher) ORG XMIT: MER970c96172493bbbfb24df470eb0e7
Vegas’ Jimmy Schuldt (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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