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Minnesota Wild 2023 NHL draft grades roundup

Minnesota Wild 2023 NHL draft grades roundup

How did the Minnesota Wild do in the 2023 NHL draft? Of course, we won’t know for years down the line and a draft is always a crapshoot, regardless. Nevertheless, there’s grades to be handed out and analysis to be had. Grades might not mean much in the short term

Minnesota Wild NHL draft Day 2 selection capsules

Minnesota Wild NHL draft Day 2 selection capsules

The Minnesota Wild weren’t done after selecting Charlie Stramel with their first-round pick in the NHL draft Wednesday. The draft concluded Thursday with Rounds 2-7. Minnesota owned five picks on Day 2 and kept all their selections with no trades made. Here’s a capsule summary of the Wild’s second day

Blues pick Dvorsky at No. 10, take two Swedes in first round of NHL Draft

Blues pick Dvorsky at No. 10, take two Swedes in first round of NHL Draft

The St. Louis Blues chose Slovakian center Dalibor Dvorsky with the tenth overall pick in Wednesday's NHL Entry Draft. Considered one of the top forward prospects in the draft, the left-handed shooting Dvorsky scored six goals with eight assists for AIK of the Swedish League during the 2022-23 season. He

Wild draft Minnesota native Charlie Stramel with 21st pick

Wild draft Minnesota native Charlie Stramel with 21st pick

With the 21st overall pick in the 2023 NHL draft, Minnesota as most expected took a center. However, who they took might have been a surprise. The Wild selected Wisconsin’s Charlie Stramel in the first round – no one picked him for Minnesota in our mock draft roundup. A native

NHL Mock Draft Consensus: Fantilli, Carlsson, Smith to follow No. 1 pick Bedard

NHL Mock Draft Consensus: Fantilli, Carlsson, Smith to follow No. 1 pick Bedard

One last check on last-minute forecasts of the first round didn't alter the top four selections of the final NHL Mock Draft Consensus, despite a late push for Swedish center Leo Carlsson to leapfrog Michigan center Adam Fantilli at the No. 2 overall spot. There's been considerable movement after the

Will Smith – 2023 NHL Draft prospect profile and highlights

Will Smith – 2023 NHL Draft prospect profile and highlights

Hockey's next wave of talent will be welcomed this week at the 2023 NHL Draft, and the class is incredibly strong at the top. Plenty of prospects are worth getting to know before their names are called Wednesday in Nashville — including Will Smith, who is projected to go No.

Ryan Leonard – 2023 NHL Draft prospect profile and highlights

Ryan Leonard – 2023 NHL Draft prospect profile and highlights

Hockey's next wave of talent will be welcomed this week at the 2023 NHL Draft, and the class is incredibly strong at the top. Plenty of prospects are worth getting to know before their names are called Wednesday in Nashville — including Ryan Leonard, who is projected to go No.

Matvei Michkov – 2023 NHL Draft prospect profile and highlights

Matvei Michkov – 2023 NHL Draft prospect profile and highlights

Hockey's next wave of talent will be welcomed this week at the 2023 NHL Draft, and the class is incredibly strong at the top. Plenty of prospects are worth getting to know before their names are called Wednesday in Nashville — including Matvei Michkov, who is projected to go No.

Connor Bedard – 2023 NHL Draft prospect profile and highlights

Connor Bedard – 2023 NHL Draft prospect profile and highlights

Hockey's next wave of talent will be welcomed this week at the 2023 NHL Draft, and the class is incredibly strong at the top. Plenty of prospects are worth getting to know before their names are called Wednesday in Nashville — starting with Connor Bedard, who is projected to go

Oliver Moore – 2023 NHL Draft prospect profile

Oliver Moore – 2023 NHL Draft prospect profile

Hockey's next wave of talent will be welcomed this week at the 2023 NHL Draft, and the class is incredibly strong at the top. Plenty of prospects are worth getting to know before their names are called Wednesday in Nashville — including Oliver Moore, who is projected to go as

Dalibor Dvorsky – 2023 NHL Draft prospect profile

Dalibor Dvorsky – 2023 NHL Draft prospect profile

Hockey's next wave of talent will be welcomed this week at the 2023 NHL Draft, and the class is incredibly strong at the top. Plenty of prospects are worth getting to know before their names are called Wednesday in Nashville — including Dalibor Dvorsky, who is projected to go No.

Zach Benson – 2023 NHL Draft prospect profile

Zach Benson – 2023 NHL Draft prospect profile

Hockey's next wave of talent will be welcomed this week at the 2023 NHL Draft, and the class is incredibly strong at the top. Plenty of prospects are worth getting to know before their names are called Wednesday in Nashville — including Zach Benson, who is projected to go as

David Reinbacher – 2023 NHL Draft prospect profile

David Reinbacher – 2023 NHL Draft prospect profile

Hockey's next wave of talent will be welcomed this week at the 2023 NHL Draft, and the class is incredibly strong at the top. Plenty of prospects are worth getting to know before their names are called Wednesday in Nashville — including David Reinbacher, who is projected to go No.

Leo Carlsson – 2023 NHL Draft prospect profile and highlights

Leo Carlsson – 2023 NHL Draft prospect profile and highlights

Hockey's next wave of talent will be welcomed this week at the 2023 NHL Draft, and the class is incredibly strong at the top. Plenty of prospects are worth getting to know before their names are called Wednesday in Nashville — including Leo Carlsson, who is projected to go No.

Adam Fantilli – 2023 NHL Draft prospect profile and highlights

Adam Fantilli – 2023 NHL Draft prospect profile and highlights

Hockey's next wave of talent will be welcomed this week at the 2023 NHL Draft, and the class is incredibly strong at the top. Plenty of prospects are worth getting to know before their names are called Wednesday in Nashville — including Adam Fantilli, who is projected to go No.