Minnesota Wild Early Season Prospect Statistics Coverage

Periodically, I may compile the statistics to date to track the players at intervals during the season. Statistics in green are some of the players statistics which stand out. You can't judge prospects by statistics only and a player with good statistics as a prospect won't necessarily have good statistics in the NHL if they make it to the NHL but with so many prospects, it is a useful tool to get an idea of how prospects are performing or developing.

Minnesota's draft prospects are spread over several leagues in the AHL with Iowa, NCAAs and major junior hockey leagues along with overseas leagues in Sweden and Switzerland.

2013 Draft Picks

2nd Round Pick Defenseman Gustav Olofsson -Colorado College 0 points in 2 games.

3rd Round Pick Right Wing Kurtis Gabriel Owen Sound in the OHL - 3 goals, 6 assists for 9 points in 9 games.
4th Round Pick Defenseman Dylan Labbé  Shawinigan in QMJHL. 2 goals and 7 assists for 9 points in 13 games. He is -12 in +/-

5th Round Pick Defenseman Carson Soucy Minnesota-Duluth - 1 assist in 4 games.

6th Round Pick Center Avery Peterson - Peterson will play for Sioux City in the USHL. Peterson has not played a game yet

7th Round Pick Defenseman Nolan De Jong -Nolan will play his freshman season for the University of Michigan 0 points in 4 games for Michigan.

7th Round Pick Goaltender Alexandre Bélanger - Belanger will play for Rouyn-Noranda in the QMJHL .854 saves percentage and 3.74 goals against average in 8 games.

2012 Draft Prospects

1st Round Pick Defenseman Matt Dumba - Dumba is on the Wild so he is no longer considered a prospect.
2nd Round Pick Left Wing Raphaël Bussières - Bussieres will play for Iowa in the AHL 0 points in 4 games.

3rd Round Pick Defenseman John Draeger - Draeger will play his sophomore season for Michigan State University 0 games played yet.

4th Round Pick Right Wing Adam Gilmour - Gilmour will play his freshman season for Boston College 3 assists in 3 games.

5th Round Pick Defenseman Daniel Gunnarsson - Daniel will play for Lutea in the SHL 3 assists in 14 games with a -2 +/-

6th Round Pick Center Christoph Bertschy - Bertschy will play for Bern in the NLA 2 goals, 1 assist for 3 points in 15 games.

7th Round Pick Left Wing Louie Nanne - Nanne will play on Sioux Falls in the USHL 0 games played.

2011 Draft Picks
1st Round Pick Defenseman Jonas Brodin -Brodin is on the Wild so he is no longer considered a prospect.
1st Round Pick Center Zack Phillips -Phillips will play for Iowa in the AHL 2 goals, 2 assists for 4 points in 4 games.
2nd Round Pick Left Wing Mario Lucia -
Lucia enters his sophomore season at the University of Notre Dame 1 goal, 1 assist for 2 points in 4 games.

5th Round Pick Defenseman Nick Seeler -
Seeler enters his sophomore season at the University of Nebraska-Omaha 1 goal, 1 assist for 2 points in 4 games.

6th Round Pick Goaltender Steve Michalek -
Michalek enters his sophomore season at the Harvard University. 0 games played yet.

7th Round Pick Center Tyler Graovac -
Tyler will play for Iowa in the AHL in 2013-2014. 1 goal in 4 games.

2010 Draft Picks

2nd Round Pick Right Wing Brett Bulmer -
Bulmer will play for Iowa in the AHL. 2 goals in 4 games.

6th Round Pick Goaltender Johan Gustafsson -
Johan will play for Iowa in the AHL 0.50 goals against average and a .984 saves percentage.


2009 Draft Picks
4th Round Pick Left Wing Kris Foucault -
Foucault will play for Iowa in the AHL 1 goal, 2 assists for 3 points in 4 games.

6th Round Pick Goaltender Darcy Kuemper -
Darcy will play for Iowa in the AHL 3.04 goals against average and .898 saves percentage.

7th Round Pick Left Wing Erik Haula -
Haula will play for Iowa in the AHL 1 goal, 3 assists for 4 points in 4 games.


2008 Draft Picks
1st Round Pick Defenseman Tyler Cuma -
Cuma will play for Iowa in the AHL. 1 assist in 4 games.

Minnesota Wild Top 10 Prospects Rankings

The Minnesota Wild Top 10 Prospects October 2013. The Wild have a few rookies on their roster who went from prospects to the NHL this season.

1. Raphael Bussieres, LW 2012 2nd Round Pick Iowa AHL
2. Darcy Kuemper, G 2009 4th Round Pick Iowa AHL
3. Erik Haula, LW 2009 7th Round Pick Iowa AHL
4. Tyler Cuma, D 2008 1st Round Pick Iowa AHL
5. Mario Lucia, LW 2010 2nd Round Pick University of Notre Dame
6. Zack Phillips, C 2011 1st Round Pick Iowa AHL
7. Gustav Olofsson, D 2013 2nd Round Pick Colorado College
8. John Draeger, D 2012 3rd Round Pick Michigan State University
9. Tyler Graovac, C 2011 7th Round Pick Iowa AHL
10. Kurtis Gabriel, RW 2013 3rd Round Pick Owen Sound OHL

Minnesota Wild Actual Opening Day Lineup with Line Combinations

Lineup

Lines:

Zach Parise, Makko Koivu, Jason Pominville
Matt Cooke, Kyle Brodziak, Mikael Granlund
Dany Heatley, Charlie Coyle, Nino  Niederreiter
Justin Fontaine, Torrey Mitchell, Zenon Konopka

Defenseman Pairings:

Ryan Suter, Jonas Brodin
Marco Scandella, Jared Spurgeon
Keith Ballard, Clayton Stoner

Starting Goaltender: Niklas Backstrom Backup: Josh Harding

Scratches: D Nate Prosser, D Matthew Dumba

2013 Draft Prospects Tracker

2nd Round Pick Defenseman Gustav Olofsson -
Gustav will enter his freshman season at Colorado College in 2013-2014.

Gustav Olofsson

3rd Round Pick Right Wing Kurtis Gabriel - Gabriel is playing for Owen Sound in the OHL in 2013-2014.


Kurtis Gabriel

4th Round Pick Defenseman Dylan Labbé -
Labbe will play for Shawinigan in the QMJHL in 2013-2014.

Dylan Labbé

5th Round Pick Defenseman Carson Soucy -
Soucy will play his freshman season  for Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth in 2013-2014.

Carson Soucy

6th Round Pick Center Avery Peterson -
Peterson will play for Sioux City in the USHL in 2013-2014.

Avery Peterson

7th Round Pick Defenseman Nolan De Jong -
Nolan will play his freshman season for the University of Michigan in 2013-2014.

Nolan De Jong

7th Round Pick Goaltender Alexandre Bélanger -
Belanger will play for Rouyn-Noranda in the QMJHL in 2013-2014.

Alexandre Bélanger

2012 Draft Prospects Tracker

1st Round Pick Defenseman Matt Dumba -
Dumba is on the Wild so he is no longer considered a prospect.
2nd Round Pick Left Wing Raphaël Bussières -
Bussieres will play for Iowa in the AHL in 2013-2014.

Raphaël Bussières

3rd Round Pick Defenseman John Draeger -
Draeger will play his sophomore season for Michigan State University in 2013-2014.

John Draeger

4th Round Pick Right Wing Adam Gilmour -
Gilmour will play his freshman season for Boston College in 2013-2014.

Adam Gilmour 5th Round Pick Defenseman Daniel Gunnarsson -
Daniel will play for Lutea in the SHL in 2013-2014.

Daniel Gunnarsson

6th Round Pick Center Christoph Bertschy -
Bertschy will play for Bern in the NLA in 2013-2014.

Christoph Bertschy

7th Round Pick Left Wing Louie Nanne -
Nanne will play on Sioux Falls in the USHL in 2013-2014.

Louie Nanne

2011 Draft Prospects Tracker

1st Round Pick Defenseman Jonas Brodin -
Brodin is on the Wild so he is no longer considered a prospect.
1st Round Pick Center Zack Phillips -
Phillips will play for Iowa in the AHL in 2013-2014.

Zach Phillips

2nd Round Pick Left Wing Mario Lucia -
Lucia enters his sophomore season at the University of Notre Dame in 2013-2014.

Mario Lucia

5th Round Pick Defenseman Nick Seeler -
Seeler enters his sophomore season at the University of Nebraska-Omaha in 2013-2014.

Nick Seeler

6th Round Pick Goaltender Steve Michalek -
Michalek enters his sophomore season at the Harvard University in 2013-2014.

Steve Michalek

7th Round Pick Center Tyler Graovac -
Tyler will play for Iowa in the AHL in 2013-2014.

Tyler Graovac

2010 Draft Prospects Tracker

1st Round Pick Center Mikael Granlund -
Granlund is on the Wild so he is no longer considered a prospect.

2nd Round Pick Right Wing Brett Bulmer -
Bulmer will play for Iowa in the AHL in 2013-2014.

Brett Bulmer

2nd Round Pick Center Johan Larsson -
Johan will play for Iowa in the AHL in 2013-2014.

Johan Larsson
Larsson was traded along with goaltender Matt Hackett, a 1st round pick in 2013, and a 2nd round pick in 2014 to Buffalo in exchange for Jason Pominville and a 4th round pick in 2014 on April 3, 2013.

2nd Round Pick Left Wing Jason Zucker -
Zucker is on the Wild so he is no longer considered a prospect.
 6th Round Pick Goaltender Johan Gustafsson -
Johan will play for Iowa in the AHL in 2013-2014.

Johan Gustafsson

7th Round Pick Right Wing Dylen McKinlay -
The Wild relinquished the rights to McKinlay in 2011.

2009 Draft Prospects Tracker

1st Round Pick Defenseman Nick Leddy -
Leddy's rights were traded to the Chicago Blackhawks along with Kim Johnsson in exchange for Cam Barker on February 12, 2010.

3rd Round Pick Goaltender Matt Hackett -
Hackett was traded to Buffalo on April 3, 2013, along with Johan Larsson, a 1st round pick in 2013, and a 2nd round pick in 2014 in exchange for Jason Pominville and a 4th round pick in 2014.

4th Round Pick Left Wing Kris Foucault -
Foucault will play for Iowa in the AHL in 2013-2014.

Kris Foucault
4th Round Pick Right Wing Alexander Fällström -
Fallstrom was traded to Boston, along with Craig Weller and a 2011 second round pick in a 2009 deal for Chuck Kobasew.

6th Round Pick Goaltender Darcy Kuemper  -
Darcy will play for Iowa in the AHL in 2013-2014.

Darcy Kuemper
6th Round Pick Left Wing Jere Sallinen/span>
Sallinen was not signed by the deadline in 2011 so he is no longer property of the Wild.

7th Round Pick Left Wing Erik Haula -
Haula will play for Iowa in the AHL in 2013-2014.

Erik Haula

7th Round Pick Right Wing Anthony Hamburg -
Hamburg may no longer be property of Minnesota after two years in the USHL and playing his freshman season at RIT.
 

2008 Draft Prospects Tracker

1st Round Pick Defenseman Tyler Cuma -
Cuma will play for Iowa in the AHL in 2013-2014.

Tyler Cuma

2nd Round Pick Defenseman Marco Scandella -
Scandella is on the Wild so he is no longer considered a prospect.

4th Round Pick Defenseman Sean Lorenz -
I don't think Lorenz is property of Minnesota any longer but I am unable to find his status for 2013-2014.

5th Round Pick Right Wing Eero Elo -
Elo is likely off Minnesota's radar since he has never been signed.