Wild Enter 2022 NHL Draft With 2 First Round Picks

By WCCO Staff, CBS Minnesota

July 7, 2022

After a disappointing first round playoff exit by the winningest team in franchise history, the cash-strapped Wild will look to add some impactful players in the first round of the NHL draft Thursday.

The team has two first round picks -- No. 19, which they received from the Los Angeles Kings in a trade for Kevin Fiala, and No. 24. While they're picking much too low to have a shot at the top prospects, their first-rounders -- coupled with two more in the second round -- will hopefully yield some core contributors down the line.

In their latest mock draft, NHL.com writers Adam Kimelman and Mike G. Morreale both have the Wild taking a winger at 19. Kimelman pitched Jimmy Snuggerud, a Chaska-born skater set to play for the University of Minnesota next season. Morreale went with Slovakian right wing Filip Mesar, who he called "a strong skater with a good understanding of the game."

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