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2019-20 Player Review: Carson Soucy a pleasant surprise in rookie season

In the 2019-20 Player Review series, we will evaluate the 2019-20 performances of each member of the Minnesota Wild during the regular season. Players were evaluated based on overall performance with regard to pre-season expectations and how that player performed in their particular role.

Originally a fifth-round draft selection in 2013 by the Minnesota Wild out of the Alberta Junior Hockey League, Carson Soucy was never considered a highly-touted prospect. Yes, he had the size (6’5 and 207 pounds) to be a solid defensive defenseman as a professional someday, but there wasn’t really one part of his game that stood out.