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Minnesota Wild select Jack McBain with the 63rd overall pick

After drafting Filip Johansson in the first round, the Minnesota Wild had to wait quite a bit to see their name called again.

That wait was torturous. Intriguing names flew off the board in rapid succession. Jonatan Berggren, Jesse Ylonen, Bode Wilde, Ryan McLeod, Scott Perunovich, and more were taken in Round 2.

But luckily for Minnesota, there was no waiting around once Round 3 came up. Minnesota had the first pick of the third round, acquired from Buffalo in the trade that saw Marco Scandella go to the Sabres.

With that pick, they took Jack McBain, a center from the Toronto Jr.