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Recent draft pick has a terrific debut at Wild's prospect showcase

Back in June, the Minnesota Wild used one of the fourth-round pick they acquired in the Frederick Gaudreay trade with the Seattle Kraken to draft a player regarded as one of the most talented playmakers in the draft. Adam Benak was selected with the 102nd pick after a season in the USHL where he netted 59 points (17 goals, 42 assists) in 56 games for the Youngstown Phantoms. In his first taste of competition while wearing the Wild uniform, he showed why they drafted him as he put up three assists in Minnesota's 6-4 loss to the St.