The 2011 NHL Draft was quite memorable for Minnesota Wild fans. For one, it was located in St. Paul, giving the Team of 18,001 a chance to see events that would shape the path of this version of the Wild. First, the Wild drafted Jonas Brodin at #10 overall, then sold off Brent Burns for an impressive return.
So you could be forgiven if in the midst of all the hoopla, you forgot that Ryan Murphy was drafted by Carolina at #12 overall. Murphy was drafted out of the OHL’s Kitchener Rangers, where he put up nearly a point-per-game throughout his tenure.