Despite Damien Giroux coming in at 21st on our list of players under the age of 25, don’t let the ranking fool you. Minnesota has a neatly progressing prospect on their hands in the center of the ice. The Sudbury, Ont. native has upped his level of play on the stat sheet in each of his competitive seasons to date. He now only stands one level below the bright lights of the NHL, as he will be a member of the Wild’s AHL affiliate in Iowa for the 2020-21 campaign.
The now-20 year old was selected by the Wild in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft with the 155th overall pick and finally inked his three-year entry-level deal with the club in March of this year; a time which truly seems so long ago due to the pandemic.