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Top 25 Under 25: Mikey Milne provides enough jump to earn No. 18

The Minnesota Wild clearly had a type during the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. The selection of Liam Ohgren in the first round made sense. He is a hard-working winger that cares about all three zones of the ice and has an above-average shot that should translate to the professional level. And then they selected Danila Yurov with their second first-round pick, and the picture became clearer. He is a hard-working winger that cares about all three zones of the ice and has an above-average shot that should translate to the professional level. So when the Wild selected overager Mikey Milne in the third round, the scouting world went oh yeah, that’s what they’re doing.