The Minnesota Wild still own one of the NHL’s top prospect pools, but at the 2023 IIHF World Juniors Championship coming up, only a portion of it will be represented.
Due to players aging out of the Under-20 tournament — or being Russian — there are going to be only five Wild prospects in Halifax this year, a big change from the nine youngsters that were playing in Edmonton last time around.
Most of them are making their triumphant return to the tournament, and one is coming in with a stellar story. Let’s find out who these players are.