Friday and Saturday at the Sphere in Las Vegas, Nevada, with five players in rounds two to six today. Minnesota chose four defenseman, one forward, and one goalie, featuring three Canadians, two Finns, and one American.
Minnesota selected defenseman Zeev Buium as the 12th overall pick in the first round of the 2024 Upper Deck NHL Draft on Friday evening. Buium, 18, played his first season of collegiate hockey at the University of Denver last season, scoring 50 points (11-39=50), 20 penalty minutes (PIM), 41 blocked shots, and a plus-34 rating in 42 games as college hockey’s second-youngest player. His 50-point season was the first for a freshman NCAA defenseman in more than 20 years. He led the Pioneers in assists and plus/minus, which ranked
