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Minnesotan's taken in the NHL Entry Draft top 50 (1969-2023)

With NHL draft position and year drafted

1. Erik Johnson (2006)
5. Blake Wheeler (2004)
6. Phil Housley (1982)
7. Doug Zmolek (1989)
7. Erik Rasmussen (1996)
7. Kyle Okposo (2006)
8. Peter Mueller (2006)
8. Casey Mittelstadt (2017)
9. Brian Lee (2005)
11. Mike Ramsey (1979)
11. Keith Ballard (2002)
12. A.J. Thelen (2004)
12. Ryan McDonagh (2007)
15. Derek Forbert (2010)
16. Henry Boucha (1971)
16. Tom Chorske (1985)
16. George Pelawa (1986)
16. Dave Tanabe (1999)
16. Nick Leddy (2009)
17. Zach Parise (2003)
17. Jake Gardiner (2008)
18. Chaz Lucius (2021)
19. Nick Bjugstad (2010)
19. Kieffer Bellows (2016)
19. Oliver Moore (2023)
20. David Fischer (2006)
21. Mark Stuart (2003)
21. Charlie Stramel (2023)
22. K'Andre Miller (2018)
22. Reed Larson (1976)
22. Jordan Schroeder (2009)
22. Jarred Tinordi (2010)
23. Brock Boeser (2015)
23. Jimmy Snuggerud (2022)
24. Steve Christoff (1978)
25. Patrick White (2007)
25. Riley Tufte (2016)
25. Ryan Poehling (2017)
25. Sam Rinzel (2022)
26. Mike Anderson (1982)
26. Jake Oettinger (2017)
27. Ben Clymer (1997)
27. Joe Finley (2005)
28. Brad Defauw (1997)
28. Matt Niskanen (2005)
28. Brady Skjei (2012)
29. Chris Gotziaman (1990)
29. Jim O'Brien (2007)
30. Jeff Taffe (2000)
30. Brock Nelson (2010)
31. Russ Anderson (1975)
31. Tyler Pitlick (2010)
32. Carl Sneep (2006)
33. Tom Hirsch (1981)
33. Todd Richards (1985)
33. Craig Johnson (1990)
33. Philip McRae (2008)
34. Bobby Brink (2019)
34. Ryan Stoa (2005)
35. Tom Gorence (1977)
35. Mike Muller (1990)
35. Jamie Langenbrunner (1993)
35. Matt Cullen (1996)
37. Justin Faulk (2010)
37. Ryan Chesley (2022)
38. Rusty Fitzgerald (1991)
38. Peter Roed (1995)
38. Jeff Frazee (2005)
38. Connor Hurley (2013)
38. Paul Bittner (2015)
39. Don Jackson (1976)
39. Jackson LaCombe (2019)
40. Dave Christian (1979)
40. Scott Sandelin (1982)
40. Michael Sauer (2005)
40. Aaron Ness (2008)
41. Matt Smaby (2003)
41. Zack Budish (2009)
42. Neal Broten (1979)
43. Dylan Samberg (2017)
44. Jordan Leopold (1999)
45. Scott Perunovich (2018)
45. Brock Faber (2020)
47. Ryan Collins (2014)
47. Drew Helleson (2019)
47. Tommy Vanelli (2013)
48. Gary Sargent (1974)
49. Ryan Lindgren 2016
49. Rob McClanahan (1978)
49. Danny Nelson (2023)
50. Nico Sacchetti (2007)

1st Minnesota native ever drafted was Warroad, MN born/Baudette, MN raised native - Wally Olds 57th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in 1969. (1st NHL Draft conducted after the league ended direct sponsorship of junior hockey)