Minnesotans taken in the 2024 NHL draft

UMD recruits Adam Kleber and Max Plante were the first two state players off the board.

The Minnesota Star Tribune
June 29, 2024 at 8:37PM
The stage and video screens at Sphere in Las Vegas, where the NHL draft was held Friday and Saturday. (Steve Marcus)

LAS VEGAS – Players from Minnesota taken in the NHL draft Saturday with their hometowns, last team and college commitment:

Second round

42nd overall, Buffalo: Adam Kleber, D, Chaska, Lincoln (USHL), Minnesota Duluth

47th overall, Detroit: Max Plante, F, Hermantown, U.S. National Team Development Program (USNTDP), UMD

48th overall, St. Louis: Colin Ralph, D, Maple Grove, Shattuck-St. Mary’s, St. Cloud State

65th overall, Utah: Will Skahan, D, Woodbury, USNTDP, Boston College

Third round

71st overall, Buffalo: Brodie Ziemer, F, Carver, USNTDP, Minnesota

76th overall, Colorado: Will Zellers, F, Maple Grove, Shattuck-St. Mary’s, North Dakota

Fourth round

112th overall, Ottawa: Javon Moore, F, Minnetonka, Minnetonka HS, Minnesota

121st overall, Colorado: Jake Fisher, F, Woodbury, Fargo (USHL), Denver

128th overall, Tampa Bay: Hagen Burrows, F, Orono, Minnetonka HS, Denver

Fifth round

144th overall, Detroit: John Whipple, D, Minnetonka, USNTDP, Minnesota

Sixth round

182nd overall, Anaheim: Austin Burnevik, F, Ham Lake, Madison (USHL), St. Cloud State

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