The 2022 NHL Draft came to a conclusion on Friday with five future Minnesota Gophers players being selected. Three were chosn in the first round Thursday night giving the Gophers their most first round selections in one draft since 2006 when four players were taken.
The draft kicked off Thursday night with future Minnesota center Logan Cooley being taken third overall by the Arizona Coyotes. He is the 12th Gopher all time to be selected by the Coyotes organization—the 4th most of any NHL franchise. He joins fellow freshman defenseman Cal Thomas who was selected in the 6th round by the Coyotes in 2021.