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2021 NHL Draft: Wild select Jack Peart at 54th overall

With the 54th pick in the 2021 NHL Draft, the Minnesota Wild selected their hometown defenseman Jack Peart.

Minnesota made!

Welcome to the #mnwild, Jack Peart!#NHLDraft | @XcelEnergyMN pic.twitter.com/ThH8ljWY4v— Minnesota Wild (@mnwild) July 24, 2021

Peart is their second defenseman of the draft, after taking Carson Lambos in the first at 26th overall and is projected to be a solid defense-first option despite his size. Standing at 5-foot-11, he’s still a very modern option for a mobile two-way blueliner.