Oct 12, 2019; Saint Paul, MN, USA; Minnesota Wild center Joel Eriksson Ek (14) looks on in the third period against the Pittsburgh Penguins at Xcel Energy Center. Mandatory Credit: David Berding-USA TODAY Sports
This past season, many players on the Minnesota Wild took great strides in improving their game, one of those players is former first round pick Joel Eriksson Ek.
The Minnesota Wild made Eriksson Ek the 20th overall pick in the 2015 NHL Draft and it has proved to not be a mistake, in fact, Eriksson Ek has become everything the Minnesota Wild had hoped he would be and one of those potential strides taken was becoming the top center in the Wild’s lineup.