TORONTO, ON - DECEMBER 26: A dejected Kirill Kaprizov #7 of Team Russia leaves the ice after losing to Team USA in a preliminary game at the 2017 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship at the Air Canada Centre on December 29, 2016 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Team USA defeated Team Russia 3-2. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
We rank the Wild prospect pool based on the ceiling of the player in the system, age, production, and overall value to the Minnesota Wild.
Just over two years ago, the Minnesota Wild’s prospect pool was quite weak, but with Fenton’s crew in 2019 and Wild GM Bill Guerin alongside head scout Judd Brackett in 2020, the Wild have established themselves as a top 10 team in their prospect pool.