For Minnesota Wild fans, the idea of a prospect living up to what they thought they would be on draft night is rare. Every year, Adam Beckman appears to be one of few unicorns that Minnesota sports fans deserve: A prospect that performs above what they were projected to do. While maybe not to the level of Kirill Kaprizov, Beckman has shown incredible growth since the Wild called his name in the third round of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.
After an amazing 2019-20 season that saw him win the Four Broncos trophy for Western Hockey League Player of the Year, Beckman showed that it wasn’t just a fluke.