The Minnesota Wild selected five players during the 2025 NHL Draft on Saturday, including two defensemen and three forwards. Minnesota acquired a fourth-round pick (Lirim Amidovski) and defenseman Cha

Here are the Wild’s picks, made Saturday in the 2025 NHL entry draft in Los Angeles, with comments by Judd Brackett, director of amateur scouting.

Kipkie, the Wild’s final pick, was drafted by Arizona previously, at No. 160 in 2023, but had two strong seasons since with the Victoria Royals (WHL). As a 6-3 left-shot defenseman, Kipkie is the kind of player Brackett said the Wild felt comfortable taking a later pick on. — Joe Smith