Prospect Report: April 9, 2021

A look at how Minnesota Wild prospects have performed up-to-date this season, from NCAA to international play.
One Minnesota Wild prospect will be crowned a national champion, when St. Cloud State plays UMass in the NCAA championship at 6 p.m. CST on Saturday.
Sam Hentges, a 2018 draft pick, is a forward for St. Cloud State, while 2019 draft pick Filip Lindberg is the UMass goalie.
History will be made in the game, as neither school has ever won a national championship in its history.
Sam Hentges recorded an assist for St. Cloud State in its 5-4 win over Minnesota State in the semifinal. Hentges has recorded eight goals and nine assists in 28 games this season.
UMass goalie Filip Lindberg did not play in the Frozen Four semifinal due to COVID-19 contract tracing protocols, but he is scheduled to travel to Pittsburgh on Friday and could rejoin the team for the national championship.

| COLLEGE/USHL | TEAM | HT. / WT. | D.O.B | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | C Matt Boldy | Boston College (H-East) | 6-2 / 195 | 4/5/01 | 22 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 15 | 4 | | Expected to make AHL debut with Iowa tonight…Signed three-year, entry-level contract with the Wild (3/30)…Led team in scoring, goals, assists, PPP (9) and shots (71)…Ranked T-1st in NCAA with three SHG and T-11th in scoring and assists…Hobey Baker Award Top Ten Finalist (3/17)…Tallied four assists in 6-5 OTL vs. Lowell (3/17)…Recorded five points (1-4=5) in 7-1 win vs. Lowell (2/12)…Hockey East Co-Player of Week (3/8, 2/15), Hockey East Player of Week (11/30)…Recorded eight multi-point games…Tallied seven points (5-2=7) in seven games to help United States win gold medal at 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship…Led tournament with three PPG…Ranked T-1st on team in goals, second in TOI/game (18:31) and T-4th in scoring…First-round selection in 2019 NHL Entry Draft. | | LW Vladislav Firstov | U. of Connecticut (H-East) | 6-1 / 181 | 6/19/01 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 12 | | Ranked third on team in assists, T-5th in scoring...Recorded two multi-point games and one PPG…Tallied four points (2-2=4) in 6-5 OT win vs. New Hampshire (1/15)…Appeared in five games for Russia at 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship…Second-round selection in 2019 NHL Entry Draft. | | F Sam Hentges | St. Cloud State Univ. (NCHC) | 6-0 / 190 | 7/26/99 | 28 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 14 | | St. Cloud plays UMass in NCAA championship game Saturday…Ranks fourth on team in shots on goal (76)…Owns three multi-point games, two PPG and one GWG…Skating in junior season…Seventh-round selection in 2018 NHL Entry Draft. | | F Jack McBain | Boston College (H-East) | 6-4 / 215 | 1/6/00 | 24 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 12 | | Junior ranked second on team in faceoffs won (252) and faceoff percentage (54.7%), third in assists and shots on goal (60), T-3rd in scoring and T-4th in blocked shots (23)…Named alternate captain (3/2)…Recorded six-game point streak (3-7=10, 1/23-2/13)…Notched season-high three points (1-2=3) including GWG in 4-3 win at UMass Lowell (2/13)…Recorded five multi-point games…Tallied 2 goals in 4-3 win vs. UMass (11/27)…Third-round selection in 2018 NHL Entry Draft. | | C Bryce Misley | U. of Vermont (H-East) | 6-1 / 195 | 9/5/99 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -10 | 0 | | Signed amateur tryout contract with Iowa (3/13)…Served as alternate captain...Fourth-round selection in 2017 NHL Entry Draft. | | C Nikita Nesterenko | Boston College (H-East) | 6-2 / 176 | 9/10/01 | 24 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 12 | 18 | | Ranked T-3rd on team in scoring and fourth in goals...Ranked T-11th in goals and T-13th in scoring among NCAA freshmen…Led Hockey East freshmen in goals, assists and points…Named to Hockey East All-Rookie Team and Hockey East Co-Rookie of Year…Recorded five multi-point games, one GWG and one SHG…Started college career with five-game point streak (3-4=7)…Tallied goal in first collegiate game, a 6-3 win at UMass (11/28)…Sixth-round selection in 2019 NHL Entry Draft. | | RW Nick Swaney | U. of Minn. Duluth (NCHC) | 5-11 / 175 | 9/9/97 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 5 | 10 | | Ranked T-1st on team in scoring, second in assists, PPP (11) and shots on goal (124), T-2nd in goals…Ranked fifth in NCAA in shots…Collected eight multi-point games, three PPG, one GWG and one SHG…First-Team All-NCHC Forward…Ranked second in NCHC in goals and T-2nd in scoring…NCHC Forward of Week (3/2)…Tallied hat trick (GWG) vs. St. Cloud State (2/27) to become 59th player in Bulldogs history to score 100 career points…Recorded six-game point streak (4-4=8, 1/23-2/6)…Skating in senior season...Seventh-round selection in 2017 NHL Entry Draft. | | D Marshall Warren | Boston College (H-East) | 5-11 / 175 | 4/20/01 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 27 | | Ranked second on team in PIM…The sophomore ranked second in plus/minus rating and third in scoring among team defensemen…Recorded two multi-point games…Recorded GWG in 4-3 OT win vs. UConn (12/11)…Sixth-round selection in 2019 NHL Entry Draft. |

| CHL | TEAM | HT. / WT. | D.O.B | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | LW Adam Beckman | Spokane (WHL) | 6-1 / 187 | 5/10/01 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -8 | 0 | | Ranks T-1st on team in goals and second in scoring…Ranks T-3rd in WHL in shots on goal (53)…Tallied goal and 11 shots at Portland (3/21)…Recorded three points (1-2=3) in seven games with Iowa…Wild's third-round selection in 2019 NHL Entry Draft. | | D Daemon Hunt | Moose Jaw (WHL) | 6-0 / 198 | 5/15/02 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -8 | 11 | | Ranks second among WHL defensemen in goals, T-2nd in PPG (3) and third in shots on goal (41)…Tallied three points (2-1=3) at Swift Current (3/20)…Named Moose Jaw captain (2/18)…Also skated in three games with Iowa and recorded five points (3-2=5) in three games with Virden (MJHL)…Third-round selection in 2020 NHL Entry Draft. |

| INTERNATIONAL | TEAM | HT. / WT. | D.O.B | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | C Matvey Guskov | Krasnaya Armiya Moskva (MHL) | 6-2 / 183 | 1/30/01 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 6 | | Ranked T-2nd on team in scoring with three assists in seven MHL playoff games…Played two games with CSKA Moscow (KHL) and one game with Zvezda Moskva (VHL)…Fifth-round selection in 2019 NHL Entry Draft. | | D Filip Johansson | Frolunda HC (SHL) | 6-1 / 176 | 3/23/00 | 46 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 12 | | Ranks second among team defensemen in goals and third in scoring and shots on goal (99)…First-round selection in 2018 NHL Entry Draft. | | D Simon Johansson | Mora IK (SWE-1) | 6-2 / 185 | 6/14/99 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 6 | | Tallied two points (1-1=2) in four qualification games for Mora IK…Four points (1-3=4) in 37 games with Djurgarden (Sweden Elite League)…2018 Fifth-round selection. | | F Alexander Khovanov | Bars Kazan (VHL) | 5-11 / 206 | 4/12/00 | 30 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 5 | 50 | | Tallied one assist in five playoff games…Led team in GWG (3), ranked second in scoring, assists and PIM during regular season…Tallied three PPG and five multi-point games…Also skated in seven games with Ak Bars Kazan (KHL)…Third-round selection in 2018 NHL Entry Draft. | | C Marat Khusnutdinov | SKA St. Petersburg (KHL) | 5-11 / 176 | 7/17/02 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 | | Out with upper-body injury (2/11)…Recorded 14 points (3-11=14) in 10 games with St. Petersburg (MHL) and one goal in four games for SKA-Neva St. Petersburg (VHL)…Tallied five points (3-2=5) in seven games for Russia at 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship…Recorded one PPG and one GWG…Ranked T-2nd on team in scoring and second among team forwards in TOI/game (17:26)…Second-round selection in 2020 NHL Entry Draft. | | C Pavel Novak | Motor Ceske Budejovice (CZE) | 5-9 / 170 | 4/16/02 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -10 | 2 | | Tallied four points (1-3=4) in nine games with HC Stadion Litomerice (Czech 2)…Recorded three points (1-2=3) in five games for Czech Republic at 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship…Ranked T-2nd on team in scoring and shots on goal (13). |

| GOALTENDER | TEAM | HT. / WT. | D.O.B | GP | MIN | GAA | RECORD | SO | GA | SV% | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Filip Lindberg | U. Massachusetts (H-East) | 6-1 / 188 | 1/31/99 | 14 | 858 | 1.33 | 9-1-4 | 4 | 19 | .946 | | Did not play in Frozen Four semifinal due to COVID-19 contact tracing protocols…9-0-3 with a .976 GAA, a .958 SV% and four shutouts in last 12 games…Made 18 saves in 4-0 vs. Bemidji State to help UMass advance to Frozen Four (3/27)…Leads NCAA in SV% and GAA, ranks T-4th in shutouts…Stopped all 16 shots faced in 1-0 win vs. UMass Lowell in Hockey East championship game (3/20)…Hockey East All-Tournament Team…Hockey East Goalie of the Month (January and February)…Hockey East Defensive Player of Week (3/22, 2/1)…Skating in junior season…Seventh-round selection in 2019 NHL Entry Draft. |