Homegrown center rounds out Minnesota's NHL Draft selections at No. 210

DALLAS --With its final pick of the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, the Wild selected hometown center Sam Hentges 210th overall. The Minnesota native is in his first year of playing in the USHL.

Here's more information about Hentges.
Height:6-foot
Weight: 175 lbs.
Shoots: Right
Hometown: Fridley, Minnesota
2017-18 team:Tri-City Storm
NHL Central Scouting Rank: Not ranked

Scouting report: Already committed to play for St. Cloud State University in 2018-19, the Fridley native now has another State of Hockey team watching over him. Joining the United States Hockey League after playing at Totino-Grace High School, Hentges is currently a member of the Tri-City Storm after being traded by the Des Moines Buccaneers earlier in the 2017-18 season.
In 23 USHL games, Hentges has scored eight goals en route to a total of 18 points. One of those goals was a game-winner, helping the Storm to a 2-1 OT win over the Youngstown Phantoms. In three seasons with Totino-Grace (2014-17), he totaled 103 points (46-57=103) and 69 penalty minutes.
Henkes was also named to the U.S. Junior Select Team for the World Junior A Challenge in 2017.
Brent Flahr, Wild senior vice president of hockey operations:"Hentges was unfortunately injured for a large part of the season but our scouts feel that he has the skill level needed to excel at higher levels."
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