Wild selects Benoit with 182nd overall pick

ST. PAUL -- With its sixth-round pick (No. 182 overall) in the 2021 NHL Draft, the Wild selected defenseman Nate Benoit from Mount St. Charles High School (USHS) and Tri-City of the United States Hockey League.

Here is a look at Benoit's stats:
Height:6-0
Weight:169 pounds
Shoots: Left
Hometown: Concord, New Hampshire
2020-21 team: Mount St. Charles HS (RI) and Tri-City Storm (USHL)
NHL Central Scouting rank: 179th among North American skaters
Judd Brackett scouting report: "Bit of a late-bloomer physically, skates well, really aggressive. Plays with some bite and some jam defensively. Physical. He'll spend a year in the USHL, so there's no rush with him. He'll play a year in Tri-City before going to the University of North Dakota."