Third Round
The third round is where options become thin, players are usually looked at as depth assets and may have a hard road to cracking the NHL. With 20 picks in the third round only fourplayers (20%) have managed to play 50+ NHL games; however, Connor Dewar (2018) is well on his way with 30, Jack McBain (2018) looks like he will get his first look with Arizona this year, and Adam Beckman (2019) had a fantastic training camp earlier this year that saw him play 3 games in Minnesota.
One notable exception exists for the Wild in the form of:
Cal Clutterbuck: With 933 games, the still active 34-year-old will likely become the only Wild third rounder to break the 1,000 game mark next year as he just signed a two-year contract extension with the Islanders. Clutterbuck played six seasons with the Wild, though only saw two games in his first year.
#Isles Transactions: Cal Clutterbuck (2 years) and Zach Parise (1 year) have agreed to terms on new contracts that will go into effect for the 2022-23 season. pic.twitter.com/HZutOdj8dF
— New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) March 21, 2022
Some other notable third rounders include:
Stephane Veilleux, Clayton Stoner, and Kurtis Gabriel