42 Minnesota born players are on NHL opening day rosters (including taxi squads). This number does not include players that were born outside the state but played youth or high school hockey in Minnesota. Jake Guentzel, Neal Pionk, and Mark Alt are some examples. The Minnesota Wild and New York Islanders have the most Minnesotans rostered with each team having four. A staggering 50% (21) of the Minnesotans in the NHL are defensemen.
*TAXI SQUAD
Arizona Coyotes
| Alex Goligoski | Grand Rapids | D |
| Jordan Gross* | Maple Grove | D |
| Tyler Pitlick | Minneapolis | RW |
Boston Bruins
| Karson Kuhlman # | Esko | RW |
# Kuhlman is on the COVID protocol list
Buffalo Sabres
| Will Borgen* | Moorhead | D |
| Casey Mittlestadt* | Eden Prairie | RW |
| Kyle Okposo | St. Paul | RW |
Carolina Hurricanes
| Jake Gardiner | Minnetonka | D |
| Brady Skjei | Lakeville | D |
Colorado Avalanche
| Erik Johnson | Bloomington | D |
Dallas Stars
| Jake Oettinger | Lakeville | G |
Los Angeles Kings
| Mikey Anderson | Fridley | D |
| Blake Lizotte | Lindstrom | C |
Minnesota Wild
| Nick Bjugstad | Minneapolis | C |
| Zach Parise | Minneapolis | LW |
| Kyle Rau* | Eden Prairie | LW |
| Alex Stalock | South St. Paul | G |
Montreal Canadiens
| Charlie Lindgren* | Lakeville | G |
| Ryan Poehling* | Lakeville | LW |
Nashville Predators
| Jarred Tinordi | Burnsville | D |
| Cole Smith* | Brainerd | LW |
New Jersey Devils
| Matt Tennyson | Minneapolis | D |
New York Islanders
| Kieffer Bellows* | Edina | LW |
| Nick Leddy | Eden Prairie | D |
| Anders Lee | Edina | LW |
| Brock Nelson | Warroad | C |
New York Rangers
| Ryan Lindgren | Burnsville | D |
| K’Andre Miller | St. Paul | D |
Ottawa Senators
| Derek Stepan | Hastings | C |
Philadelphia Flyers
| Justin Braun | Minneapolis | D |
| Nate Prosser* | Elk River | D |
St. Louis Blues
| Justin Faulk | South St. Paul | D |
| Austin Poganski | St. Cloud | RW |
Tampa Bay Lightning
| Ryan McDonagh | St. Paul | D |
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Justin Holl | Tonka Bay | D |
| Travis Boyd* | Hopkins | C |
Vancouver Canucks
| Brock Boeser | Burnsville | RW |
| Nate Schmidt | St. Cloud | D |
Washington Capitals
| Nick Jensen | Rogers | D |
Winnipeg Jets
| Derek Forbort | Duluth | D |
| Dylan Samberg* | Hermantown | D |
| Blake Wheeler | Plymouth | RW |