43 Minnesotans on NHL Opening Night Rosters

Cole Koepke will make his NHL debut for the Tampa Bay Lightning Photo by David Romuald

There are 43 Minnesota born players that have made NHL Opening Night rosters for the 2022-23 season. This list does not include players such as T.J. Oshie, Tucker Poolman, Jake Guentzel, Neal Pionk, and others who spent portions (or most) of their hockey development in Minnesota but were born elsewhere.

Cole Koepke, Former Hermantown standout, is set to make his NHL debut against the Rangers tonight. Cole is the only player on the list to not skate in an NHL game.

PlayerPositionTeamBorn
Mikey AndersonDKingsFridley
Kieffer BellowsLWIslandersEdina
Nick BjugstadCCoyotesBlaine
Brock BoeserRWCanucksBurnsville
Will BorgenDKrakenMoorhead
Travis BoydCCoyotesHopkins
Justin BraunDFlyersMinneapolis
Bobby Brink*RWFlyersMinnetonka
Noah CatesLWFlyersStillwater
Justin FaulkDBluesSouth St. Paul
Derek ForbortDBruinsDuluth
Jake Gardiner*DHurricanesMinnetonka
Alex GoligoskiDWildGrand Rapids
Justin HollDMaple LeafsTonka Bay
Nick JensenDCapitalsRodgers
Erik JohnsonDAvalancheBloomington
Matt Kiersted*DPanthersElk River
Cole KoepkeLWLightningTwo Harbors
Karson KuhlmanCKrakenEsko
Nick LeddyDBluesEden Prairie
Anders LeeLWIslandersEdina
Charlie LindgrenGCapitalsLakeville
Ryan LindgrenDRangersLakeville
Blake LizotteCKingsLindstrom
Ryan McDonaghDPredatorsSt. Paul
Kā€™Andre MillerDRangersSt. Paul
Casey MittelstadtCSabresEden Prairie
Ben MeyersLWAvalancheDelano
Brock NelsonCIslandersWarroad
Kyle OkposoRWSabresSt. Paul
Jake OettingerGStarsLakeville
Zach PariseLWIslandersMinneapolis
Scott Perunovich*DBluesHibbing
Ryan PoehlingCPenguinsLakeville
Dylan SambergDJetsHermantown
Nate SchmidtDJetsSt. Cloud
Nick SeelerDFlyersEden Prairie
Brady SkjeiDHurricanesLakeville
Cole SmithLWPredatorsBrainard
Alex StalockGBlackhawksSouth St. Paul
Jarred TinordiDBlackhawksBurnsville
Dom ToninatoCJetsDuluth
Blake WheelerRWJetsPlymouth

*Player is on the injured/non-active roster