This Wild prospect needs to be watched closely in 2024-25.
The Minnesota Wild have a deep prospect pool that ranks as one of the best in the entire NHL. It is filled with top notch talent like Zeev Buium, Jesper Wallstedt, Danila Yurov, and Liam Ohgren.
But there is one prospect that gets overlooked at times just because of the guys in front of him. Hunter Haight will be playing his first professional season this upcoming year and should be a prospect Wild fans shouldn't sleep on.
Haight, 20, was a second-round pick by the Wild in 2022. He is coming off a career-year in the OHL where he recorded 25 goals, 42 assists, and 67 points in 68 games for the Saginaw Spirit.
He helped the Spirit win the Memorial Cup last year after posting nine goals and four assists in 17 playoff games and two goals and an assist in five games during the Memorial Cup. He assisted on the game-winning goal to win the Cup.
The 5-foot-11 center will finish his OHL career with 68 goals, 100 assists, and 168 points in 193 games across four seasons. He is set to enter his first season of professional hockey in 2024-25 with the young Iowa Wild.
Haight is someone to keep an eye on.
Make sure you bookmark The Hockey News' Minnesota Wild page for the latest news, exclusive interviews, breakdowns and so much more.
Minnesota Wild News
Wild prospect makes USA's roster for WJSS
Former Wild forward signs one-year deal in New Jersey
Wild prospect will play in the Liiga despite being drafted in the CHL
Former Wild general manager gets his name on the Stanley Cup
Wild prospect makes Canada's roster for WJSS
Iowa Wild News
Former Wild prospect re-signs with the Anaheim Ducks
Wild re-sign Sammy Walker to a one-year deal
Iowa Wild hires Nathan McIver as new assistant coach
Q&A with Iowa Wild defenseman David Spacek
Iowa Wild sign Bradley Marek and Ryan Sandelin to one-year deals