Wild leave prospect Servac Petrovsky unsigned as the June 1st deadline has passed.
Wild leave prospect Servac Petrovsky unsigned as the June 1st deadline has passed.
The offseason is underway and the first deadline to sign certain drafted prospects has ended. The Wild chose to let Servac Petrovsky go instead of signing him. He can now re-enter the Draft.
Petrovsky, 19, was a sixth-round pick in the 2022 draft by the Wild. He is coming off a season in the OHL where he recorded 20 goals and 55 points in 57 games for the Owen Sound Attack.
He also notched five goals and nine points in five games for Team Slovakia at the World Juniors this year and displayed his two-way game as a center.
Players who don't sign by the June 1st deadline have panned out before. The Buffalo Sabres chose not to sign Brandon Hagel in 2018 and he is now a 30-goal scorer for the Tampa Bay Lightning. Hagel had 75 points last year at the age of 25.
Emil Lilleberg went unsigned after the Arizona Coyotes drafted him in 2021. The 23-year-old defenseman played in 37 regular season games and five playoff games for the Lightning this year.
Nils Aman is another. He was drafted in the sixth round by the Colorado Avalanche in the 2020 NHL Draft. The 24-year-old center didn't sign with the Avalanche and is now with the Vancouver Canucks.
He has seven goals and 23 points in 111 career NHL games for the Canucks. He played in five playoff games this year as well.
There is no guarantee Petrovsky will pan out like a Hagel but it seems like he could be the next player to go unsigned by the team that drafted him and play for a different team while making an impact.
The 5-foot-11 center has recorded 72 goals, 92 assists, and 164 points in 184 career games in the OHL with the Owen Sound Attack.
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