With the 10th pick in the 2011 NHL Draft, the Minnesota Wild select Jonas Brodin, a defenseman from Farjestad of the Swedish Elite League.
NHL Draft Results: Jonas Brodin Selected By The Minnesota Wild At Number 10
Brodin’s a two-way defenseman that’s praised all around by scouts for his hockey smarts. He’s a brilliant student of the game and it shows in his play. He’s another player that’s a little bit undersized at 6’1”, 172 pounds, and when he comes over to the much more physical North American game, he’ll have to get on a fast track when it comes to bulking up and using his body more.
But that’s teachable. It’s hard to teach calmness with the puck and hockey intelligence, and Brodin has that.
Read more on Jonas Brodin at our Minnesota Wild blog, Hockey Wilderness.
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