Wild youngster Zeev Buium got a taste on NHL hockey when he played in four games in the Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Vegas Golden Knights. He recorded one assist in those four games and it came on the power play. 

Buium, 19, was drafted by the Wild with the 12th overall pick from the 2024 NHL Draft. After the Wild lost in six games to the Golden Knights in the first round, Buium announced he was going to play for USA in the IIHF Men’s World Championships.

In his fourth game for USA, Buium recorded an assist in USA’s 6-1 win over Kazakhstan. Buium recovered the puck after he was pressured on the offensive blue line. He skated it back to towards the defensive zone before turning around and flying into the offensive zone.

He dropped it off to Buffalo Sabres’ star forward Tage Thompson. The 6-foot-6 forward then ripped home Buium’s pass into the back of the net. Buium also recorded a shot in that game.  

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