Frozen Four or NHL playoffs, stage not too big for Wild 19-year-old Zeev Buium

Zeev Buium’s NHL debut was a mix of poise and promise

LAS VEGAS — When he was 19, a decade ago, veteran Minnesota Wild defenseman Jake Middleton joked that he was not qualified to run the top power-play unit for his Canadian junior hockey team, the Ottawa 67’s. By contrast, in the third period of Zeev Buium’s first NHL game, at age 19, the rookie was on the Wild blue line, running the power play during the team’s lone man advantage of their playoff opener — an eventual 4-2 loss to Vegas on Sunday n…

Wild: Zeev Buium’s NHL debut was a mix of poise and promise

LAS VEGAS – When he was 19, a decade ago, veteran Minnesota Wild defenseman Jake Middleton joked that he was not qualified to run the top power-play unit for his Canadian junior hockey team, the Ottawa 67’s. By contrast, in the third period of Zeev Buium’s first NHL game, at age 19, the rookie was on the Wild blue line, running the power play during the team’s lone man advantage of their playoff opener – an eventual 4-2 loss to Vegas on Sunday n…

Frozen Four or NHL playoffs, stage not too big for Wild 19-year-old Zeev Buium

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Zeev Buium was trying to help lead Denver to the NCAA's Frozen Four championship less than two weeks ago.

Buium to make NHL debut with Wild in Game 1 against Golden Knights

19-year-old defenseman signed entry-level contract April 13, was No. 12 pick in 2024 Draft

The NHL playoffs are finally at our doorstep, and as they do every spring, they promise intensity, rebounds and memorable moments. But this year, an interesting trend is emerging: several promising young players, freshly out of university hockey or KHL, make a direct jump in action at the most electrifying moment of the season.This is the case, for example, of Ivan Demidov, a leading hope who recently signed his entry contract with the Montreal …

What Can We Expect From Zeev Buium's First Playoff Series?

No matter what happens, Zeev Buium is already special. When he steps on the ice tonight for Game 1 of the Minnesota Wild’s series against the Vegas Golden Knights, he’ll be one of very few players to make their NHL debut in the playoffs. It’ll be the first time anyone has done it in a Wild sweater….