3ITB’s Top 33 Wild Players of All Time – #28

ST. PAUL, MN - OCTOBER 4: Pavol Demitra #38 of the Minnesota Wild skates in warmups before a game with the Chicago Blackhawks on October 4, 2007 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. (Photo by Scott A. Schneider/Getty Images)

28. Pavol Demitra – LW

2 Seasons,  139 Games, 40 Goals, 78 Assists, 118 Points

Pavol Demitra came to Minnesota in 2006 via trade and immediately shined. In his first game he tallied 2 assists and in his second game he scored his first goal in a Wild sweater. Playing with fellow Slovak, Marian Gaborik, Demitra averaged .85 points per game, which is the second highest in Wild history, behind only Gaborik.

Unfortunately, he is the second player on our list to meet his end too early. On September 7, 2011, he along with the entire Lokomotiv Yaroslavl team, perished in an unfortunate plane accident. He was only 36 years old.

Rest in peace Pavol.

Previously on our list:

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