A trio of Minnesota NHL draftees played a big role in Notre Dam’es wins this weekend.Danny Nelson (Maple Grove, MN) and Blake Biondi (Hermantown, MN) each scored in Notre Dame’s 4-1 win over St. Lawrence on Friday. Nelson also scored on Saturday along with fellow Maple Grove native Justin Janicke, who also added an assist. Janicke is a 2021 seventh-round draft pick of the NHL’s Seattle Kraken. Nelson was chosen in the second round in 2023 by the New York Islanders. Biondi, a former Mr. Hockey winner, was a fourth-round pick in 2020 by Montreal. Notre Dame is 2-0-0 to start the season.