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BEMIDJI – Only one incoming Central Collegiate Hockey Association player was selected on Saturday in the 2025 NHL Draft.

That player, Maxon Vig, is headed to Bemidji State in the fall.

In the seventh round, with the 209th pick, the Montreal Canadiens took Vig, a defenseman out of Bismarck, North Dakota.

Vig played in 65 games for the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders in the United States Hockey League last season, scoring 10 goals and 22 assists as an alternate captain. The 6-foot-2, 212-pound, left-shot defenseman also played one season with the Oklahoma Warriors in the North American Hockey League, scoring eight goals and 19 assists in 61 games.

Vig is the first Bemidji State recruit to be drafted since defenseman Eric Pohlkamp in the fifth round of the 2023 NHL Draft. Pohlkamp also developed in Cedar Rapids.

Vig will be one of three Beavers to attend NHL development camps.

Rising-sophomore defenseman Isa Parekh is headed back to Calgary this week for his second development camp with the Flames. Parekh attended the Flames’ camp last summer.

Incoming freshman goaltender Max Hildebrand will attend the Los Angeles Kings camp.

Player development camps are a chance for pro teams to evaluate potential prospects – drafted or undrafted. Players skate several times during the week, often involving skill-based drills that allow coaches to evaluate and give feedback to the players.

NHL player development camps typically last one week following the NHL Draft.