Michael Milne

Michael Milne (born September 21, 2002) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger for the Manitoba Moose of the American Hockey League (AHL). The Minnesota Wild selected Milne in the third round, 89th overall, of the 2022 NHL entry draft.

Early life Milne was born September 21, 2002, in Abbotsford, British Columbia, to Deryn and Jerry Milne. He played two seasons in the Canadian Sport School Hockey League with Yale. During the 2017–18 season, Milne led the Yale U16 Prep team with 50 points in 27 games.

Playing career

Junior The Kootenay Ice of the Western Hockey League (WHL) selected Milne in the eighth round, 155th overall, of the 2017 WHL bantam draft. During the 2021–22 season, Milne had a strong year in Winnipeg, with 38 goals and 81 points.

Professional The Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL) selected Milne in the third round, 89th overall, of the 2022 NHL entry draft. He signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Wild on October 19. Milne began his professional hockey career with the Iowa Wild, Minnesota's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, in 2022. Ahead of the season, Milne missed Wild rookie camp and training camp due to injury, and he opened the season in Iowa. After recording four goals and eight points through his first ten games, Milne was promoted to the Minnesota Wild on November 13. He made his NHL debut against the Dallas Stars on November 16, playing on the fourth line with Jakub Lauko and Marat Khusnutdinov.

The Wild signed Milne to a one-year, two-way contract extension on July 11, 2025.

On December 28, 2025, Milne was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for Boris Katchouk. Several months later, on March 12, 2026, Milne was traded to the Detroit Red Wings, alongside Wojciech Stachowiak, in exchange for Ian Mitchell. Milne played out the remainder of his contract within the Red Wings organization with affiliate, the Grand Rapids Griffins.

As a free agent from the Red Wings, Milne was signed to a one-year AHL contract with the Manitoba Moose, affiliate to the Winnipeg Jets, on July 21, 2026.

Career statistics Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2018–19 Kootenay Ice WHL 40 3 4 7 12 — — — — — 2019–20 Winnipeg Ice WHL 53 13 20 33 32 — — — — — 2020–21 Winnipeg Ice WHL 14 6 6 12 4 — — — — — 2021–22 Winnipeg Ice WHL 68 38 43 81 55 15 13 6 19 4 2022–23 Iowa Wild AHL 57 7 6 13 12 2 0 0 0 0 2023–24 Iowa Wild AHL 40 8 13 21 34 — — — — — 2024–25 Iowa Wild AHL 60 15 11 26 44 — — — — — 2024–25 Minnesota Wild NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2025–26 Iowa Wild AHL 15 2 3 5 14 — — — — — 2025–26 Syracuse Crunch AHL 19 0 1 1 18 — — — — — 2025–26 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 5 0 0 0 4 — — — — — 2025–26 Toledo Walleye ECHL 5 0 2 2 2 12 4 5 9 2NHL totals 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —