Minnesota Wild General Manager Bill Guerin today announced the National Hockey League club has signed forward Joel Eriksson Ek to an eight-year, $42 million contract ($5.25 million AAV) that goes through the 2028-29 season. Eriksson Ek, 24, recorded a career-high 30 points (19-11=30) in 56 games during the 2020-21 season. The 6-foot-3, 208-pound native of...
ST. PAUL — Minnesota Wild General Manager Bill Guerin today announced the team will buy out the final four years of the contracts of forward Zach Parise and defenseman Ryan Suter. “Zach and Ryan have been an integral part of the Wild’s success over the past nine years and we’ll always be grateful for their...
SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota Wild General Manager Bill Guerin today announced the National Hockey League club has signed forward Nick Bjugstad to a one-year, $900,000 contract. Bjugstad, 28, recorded 17 points (6-11=17), three game-winning goals, a plus-7 rating, 48 hits and 22 blocked shots in 44 games during the 2020-21 season. The 6-foot-6, 208-pound...
SAINT PAUL, Minn. – The National Hockey League’s Minnesota Wild today announced a multi-year ECHL affiliation agreement with the Iowa Heartlanders, beginning with the 2021-22 season. “We are thrilled to announce a new ECHL affiliation agreement with the Iowa Heartlanders,†said Minnesota Wild General Manager Bill Guerin. “We look forward to being a part of...
The 2022 NHL Winter Classic will feature the Minnesota Wild and the St. Louis Blues on Jan. 1, 2022, outdoors at Target Field in Minneapolis, the National Hockey League announced today. Ticket and broadcast information for the 2022 NHL Winter Classic will be released at a future date. The outdoor game, originally scheduled for New...