Spurgeon named captain of Wild, replaces Koivu

14, 2019, scored 32 points (12 goals, 20 assists) in 62 games last season.
Selected by the New York Islanders in the sixth round (No. 156) of the 2008 NHL Draft, Spurgeon didn't sign with them and was signed as a free agent by Minnesota on Sept.
"I was just working hard and trying to prove myself," Spurgeon said," and I still to this day try to do that every day, You come to the rink here, you're working to get better at something.
Spurgeon has scored 280 points (82 goals, 198 assists) in 653 regular-season games and 21 points (eight goals, 13 assists) in 48 Stanley Cup Playoff games in his 10 NHL seasons, all for Minnesota.
He ranks third in Wild history in games played, is eighth in points and their leader in goals by a defenseman