Category: Michael Russo
Wild Assign Reese Johnson, Anticipate Additional Recalls
Reese JohnsonThe morning has started out with a heap of small-news roster transactions, headlined by the Minnesota Wild assigning center Reese Johnson to the Iowa Wild, per Michael Russo of The Athletic. Johnson stepped into Minnesota’s last two games to cover injuries to Yakov Trenin and Jakub Lauko. Trenin is...
Read moreWild To Reassign Travis Boyd, Expected To Activate Jakub Lauko
Michael RussoThe Minnesota Wild are swapping out one forward in favor of another. Michael Russo of The Athletic reports the Wild organization has reassigned forward Travis Boyd to the American Hockey League with Jakub Lauko expected back on Tuesday. It’s the third time the 31-year-old Boyd has been reassigned ba...
Read moreWild Issue Multiple Injury Updates, Place Eriksson Ek On IR
Jonas Brodin12/6: According to a team announcement, the Wild have placed Eriksson Ek on injured reserve as expected. His placement on the team’s injured reserve will likely be made retroactive to December 4th. 12/4: Depth is becoming an important factor for the best team in the league. This afternoon, the Minne...
Read moreWest Notes: Eriksson Ek, Brodin, Walman, Sturm, Vanecek
Joel Eriksson EkThe Minnesota Wild received some unfortunate injury news yesterday with the announcement Mats Zuccarello would miss the next three to four weeks with a lower-body injury. It’s not all bad news on the injury front in the Wild organization as Michael Russo of The Athletic reported that Joel Eriksson E...
Read moreWild Place Mats Zuccarello On Injured Reserve, Out 3-4 Weeks
Brock FaberThe Wild placed winger Mats Zuccarello on injured reserve with a lower-body issue, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports Friday. He left Thursday’s win over the Canadiens in the first period and did not return after taking a Brock Faber shot to the groin. As a result, Russo added, he’s expected to m...
Read moreCentral Notes: Brodin, Martinez, Jets
Minnesota WildMinnesota Wild defenseman Jonas Brodin will miss tonight’s game with an upper-body injury and is being called day-to-day (as per Michael Russo of The Athletic). The 31-year-old has become somewhat injury-prone in the last few seasons and appeared in just 62 games last year for the Wild. This season...
Read moreWest Notes: Wild, Avalanche, Canucks, Stezka
Michael MilneThe Minnesota Wild have recalled forward Michael Milne to the NHL roster. The move comes after each of Jonas Brodin (lower-body), Marcus Johansson (illness), and Zach Bogosian (personal) missed the team’s Wednesday practice, per Michael Russo of The Athletic. Head coach John Hynes told Russo that Jo...
Read moreWild Recall Michael Milne For NHL Debut
MinnesotaThe Wild announced Wednesday that they’ve recalled left-winger Michael Milne from AHL Iowa. The 22-year-old will make his NHL debut in the coming days, head coach John Hynes said after yesterday’s 5-1 loss to the Kings (via Michael Russo of The Athletic). Minnesota selected Milne in the third round...
Read moreWild Reassign Daemon Hunt, Jared Spurgeon To Return
Daemon HuntThe Wild have reassigned defenseman Daemon Hunt to AHL Iowa, per a team announcement. The move signals that captain Jared Spurgeon will return tonight against the Penguins after missing the last six games due to lingering effects from the back and hip surgeries he underwent last season, Michael Russ...
Read moreJared Spurgeon Still Dealing With Effects From Last Season’s Surgeries
FlyersWild captain Jared Spurgeon is still experiencing “soreness and stiffness” following back and hip surgeries that ended his 2023-24 season in January, which general manager Bill Guerin told reporters yesterday is why he’s missed their last two games (per Michael Russo of The Athletic). Guerin said he...
Read moreWild Reassign Daemon Hunt
BluesOct. 16: The Wild returned Hunt to Iowa today, the team announced. He entered the lineup as a seventh defender in Tuesday’s 4-1 win over the Blues, recording two shots on goal and a hit in 8:01 of ice time. Hunt could be recalled again before the Wild kick off a road trip later this week…
Read moreCentral Notes: Wild, Avalanche, Korchinski
Joel Eriksson EkThe Minnesota Wild have shared that Jared Spurgeon (lower-body) and Joel Eriksson Ek (broken nose) will both miss the team’s Tuesday night matchup against St. Louis. Forward Marcus Johansson is also questionable with an undisclosed injury, shares Michael Russo of The Athletic. Johansson was absent...
Read moreBoone Jenner Undergoes Shoulder Surgery, May Not Return This Season
Boone JennerBlue Jackets general manager Don Waddell announced today that captain Boone Jenner is out indefinitely after undergoing shoulder surgery. “Our hope is he can return before the end of the season,” Waddell said, but there’s no guarantee he’ll suit up at all in 2024-25. Waddell later added Jenner would...
Read moreWild Reassign Jesper Wallstedt, Recall Daemon Hunt
Marc-André FleuryThe Wild have recalled defenseman Daemon Hunt from AHL Iowa, per a team announcement. Hunt will serve as Minnesota’s seventh defenseman while Declan Chisholm, who’s dealing with an illness, is unavailable for tonight’s home opener. Without an open roster spot to execute the transaction, the Wild sen...
Read moreWild Notes: Leipold, Boldy, Middleton, Chisholm
Minnesota WildThe owner of the Minnesota Wild, Craig Leipold, took part in a lengthy interview with Joe Smith and Michael Russo of The Athletic carrying a wide array of topics. Despite not making the playoffs last year and not advancing past the second round since 2003 Leipold assures Wild fans the organization i...
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