With Marc-Andre Fleury sustaining an upper-body injury on Friday against Florida, it appears the Wild have opted to make sure they have an extra goalie around if needed.
The Minnesota Wild have had to make many adjustments over the past few weeks regarding the roster and injuries. They brought up several of their top guys on the Iowa Wild in the American Hockey League, like Nic Petan, Sam Walker, Jesper Wallstedt, Adam Raska, Daemon Hunt, and Dakota Mermis to fill the holes in their roster.
Bill Guerin and Director of Amateur Scouting Judd Bracket have been on a hot streak in the past few drafts.
The Minnesota Wild recalled rookie defenseman Daemon Hunt and forward Jake Lucchini from American Hockey League affiliate Iowa on Tuesday. Lucchini, 28, was recalled under emergency conditions.
The Minnesota Wild are getting back into the swing of things after beating the Colorado Avalanche in their first preseason game. As games get underway, we’ll see an increase in prospects to watch, which is always a good thing.
In the middle of a meaningless exhibition game Minnesota Wild rookie forward Daemon Hunt was on the receiving end of a nasty elbow to the jaw that ended his day early.
We need to solve the mystery. The Minnesota Wild are well represented when it comes to the players in the NHL that have loads of tattoos. Matt Dumba is absolutely covered in tasteful ink, and others like Brandon Duhaime have some sporadic artwork.
Injuries kept the blue line prospect home from the World Juniors for the second consecutive year. Welcome to this year’s Top 25 Under 25 series. If you’re unfamiliar, we’re going player-by-player in a ranking of the top 25 Minnesota Wild players that are under the age of 25.
With nothing more to prove in the WHL, can Hunt impress at camp? The trend of the Minnesota Wild’s late picks showing plenty of promise continues. Daemon Hunt is coming off of a strange season — stop me if you’ve heard that before — where he played in the WHL, the Manitoba Junior Hockey League and the AHL.
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