Utah acquired depth forward Sammy Walker from the Wild on Monday in exchange for future considerations, both teams announced. Walker, who had been on assignment to AHL Iowa, will report to Utah’s affiliate in Tucson. Walker, an undersized but speedy center, is in his third season of professional hockey. The 25-year-old was a seventh-round pick of the Lightning back in 2017, but … [Read more...] about Utah Acquires Sammy Walker From Wild
Minor Transactions: 2/9/25
The league will continue to see many AHL demotions today after all but four teams wrapped up their pre-4 Nations Face-Off break schedule on Saturday. We’ve already seen a few this morning, namely in Pittsburgh and Boston, and we will continue to track the rest in this article as fringe players head to the minors to get playing time over the next few weeks. The Predators … [Read more...] about Minor Transactions: 2/9/25
Lower-Body Injury For Eriksson Ek
The Wild announced (Twitter link) that center Joel Eriksson Ek was scratched from tonight’s game due to a lower-body injury. It has been a tough year on the injury front for the veteran who has already missed 14 games due to a pair of lower-body issues and a broken nose. In between those, he has scuffled a bit offensively, notching just nine goals and 14 assists in 41 games … [Read more...] about Lower-Body Injury For Eriksson Ek
Ryan Hartman Suspended Ten Games By NHL Department Of Player Safety
The NHL’s Department of Player Safety has suspended Minnesota Wild forward Ryan Hartman for ten games for roughing Ottawa Senators forward Tim Stützle. Hartman was a repeat offender and as a result of his suspension will forfeit $487,804.88 in salary. The money from the fine will go to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund. The incident occurred in a 6-0 blowout on Saturday … [Read more...] about Ryan Hartman Suspended Ten Games By NHL Department Of Player Safety
Wild Claim Vinnie Hinostroza From Predators, Place Jakub Lauko On IR
Feb. 5: The Wild claimed Hinostroza off waivers, Friedman reports Wednesday. He provides some much-needed veteran forward depth with a higher offensive ceiling than they already have, with players like Ben Jones and Devin Shore being overtaxed and struggling to produce with Kirill Kaprizov’s injury and Ryan Hartman’s suspension holding them out of the lineup. With no open … [Read more...] about Wild Claim Vinnie Hinostroza From Predators, Place Jakub Lauko On IR