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IOWA WILD REPORT – JANUARY 28, 2015
The Iowa Wild, Minnesota Wild’s American Hockey League affiliate, went 0-3-0 in three games last week. The Wild lost its first
match of the week, 1-0, against the Rockford IceHogs on Thursday at Wells Fargo Arena (1/22). G John Curry stopped 41-of42 shots. Iowa suffered a 4-3 loss against Milwaukee on Friday at BMO Harris Bradley Center (1/23). F Tyler Graovac led the
Wild with two points (1-1=2) while F Zack Mitchell and D Matt Dumba each tallied a goal. G Johan Gustafsson made 16
saves. The Wild fell, 4-3, on Saturday against the Grand Rapids Griffins at Van Andel Arena (1/24). Graovac registered his
second multi-point game of the week (1-1=2). Mitchell and F Kurtis Gabriel netted a goal apiece while Curry made 26-of-30
saves. Dumba represented Iowa in the 2015 AHL All-Star Classic Jan. 25-26 in Utica. He tallied two assists and a plus-4 rating
in Monday’s AHL All-Star Game as the West won 14-12 over the East. Graovac leads the Wild in scoring with 31 points (1516=31) in 40 games. Keranen ranks second with 28 points (6-22=28) and C Jordan Schroeder ranks third with 26 points (1016=26). Gustafsson is 7-16-1 with a 3.39 GAA and a .896 SV% in 26 games. Curry is 8-9-0 with a 2.70 GAA and a .919 SV%
in 19 games. The Wild plays three homes games this week hosting Grand Rapids (Thurs.) and Hamilton (Fri. and Sat.).
Iowa Wild 2014-15 Record: 15-26-1-1, 32 points, Fifth Place in West Division
Skater Statistics
#
Name
Pos
4
Tyler Graovac
F
36
Michael Keranen
F
10
Jordan Schroeder
C
29
Marc Hagel
RW
* 18
Zack Mitchell
F
7
Jonathon Blum
D
27
Brett Sutter
C
25
Danny Syvret
D
* 55
Matt Dumba
D
51
Zack Phillips
C
* 21
Brady Brassart
F
19
Stephane Veilleux
LW
17
Brett Bulmer
LW
3
Jason Gregoire
LW
* 39
Kurtis Gabriel
F
41
Stu Bickel
D
44
Justin Falk
D
* 24
Alex Gudbranson
D
* 2
Guillaume Gelinas
D
* 11
Brad Richard
D
22
Joel Rechlicz
RW
Benjamin Dieude* 20
D
Fauvel
* 23
Gustav Olofsson
D
* 9
Olivier Archambault LW
*Rookie
Goalie Statistics
#
Name
GP
John Curry
19
Johan Gustafsson 26
GP
40
42
32
34
43
33
39
40
20
40
41
36
36
24
34
18
23
40
32
9
20
G
15
6
10
8
12
5
6
3
5
5
3
2
2
6
3
2
1
1
0
1
1
A
16
22
16
14
9
13
10
13
9
8
8
9
7
0
3
3
4
3
2
0
0
15
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
Min
1021:10
1416:09
GA
46
80
PTS
31
28
26
22
21
18
16
16
14
13
11
11
9
6
6
5
5
4
2
1
1
+/-2
-4
-6
+3
0
-12
-9
-7
+2
-13
-14
-8
-5
-4
-16
-12
-6
-7
-6
0
-5
PIM
18
14
10
12
8
12
19
20
6
12
18
61
34
6
76
34
28
17
18
0
60
1
-3
10
0
0
0
0
-3
0
2
0
0
GAA
2.70
3.39
W
8
7
L
9
16
SO
0
0
-- MORE --
PPG SHG
7
0
2
0
3
0
1
0
2
1
4
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Pt/G
0.78
0.67
0.81
0.65
0.49
0.55
0.41
0.40
0.70
0.33
0.27
0.31
0.25
0.25
0.18
0.28
0.22
0.10
0.06
0.11
0.05
PIM/G
0.45
0.33
0.31
0.35
0.19
0.36
0.49
0.50
0.30
0.30
0.44
1.69
0.94
0.25
2.24
1.89
1.22
0.42
0.56
0.00
3.00
0
0.07
0.67
10
0
0
0.00
0.00
0.00
1.00
1
1
SOL
0
1
SA
570
766
SVS
524
686
SOG
108
90
80
73
73
53
66
59
39
61
43
43
61
42
26
28
31
21
41
10
11
SV%
0.919
0.896
FUTURE MINNESOTA WILD STATISTICS – JANUARY 28, 2015
CHL
TEAM
LGE
GP G A PTS +/- PIM
C Reid Duke
Brandon
WHL
46 15 27 42
13
54
D Tanner Faith
Kootenay
WHL
19 1
6
-4
29
D Dylan Labbe
Shawinigan
QMJHL
43 11 22 33
8
27
C Pavel Jenys
Sudbury
OHL
40 8 20 28 -27
28
C Chase Lang
Calgary
WHL
44 20 24 44
16
37
D Hunter Warner
Prince Albert
WHL
24 0
-7
25
COLLEGE/USHL/HS
TEAM
LGE
GP G A PTS +/- PIM
5
3
3
D Louis Belpedio
Miami University
of Ohio
NCHC
24 3
6
9
13
18
D Nolan De Jong
Michigan
Big Ten
17 0
5
5
4
8
D John Draeger
Michigan State
Big Ten
16 0
2
2
-1
2
C Adam Gilmour
Boston College
Hockey
East
25 7 12 19
9
14
LW Mario Lucia
Notre Dame
Hockey
East
26 16 6
22
5
16
LW Louis Nanne
RPI
ECAC
18 4
3
7
-1
8
C Avery Peterson
Nebraska Omaha
NCHC
24 9
9
18
2
6
D Carson Soucy
Minnesota Duluth
NCHC
24 3
4
7
6
16
RW Alex Tuch
Boston College
Hockey
East
24 7 10 17
7
16
EUROPE
TEAM
LGE
C Christoph Bertschy
SC Bern
D Pontus Sjalin
Leksand J20
GOALIES
TEAM
NOTES
Tallied five shots on goal and four PIM in two games as Miami split its weekend
series vs. Denver…Ranks T-1st amongst defenseman in goals and second in
scoring…Named NCHC Rookie of the Week (Oct. 13)…Scored first collegiate goal
against Tommy Burke vs. Bowling Green (10/12)…Minnesota’s third-round
selection in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.
Recorded an assist and two PIM in two games as Michigan won its weekend
series at Wisconsin…Wild’s seventh-round selection in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.
Registered two shots on goal as Michigan State won its weekend series vs. Ohio
State…Missed four games due to a lower-body injury (10/17-10/25)… Minnesota’s
third-round selection in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.
Netted a goal in Boston’s 2-1 win vs. Merrimack (1/21)…Ranks first on the Eagles
in scoring and in power-play goals (5) and is T-2nd in assists…Wild’s fourth-round
selection in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.
Tallied a goal and four shots in two games as Notre Dame lost its weekend series
at Northeastern…Ranks first on Notre Dame in goals and second in scoring while
ranking T-1st in the conference in goals…Named Hockey East/Warrior Player of
the Month for October (11/4)…Netted his first collegiate hat trick vs. Lake Superior
State (10/18)…Minnesota’s second-round selection in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.
Rensselaer fell 8-3 vs. Union (1/24)…Missed nine games this season with an
upper-body injury (Nov. 18-Dec. 6; Dec. 30-Jan.3)…T-3rd on the team in goals and
T-7th in scoring…Wild’s seventh-round selection in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.
Nebraska Omaha did not play last weekend and will return to action hosting North
Dakota (Jan. 30-31)…Ranks second on the team in goals and fourth in
scoring…Named NCHC Rookie of the Week three times (11/10, 1/12 &
1/19)…Scored his first collegiate goal against Hayden Stewart at Cornell (11/1)
…Minnesota’s sixth-round selection in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.
Recorded two PIM in two games as Minnesota Duluth earned third place at the
North Star College Cup last weekend…Ranks third amongst defensemen in
scoring… Wild’s fifth-round selection in 2013 NHL Entry Draft.
Ranks T-2nd on the team in scoring and T-3rd in goals…Recorded two points (11=2) and 16 shots in five games for the U.S. during the 2015 IIHF World Junior
Championship (Dec. 26-Jan. 2)…Netted his first collegiate goal against Mike
Rotolo against RIT (10/18)…Wild’s first-round selection in the 2014 NHL Entry
Draft.
GP G A PTS +/- PIM
Swiss
42 13 16 29
15
Super Elit 24 2 13 15
5
LGE
NOTES
Recorded four points (3-1=4), a plus-5 rating and four PIM in three games last
week…Ranks sixth on the team in scoring…Started the season with Lethbridge
before being traded to Brandon on Sept. 30…Minnesota’s sixth-round selection in
the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.
Expected to miss the remainder of the season due to an upper body injury…Wild’s
fifth-round selection in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.
Tallied an assist, a plus-2 rating and four PIM in two games last week…Ranks first
amongst defensemen on the team in scoring….Set career-high seven-game point
streak, totaling 13 points (6-7=13) from Nov. 28-Dec. 13…Minnesota’s fourthround selection in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.
Has five points (2-3=5) in his last nine games…Ranks second on the Wolves in
assists and in scoring…Wild’s seventh-round selection in the 2014 NHL Entry
Draft.
Registered three points (2-1=3) and a plus-4 rating in three games last week...Has
24 points (9-15=24) in his last 21 games…Ranks third on the Hitmen in scoring
and in goals…Minnesota’s sixth-round selection in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.
Expected to miss the rest of the season due to shoulder surgery…Earned his first
point in the WHL with an assist at Moose Jaw (10/15)…Signed three-year, entrylevel contract with the Wild on Sept. 23, 2014.
GP W L
OT GAA SV% SO MIN
Alexandre Belanger
Cape-Breton
QMJHL 29 15 8
1
3.28 .878
1
Kaapo Kahkonen
TUTO Turku
Mestis
32
-
-
2.12 .925
-
Steve Michalek
Harvard
ECAC
18 12 4
2
2.12 .932
2
-
NOTES
Registered three points (1-2=3) and a plus-3 rating in three games last
week…Ranks second on the team in shots (102) on goal, third in goals and fifth in
26 points…Has set career highs in goals, assists and points this season…Minnesota’s
sixth-round selection in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.
Ranks third on the team in assists... Played two games with Leksand of the SHL
10 (10/28-10/30)…Wild’s sixth-round selection in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.
NOTES
Went 1-1-0 in two games last week, posting a 3-1-0 record with a 2.96
GAA and a .903 SV% in four games with Cape-Breton... Traded to Cape1,538 Breton from Nouyn-Noranda (1/5)… Was named QMJHL’s third star of
the week (12/15)…Earned a shutout in his second start of the season
(10/2)…Minnesota’s seventh-round selection in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.
Ranks third in the league in SV% and fifth in GAA...Finland’s third goalie
during the 2015 IIHF World Juniors…Named Mestis Player of the Month
- for September…On loan to TUTO from Blues (Liiga)…Minnesota’s fourthround selection in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.
Went 1-1-0 in two games last weekend as Harvard split its road
games…Ranks fourth in the conference in SV% and T-6th in
GAA...Named ECAC’s Goaltender of the Month for November and
1,046 ECAC’s Co-Goaltender of the Week (11/25)… Earned his first shutout of
the season at Rensselaer (11/7) & second at Dartmouth (11/18)…
Minnesota’s sixth-round selection in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.
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