Wild Transactions Archives

Minnesota Wild Extend Depth Forward Ryan Hartman on Team-Friendly Deal

Aaron Heckmann | April 23, 2021

The Minnesota Wild announced Thursday that they signed Ryan Hartman to a three-year, $5.1 million contract extension. The newly inked deal will pay him $1.7 million annually, making this an…

Wild Acquire Ian Cole From Avalanche for Greg Pateryn

Justin Walters | January 19, 2021

The Minnesota Wild have traded defenceman Greg Pateryn to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for defenceman Ian Cole. Pateryn, now 30 years old, is a former 5th round pick by…

Wild Lock Up Top Defensive Forward Marcus Foligno

Aaron Heckmann | January 14, 2021

On Tuesday, the Wild made a significant transaction by locking up veteran winger Marcus Foligno. The Wild announced they signed Foligno to a three-year, $9.3 million extension. Some may think…

Wild Make Shrewd Decision with Talbot Signing

Rob Klein | October 13, 2020

The Minnesota Wild signed Cam Talbot to a three-year, $11 million deal during the first day of free agency. The organization’s most anticipated move this offseason was to improve their…

Wild Sign Cam Talbot to 3-Year Deal

Devin Little | October 9, 2020

Cam Talbot, who spent last season with the Calgary Flames, has signed a three-year deal with the Minnesota Wild worth $11 million – a $3.67 million cap hit. Before manning…

Wild Acquire Bonino From Predators for Kunin, Swap Picks

Declan Schroeder | October 7, 2020

The Minnesota Wild have acquired Nick Bonino from the Nashville Predators in exchange for Luke Kunin. The teams also swapped 2020 NHL Entry Draft selections, with the Wild acquiring the…

Wild Ink Brodin to 7-year Extension

Jack Dawkins | September 15, 2020

Per Michael Russo and other sources, the Minnesota Wild have handed defender Jonas Brodin a seven-year contract extension worth $42 million. Brodin’s year-by-year (all salary, no SB) breakdown: Year 1:…

Bjugstad Returns to ‘State of Hockey’ After Trade to Wild

Rob Klein | September 15, 2020

On Friday, Nick Bjugstad was traded from the Pittsburgh Penguins to the Minnesota Wild for a conditional selection in the 2021 NHL Draft. Across the NHL landscape, this trade will…

Wild Get Full Value for Zucker in Unnecessary Trade

Ryan Szporer | February 11, 2020

General manager Bill Guerin certainly got the Minnesota Wild’s money back and then some by trading forward Jason Zucker, a second-round pick back in the day. That’s the way Wild…

Wild Had to Pony Up the Cash for Spurgeon

Ryan Szporer | September 21, 2019

Like the bang from the barrel of a gun, Jared Spurgeon’s new massive deal signals the start of the Bill Guerin era with the Minnesota Wild. Guerin got the defenseman…

Wild Sign Spurgeon to 7-Year, $53-Million Extension

The Canadian Press | September 15, 2019

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild signed defenceman Jared Spurgeon to a $53.025 million, seven-year extension Saturday that will begin next season and go through the 2026-27 season.
The deal carries an annual value of $7.575 million.
The 29-year-old…

Wild Re-Sign Fiala for 2 Years, $6 Million

The Canadian Press | September 11, 2019

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild have re-signed left wing Kevin Fiala to a two-year, $6 million contract.
The deal with the restricted free agent was done on Wednesday, two days before the team’s first practice of training camp. Fiala will make $2….