2024-25 MINNESOTA WILD SEASON

2024–25 Minnesota Wild
2024–25 Minnesota Wild
Division	Central
Conference	Western
2024–25 record	0–0–0
Home record	0–0–0
Road record	0–0–0
Goals for	0
Goals against	0
Team information
General manager	Bill Guerin
Coach	John Hynes
Captain	Jared Spurgeon
Alternate captains	Marcus Foligno; Kirill Kaprizov
Arena	Xcel Energy Center
Minor league affiliate(s)	Iowa Wild ( AHL); Iowa Heartlanders ( ECHL)
	← 2023–24 →

The 2024–25 Minnesota Wild season will be the 25th season of operation (24th season of play) of the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.^[1]

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was released on June 24, 2024.^[2]

2024 preseason game log: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)

#	Date	Visitor	Home	Location
1	September 21	Minnesota	Winnipeg	Canada Life Centre
2	September 25	Minnesota	Dallas	American Airlines Center
3	September 27	Winnipeg	Minnesota	Xcel Energy Center
4	September 29	Dallas	Minnesota	Xcel Energy Center
5	October 1	Chicago	Minnesota	Xcel Energy Center
6	October 4	Minnesota	Chicago	United Center

Legend

Win Loss OT/SO Loss

Regular Season

The regular season schedule was released on July 2, 2024.

2024–25 game log

October: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
1	October 10	Columbus	–	Minnesota				0–0–0	0
2	October 12	Seattle	–	Minnesota				0–0–0	0
3	October 13	Minnesota	–	Winnipeg				0–0–0	0
4	October 15	Minnesota	–	St. Louis				0–0–0	0
5	October 19	Minnesota	–	Columbus				0–0–0	0
6	October 22	Minnesota	–	Florida				0–0–0	0
7	October 24	Minnesota	–	Tampa Bay				0–0–0	0
8	October 26	Minnesota	–	Philadelphia				0–0–0	0
9	October 29	Minnesota	–	Pittsburgh				0–0–0	0

November: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
10	November 1	Tampa Bay	–	Minnesota				0–0–0	0
11	November 3	Toronto	–	Minnesota				0–0–0	0
12	November 5	Los Angeles	–	Minnesota				0–0–0	0
13	November 7	Minnesota	–	San Jose				0–0–0	0
14	November 8	Minnesota	–	Anaheim				0–0–0	0
15	November 10	Minnesota	–	Chicago				0–0–0	0
16	November 14	Montreal	–	Minnesota				0–0–0	0
17	November 16	Dallas	–	Minnesota				0–0–0	0
18	November 19	Minnesota	–	St. Louis				0–0–0	0
19	November 21	Minnesota	–	Edmonton				0–0–0	0
20	November 23	Minnesota	–	Calgary				0–0–0	0
21	November 25	Winnipeg	–	Minnesota				0–0–0	0
22	November 27	Minnesota	–	Buffalo				0–0–0	0
23	November 29	Chicago	–	Minnesota				0–0–0	0
24	November 30	Nashville	–	Minnesota				0–0–0	0

December: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
25	December 3	Vancouver	–	Minnesota				0–0–0	0
26	December 6	Minnesota	–	Anaheim				0–0–0	0
27	December 7	Minnesota	–	Los Angeles				0–0–0	0
28	December 10	Minnesota	–	Utah				0–0–0	0
29	December 12	Edmonton	–	Minnesota				0–0–0	0
30	December 14	Philadelphia	–	Minnesota				0–0–0	0
31	December 15	Vegas	–	Minnesota				0–0–0	0
32	December 18	Florida	–	Minnesota				0–0–0	0
33	December 20	Utah	–	Minnesota				0–0–0	0
34	December 21	Minnesota	–	Winnipeg				0–0–0	0
35	December 23	Chicago	–	Minnesota				0–0–0	0
36	December 27	Minnesota	–	Dallas				0–0–0	0
37	December 29	Ottawa	–	Minnesota				0–0–0	0
38	December 31	Nashville	–	Minnesota				0–0–0	0

January: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
39	January 2	Minnesota	–	Washington				0–0–0	0
40	January 4	Minnesota	–	Carolina				0–0–0	0
41	January 7	St. Louis	–	Minnesota				0–0–0	0
42	January 9	Colorado	–	Minnesota				0–0–0	0
43	January 11	Minnesota	–	San Jose				0–0–0	0
44	January 12	Minnesota	–	Vegas				0–0–0	0
45	January 15	Edmonton	–	Minnesota				0–0–0	0
46	January 18	Minnesota	–	Nashville				0–0–0	0
47	January 20	Minnesota	–	Colorado				0–0–0	0
48	January 23	Utah	–	Minnesota				0–0–0	0
49	January 25	Calgary	–	Minnesota				0–0–0	0
50	January 26	Minnesota	–	Chicago				0–0–0	0
51	January 29	Minnesota	–	Toronto				0–0–0	0
52	January 30	Minnesota	–	Montreal				0–0–0	0

February: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
53	February 1	Minnesota	–	Ottawa				0–0–0	0
54	February 4	Minnesota	–	Boston				0–0–0	0
55	February 6	Carolina	–	Minnesota				0–0–0	0
56	February 8	NY Islanders	–	Minnesota				0–0–0	0
57	February 22	Minnesota	–	Detroit				0–0–0	0
58	February 25	Detroit	–	Minnesota				0–0–0	0
59	February 27	Minnesota	–	Utah				0–0–0	0
60	February 28	Minnesota	–	Colorado				0–0–0	0

March: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
61	March 2	Boston	–	Minnesota				0–0–0	0
62	March 4	Minnesota	–	Seattle				0–0–0	0
63	March 7	Minnesota	–	Vancouver				0–0–0	0
64	March 9	Pittsburgh	–	Minnesota				0–0–0	0
65	March 11	Colorado	–	Minnesota				0–0–0	0
66	March 13	NY Rangers	–	Minnesota				0–0–0	0
67	March 15	St. Louis	–	Minnesota				0–0–0	0
68	March 17	Los Angeles	–	Minnesota				0–0–0	0
69	March 19	Seattle	–	Minnesota				0–0–0	0
70	March 22	Buffalo	–	Minnesota				0–0–0	0
71	March 24	Minnesota	–	Dallas				0–0–0	0
72	March 25	Vegas	–	Minnesota				0–0–0	0
73	March 27	Washington	–	Minnesota				0–0–0	0
74	March 29	New Jersey	–	Minnesota				0–0–0	0
75	March 31	Minnesota	–	New Jersey				0–0–0	0

April: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
76	April 2	Minnesota	–	NY Rangers				0–0–0	0
77	April 4	Minnesota	–	NY Islanders				0–0–0	0
78	April 6	Dallas	–	Minnesota				0–0–0	0
79	April 9	San Jose	–	Minnesota				0–0–0	0
80	April 11	Minnesota	–	Calgary				0–0–0	0
81	April 12	Minnesota	–	Vancouver				0–0–0	0
82	April 15	Anaheim	–	Minnesota				0–0–0	0

Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player stats

June 11, 2024^[3]

Skaters

Roster

Updated July 25, 2024^[4]^[5]


No.	Player	Pos	S/ G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
24	Zach Bogosian	D	R	34	2023	Massena, New York
12	Matt Boldy	RW	L	23	2019	Millis, Massachusetts
—	Travis Boyd	C	R	30	2024	Edina, Minnesota
25	Jonas Brodin	D	L	31	2011	Karlstad, Sweden
47	Declan Chisholm	D	L	24	2024	Bowmanville, Ontario
14	Joel Eriksson Ek	C	L	27	2015	Karlstad, Sweden
7	Brock Faber	D	R	21	2022	Maple Grove, Minnesota
29	Marc-Andre Fleury	G	L	39	2022	Sorel-Tracy, Quebec
17	Marcus Foligno ( A)	RW	L	32	2017	Buffalo, New York
89	Frederick Gaudreau	C	R	31	2021	Bromont, Quebec
32	Filip Gustavsson	G	L	26	2022	Skellefteå, Sweden
38	Ryan Hartman	C	R	29	2019	Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
90	Marcus Johansson	C	L	33	2023	Landskrona, Sweden
—	Reese Johnson	C	R	26	2024	Regina, Saskatchewan
97	Kirill Kaprizov ( A)	LW	L	27	2015	Novokuznetsk, Russia
22	Marat Khusnutdinov	C	L	22	2020	Moscow, Russia
—	Jakub Lauko	LW	L	24	2024	Prague, Czech Republic
4	Jon Merrill	D	L	32	2021	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
5	Jacob Middleton	D	L	28	2022	Stratford, Ontario
28	Liam Ohgren	LW	L	20	2022	Stockholm, Sweden
23	Marco Rossi	C	L	22	2020	Feldkirch, Austria
46	Jared Spurgeon ( C)	D	R	34	2010	Edmonton, Alberta
—	Yakov Trenin	C	R	27	2024	Chelyabinsk, Russia
36	Mats Zuccarello	RW	L	36	2019	Oslo, Norway

Suspensions/fines

Player	Explanation	Length	Salary	Date issued

Awards and honours

Awards

Regular season
Player	Award	Awarded

Milestones

Regular season
Player	Milestone	Reached

Records

Regular season
Player	Record	Reached

Transactions

The Wild have been involved in the following transactions during the 2024–25 season.

Key:

† Contract is entry-level.
‡ Contract initially takes effect in the 2025–26 season.

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
June 29, 2024 (2024-06-29)	To Boston Bruins Vinni Lettieri 4th-round pick in 2024	To Minnesota Wild Jakub Lauko 4th-round pick in 2024	^[6]

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01)	Travis Boyd	Utah Hockey Club	1-year	Free agency	^[7]
	Joseph Cecconi	Buffalo Sabres	1-year	Free agency	^[7]
	Cameron Crotty	Utah Hockey Club	1-year	Free agency	^[7]
	Brendan Gaunce	Columbus Blue Jackets	2-year	Free agency	^[7]
	Troy Grosenick	Nashville Predators	1-year	Free agency	^[7]
	Reese Johnson	Chicago Blackhawks	1-year	Free agency	^[7]
	Ben Jones	Calgary Flames	2-year	Free agency	^[7]
	Devin Shore	Seattle Kraken	1-year	Free agency	^[7]
	Yakov Trenin	Colorado Avalanche	4-year	Free agency	^[8]

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Term	Via	Ref
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01)	Jake Lucchini	Nashville Predators	2-year	Free agency	^[9]
July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02)	Dakota Mermis	Toronto Maple Leafs	1-year	Free agency	^[10]
July 3, 2024 (2024-07-03)	Mason Shaw	Winnipeg Jets	1-year	Free agency	^[11]

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Ref
July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02)	Jacob Middleton	4-year‡	^[12]
July 9, 2024 (2024-07-09)	Declan Chisholm	1-year	^[13]
July 9, 2024 (2024-07-09)	Adam Raska	1-year	^[13]
July 11, 2024 (2024-07-11)	Sammy Walker	1-year	^[14]
July 23, 2024 (2024-07-23)	Graeme Clarke	1-year	^[15]
July 29, 2024 (2024-07-29)	Brock Faber	8-year‡	^[16]

Draft picks

Below are the Minnesota Wild selections at the 2024 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 28 and 29, 2024, at the Sphere in Paradise, Nevada.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	12	Zeev Buium	D	United States	Denver Pioneers ( NCHC)
2	45	Ryder Ritchie	RW	Canada	Prince Albert Raiders ( WHL)
4	122	Aron Kiviharju	D	Finland	HIFK ( Liiga)
5	140	Sebastian Soini	D	Finland	Ilves ( U20 SM-sarja)
5	142	Chase Wutzke	G	Canada	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
6	174	Stevie Leskovar	D	Canada	Mississauga Steelheads ( OHL)

Notes:

References

^ National Hockey League (2013). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. Diamond Sports Data, Inc. p. 73. ISBN 978-1-894801-26-3.
^ "Minnesota Wild Announces 2024-25 Preseason Schedule".
^ "2024–25 Regular season – Minnesota Wild Stats – Skaters". NHL.com. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
^ "Minnesota Wild Roster". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
^ "Minnesota Wild Hockey Transactions". The Sports Network. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
^ "Minnesota Wild Acquires Forward Jakub Lauko from the Boston Bruins in Exchange for Forward Vinni Lettieri". Minnesota Wild. June 29, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024 – via NHL.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Minnesota Wild Agrees to Terms with Eight Players". NHL.com. Minnesota Wild. July 1, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
^ "Minnesota Wild Signs Center Yakov Trenin to a Four-Year Contract". NHL.com. Minnesota Wild. July 1, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
^ "Predators Agree to Terms with Four Free Agents". NHL.com. Nashville Predators. July 1, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
^ "Maple Leafs Sign Three Players". NHL.com. Toronto Maple Leafs. July 2, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
^ "Jets sign Haydn Fleury and Mason Shaw to one-year, two-way contracts". NHL.com. Winnipeg Jets. July 3, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
^ "Minnesota Wild Signs Jake Middleton to a Four-Year Contract Extension". NHL.com. Minnesota Wild. July 2, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Minnesota Wild Re-Signs Defenseman Declan Chisholm and forward Adam Raska to One-Year Contracts". NHL.com. Minnesota Wild. July 9, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
^ "Minnesota Wild Re-Signs Forward Sammy Walker to a One-Year, Two-Way Contract". NHL.com. Minnesota Wild. July 11, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
^ "Minnesota Wild Signs Forward Graeme Clarke to a One-Year, Two-Way Contract". NHL.com. Minnesota Wild. July 23, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
^ "Minnesota Wild Signs Brock Faber to an Eight-year Contract Extension". NHL.com. Minnesota Wild. July 29, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024.

[1] National Hockey League (2013). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. Diamond Sports Data, Inc. p. 73. ISBN 978-1-894801-26-3.

[2] "Minnesota Wild Announces 2024-25 Preseason Schedule".

[3] "2024–25 Regular season – Minnesota Wild Stats – Skaters". NHL.com. Retrieved June 20, 2024.

[4] "Minnesota Wild Roster". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 25, 2024.

[5] "Minnesota Wild Hockey Transactions". The Sports Network. Retrieved July 25, 2024.

[6] "Minnesota Wild Acquires Forward Jakub Lauko from the Boston Bruins in Exchange for Forward Vinni Lettieri". Minnesota Wild. June 29, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024 – via NHL.com.

[Signings8-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Minnesota Wild Agrees to Terms with Eight Players". NHL.com. Minnesota Wild. July 1, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024.

[8] "Minnesota Wild Signs Center Yakov Trenin to a Four-Year Contract". NHL.com. Minnesota Wild. July 1, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024.

[9] "Predators Agree to Terms with Four Free Agents". NHL.com. Nashville Predators. July 1, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024.

[10] "Maple Leafs Sign Three Players". NHL.com. Toronto Maple Leafs. July 2, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024.

[11] "Jets sign Haydn Fleury and Mason Shaw to one-year, two-way contracts". NHL.com. Winnipeg Jets. July 3, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024.

[12] "Minnesota Wild Signs Jake Middleton to a Four-Year Contract Extension". NHL.com. Minnesota Wild. July 2, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024.

[Signings2-13] "Minnesota Wild Re-Signs Defenseman Declan Chisholm and forward Adam Raska to One-Year Contracts". NHL.com. Minnesota Wild. July 9, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024.

[14] "Minnesota Wild Re-Signs Forward Sammy Walker to a One-Year, Two-Way Contract". NHL.com. Minnesota Wild. July 11, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024.

[15] "Minnesota Wild Signs Forward Graeme Clarke to a One-Year, Two-Way Contract". NHL.com. Minnesota Wild. July 23, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024.

[16] "Minnesota Wild Signs Brock Faber to an Eight-year Contract Extension". NHL.com. Minnesota Wild. July 29, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12]

[13]

[14]

[15]

[16]

v t e Minnesota Wild
Founded in 2000 Based in Saint Paul, Minnesota
Franchise	Team General managers Coaches Players Captains Draft picks Expansion draft Seasons Current season
History	Records Award winners Retired numbers Broadcasters
Personnel	Owner(s) Minnesota Sports & Entertainment ( Craig Leipold, chairman) General manager Bill Guerin Head coach John Hynes Team captain Jared Spurgeon Current roster
Arena	Xcel Energy Center
Affiliates	AHL Iowa Wild ECHL Iowa Heartlanders
Media	TV Bally Sports North Radio KFAN (100.3 FM)
Culture and lore	Nordy 2016 NHL Stadium Series TRIA Rink 2022 NHL Winter Classic
Category Commons

v t e Minnesota Wild seasons
2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
2020s	2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

v t e 2024–25 NHL season
Pacific	Anaheim Calgary Edmonton Los Angeles San Jose Seattle Vancouver Vegas
Central	Chicago Colorado Dallas Minnesota Nashville St. Louis Utah Winnipeg
Atlantic	Boston Buffalo Detroit Florida Montreal Ottawa Tampa Bay Toronto
Metropolitan	Carolina Columbus New Jersey NY Islanders NY Rangers Philadelphia Pittsburgh Washington
See also	Entry draft Winter Classic 4 Nations Face-Off Stadium Series Stanley Cup playoffs Stanley Cup Finals Transactions Three Star Awards Suspensions and fines

v t e Minnesota Wild
Founded in 2000 Based in Saint Paul, Minnesota
Franchise	Team General managers Coaches Players Captains Draft picks Expansion draft Seasons Current season
History	Records Award winners Retired numbers Broadcasters
Personnel	Owner(s) Minnesota Sports & Entertainment ( Craig Leipold, chairman) General manager Bill Guerin Head coach John Hynes Team captain Jared Spurgeon Current roster
Arena	Xcel Energy Center
Affiliates	AHL Iowa Wild ECHL Iowa Heartlanders
Media	TV Bally Sports North Radio KFAN (100.3 FM)
Culture and lore	Nordy 2016 NHL Stadium Series TRIA Rink 2022 NHL Winter Classic
Category Commons

v t e Minnesota Wild seasons
2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
2020s	2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

Schedule and results

Preseason

Regular Season

Player stats

Skaters

Roster

Suspensions/fines

Awards and honours

Awards

Milestones

Records

Transactions

Trades

Players acquired

Players lost

Signings

Draft picks

References

Schedule and results

Preseason

Regular Season

Player stats

Skaters

Roster

Suspensions/fines

Awards and honours

Awards

Milestones

Records

Transactions

Trades

Players acquired

Players lost

Signings

Draft picks

References

Videos

Websites

Encyclopedia

Facebook