2024–25 Minnesota Wild season

National Hockey League season

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
2	October 12	Seattle	–	Minnesota
3	October 13	Minnesota	–	Winnipeg
4	October 15	Minnesota	–	St. Louis
5	October 19	Minnesota	–	Columbus
6	October 22	Minnesota	–	Florida
7	October 24	Minnesota	–	Tampa Bay
8	October 26	Minnesota	–	Philadelphia
9	October 29	Minnesota	–	Pittsburgh

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
11	November 3	Toronto	–	Minnesota
12	November 5	Los Angeles	–	Minnesota
13	November 7	Minnesota	–	San Jose
14	November 8	Minnesota	–	Anaheim
15	November 10	Minnesota	–	Chicago
16	November 14	Montreal	–	Minnesota
17	November 16	Dallas	–	Minnesota
18	November 19	Minnesota	–	St. Louis
19	November 21	Minnesota	–	Edmonton
20	November 23	Minnesota	–	Calgary
21	November 25	Winnipeg	–	Minnesota
22	November 27	Minnesota	–	Buffalo
23	November 29	Chicago	–	Minnesota
24	November 30	Nashville	–	Minnesota

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
26	December 6	Minnesota	–	Anaheim
27	December 7	Minnesota	–	Los Angeles
28	December 10	Minnesota	–	Utah
29	December 12	Edmonton	–	Minnesota
30	December 14	Philadelphia	–	Minnesota
31	December 15	Vegas	–	Minnesota
32	December 18	Florida	–	Minnesota
33	December 20	Utah	–	Minnesota
34	December 21	Minnesota	–	Winnipeg
35	December 23	Chicago	–	Minnesota
36	December 27	Minnesota	–	Dallas
37	December 29	Ottawa	–	Minnesota
38	December 31	Nashville	–	Minnesota

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
40	January 4	Minnesota	–	Carolina
41	January 7	St. Louis	–	Minnesota
42	January 9	Colorado	–	Minnesota
43	January 11	Minnesota	–	San Jose
44	January 12	Minnesota	–	Vegas
45	January 15	Edmonton	–	Minnesota
46	January 18	Minnesota	–	Nashville
47	January 20	Minnesota	–	Colorado
48	January 23	Utah	–	Minnesota
49	January 25	Calgary	–	Minnesota
50	January 26	Minnesota	–	Chicago
51	January 29	Minnesota	–	Toronto
52	January 30	Minnesota	–	Montreal

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
54	February 4	Minnesota	–	Boston
55	February 6	Carolina	–	Minnesota
56	February 8	NY Islanders	–	Minnesota
57	February 22	Minnesota	–	Detroit
58	February 25	Detroit	–	Minnesota
59	February 27	Minnesota	–	Utah
60	February 28	Minnesota	–	Colorado

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
62	March 4	Minnesota	–	Seattle
63	March 7	Minnesota	–	Vancouver
64	March 9	Pittsburgh	–	Minnesota
65	March 11	Colorado	–	Minnesota
66	March 13	NY Rangers	–	Minnesota
67	March 15	St. Louis	–	Minnesota
68	March 17	Los Angeles	–	Minnesota
69	March 19	Seattle	–	Minnesota
70	March 22	Buffalo	–	Minnesota
71	March 24	Minnesota	–	Dallas
72	March 25	Vegas	–	Minnesota
73	March 27	Washington	–	Minnesota
74	March 29	New Jersey	–	Minnesota
75	March 31	Minnesota	–	New Jersey

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
77	April 4	Minnesota	–	NY Islanders
78	April 6	Dallas	–	Minnesota
79	April 9	San Jose	–	Minnesota
80	April 11	Minnesota	–	Calgary
81	April 12	Minnesota	–	Vancouver
82	April 15	Anaheim	–	Minnesota

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

Player stats

June 11, 2024^[3]

Skaters

Roster

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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	22	2022	Maple Grove, Minnesota
29	Marc-Andre Fleury	G	L	39	2022	Sorel-Tracy, Quebec
17	Marcus Foligno (A)	RW	L	33	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
13	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.

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