3-year, $2,962,500 contract with the Minnesota Wild. Expires 2029 (RFA).
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2026-07-14T03:59:00.000Z
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1-year, $850,000 contract with the Minnesota Wild. Expires 2027 (RFA).
Source:2026-07-11T03:59:00.000Z
1-year, $850,000 contract with the Minnesota Wild. Expires 2027 (RFA).
Source:2026-07-10T03:59:00.000Z
1-year, $850,000 contract with the Minnesota Wild. Expires 2027 (RFA).
Source:2026-07-10T03:59:00.000Z
The Wild signed Roman Schmidt to a one-year, two-way contract.
Schmidt, drafted 96th overall by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, has bounced around teams over the past year and has yet to earn himself a shot at the NHL level. The 23-year-old defenseman scored three assists in the 2025-26 season in 48 AHL games split between the Syracuse Crunch, Lehigh Valley Phantoms, and Iowa Wild.
1-year, $850,000 contract with the Minnesota Wild. Expires 2027 (RFA).
Source:2026-07-08T03:59:00.000Z
1-year, $900,000 contract with the Minnesota Wild. Expires 2027 (RFA).
Source:2026-07-06T03:59:00.000Z
The Wild have signed Daemon Hunt to a one-year deal worth $900K.
Hunt will remain a member of the Minnesota Wild for a fourth NHL season after it was announced Sunday that the 24-year-old had signed a one-year extension worth $900,000 AAV. Hunt should play a key role providing Minnesota's defence with some depth after appearing in 32 regular season games and 5 playoff games for the Wild last season.
The Wild signed Justin Kirkland to a one-year, two-way deal.
Primarily an AHL player, Kirkland appeared in at least 20 games for the Calgary Flames the past two seasons and will add some depth for the Minnesota Wild. The 29-year-old forward scored two points (1G / 1A) in 20 games with the Flames last season.
1-year, $1,600,000 contract with the Minnesota Wild. Expires 2027 (RFA).
Source:2026-07-03T03:59:00.000Z
The Wild have signed Max Shabanov to a one-year deal worth $1.6M AAV.
After a couple of successful seasons with Chelyabinsk Traktor in the KHL, Shabanov made his NHL debut in 2025-26 and struggled to find his footing. Regularly a healthy scratch, the talented 25-year-old forward was limited to just 44 games (5G / 13A) while averaging 13:41 time-on-ice. The Minnesota Wild hope that Shabanov can find his scoring touch and gel alongside countryman Kirill Kaprizov in 2026-27.
Olli Maata and Blake Coleman (50% retained) have been acquired from Calgary for Jake Middleton, a 2029 2nd-round pick, a 2027 3rd-round pick, and a 2028 4th-round pick.
After spending the first six seasons of his career with the Pittsburgh Penguins as a steady shutdown defenseman, Maata has struggled to find a permanent home and will join his seventh team in the last eight seasons. That said, the 31-year-old Finnish defenseman remains a reliable bottom-pairing defenseman. Last season, he averaged 17:13 time on ice, scoring 15 points (2G/3A) in 43 games split between the Calgary Flames and the Utah Mammoth.
Blake Coleman (50% retained) and Olli Maata have been acquired from Calgary for Jake Middleton, a 2029 2nd-round pick, a 2027 3rd-round pick, and a 2028 4th-round pick.
Coleman's name circulated in rumours before last season's trade deadline, and his departure from Calgary came to fruition early in the offseason, in a trade to the Minnesota Wild. The 34-year-old Texas native has established himself as a heavy-hitting and intimidating middle-six forward who should fit seamlessly into a gritty Minnesota Wild team. In 2025-26, Coleman averaged 17:20 time-on-ice, recording 35 points (20G / 15A) and 152 hits.
1-year, $1,000,000 contract with the Minnesota Wild. Expires 2027 (UFA).
Source:2026-07-02T03:59:00.000Z
1-year, $1,250,000 contract with the Minnesota Wild. $100,000 bonus after 60 games played. Expires 2027 (UFA).
Source:2026-07-02T03:59:00.000Z
1-year, $850,000 contract with the Minnesota Wild. Expires 2027 (UFA).
Source:2026-07-02T03:59:00.000Z
2-year, $1,750,000 contract with the Minnesota Wild. Expires 2028 (UFA).
Source:2026-07-02T03:59:00.000Z
1-year, $850,000 contract with the Minnesota Wild. Expires 2027 (UFA).
Source:2026-07-02T03:59:00.000Z
1-year, $850,000 contract with the Minnesota Wild. $550,000 Guaranteed. Expires 2027 (UFA).
Source:2026-07-02T03:59:00.000Z
1-year, $900,000 contract with the Minnesota Wild. Expires 2027 (UFA).
Source:2026-07-02T03:59:00.000Z
