Minnesota Wild Acquire David Jiricek in November 2024

Minnesota Wild Acquire David Jiricek in November 2024

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  M•µµpì¾øa W•«j AcãĀ•äpDaė•j J•ä•cp¨ The Minnesota Wild bolstered their defensive depth in November 2024, acquiring 21-year-old defenseman David Jiricek from the Columbus Blue Jackets in a significant trade.
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  Tp Täajp Dpøa•«ì M•µµpì¾øaRpcp•ėpì David Jiricek, 21-year-old defenseman 6th overall pick in 2022 NHL Draft 6-foot-3, 209 pounds from Czechia C¾«Ā³bĀì Rpcp•ėpì Defenseman Daemon Hunt 2025 first-round pick (top-five protected) 2026 third- and fourth-round picks 2027 second-round pick
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  J•ä•cp¨'ì Pp䈾ä³aµcp P侈•«p 43 NHLGa³pì Played in 2023-24 season with Columbus 10 P¾•µøì One goal and nine assists in NHL action 45 B«¾c¨pj S¾øì Strong defensive presence last season 19 AHL P¾•µøì In 29 games with Cleveland Monsters Jiricek also represented Czechia at multiple international tournaments, serving as assistant captain at the 2023 U20 World Junior Championships with seven points in seven games.
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  Søäaøp‰•c V•ì•¾µ N¾ Rp‰äpøì GMBill Guerin called the trade a "no-brainer," confident Minnesota won't have high first-round picks soon. Søä¾µ‰ P¾ì•ø•¾µ Wild were 16-4-4 and second in NHL standings when the trade was made. E«•øp Pä¾ìápcøì McKeen's Hockey rated Minnesota's prospect group No. 8 among 32 NHL teams in September 2024.
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  Building for theFuture Jiricek joins an impressive group of young talent in Minnesota's system, including goaltender Jesper Wallstedt, defenseman Zeev Buium, and forward Danila Yurov. 1 February 2020 Traded Jason Zucker to Pittsburgh for first- round pick and prospects 2 June 2022 Sent Kevin Fiala to LA Kings for Brock Faber and 2022 first-rounder 3 2024 Draft Traded up with Philadelphia to secure higher first-round selection 4 November 2024 Acquired David Jiricek to strengthen defensive core