For Immediate Release Contacts: Aaron Sickman (651) 602-6009 Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021 Megan Kogut (651) 312-3439

MINNESOTA WILD RECALLS ANDREW HAMMOND FROM TAXI SQUAD HUNTER JONES REASSIGNED FROM TO TAXI SQUAD

SAINT PAUL, Minn. – General Manager today announced the (NHL) club has recalled Andrew Hammond under emergency conditions from the taxi squad to the NHL active roster and reassigned goaltender Hunter Jones from the Iowa Wild of the (AHL) to the taxi squad. Goaltender Cam Talbot is day-to-day with a lower-body injury.

Hammond, 32 (2/11/88), went 16-12-3 with a 2.53 goals-against average (GAA), a .908 save percentage (SV%) and four shutouts in 33 games with the in the AHL last season. He ranked T-3rd in the AHL in shutouts. The 6-foot-2, 223-pound native of Surrey, B.C., went 19-12-2 with a 2.81 GAA, a .908 SV% and three shutouts in 33 regular season contests with the Iowa Wild in 2018-19. Hammond also posted a 5-6 record with a 2.46 GAA, a .912 SV% and two shutouts in 11 Playoff games in 2019.

He is 27-15-6 with a 2.31 GAA, a .923 SV% and four shutouts in 56 career NHL games (49 starts) in parts of five NHL seasons with (2013-17) and Colorado (2017-18). Hammond is 1-3 with a 3.00 GAA and a .924 SV% in five career Stanley Cup Playoff games with Ottawa (2014-15) and Colorado (2017-18). He will wear sweater No. 35 with Minnesota.

Jones, 20 (9/21/20), went 31-14-3 with a 2.75 GAA, a .913 S% and four shutouts in 49 games with the Peterborough Petes in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) last season. He ranked T-2nd in the OHL in shutouts, fourth in wins and GAA and fifth in SV%.

Minnesota hosts the San Jose Sharks tonight at 7 p.m. on FOX Sports North and KFAN 100.3 FM.

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