For Immediate Release Contacts: Aaron Sickman (651) 602-6009 Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017 Carly Peters (651) 602-6034 Megan Kogut (651) 312-3439

MINNESOTA WILD REASSIGNS FORWARD ALEX TUCH TO IOWA

SAINT PAUL, Minn. – General Manager Chuck Fletcher today announced the (NHL) club has reassigned forward Alex Tuch (pronounced TUHK) to the of the (AHL).

Tuch, 20 (5/10/96), has averaged 10:42 TOI/game during six contests with Minnesota this season, including his NHL debut on Feb. 4 at Vancouver. The 6-foot-4, 217-pound native of Syracuse, N.Y., has recorded 25 points (12-13=25) in 36 games during his rookie season with Iowa, leading the club with a plus-10 rating and ranking second in goals and scoring. He represented Iowa at the AHL All-Star Classic and tallied three points (2-1=3) to help the Central Division win the AHL All-Star Game on Jan. 30. Tuch was selected by the Wild in the first round (18th overall) of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.

Minnesota continues its franchise-record, eight-game homestand Tuesday, hosting the Chicago Blackhawks at 7 p.m. CT on FOX Sports North (local), NBCSN (national) and KFAN 100.3 FM.

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