Minnesota Wild Signs Forward Joseph Cramarossa and Defenseman Dakota Mermis to One-Year, Two-Way Contracts
For Immediate Release Contacts: Aaron Sickman (651) 602-6009 Friday, Oct. 9, 2020 Megan Kogut (651) 312-3439 Emily Yang (651) 602-6034 MINNESOTA WILD SIGNS FORWARD JOSEPH CRAMAROSSA AND DEFENSEMAN DAKOTA MERMIS TO ONE-YEAR, TWO-WAY CONTRACTS SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota Wild General Manager Bill Guerin today announced the National Hockey League (NHL) club has signed forward Joseph Cramarossa ($700,000/$160,000) and defenseman Dakota Mermis ($700,000/$250,000) to one-year, two-way contracts for the 2020-21 season. Cramarossa, 27 (10/26/92), spent the 2019-20 season in the American Hockey League (AHL) with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and Rockford and totaled 15 points (7-8=15), 56 shots and 126 penalty minutes (PIM) in 51 games. The 6-foot, 195-pound native of Markham, Ontario, ranked third in the AHL in PIM and T-3rd in shootout goals (3). The left-shot forward recorded a career-high four-game point streak (4a) from Dec. 31-Jan. 8 and netted his first career power-play goal on Dec. 21 Vs. CleVeland. He owns 84 points (37-47=84), 511 PIM, four shorthanded goals, seVen game-winning goals and 353 shots in 336 career AHL contests with Norfolk, San Diego, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Stockton and Rockford (2013-20). The winger has four goals, eight PIM, one shorthanded goal and nine shots in 14 career Calder Cup Playoff games with Norfolk (2014), San Diego (2016) and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (2018). Cramarossa collected 138 points (51-87=138), 333 PIM, a plus-34 rating, nine PPG, seven shorthanded goals and seven game-winning goals in 235 career games in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) with Mississauga and Belleville (2009-13).
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