Minnesota Wild Signs Forward Joseph Cramarossa to a Two-Year, Two-Way Contract
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For Immediate Release Contacts: Aaron Sickman (651) 602-6009 Sunday, July 18, 2021 Megan Kogut (651) 312-3439 MINNESOTA WILD SIGNS FORWARD JOSEPH CRAMAROSSA TO A TWO-YEAR, TWO-WAY CONTRACT SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota Wild General Manager Bill Guerin today announced the National Hockey League (NHL) club has signed forward Joseph Cramarossa to a two-year, two-way contract ($750,000/$170,000 in 2021-22 and $750,000/$182,500 in 2022-23). Cramarossa, 28 (10/26/92), split the 2020-21 season with Minnesota and the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League (AHL). The 6-foot-1, 188-pound native of Markham, Ontario, collected an assist and 15 penalty minutes (PIM) in four games with Minnesota. He made his Wild debut on March 20 at Colorado and registered 10 PIM and four hits in his first NHL game since March 21, 2017. The left-shot forward collected three points (2-1=3) and nine PIM in eight games with Iowa. He recorded a point in back-to-back games (1-1=2) from Feb. 27-March 6. Cramarossa was signed by the Wild as a free agent on Oct. 9, 2020. He owns 11 points (4-7=11), 75 PIM, 143 hits and 24 blocked shots in 63 career NHL games in parts of two seasons with Anaheim (2016-17), Vancouver (2016-17) and Minnesota (2020-21). He was selected by the Anaheim Ducks in the third round (65th overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft and made his NHL debut with the Ducks on Oct. 23, 2016 vs. Vancouver. Cramarossa owns 87 points (39-48=87), 520 PIM, four shorthanded goals, seven game-winning goals and 365 shots in 344 career AHL contests with Norfolk, San Diego, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Stockton, Rockford and Iowa (2013-21). 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). Full and partial season tickets for the Minnesota Wild’s 2021-22 season are currently available for purchase. Please visit tickets.wild.com or contact a Wild Ticket Sales Representative by calling or texting 651-222-WILD (9453) for more information. Visit wild.com/pressbox for the latest news and information from the team including press releases, game notes, multimedia content and daily statistics. -- WILD -- For more, visit wild.com and follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. .