IOWA WILD REPORT – JANUARY 7, 2020 The Iowa Wild went 3-0-0 in three games last DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (CT) week and is 7-1-0 in its last eight games. The Wild Wed., January 8 San Diego Pechanga Arena 9 p.m. earned a 5-4 home victory against the Stars Fri., January 10 San Diego Pechanga Arena 9 p.m. (12/31). F Sam Anas (1-2=3) and F Kyle Rau (1- 2=3) led the team with three points each. D Sat., January 11 Bakersfield Mechanics Bank Arena 9 p.m. Brennan Menell tallied two points (1-1=2). G Kaapo Kahkonen made 20 saves. Iowa recorded a 5-1 home win vs. Rockford (1/3). F Gerald Mayhew registered four points (2-2=4). Anas tallied three assists. Menell (0-2=2), Rau (0-2=2) and F Nico Sturm (2- 0=2) collected two points apiece and Kahkonen made 29 saves. The Wild claimed a 5-1 win at the Chicago Wolves (1/4). Anas led Iowa with three assists. F Luke Johnson (2-0=2) and Mayhew (2-0=2) recorded two points each. G Mat Robson stopped 32-of-33 shots. Anas leads the Wild and ranks third in the AHL with 37 points (9-28=37) and was named CCM/AHL Player of the Week (1/6). Mayhew leads the team in goals and shots and ranks second in scoring with 35 points (23-12=35). He leads the AHL in goals, ranks fourth in shots and T-4th in scoring. Rau ranks third on the team with 31 points (7-24=31) and has tallied a point in 12 of his last 13 games (3-19=22) since Nov. 16. Menell ranks third amongst AHL defensemen in assists and T-3rd in scoring. For more information on the Iowa Wild, please visit iowawild.com or follow @IAWild on Twitter.

IOWA WILD RECORD: 20-12-2-2, 44 PTS – 2nd in CENTRAL DIVISION; 4th in WESTERN CONFERENCE No. PLAYER POS GP G A PTS +/- PIM PPG SHG GWG SH SH% 7 Sam Anas RW 36 9 28 37 -1 2 3 0 1 93 9.7 20 Gerald Mayhew RW 30 23 12 35 4 38 9 2 5 117 19.7 42 Kyle Rau LW 27 7 24 31 -2 4 2 0 0 80 8.8 27 Brennan Menell D 30 3 22 25 5 34 1 0 1 80 3.8 11 * Nico Sturm F 28 9 7 16 0 10 3 0 2 63 14.3 14 Will Bitten RW 31 7 9 16 2 12 2 1 0 50 14.0 40 Gabriel Dumont C 25 8 7 15 -2 23 4 1 0 49 16.3 47 Louie Belpedio D 35 2 11 13 -1 49 1 0 0 98 2.0 26 Luke Johnson C 15 7 5 12 -6 23 5 0 0 57 12.3 25 J.T. Brown RW 36 5 7 12 -12 35 3 0 1 70 7.1 22 * Brandon Duhaime F 36 5 7 12 -2 37 0 0 0 67 7.5 44 Matt Bartkowski D 36 1 10 11 -6 40 0 1 0 67 1.5 36 Colton Beck F 31 3 6 9 -9 6 1 0 0 40 7.5 28 Dmitry Sokolov RW 17 6 2 8 4 2 0 0 3 31 19.4 43 * Connor Dewar F 25 4 4 8 2 14 0 1 0 34 11.8 12 Kyle Bauman C 29 2 5 7 -5 8 0 0 1 19 10.5 29 Keaton Thompson D 18 1 5 6 7 8 0 0 0 21 4.8 41 Josh Atkinson D 36 0 6 6 -2 19 0 0 0 38 0 55 Cody McLeod LW 15 3 2 5 0 30 0 0 2 26 11.5 6 Mitch McLain C 22 1 2 3 -5 34 0 0 1 33 3.0 18 Matt Register D 19 1 0 1 -1 8 0 0 0 21 4.8 17 Mike Liambas LW 26 1 0 1 -5 48 0 0 0 19 5.3 19 Nick Seeler D 2 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 15 * Turner Ottenbreit D 12 0 1 1 -6 19 0 0 0 12 0 13 Patrick McGrath RW 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 * Tyler Sheehy F 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 37 Hunter Warner D 23 0 0 0 -6 22 0 0 0 17 0 No. GOALIE GP MINS W L OT SO GA GAA SA SVS SV% 34 Kaapo Kahkonen 17 1032:53 13 3 1 2 44 2.56 466 422 0.906 60 * Mat Robson 16 944:02 6 7 3 1 45 2.86 464 419 0.903 30 *x Dereck Baribeau 4 209:18 1 2 0 0 12 3.44 96 84 0.875 FUTURE MINNESOTA WILD STATISTICS – JANUARY 7, 2020 CHL TEAM HT. / WT. D.O.B GP G A PTS +/- PIM LW Adam Beckman Spokane (WHL) 6-1 / 174 5/10/01 36 29 30 59 25 10 Ranks T-1st in the WHL in scoring, second in goals, T-2nd in PPG (10) and shots (171), T-6th in assists and plus/minus rating…On a 10-game goal streak (16-5=21, 12/7-1/3) tying franchise record…Owns 3 GWG and 1 SHG…Tallied second hat trick of season in 5-3 vs. Tri-City (12/28)…Named WHL Player of the Week (12/16)…Tallied five points (3-2=5) including first hat trick of season and 10 shots at Seattle (12/14)…Playing in second season with Spokane…Wild’s third-round selection in 2019 NHL Entry Draft. RW Shawn Boudrias Cape Breton (QMJHL) 6-4 / 197 9/14/99 36 21 24 45 21 48 Leads team in shots (156), ranks third in scoring, goals, assists and plus/minus rating…Owns three GWG and three PPG…Recorded season-high 10 shots vs. Halifax (12/29)…Tallied five points (3-2=5) including first hat trick of season at Baie-Comeau (10/4)…Playing in fifth season in QMJHL, second with Cape Breton...Wild’s sixth-round selection in 2018 NHL Entry Draft. F Damien Giroux Saginaw (OHL) 5-10/ 179 3/2/00 37 24 17 41 9 14 Ranks T-9th in the OHL in PPG (8) and T-10th in goals…Leads team in goals, ranks third in scoring and shots (98), T-5th in assists…Owns three GWG and one SHG…Played for Team OHL in the 2019 CIBC Canada Russia Series…Playing in fourth season with Saginaw…Wild’s fifth-round selection in 2018 NHL Entry Draft. D Fedor Gordeev Guelph (OHL) 6-6 / 238 1/27/99 27 1 15 16 7 23 Ranks fourth on team in assists…Leads team defensemen in shots (68) and ranks second in scoring…Notched career-high three assists in 6-4 win at Soo (11/1)…Recorded an assist and eight shots at Niagara (10/19)…Playing in fifth season in OHL and second with Guelph…Acquired in trade with Toronto (5/3019). C Matvey Guskov London (OHL) 6-2 / 183 1/30/01 37 7 10 17 -2 35 Has won 256-of-457 face-offs taken (56.0 %)…Owns one GWG and one PPG…Skating in second season with London…Minnesota’s fifth-round selection in 2019 NHL Entry Draft. F Alexander Khovanov Moncton (QMJHL) 5-11 / 206 4/12/00 26 20 33 53 27 56 Tallied eight points (3-5=8) including two GWG and 20 shots in seven games as Russia earned silver medal at 2020 IIHF World Junior Championship…Ranked T-2nd on Russia in scoring and third in shots…Ranks T-3rd in the QMJHL in scoring, T-5th in assists and plus/minus rating…Owns 13 multi-point games…On a 7-game point streak (4-12=16)…Owns three GWG, one PPG and one SHG…Recorded 8-game point streak (9-13=22, 10/13-11/2)…Tallied career-best six points (1-5=6) vs. Saint John (10/13)…Served as captain for Russia in 2019 CIBC Canada Russia Series…Playing in third season with Moncton…Wild’s third-round selection in 2018 NHL Entry Draft. RW Ivan Lodnia Niagara (OHL) 5-11 / 192 8/31/99 25 19 27 46 12 14 Leads team in plus/minus rating and GWG (3), ranks second in scoring and goals, third in assists and shots (107)…Owns four PPG and one SHG…Tallied season-high six points (2- 4=6) in 9-8 win at North Bay (1/2)…Recorded 19 points (6-13=19, 12/5-1/4) during 7-game point streak…Tallied 15 points (7-8=15, 11/10-11/23) during 5-game point streak…Recorded first hat trick of season at Barrie (11/23)…Assigned to Niagara from Iowa (10/13)...Minnesota’s third-round selection in 2017 NHL Entry Draft. C Nikita Nesterenko Chilliwack (BCHL) 6-1 / 155 9/10/01 38 15 19 34 - 21 Leads team in scoring, GWG (4), PPG (7), PPP (17) and PPA (10), ranks T-1st in goals and assists…Ranks T-1st amongst league rookies in GWG, T-4th in goals and fifth in scoring…Committed to play at Boston College in 2020-21…Minnesota’s sixth-round selection in 2019 NHL Entry Draft. COLLEGE/USHL TEAM HT. / WT. D.O.B GP G A PTS +/- PIM C Matt Boldy Boston College (H-East) 6-2 / 195 4/5/01 16 1 3 4 2 4 The Eagles are on a 10-game winning streak…Ranks third on team in shots (46)…Tallied the GWG in first collegiate game, a 5-3 win vs. Wisconsin (10/11)…Skating in freshman season at Boston College…Wild’s first-round selection in 2019 NHL Entry Draft. LW Vladislav Firstov U. of Connecticut (H-East) 6-1 / 181 6/19/01 19 6 7 13 4 21 Ranks T-1st on team in scoring and goals, T-2nd in assists…Recorded three points (2-1=3) including GWG and 7 shots in 6-4 win vs. Miami (11/29)…Tallied first collegiate goal vs. RPI (10/12)…Playing in freshman season with the Huskies…Wild’s second-round selection in 2019 NHL Entry Draft. F Sam Hentges St. Cloud State Univ. (NCHC) 6-0 / 175 7/26/99 18 7 15 22 -1 8 St. Cloud state did not play last week…Ranks T-3rd in the NCHC in scoring and assists…Owns two PPG and one GWG…Has tallied a point in 15 of 18 games this season…Named NCHC Player of the Month for October…Skating in sophomore season at St. Cloud State…Wild’s seventh-round selection in 2018 NHL Entry Draft. F Jack McBain Boston College (H-East) 6-4 / 206 1/6/00 16 4 5 9 3 23 Ranks T-3rd on team in PIM and T-4th in blocked shots (9)…Tallied two goals vs Notre Dame (12/8)…Recorded SHG vs. Vermont (11/15)…Tallied three points (1-2=3) in sweep of Connecticut (11/8-11/9)…Skating in sophomore season at Boston College…Minnesota’s third-round selection in 2018 NHL Entry Draft. C Bryce Misley U. of Vermont (H-East) 6-1 / 185 9/5/99 17 1 0 1 -8 4 Recorded a goal in 2-0 win at St. Lawrence (10/19)…Skating in junior season with the Catamounts...Wild’s fourth-round selection in 2017 NHL Entry Draft. RW Nick Swaney U. of Minn. Duluth (NCHC) 5-10 / 174 9/9/97 15 5 9 14 1 2 The Bulldogs did not play last weekend…Ranks second on team in shots (71), T-3rd in assists, fifth in scoring and blocked shots (12)… Tallied four points (1-3=4) and 14 shots in weekend sweep at Omaha (12/6-12/7)…Owns two PPG and one GWG…Skating in junior season at Duluth...Wild’s seventh-round selection in 2017 NHL Entry Draft. D Marshall Warren Boston College (H-East) 5-11 / 163 4/20/01 16 3 3 6 11 14 Ranks T-2nd amongst team defensemen in scoring…Ranks T-3rd on team in plus/minus rating and fifth in shots (28)…Recorded a goal in first collegiate game, a 5-3 win vs. Wisconsin (10/11)…Skating in freshman season at Boston College…Wild’s sixth-round selection in 2019 NHL Entry Draft. INTERNATIONAL TEAM HT. / WT. D.O.B GP G A PTS +/- PIM D Filip Johansson Leksand IF (SHL) 6-1 / 176 3/23/00 22 2 1 3 -8 10 Ranks second amongst team defensemen in shots (35)…Ranks T-3rd on team in blocked shots (24)…Tallied a goal and an assist vs. Orebro (10/24)…Skating in first full season in Sweden’s Elite League…Minnesota’s first-round selection in 2018 NHL Entry Draft. D Simon Johansson Djurgardens IF (SHL) 6-2 / 185 6/14/99 22 1 4 5 10 1 Owns two assists in eight games for Djurgardens in Champions Hockey League (CHL), a 32-team European hockey tournament…Djurgardens plays Mountfield HK in CHL semifinals on Jan. 7 and 14…Skating in first full season in Sweden’s Elite League…Wild’s fifth-round selection in 2018 NHL Entry Draft. LW Kirill Kaprizov CSKA Moscow (KHL) 5-9 / 185 4/26/97 39 19 18 37 12 6 Ranks second in the KHL in goals and T-4th in scoring…Owns four GWG and four PPG…Owns two hat tricks this season (10/1 and 9/16)…Became youngest player to record 100 goals in the KHL at 22 years and 170 days (10/15)…Playing in sixth season in the KHL, fourth with CSKA Moscow...Minnesota’s fifth-round selection in 2015 NHL Entry Draft. C Andrei Svetlakov CSKA Moscow (KHL) 6-0 / 202 4/6/96 33 2 11 13 9 22 Has won 239-of-412 face-offs taken (58.0%)…Skating in fifth season with CSKA Moscow...Wild’s sixth-round selection in 2017 NHL Entry Draft. GOALTENDERS TEAM HT. / WT. D.O.B GP MIN GAA RECORD SO GA SV% Hunter Jones Peterborough (OHL) 6-4 / 201 9/21/00 29 1692 2.84 21-6-2 1 80 .911 Ranks T-1st in the OHL in wins, fourth in SV% and fifth in GAA amongst goalies with more than 10 starts...Named OHL Goaltender of the Month for October…Named OHL Player of the Week (10/21) after going 3-0-0 with a 1.67 GAA and a .943 SV% in three starts…Played for Team OHL in the 2019 CIBC Canada Russia Series…Playing in third season with Peterborough…Minnesota’s second-round selection in 2019 NHL Entry Draft. Filip Lindberg U. of Massachusetts (H-East) 6-1 / 195 1/31/99 11 603 1.89 5-4-1 2 19 .924 Ranks T-8th in the NCAA in shutouts and 10th in GAA…Made 27 saves in 4-0 shutout at Brown (12/10)…Sixth career shutout…Stopped 16-of-17 shots faced in a 4-1 win vs. Boston University (11/16)…Made 15 saves in 5-0 shutout vs. Union (10/19)…Skating in sophomore season at Massachusetts…Minnesota’s seventh-round selection in 2019 NHL Entry Draft. Dereck Baribeau Allen (ECHL) 6-6 / 228 1/22/99 4 182 3.30 2-1-0 0 10 .915 Allen is 24-7-6 and leads the ECHL with 54 points…Playing in first professional season…Signed as a free agent by Minnesota on Sept. 18, 2017.