For Immediate Release Contacts: Aaron Sickman (651) 602-6009 Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017 Carly Peters (651) 602-6034 Megan Kogut (651) 312-3439 MINNESOTA WILD SIGNS FREE AGENT FORWARD RYAN CARTER FORWARD ZAC DALPE RECALLED FROM IOWA SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota Wild General Manager Chuck Fletcher today announced the National Hockey League (NHL) club has signed free agent forward Ryan Carter to a one-year, two-way contract for the remainder of the 2016-17 season. The team also announced today it has recalled forward Zac Dalpe from the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League (AHL). Carter, 33 (8/3/83), skated in three games with the Iowa Wild (AHL) after signing a professional tryout agreement (PTO) on Feb. 18. He tallied 12 points (7-5=12) and 48 penalty minutes (PIM) in 60 regular season games with Minnesota last season and skated in two Stanley Cup Playoff contests. The 6-foot-1, 205-pound native of White Bear Lake, Minn., led the team in PIM and ranked fourth in hits with 87, his most since the 2011-12 season. Carter also recorded a career-high 37 blocked shots. He has totaled 93 points (41-52=93) and 444 PIM in 473 career games during nine NHL seasons with Anaheim, Carolina, Florida, New Jersey and Minnesota. Carter has collected 12 points (7-5=12) and 48 PIM in 46 playoff games and won a Stanley Cup with the Anaheim Ducks in 2007. He played two seasons at Minnesota State University – Mankato (2004-06) before signing as a free agent with the Ducks on July 12, 2006. Carter was originally signed as a free agent by the Wild on Oct. 6, 2014 and will wear sweater No. 18 with Minnesota Dalpe, 27 (11/1/89), has tallied three points (1-2=3) in nine games with Minnesota and two goals and 40 shots in 12 games with Iowa this season. He underwent arthroscopic surgery to repair a lateral meniscus tear in his right knee on Oct. 31. The 6-foot-2, 199-pound native of Paris, Ont., owns 24 points (12-12=24) in 128 career NHL contests with Carolina, Vancouver, Buffalo and the Wild. Dalpe was originally selected by Carolina in the second round (45th overall) of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft and was signed as a free agent by Minnesota on July 1, 2015. He wears sweater No. 27 with Minnesota. Minnesota hosts the Los Angeles Kings Monday at 7 p.m. on NBCSN and KFAN 100.3 FM. For information about Minnesota Wild Season Tickets or to join the Wild Warming House, the only way to secure future season tickets, visit tickets.wild.com or contact a Wild Ticket Sales Representative at 651-222-WILD. Visit www.wild.com/pressbox for the latest news and information from the team including press releases, game notes, postgame notes, multimedia content and daily statistics. -- WILD -- For more, visit wild.com and follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. .