For Immediate Release Contacts: Aaron Sickman (651) 602-6009 Wednesday, March 29, 2017 Carly Peters (651) 602-6034 Megan Kogut (651) 312-3439 MINNESOTA WILD RECALLS GOALTENDER ALEX STALOCK FROM IOWA SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota Wild General Manager Chuck Fletcher today announced the National Hockey League (NHL) club has recalled goaltender Alex Stalock from the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League (AHL). Stalock, 29 (7/28/87), is 20-16-7 with a 2.31 goals-against average (GAA), a .924 save percentage (SV%) and four shutouts in 45 games with Iowa in the American Hockey League (AHL) this season. He ranks T-4th in the AHL in shutouts, fifth in minutes played, T-7th in SV%, 11th in wins and 12th in GAA. The 6-foot, 187-pound native of Saint Paul, Minn., appeared in 13 games with the San Jose Sharks last season going 3-5- 2 with a 2.94 GAA and a .884 SV%. Stalock is 24-19-7 with a 2.37 GAA, a .911 SV% and four shutouts in 62 career NHL games during parts of five seasons with San Jose (2010-16) and 0-1 with a 2.05 GAA and a .929 SV% in three Stanley Cup Playoff contests. He played three seasons at the University of Minnesota Duluth (2006-09) and ranked first in the NCAA in minutes played and led the Bulldogs to the WCHA playoff championship and the NCAA West Regional Final in 2009. Stalock was named to the NCAA West First All-American Team and the WCHA First All- Star Team in 2009 and the WCHA All-Rookie Team in 2007. He played for Cedar Rapids in the United States Hockey League (USHL) for two seasons (2004-06) and was named the 2006 USHL Goaltender of the Year and the 2005 USHL Playoff MVP as Cedar Rapids won the Clark Cup. Stalock helped South Saint Paul High School to the 2004 Minnesota Class A State Hockey Tournament and was named to the All- Tournament Team. He was originally drafted by San Jose in the fourth round (112th overall) of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft and was signed as a free agent by Minnesota on July 1, 2016. Stalock will wear sweater No. 32 with the Wild. Minnesota hosts the Ottawa Senators Thursday at 7 p.m. on FOX Sports North PLUS 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 -- Follow the Minnesota Wild on Twitter and Facebook and Instagram. .