11 Members of the Minnesota Wild Organization to Participate in the 2024 IIHF Men’s World Championship
Rossi, 22, scored 40 points (21-19 = 40) while playing in all 82 games for Minnesota this season, finishing in 4th place.th in the team in goals. Among National Hockey League (NHL) rookies, he ranked second in goals, T-3third in shots (167) and fifth in points this season. The 5-foot-11, 20-pound native of Feldkirch, Austria was selected by Minnesota in the first round (ninth overall) of the 2020 NHL Draft and has played in 103 career NHL games in two seasons with the Wild (2022- 24), totaling 41 points (21-20=41).
Spacek, 21, recorded 12 points (3-9=12) and 21 penalty minutes (PIM) in 61 games during his rookie season with the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League (AHL) in 2023-24. Prior to his time at Iowa, the 6-foot-2, 191-pound defenseman played two seasons (2021-23) with the Sherbrooke Phoenix of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), recording 107 points (25-82 = 107) and 74 PIM. Spacek was originally selected by Minnesota in the fifth round (153rd overall) of the 2022 NHL Draft.
Zuccarello, 36, recorded 63 points (12-51 = 63) in 69 games for Minnesota this season, leading the team in assists and ranking fourth in total scoring. The 5-foot-11, 180-pound Oslo, Norway native reached the 50-assist mark in a season for the second time in his career, just behind the 55-assist mark set in the 2021-22 campaign. Originally signed by the New York Rangers as a free agent on May 26, 2010, Zuccarello has recorded 636 points (198-438 = 636) in 835 career NHL games across 14 seasons with the Rangers (2010-19), Dallas Stars (2018 ). -19) and Minnesota (2019-24).
Hlavaj, 22, has recorded a 3.10 goals-against average (GAA) and a .902 save percentage (SV%) in 28 games for HC Škoda Plzeň of the Czech Extraliga this season. The 6-foot-2, 193-pound native of Martin, Slovakia spent two seasons with HC Slovan Bratislava (2021-23) of the Slovak League and recorded a GAA of 2.47, a SV% of .912 and a shutout in 27 games. He was signed by Minnesota as a free agent on April 5, 2024.
Brodin, 30, recorded 27 points (7-20=27), 142 blocks and a plus-22 rating in 62 games for Minnesota this season, leading the team in plus-minus and ranking second among the team’s defensemen in points, T- 2nd in goals and third in blocked shots. The 6-foot-2, 195-pound Karlstad, Sweden native was originally drafted by Minnesota in the first round (10th overall) of the 2011 NHL Draft, Brodin accumulated 240 points (54-186=240) 1,387 blocks and a plus-93 rating in 803 career games across 12 NHL seasons (2012-24), all with the Wild.
Eriksson Ek, 27, set career-bests in points (30-34 = 64), goals, assists, shots (267) and plus-minus rating (plus-18) with Minnesota during the 2023-24 season, placing second on the team in goals and third in points. The 6-foot-2, 200-pound Karlstad, Sweden native was selected by the Wild in the first round (20th overall) of the 2015 NHL Draft and scored 270 points (122-148 = 270), 1,208 shots and a plus-57 rating in 498 career games across eight NHL seasons (2016-24), all with Minnesota.
Gustavsson, 25, posted a 20-18-4 record, 3.06 GAA, .899 SV% and three shutouts in 45 games (43 starts) with Minnesota this season. In his career, the 6-foot-2, 200-pound native of Skelleftea, Sweden has a 2.73 GAA and .912 SV% and six shutouts in 111 career games (103 starts) in four seasons of NHL with the Ottawa Senators (2020-22) and Minnesota (2022-24). Gustavsson was originally selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the second round (55th overall) of the 2016 NHL Draft and was acquired by Minnesota from Ottawa in exchange for goaltender Cam Talbot on July 12, 2022.
Johansson, 33, scored 30 points (11-19 = 30) and 112 shots in 78 games for Minnesota this season. The 6-foot-2, 200-pound native of Landskrona, Sweden scored 483 points (174-309 = 483) and 1,388 shots in 911 career games over 14 NHL seasons with the Washington Capitals (2010-17, 2021-23). ), New Jersey Devils (2017-19), Buffalo Sabers (2019-20), Minnesota (2020-21, 2022-24) and Seattle Kraken (2021-22). Johansson was originally selected by Washington in the first round (24th overall) of the 2009 NHL Draft.
Wallstedt, 21, posted an 18-15-5 record, 2.70 GAA, .910 SV% and two shutouts in 45 games for the Iowa Wild this season. The 6-foot-2, 200-pound native of Vasteras, Sweden was a two-time Howie’s Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Week during the 2023-24 campaign. Wallstedt also posted a 3.01 GAA, .897 SV% and a shutout in three games for Minnesota this season after making his NHL debut on Jan. 10. In two AHL seasons with Iowa, Wallstedt has a 2.69 GAA and .909 SV% in 83 career games. He was originally selected by Minnesota in the first round (20th overall) of the 2021 NHL Draft.
Boldy, 23, set career-bests in points (29-40 = 69) and assists in 75 games for Minnesota this season, ranking second on the team in points and third in goals and shots (227 ). The 6-foot-2, 200-pound Milford, Massachusetts native was selected by Minnesota in the first round (12th overall) of the 2019 NHL Draft and recorded 171 points (75-96 = 171), 595 shots and a plus-23 rating in 203 career games across three NHL seasons (2021-24), all with the Wild.
Hynes, 49, will serve as head coach of the United States Men’s National Team at the 2024 IIHF World Championship. The Warwick, Rhode Island native posted a 34-24-5 (.579) record in his first season leading the Wild after being Hired by the franchise on November 27, 2023. As an NHL head coach, Hynes has a 318-279-68 record (.529) in 665 career games across 10 seasons with the New Jersey Devils (2015-19), Nashville Predators ( 2019-23) and Minnesota (2023-24). Hynes is serving as head coach of the U.S. Men’s National Team for the third time, following stints on the bench in 2016 and 2019. He has also led three medal-winning U.S. Men’s U18 National Teams at the IIHF U18 Men’s World Championship, including gold in 2006, silver in 2004, and bronze in 2008. Additionally, he served as an assistant coach for the U.S. Junior National Team, which won gold at the 2004 IIHF World Junior Championship.
