The Minnesota Wild have brought back Mason Shaw, with President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Bill Guerin announcing Tuesday that the club has recalled the forward from the Iowa Wild.
Shaw has been productive in Iowa this season, putting up 10 points on four goals and six assists in 11 games. He has also piled up 32 shots on goal, which leads the team, while he ranks tied for first in assists and second in both points and goals. The 27-year-old from Wainwright, Alberta, also wears the captain’s “C” for Iowa.
Last season with the Manitoba Moose, Shaw posted 44 points on 15 goals and 29 assists in 71 games, along with a plus-7 rating and 162 shots on goal. He led the Moose in points and assists while serving as captain.
Across his NHL career, Shaw has 20 points in 82 games, all with Minnesota, over parts of three seasons from 2021-24. His best NHL year came in 2022-23, when he set career highs in games played with 59, points with 17, goals and assists.
The Wild selected Shaw in the fourth round of the 2017 NHL Draft, No. 97 overall. He has also built a long AHL resume, totaling 212 points and 411 penalty minutes in 351 games across parts of 10 seasons with Manitoba and Iowa.
That puts him sixth on the all-time Iowa Wild scoring list with 130 points. He has added three goals in 10 career Calder Cup Playoff games over two postseason trips.
Shaw has also represented Canada in international play, most recently scoring once in three games while serving as an alternate captain at the 2025 Spengler Cup. He wears No. 18 with the Wild.
Minnesota is set to host the San Jose Sharks tonight at 7 p.m. CT on Wild+, KSTP-TV Channel 5 and KFAN FM 100.3.
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