The Iowa Wild added another veteran forward to the mix Tuesday, announcing that Joey Anderson has signed an AHL contract.
Anderson, 28, arrives after spending this season on a professional try-out contract with the Hershey Bears. In six games with Hershey, he put up six points, scoring three goals and adding three assists, while also finishing with four penalty minutes and a plus-2 rating.
The 6-foot, 207-pound Roseville, Minn., native brings a long track record at both the AHL and NHL levels. Across nine AHL seasons, he has totaled 205 points on 108 goals and 97 assists, along with 72 penalty minutes and a plus-3 rating in 270 games. His AHL résumé includes stops with the Binghamton Devils, Toronto Marlies, Rockford IceHogs and Hershey.
Anderson has also logged 169 NHL games over seven seasons, recording 40 points with 19 goals and 21 assists, plus 18 penalty minutes and a minus-10 rating. His NHL career has included time with the New Jersey Devils, Toronto Maple Leafs and Chicago Blackhawks.
Before turning pro, Anderson spent two seasons at the University of Minnesota-Duluth, where he collected 64 points in 75 games and posted a plus-25 rating. He also skated for the United States National Team Development Program from 2014-16, producing 44 points in 60 USHL games and helping Team USA win gold at the 2017 IIHF World Junior Championship.
Originally taken by the New Jersey Devils in the third round of the 2016 NHL draft, Anderson will wear No. 16 for Iowa.
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