The Minnesota Wild made a roster move Tuesday, recalling forward Mason Shaw from Iowa while the Iowa Wild brought up Blake Biondi from Jacksonville.
Shaw, 27, has been productive for Iowa this season, piling up 10 points on four goals and six assists in 11 games. He has also logged 17 penalty minutes and 32 shots on goal, tops on the team. Shaw is tied for first on Iowa in assists, sits second in both points and goals, and serves as the club’s captain.
Last season, Shaw put together a strong run with the Manitoba Moose, finishing with 44 points on 15 goals and 29 assists in 71 games. He added a plus-7 rating and 162 shots on goal, leading Manitoba in points and assists while wearing the captain’s “C.”
The Alberta native has 20 points in 82 career NHL games, all with Minnesota, across parts of three seasons from 2021-24. His best NHL stretch came in 2022-23, when he set career highs in games played, points, goals and assists. Minnesota selected him in the fourth round, No. 97 overall, of the 2017 NHL Draft, and he wears No. 18 with the Wild.
Shaw’s AHL résumé runs deep. He has 212 points and 411 penalty minutes in 351 career games across 10 AHL seasons with Manitoba and Iowa, and his 130 points with the Iowa Wild rank sixth on the franchise’s all-time list. He has also appeared in 10 career Calder Cup Playoff games over two postseason trips, scoring three goals.
Internationally, Shaw most recently played for Canada at the 2025 Spengler Cup, where he served as an alternate captain and scored once in three games.
The Iowa Wild also announced the recall of Blake Biondi from the Jacksonville Icemen.
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