The Minnesota Wild made a roster move Tuesday, recalling defenseman Carson Lambos from Iowa and sending forward Justin Kirkland back to the AHL.
Lambos, 23, has opened this season with two points, a goal and an assist, along with five penalty minutes and 12 shots on goal in four games for the Iowa Wild. Last season, he put up 19 points on eight goals and 11 assists in 70 games, added 48 penalty minutes and fired 111 shots on goal. That production ranked him first among Iowa defensemen in goals and third on the team in points.
The 6-foot-1, 191-pound Winnipeg native also got his first taste of the NHL last season, making his debut at Columbus on Dec. 18, 2025. In that game, he finished plus-1 with one shot on goal, one blocked shot and 10:16 of ice time.
Over four AHL seasons with Iowa from 2023-26, Lambos has appeared in 211 games and totaled 54 points on 18 goals and 36 assists, plus 160 penalty minutes and 298 shots on goal.
Before turning pro, Lambos logged 176 games across parts of five WHL seasons from 2018-23 with the Kootenay/Winnipeg Ice, finishing with 128 points on 31 goals and 97 assists. He wore the captain’s “C” for Winnipeg in 2022-23 and posted 48 points, including 12 goals, in 61 games that season.
On the international stage, he played for Canada White at the 2017 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge and was named a tournament all-star after collecting five assists in six games. He also played one game for Canada at the 2022 IIHF World Junior Championship.
Minnesota selected Lambos in the first round of the 2021 NHL Draft at No. 26 overall, and he wears No. 55 with the Wild.
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