The Minnesota Wild shuffled its depth Tuesday, recalling forward Hunter Haight and defenseman Carson Lambos from the Iowa Wild while placing defenseman Jared Spurgeon on Injured Reserve.
Iowa made a move of its own, recalling defenseman Reilly Webb from the Jacksonville Icemen of the ECHL.
Haight, 22, has been productive in six games with Iowa this season, posting five points with three goals and two assists, along with four penalty minutes, a plus-four rating and eight shots on goal. He leads Iowa in goals and plus/minus and ranks second on the club in points.
Minnesota first saw him in the NHL last season, when he made his debut at St. Louis on Oct. 9, 2025, and finished with one assist in seven games.
In three seasons with Iowa from 2024-26, the 5-foot-10, 187-pound winger has totaled 71 points, 56 penalty minutes, 13 power-play goals and 274 shots on goal in 127 games. He was selected by Minnesota in the second round, No. 47 overall, of the 2022 NHL Draft and wears No.
Lambos, 23, arrives after putting up two points, a goal and an assist, with five penalty minutes and 15 shots on goal in six games this season for Iowa. Last season, he collected 19 points in 70 games and led Iowa defensemen in goals while finishing third among team blueliners in points.
He also made his NHL debut at Columbus on Dec. 18, 2025, recording a plus-1 rating, one shot on goal and one blocked shot in 10:16 of ice time. Across four AHL seasons with Iowa from 2023-26, the 6-foot-1, 191-pound defender has appeared in 213 games and produced 54 points, 160 penalty minutes and 301 shots on goal.
Minnesota chose him in the first round, No. 26 overall, in the 2021 NHL Draft, and he wears No. 55.
Webb, 27, has played 16 games with the Hershey Bears in 2025-26, finishing with three assists, six penalty minutes and a plus-5 rating. The 6-foot-4, 201-pound defenseman also had 16 points in 105 ECHL games over two seasons from 2024-26 with the South Carolina Stingrays, adding 70 penalty minutes and a plus-29 rating.
Before turning pro, Webb played 74 USports games at Acadia University from 2020-24, where he had 16 points, 107 penalty minutes and a minus-12 rating. He also skated in 198 OHL games with the Hamilton Bulldogs from 2015-18 and the Saginaw Spirit from 2018-20, finishing with 41 points, 162 penalty minutes and a plus-24 rating.
Webb was originally chosen by the Detroit Red Wings in the sixth round, No. 164 overall, of the 2017 NHL Draft.
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