The Minnesota Wild have turned to Tyler Pitlick, recalling the veteran forward from Iowa as Marcus Foligno goes on Injured Reserve.
Bill Guerin, the club’s President of Hockey Operations and General Manager, made the move official on Sunday in Saint Paul. Pitlick, 34, has been productive in a short run with the Iowa Wild, putting up three points with one goal and two assists in four games this season. He has also registered nine shots on goal and a plus-3 rating, good for a share of third on the team in scoring.
Pitlick brings a long NHL résumé with him back to Minnesota. The 6-foot-2, 201-pound Minneapolis native has appeared in 452 career NHL games across 11 seasons, piling up 111 points on 58 goals and 53 assists with the Edmonton Oilers, Dallas Stars, Philadelphia Flyers, Arizona Coyotes, Calgary Flames, Montreal Canadiens, St.
Louis Blues, New York Rangers and Wild. He has also appeared in 22 career Stanley Cup Playoff games, collecting three points with two goals and an assist.
His pro experience stretches well beyond the NHL, too. In 301 career AHL games over parts of nine seasons, Pitlick has totaled 156 points on 63 goals and 93 assists with the Oklahoma City Barons, Bakersfield Condors, Hartford Wolf Pack, Providence Bruins and Iowa.
Pitlick was originally drafted by Edmonton in the second round, 31st overall, in the 2010 NHL Draft. Minnesota signed him as a free agent on July 2, 2025, and he wears No. 19.
The Wild are set to host the Vegas Golden Knights tonight at 7 p.m. CT on Wild+ and KFAN FM 100.3.
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