CURRY RECALLED BY MINNESOTA
Dec 27, 2014CURRY RECALLED BY MINNESOTA
Iowa Signs Goalie DeSander to PTO
DES MOINES, IA – Minnesota Wild General Manager Chuck Fletcher on Saturday announced the National Hockey League (NHL) club has recalled goaltender John Curry under emergency conditions from the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League (AHL) and placed goaltender Niklas Backstrom on Injured Reserve retroactive to Dec. 21 due to illness. Iowa Wild General Manager Jim Mill announced the team has signed goalie David DeSander to a professional tryout agreement (PTO).
Curry, 30 (2/27/84), has not appeared in a game with Minnesota this season. In 13 games with Iowa he is 5-6-0 with a 2.84 goals against average (GAA) and a .917 save percentage (SV%), including 4-1-0 with a 1.95 GAA and a .944 SV% in his last five starts. Curry is 3-2-0 with a 3.55 GAA and a .893 SV% in six career NHL games with Pittsburgh and Minnesota. The 5-foot-11, 185-pound native of Shorewood, Minn., signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Wild on July 17.
The Wild plays in Grand Rapids on Saturday, Dec. 27 at 6 p.m. (CT). Iowa returns home on Monday, Dec. 29th at 7 p.m. to host Milwaukee. The team is partnering with LifeServe Blood Center for a blood drive, which runs from 12:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. on Dec. 29. For donating, all fans will be rewarded with one ticket to a future Iowa Wild hockey game and an Iowa Wild hat. The first 50 fans that make a donation will be given an Iowa Wild hat, autographed by one of the players. For the game, fans may purchase the Subway Combo Pack, which starts at $12 per person and includes a ticket, hot dog, soda and a subway coupon.
The Iowa Wild 2014-15 season is presented by Mercy Medical Center, it runs from October through April. Fans may purchase seats to see any of the team’s 38 regular season home games at Wells Fargo Arena. Season tickets to see the Wild play at Wells Fargo Arena start at just $9 per game. For more information on tickets, including ticket plans and group seating, please contact the Wild ticket office by calling 515-564-8700 or go to www.iowawild.com.
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