MINNESOTA WILD RE-SIGNS DEFENSEMAN CHRISTIAN FOLIN
Jul 12, 2015MINNESOTA WILD RE-SIGNS DEFENSEMAN CHRISTIAN FOLIN
DES MOINES, IA – Minnesota Wild General Manager Chuck Fletcher on Saturday announced the National Hockey League (NHL) club has re-signed defenseman Christian Folin (pronounced FOE-lin) to a two-year contract.
Folin, 24 (2/9/91), recorded 10 points (2-8=10) and 13 penalty minutes (PIM) in 40 games with Minnesota in 2014-15, adding four points (2-2=4) and four PIM in 13 games with the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League (AHL). The 6-foot-3, 214-pound native of Gothenburg, Sweden, owns 11 points (2-9=11), 13 PIM and a plus-6 rating in 41 games over parts of the last two seasons. The blueliner totaled 41 points (12-29=41) and 55 PIM in 79 games during two seasons with UMass Lowell (2012-14).
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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 its 2015-16 season 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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