IOWA WILD RECALLS BRETT BUDGELL AND CASEY DORNBACH FROM HEARTLANDERS
Jan 3, 2024DES MOINES, Iowa – Iowa Wild General Manager Mike Murray today announced the American Hockey League (AHL) club has recalled forwards Brett Budgell and Casey Dornbach from the Iowa Heartlanders of the ECHL.
Budgell, 22 (6/1/2001), has skated in nine games with the Iowa Wild this season. Through 18 games with the Heartlanders, Budgell has posted 13 points (5-8=13) and six penalty minutes (PIM). He collected 52 points (16-36=52) in 72 games with the Newfoundland Growlers in the ECHL in 2022-23. The 6-foot, 187-pound native of St. John’s, N.L totaled 241 points (107-134=241) across 270 games with the Charlottetown Islanders in the QMJHL from 2017-2023. Budgell led the QMJHL in assists (43) in 2020-21 and served as the captain of Charlottetown during the 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons. Budgell wears sweater No. 14 with the Iowa Wild.
Dornbach, 26 (7/7/97), has skated in seven games and scored one goal with the Iowa Wild this season. He owns 16 points (4-12=16) and seven PIM in 19 games with the Heartlanders this season. The 5-foot-11, 181-pound native of Edina, Minn. completed the 2022-23 season with the University of Denver, where he played in 40 games and recorded 34 points (13-21=34). Dornbach also played at Harvard from 2019-2022 and served as the team captain during the 2021-22 season. Prior to his professional career, Dornbach skated with the Lincoln Stars in the USHL and played for Edina High School in Minnesota. Dornbach wears sweater No. 77 with the Iowa Wild.
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