IOWA WILD SIGNS BRAIDAN SIMMONS-FISCHER TO PTO
Mar 17, 2026DES MOINES, Iowa – Iowa Wild General Manager Matt Hendricks today announced the American Hockey League (AHL) club has signed defenseman Braidan Simmons-Fischer to a professional try-out contract (PTO).
Simmons-Fischer, 24 (1/26/02), has recorded 10 points (1-9=10), 94 penalty minutes (PIM), and a plus-2 rating in 40 games with the Allen Americans (ECHL) this season.
Prior to his professional career, Simmons-Fischer played in the ACHA for Adrian College (2024-25) and totaled two points (1-1=2), 34 PIM, and a minus-5 rating in 25 games over two seasons with the University of St. Thomas (NCAA) from 2022-24. The 6-foot-7, 240-pound defenseman recorded 26 points (9-17=26), 301 PIM, and a minus-16 rating with the Austin Bruins (NAHL) from 2020-22 and registered three points (1-2=3), 12 PIM, and a plus-4 rating in 22 games with the Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) from 2019-21.
Simmons-Fischer will wear sweater No. 29 with the Iowa Wild.
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