IOWA WILD SIGNS GOALTENDER JOEL RUMPEL TO PTO

Jan 28, 2021

Iowa Wild General Manager Tom Kurvers announced today the American Hockey League (AHL) club has signed goaltender Joel Rumpel to a professional try-out agreement (PTO) and added him to the training camp roster.

 

Rumpel, 29 (3/14/91), has one win so far this season with the ECHL’s Kansas City Mavericks. Rumpel and the Mavericks bested the Utah Grizzlies 5-4 in overtime on Jan. 17, 2021, Rumpel had 26 saves in the win. The Swift Current, Saskatchewan native spent the 2019-20 season with Stjernen in the Eliteserien in Norway. While there, Rumpel posted a 2.82 goals-against-average (GAA), a .898 save percentage (SV%), and a record of 16-14. In 2015-16, the six-foot-three, 190-pound netminder backstopped the ECHL’s Allen Americans to a Kelly Cup championship, earning a record of 21-11-4 that season. Rumpel also appeared in two AHL games in the 2015-16 season with San Jose.

 

Before turning pro, Rumpel was a University of Wisconsin Badger (NCAA). His senior year, he was named as a finalist for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award, presented to the nation's top collegiate player, and the Mike Richter Award, awarded to the nation's most outstanding collegiate goaltender.

 

Iowa Wild hockey is presented by MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center. For more information, please visit www.iowawild.com.

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