MINNESOTA WILD REASSIGNS DEFENSEMAN DAVID JIRICEK TO IOWA
Oct 16, 2025SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota Wild President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Bill Guerin today announced the National Hockey League (NHL) club has assigned defenseman David Jiricek to the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League (AHL).
Jiricek, 21 (11/28/03), has two penalty minutes (PIM) and a plus-3 rating in one game with Minnesota this season. Jiricek collected seven assists, 15 PIM, and a minus-1 rating in 27 games with the Iowa Wild last season after being acquired in a trade with the Columbus Blue Jackets on Nov. 30, 2024. The 6-foot-4, 204-pound native of Klatovy, Czech Republic recorded 10 points (1-9=10) and 22 PIM in 43 games with the Blue Jackets in 2023-24. He ranked T-9th among NHL rookie defensemen in assists and T-11th in scoring. Jiricek also tallied 19 points (7-12=19) in 29 contests with Cleveland and added 11 points (3-8=11) in 14 Calder Cup Playoff games in 2023-24. He ranked third among AHL blueliners in scoring and T-4th in assists during the Calder Cup Playoffs.
The right-shot defenseman made his NHL debut on Oct. 28, 2022, against the Boston Bruins and tallied his first career NHL goal on Oct. 14, 2023, against the New York Rangers (Igor Shesterkin). He has collected 12 points (2-11=13) and 32 PIM in 60 career NHL games with Columbus (2022-24) and Minnesota (2024-26). Jiricek owns 67 points (15-52=67) including six power-play goals (PPG), 74 PIM and 199 shots on goal in 115 career AHL games with Cleveland (2022-24) and Iowa (2024-25).
He was originally selected by Columbus in the first round (sixth overall) of the 2022 NHL Draft and wears sweater No. 11 with Iowa.
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