MINNESOTA WILD RECALLS DEFENSEMAN DAVID SPACEK FROM IOWA
Feb 21, 2026MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - Minnesota Wild President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Bill Guerin today announced the National Hockey League (NHL) club has recalled defenseman David Spacek (SPAH-chehk) from the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League (AHL).
Spacek, 23 (2/18/23), has appeared in two games for Minnesota this season after making his NHL debut vs. Winnipeg on Jan. 15. The 6-foot, 190-pound native of Columbus, Ohio, owns 20 points (4-16=20), 66 shots and 10 penalty minutes (PIM) in 37 games with Iowa this season, leading the team in assists and pacing Iowa defensemen in points and shots. Spacek recorded 31 points (4-27=31), 31 PIM and 117 shots in 72 games with Iowa during the 2024-25 season, leading the team with 18 power play assists, ranking second in assists, and pacing team defensemen in scoring. For his career, Spacek owns 63 points (11-52=63), 62 PIM and 256 shots in 170 games over three AHL seasons (2023-26).
Spacek represented Czechia at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympic games, skating in five games and notching one assist and four shots on goal. He has previously represented Czechia at multiple international competitions, including the 2025 IIHF World Championship, where he recorded two assists in eight games, and the 2024 IIHF World Championship, where he posted five assists in 10 games to help Czechia secure gold. He also helped Czechia to a silver medal at the 2023 IIHF World Junior Tournament, recording eight points (3-5=8), 11 shots and a plus-7 rating in seven games.
Spacek was selected by Minnesota in the fifth round (No. 153 overall) of the 2022 NHL Draft. He wears sweater No. 82 with the Wild.
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