MINNESOTA WILD RECALLS FORWARDS LUKE JOHNSON, GERALD MAYHEW AND KYLE RAU FROM TAXI SQUAD
Firstov

Vladislav Firstov

LW

#7

  • DOB: 6/19/2001
  • Ht: 6-1
  • Wt: 181
  • Shoots: L
  • Years on Team: 1
  • School: University of Connecticut
  • Hometown: Yaroslavl, Russia
  • Drafted: SELECTED BY MINNESOTA WILD IN THE SECOND ROUND (#42 OVERALL) 2019 NHL ENTRY DRAFT

- Finished the 2021-22 NCAA season ranked second on the team in goals scored (12)
- Named to the 2019 USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game
- Led all UConn freshmen in scoring in the 2019-20 season with 23 points (11-12=23)
- Named to the 2020 Hockey East All-Rookie Team
- Along with UConn teammate Yan Kuznetsov, became first-ever Russian-born NCAA players named to the Russian National Team for the IIHF World Junior Championships in 2021
- Signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Minnesota Wild and reported to the Iowa Wild on an amateur tryout (ATO) on Mar. 23, 2022.

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