Wilderness Walks

Wilderness Walk: Some moves before Winnipeg

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By Thomas P. Williams and Thomas P. Williams Feb 8, 2022, 6:00am CST

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The Minnesota Wild announced on Monday that they have recalled defenseman Kevin Czuczman and forward Mitchell Chaffee from the AHL, while also placing Matt Dumba and Nick Bjugstad on the Injured Reserve. Meaning that those two players will not be taking the trip up to Winnipeg on Tuesday. Dumba’s injury is shorter-term (can see him returning for the next game) while Bjugstad is still out with that injured hand he suffered in practice.

The #mnwild has recalled F Mitchell Chaffee and D Kevin Czuczman from the @IAWild and placed F Nick Bjugstad (upper body) and D Matt Dumba (upper body) on Injured Reserve. https://t.co/D7I9fowB5Z pic.twitter.com/AFMZTagEVR
— Minnesota Wild PR (@mnwildPR) February 7, 2022

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