Harding returns, Kopriva summoned by Wild
Published on April 14, 2006 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Houston Aeros News Release
SAINT PAUL/MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - Minnesota Wild President and General Manager Doug Risebrough today announced the National Hockey League (NHL) club has reassigned goaltender Josh Harding to the American Hockey League's (AHL) Houston Aeros. The Wild also recalled goaltender Miroslav Kopriva. Harding is expected to be in uniform tonight when the Aeros play host to Omaha in a critical West Division tilt at 7:35 p.m. Call 1.866.GO.AEROS for tickets.
Harding, 21 (6/18/84) is 27-8-0 with a 2.64 gaa with the Aeros this season, despite missing two months due to injury and being in Minnesota since March 8. He still ranks fourth in the league in wins. Harding went 2-1-0 with a 2.59 gaa for the Wild, including a 27-save shutout of Chicago on Tuesday. Harding is 48-24-3 with a 2.30 gaa in two seasons with the Aeros, and he leads the team in AHL wins. Harding is 33-8-1 in his last 42 regular-season AHL decisions. The 6-foot-1, 185-pound native of Regina, Sask., was the first-ever goalie drafted by the Wild, selected in the second round (No. 38 overall) in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.
Kopriva, 22 (12/5/83), is 6-4-1 with a 3.52 gaa for the Aeros in this, his rookie season. The 6-foot-2, 176-pound native of Kladno, Czech Republic, was Minnesota's sixth-round pick (No. 187 overall) in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. Kopriva has also appeared in 15 games with Austin of the Central Hockey League, going 12-3-0 with a 2.33 gaa.
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