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Minnesota Wild Reassigns Forward Gabriel Dumont to Iowa

Published on October 26, 2019 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Iowa Wild News Release


DES MOINES, IOWA - Minnesota Wild General Manager Bill Guerin announced today the National Hockey League (NHL) club has reassigned forward Gabriel Dumont to the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League (AHL).

Dumont, 29, appeared in three games for Minnesota during his recall. He has tallied five points (3g, 2a) and a plus-5 rating in five games with Iowa this season. The 5-foot-10, 191-pound native of Degelis, Que., collected 43 points (15g, 28a) and 67 penalty minutes (PIM) in 59 games with the Syracuse Crunch in the AHL last season. Dumont ranked T-2nd in the AHL with four shorthanded goals. The right-shot forward owns 282 points (120g, 162a) and 604 PIM, including 25 power-play goals, 16 game-winning goals and 14 shorthanded goals in 491 career AHL games. He has recorded 27 points (16g, 11a), including three power-play goals and three game-winning goals in 61 career AHL Calder Cup Playoff contests with the Bulldogs (2009-11) and the Crunch (2016-19).

Dumont was originally drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the fifth round of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft (139th overall) and made his NHL debut on April 4, 2012 vs. Tampa Bay. He owns nine points (4g, 5a) and 48 PIM in 90 career NHL games in parts of seven seasons with Montreal (2011-15), Tampa Bay (2016-18), Ottawa (2017-18) and Minnesota (2019-20). Dumont also appeared in three Stanley Cup Playoff games with Montreal during the 2013 postseason.

He signed a two-year, two-way contract with Minnesota on July 1, 2019.

The Iowa Wild 2019-20 regular season is presented by MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center and runs from October through April. For more information, please contact the Wild office by calling 515-564-8700 or by visiting www.iowawild.com.

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