Minnesota Wild Reassigns Teemu Pulkkinen to Iowa; Zac Dalpe Activated
Published on December 17, 2016 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Iowa Wild News Release
SAINT PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota Wild General Manager Chuck Fletcher today announced the National Hockey League (NHL) club has reassigned forward Teemu Pulkkinen (pronounced TEE-moo PUHL-kih-nuhn) to the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League (AHL). The team also announced it has activated forward Zac Dalpe from injured reserve and assigned him to Iowa.
Dalpe, 27 (11/1/89), underwent arthroscopic surgery to repair a lateral meniscus tear in his right knee on Oct. 31. The 6-foot-2, 199-pound native of Paris, Ont., has tallied three points (1-23) in nine games with Minnesota this season and owns 12 points (12-1224) in 128 career NHL contests with Carolina, Vancouver, Buffalo and the Wild.
Pulkkinen, 24 (1/2/92), has recorded one goal in nine games with Minnesota and 15 points (8-715) in 18 games with Iowa this season. The Wild claimed Pulkkinen off of waivers from the Detroit Red Wings on Oct. 11. The 5-foot-10, 185-pound native of Vantaa, Finland, owns 21 points (12-921) in 79 career NHL contests with Detroit and Minnesota.
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