Minnesota Wild Signs Forward Vladislav Firstov to a Three-Year Entry-Level Contract
March 23, 2022 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Iowa Wild News Release
SAINT PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota Wild General Manager Bill Guerin today announced the National Hockey League (NHL) club has signed forward Vladislav Firstov to a three-year, entry-level contract starting with the 2022-23 season. He will report to the Iowa Wild in the American Hockey League (AHL) on an amateur tryout (ATO) for the remainder of this season.
Firstov, 20 (6/19/01), tallied 23 points (12-11#), one power-play goal (PPG), one game-winning goal (GWG), 18 penalty minutes (PIM) and 70 shots in 35 games with the University of Connecticut this season. He recorded a career-high four-game point streak twice: Feb. 4-11 (2-3=5) and March 5-19 (3-1=4). The 6-foot-1, 185-pound native of Yaroslavl, Russia, ranked T-2nd on the team in goals and third in scoring. He collected four multi-point games, including two multi-goal contests and a season-high three-point match vs. Yale (1/29).
Firstov owned 58 points (26-32=58), three PPG, four GWG, 61 PIM and 158 shots in 82 contests with UConn in three seasons (2019-22). The left-shot forward was named to the 2020 Hockey East All-Rookie team and skated in five games with Team Russia at the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship. Prior to joining UConn, he spent one season with Waterloo of the United States Hockey League (USHL) and registered 58 points (26-32=58) in 62 games and was named to the 2019 USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game (12/18/18).
He was selected by Minnesota in the second round (42nd overall) of the 2019 NHL Draft.
Iowa Wild hockey is presented by MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center. For more information, please visit www.iowawild.com. Fans can purchase single-game tickets through the team's website at www.iowawild.com. Group tickets (10 or more), suites, Wild 365 memberships or premium tickets can be purchased by contacting the Iowa Wild Ticket Department at 515-564-8700 or tickets@iowawild.com. The 2022-23 season marks the 10th anniversary of Iowa Wild hockey. Fans can purchase season tickets for the 10th anniversary season at https://www.iowawild.com/wild-365.
• Discuss this story on the American Hockey League message board...
American Hockey League Stories from March 23, 2022
- Allison Scores Early But Phantoms Fall at Hershey - Lehigh Valley Phantoms
- Bears Defeat Phantoms 5-1 for 2,999th Win in Franchise History - Hershey Bears
- Comets Come up Short to Islanders - Utica Comets
- Penguins Suffer 6-1 Loss to Marlies - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
- Islanders Stifle Powerful Comets in 4-1 Victory - Bridgeport Islanders
- Crunch Blank Monsters, 4-0 - Syracuse Crunch
- Wolf Pack Come up Short against Thunderbirds in First Game of Homestand - Hartford Wolf Pack
- Monsters Fail to Solve Crunch in 4-0 Loss - Cleveland Monsters
- Anaheim Ducks Recall Guhle and Dostal, Reassign O'Regan to Gulls - San Diego Gulls
- Hofer & Top Line Hoist T-Birds to Victory in Hartford - Springfield Thunderbirds
- 'A Chance to Do Something Special' - Stockton Heat
- Hodgson Recalled by Flyers - Lehigh Valley Phantoms
- T-Birds Visit Hartford, Providence for Vital Road Stretch - Springfield Thunderbirds
- IceHogs and Rock River Valley Blood Center to Host Blood Drive at the BMO - Rockford IceHogs
- Toronto Marlies Host Penguins in 2nd Half of Back-To-Back - Toronto Marlies
- Henderson Silver Knights to Host Mardi Gras Night on Saturday, March 26 - Henderson Silver Knights
- Belleville Sens and Mackay Insurance Present "Road to the AHL Night" - Belleville Senators
- Minnesota Wild Signs Forward Vladislav Firstov to a Three-Year Entry-Level Contract - Iowa Wild
- Moose Reassign Burgess - Manitoba Moose
- Wolf Pack Open Four-Game Homestand with Key Divisional Matchup - Hartford Wolf Pack
- Islanders Open Four-Game Road Trip Tonight in Utica - Bridgeport Islanders
- Monsters Recall D-Man Olivier LeBlanc from ECHL's Kalamazoo Wings - Cleveland Monsters
- Game Preview: Phantoms at Bears, 7 p.m. - Hershey Bears
- Comets Announce Roster Moves Ahead of Tonight's Home Game - Utica Comets
- Game #53: Tucson at San Diego - Tucson Roadrunners
- Hogs and Moose Meet for Midweek Matchup - Rockford IceHogs
- Silver Knights Topped, 3-1, by Gulls - Henderson Silver Knights
- Reign Secure Postseason Berth with Win over Grand Rapids - Ontario Reign
- Griffins Drop Road Affair at Ontario - Grand Rapids Griffins
- Gulls Dispatch Henderson, 3-1 - San Diego Gulls
- Heat Set Club Single-Season Points Record with Tuesday Win - Stockton Heat
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
