Hartman Suspended, Wild make a trade
(New York, NY) — Minnesota Wild forward Ryan Hartman has been suspended for 10 games, without pay, for roughing Senators forward Tim Stutzle during Saturday’s 6-0 loss at Ottawa. The incident occurred at 19:44 of the second period. Hartman was assessed a match penalty for driving Stutle’s face into the ice on a face off. Hartman is considered a repeat offender under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement and, based on his average annual salary, will forfeit $487,804.90. The money goes to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund.
(St. Paul, MN) — The Minnesota Wild announced the club has traded forward Sammy Walker to the Utah Hockey Club in exchange for future considerations. Walker, a former Golden Gopher from Edina, collected two points (1-1=2) in 13 N-H-L games across parts of two seasons (2022-24) with Minnesota and recorded 104 points (43-61=104) in 156 career American Hockey League (A-H-L) games across three seasons (2022-25) with the Iowa Wild.