#PrideOnIce〽️ added their first 2010 born commit from the #StateOfHockey after a commitment from Henry Meier!
The forward joins the #FutureGopher〽️ pipeline after playing at Shattuck-St. Mary's and will play next season for @WHLsilvertips in the WHL.
〽️ore on 〽️eier👇
Joey Cullen is heading to the Gophers!
Cullen, the youngest son of 3x Stanley Cup Champion Matt Cullen, is the top-ranked American forward in the 2028 recruiting class and is considered to be in the mix to be the No. 1 overall pick in the 2028 NHL draft.
Cullen helped @Spud_Hockey to a state championship in 2025-26. He totaled 19 goals and 21 assists in 18 games.
Cullen will play for the U.S. National Team Development Program in Plymouth, Mich., this season.
Joey will join his brothers Wyatt and Brooks who are incoming Gopher freshman this winter.
Matt is also beginning his first year with the Gophers as the program’s director of player development.
@FutureGophers | @Mariucci_Guy | @PuckPreps | @CollegePuckNXT | @MNHockeyStar | @MHSSpuds | @spudsports
Will a full year of Quinn Hughes make the difference? Has Bill Guerin done enough at this point to solidify the Wild offense?
Check out the latest @LockedOnWild as @sethtoups and I discuss. #mnwild
https://t.co/AshYFHibSb
Stanley Cup Champion Kyle Okposo joined @GreysonKnutson postgame after he and his son Odin secured Team Minnesota's first-ever Brick Invitational Championship🙌
New #mnwild forward Maxim Shabanov is an exciting gamble. An absolute star in the KHL where he posted 67 points in 65 games in ‘24-‘25. The film and skill speaks for itself.
In his first NHL season he only appeared in 44 games and had 18 points. He is on the shorter side and wasn’t able to find steady playing time under HC Patrick Roy.
Of the 67 points, 44 were assists. And of the 18 points, 13 were assists. Shabanov is a creator first, and a natural goal-scorer second.
Playing with fellow Russian Kirill Kaprizov and a playmaking defenseman in Quinn Hughes, I am really excited to what Shabanov could bring to the #mnwild.
The $1.6M risk is definitely worth the potential reward for Minnesota.
New #mnwild jersey numbers.
#3 Olli Maatta (most recently worn by John Klingberg - 2023)
#20 Blake Coleman (most recently worn by Pat Maroon - 2024)
#31 Calvin Pickard (most recently worn by Kaapo Kahkonen - 2020)
#49 Max Shabanov (most recently worn by Victor Rask - 2022)
As it stands, the #mnwild have no more draft picks remaining. The current results?
3.83 - Adam Andersson - C - 6’4” 218lbs.
Internationally this season had 20 points in 26 GP (4-16-20). 200 ft. guy.
4.112 - Kayden Lamire - RW - 6’4” 195lbs.
29 points in 68 GP (9-20-29) for Prince George of the WHL this year.
5.137 - Filip Ruzicka - G - 6’8” 229lbs.
Played in 42 game for the Brandon Wheat Kings of the WHL this past season and went 26-14-1 while posting a .905 SV% and a 3.19 GAA.
0-2-2 in the playoffs while posting a .935 SV% and a 2.47 GAA.
Give @mnwprospects a follow to keep tabs this upcoming season on development.
Day 2 of the 2026 NHL Draft is almost underway. The #mnwild have five selections today as it stands.
Pick 89 (3)
Pick 121 (4)
Pick 137 (5)
Pick 153 (5)
Pick 185 (6)
Obviously anything can change with a phone call, but, this is the menu for the Wild today.
The Nashville Predators select Wyatt Cullen with the 10th overall pick‼️
His father, Matt Cullen, is a 3-time Stanley Cup champion who skated in 1,516 career games, the most ever by a U.S.-born forward.