Darcy Kuemper
Darcy Kuemper
Wild call up goalie Michalek with Kuemper injured
Published
Mar. 18, 2016 3:00 p.m. ET
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The Minnesota Wild have called up goalie Steve Michalek from the Iowa Wild as Darcy Kuemper deals with an upper-body injury.
The 22-year-old Michalek is 6-3-0 with a 2.46 goals-against average and a .919 save percentage with Iowa this season. He also went 12-8-4 with a 2.42 goals-against average and a .924 save percentage in 24 games with the Quad City Mallards of the ECHL.
The 6-foot-3, 205-pound native of Hartford, Conn., went 21-13-3 with a 2.28 goals-against average, a .924 save percentage in 37 games for Harvard last season.
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The Wild selected Michalek in the sixth round of the 2011 draft. He has not appeared in an NHL game.
Michael will wear No. 50 with the Wild.
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