Wild acquire defenceman Brad Hunt from Golden Knights

The Vegas Golden Knights have traded defenceman Brad Hunt to the Minnesota Wild. (John Locher/AP)

The Minnesota Wild have traded a conditional fifth-round pick to the Vegas Golden Knights for defenceman Brad Hunt and a sixth-round pick.

The Wild will send either their own fifth-round pick or the Washington Capitals’ fifth-rounder in 2019 to the Golden Knights, with Vegas getting the better of the two selections.

The trade comes hours after the Wild beat the Golden Knights 4-2 in Vegas.

Hunt, 30, has been a healthy scratch for the Golden Knights most of the season but has two goals and seven points in 13 games. The five-foot-nine Maple Ridge, B.C., native has appeared in 91 NHL games with the Edmonton Oilers, St. Louis Blues, Nashville Predators and Golden Knights over six seasons.

Vegas signed Hunt as a free agent in 2017. The Wild assigned defenceman Louie Belpedio to AHL Iowa to make room for Hunt on their roster.

January 21, 2019 - 11:18 pm ET
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  • Brad Hunt
  • Sixth-round pick (2019)
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  • Conditional fifth-round pick (2019)
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