Wild re-sign Sammy Walker to one-year, two-way deal

July 11, 2024 - 2:37pm

Minnesota Wild center Sammy Walker in the third period of a preseason NHL hockey game. (David Zalubowski/AP)

The Minnesota Wild have signed forward Sammy Walker to a one-year, two-way contract.

Walker will earn $775,000 at the NHL level and $125,000 in the AHL for the 2024-25 season.

The 24-year-old appeared in 75 games in the AHL with the Iowa Wild, where he recorded 45 points in 70 games. He also appeared in four NHL games with Minnesota last season.

Walker we originally selected in the seventh round of the 2017 NHL Draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning but signed a two-year, entry-level contract with Minnesota in 2022.

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