MINNESOTA RECALLS FORWARD JT BROWN FROM IOWA
Feb 21, 2019Minnesota Wild General Manager Paul Fenton announced today the National Hockey League (NHL) club has recalled forward J.T. Brown from the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League (AHL).
Brown, 28, has notched four points (1g, 3a) and 22 penalty minutes (PIM) in 35 games with Minnesota this season and ranks fifth on the team with 68 hits. He was assigned to Iowa on Feb. 4 and recorded six points (3g, 3a) and 22 shots on goal in six AHL games. The 5-foot-10, 166-pound native of Burnsville, Minn., was signed as a free agent by the Wild on July 1, 2018. Brown has recorded 68 points (21g, 47a), 214 PIM and 460 hits in 344 career NHL contests with Tampa Bay, Anaheim and Minnesota.
Iowa takes on the San Jose Barracuda tonight at Wells Fargo Arena. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.