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32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 Zidlickyin the systemPETER OLVECKYLEFT WINGShoots: Left Height: 6-2 Weight: 214Born: October 11, 1985; Trencin, SlovakiaAcquired: Selected in the third round (78th overall) of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.2007-08: Played in 61 games recording 33 points (17+16=33) and 38 PIM...2006-07: Collected 27 points(12-15=27) and 46 PIM in 69 games for Houston...2005-06: Played in his first professional season withHouston and posted 32 points (14-18=32) and 56 PIM in 67 games...2004-05: Played with Wild forwardMarian Gaborik on HC Dukla Trencin and tallied 19 points (10-9=19) in 45 games, including 49 PIM...Signed by Minnesota (8/24).REGULAR SEASONPLAYOFFSSEASON CLUB LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2003-04 Dukla Trencin Jr. Slovak 40 16 20 36 74 2 0 0 0 12Dukla Trencin Slovak 16 0 0 0 18 – – – – –Dukla Trencin U18 Slovak 2 0 0 0 0 – – – – –2004-05 SHK 37 Piestany Svk-2 1 0 0 0 10 – – – – –Dukla Trencin Jr. Slovak 8 1 3 4 10 2 1 4 5 4Dukla Trencin Slovak 45 10 9 19 49 12 1 0 1 62005-06 Houston AHL 67 14 18 32 56 7 1 3 4 42006-07 Houston AHL 69 12 15 27 46 – – – – –2007-08 Houston AHL 61 17 16 33 38 5 1 1 2 4BENOIT POULIOTCENTER / LEFT WINGShoots: Left Height: 6-3 Weight: 196Born: September 29, 1986; Alfred, OntarioAcquired: Selected in the first round (fourth overall) of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.2007-08: Recorded two goals at CGY (3/22) for first career NHL goals and points in 13:21 of ice time...Recorded first NHL assist on GWG vs. VAN (3/28)...2006-07: Scored 11 goals in his first 15 AHL games andfinished second on the team in PPG (8)...Made NHL debut at MTL (11/22/06)...AMATEUR: Paced Sudbury(OHL) with 35 goals and was second in points with 65 (35-30=65) in 51 games in 2005-06...Named tothe 2005-06 OHL Eastern Conference All-Star Team...Skated in two 2006 AHL playoff games with Houston...Tallied 67 points (29-38=67) in67 games for Sudbury in 2004-05 and added 14 points (6-8=14) in 12 playoff contests...Cited as 2005 OHL Rookie of the Year and namedto the OHL 2nd All-Star Team...No. 2 among North American skaters in NHL Central Scouting Service final rankings...Earned a gold medal at2006 WJC, notching five assists in six games for Canada.REGULAR SEASONPLAYOFFSSEASON CLUB LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2003-04 Hawkesbury CJHL 45 21 21 42 85 6 3 7 10 10Sudbury OHL 4 2 2 4 0 4 2 1 3 02004-05 Sudbury OHL 67 29 38 67 102 12 6 8 14 202005-06 Sudbury OHL 51 35 30 65 141 8 8 3 11 16Houston AHL – – – – – 2 0 0 0 22006-07 Houston AHL 67 19 17 36 109 – – – – –MINNESOTA NHL 3 0 0 0 0 – – – – –2007-08 Houston AHL 46 10 14 24 67 3 0 0 0 2MINNESOTA NHL 14 2 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0BRANDON ROGERSDEFENSEMANin the systemShoots: Left Height: 6-1 Weight: 194Born: February 27, 1982; Rochester, New HampshireAcquired: Signed as a free agent, July 15, 2008.2007-08: Spent the season with Houston, totaling 28 points (4-24=28) and 77 PIM in 63 games in histhird pro season...Led the Aeros with a plus-17 rating...Was Anaheim’s fourth-round pick (No. 118 overall)in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft...Played four collegiate seasons at the University of Michigan.REGULAR SEASONPLAYOFFSSEASON CLUB LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2001-02 Michigan NCAA 31 2 1 3 30 – – – – –2002-03 Michigan NCAA 43 4 21 25 65 – – – – –2003-04 Michigan NCAA 43 7 15 22 46 – – – – –2004-05 Michigan NCAA 42 5 22 27 70 – – – – –2005-06 Norfolk AHL 27 3 7 10 28 2 0 0 0 4Omaha AHL 42 0 8 8 24 – – – – –2006-07 Norfolk AHL 64 0 9 9 92 6 0 0 0 142007-08 Houston AHL 63 4 24 28 77 5 0 1 1 2NOLAN SCHAEFERGOALTENDERShoots: Right Height: 6-2 Weight: 207Born: January 15, 1980; Yellow Grass, SaskatchewanAcquired: Signed as a free agent, July 3, 2007.Awarded the Harry “Hap” Holmes Award with fellow goaltender Barry Brust for having the fewest goalsagainst in the AHL...Led AHL in GAA (2.06), 4th in SV% (.924) and tied for second in shutouts (6)...Represented Canada in 2008 AHL All-Star Game...Appeared in seven NHL games for San Jose in 2005-06,posting a 5-1 record with a 1.88 GAA, .920 SV% and one shutout en route to becoming first goalie inSharks history to open a career on a five-game winning streak...Won NHL debut at DAL (10/26/05), making 12 saves in 31 minutes afterstarting the game as a backup...Manned the net in San Jose’s first-ever shootout victory, a 3-2 triumph over CGY (10/29/05)...Recorded lonecareer NHL shutout with 21 saves at ANA (11/4/05)...Named to the Hockey East Second All-Star Team and NCAA East Second All-AmericanTeam in 2001...Selected by San Jose in the fifth round (No. 166 overall) of the 2000 NHL Entry Draft.REGULAR SEASONPLAYOFFSSEASON CLUB LEAGUE GP W L OT GAA SO GP W L GAA SO1999-00 Providence NCAA 14 6 5 1 3.24 0 – – – – –2000-01 Providence NCAA 25 15 8 2 2.47 0 – – – – –2001-02 Providence NCAA 35 11 18 5 3.29 0 – – – – –2002-03 Providence NCAA 25 13 8 2 2.96 0 – – – – –2003-04 Cleveland AHL 27 14 9 3 2.34 2 9 4 5 2.51 0Fresno ECHL 12 5 5 0 3.12 1 – – – – –2004-05 Cleveland AHL 43 17 23 1 2.73 3 – – – – –2005-06 SAN JOSE NHL 7 5 1 0 1.87 1 – – – – –Cleveland AHL 36 12 21 2 3.44 3 – – – – –2006-07 Hershey AHL 3 0 3 0 3.70 0 – – – – –Wilkes-Barre AHL 15 9 5 0 2.24 1 11 5 6 2.75 0Worcester AHL 16 5 8 3 2.80 0 – – – – –2007-08 Houston AHL 34 19 13 0 2.06 6 2 0 2 2.05 0102 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 103Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL