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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 ZidlickyFuture wildANTHONY AIELLOPosition: Defenseman Shoots: Left Height: 6-1 Weight: 195Born: May 19, 1986; Braintree, MassachusettesAcquired: Selected in the fifth round (129th overall) of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.2007-08: Played in 43 games with the National Champion Boston College Eagles...2006-07: Played 22 gameswith Boston College, which finished as an NCAA I national finalist for the second straight season...2005-06:Notched nine points (1+8=9) in 40 contests as a freshman with the Eagles...Earned All-New England FirstTeam honors as a junior and senior prep for Thayer Academy (Mass.), registering 71 points (18+53=71) in63 games while serving as the team captain...Was a member U.S. Select Team that won gold at the 2001Under-17 Five Nations Tournament in the Czech Republic...No. 149 among North American skaters in NHLCentral Scouting Service final rankings.REGULAR SEASONPLAYOFFSSEASON CLUB LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2004-05 Thayer Academy HS-MA 30 7 27 34 42 – – – – –2005-06 Boston College NCAA 38 0 8 8 46 – – – – –2006-07 Boston College NCAA 22 1 8 9 24 – – – – –2007-08 Boston College NCAA 43 3 10 13 40 – – – – –CODY ALMONDPosition: Center Shoots: Left Height: 6-2 Weight: 200Born: July 24, 1989; Calgary, AlbertaAcquired: Selected in the fifth round (140th overall) of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.2007-08: Played 69 games tallying 56 points (22-34=56) and 114 PIM in his third season with Kelowna...2006-07:Finished 14th on the WHL rookie scoring chart with 43 points (15-28=43)...2005-06: Notchedthree points (2+1=3) in 23 contests for Kelowna...2004-05: Racked up 43 points (28-15=43) and 108 PIM in30 games for Calgary (SAMHL).REGULAR SEASONPLAYOFFSSEASON CLUB LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2004-05 Calgary SAMHL 30 28 15 43 108 – – – – –2005-06 Kelowna WHL 23 2 1 3 7 8 0 0 0 02006-07 Kelowna WHL 68 15 28 43 72 – – – – –2007-08 Kelowna WHL 69 22 34 56 114 7 1 2 3 2TYLER CUMAPosition: Defenseman Shoots: Left Height: 6-1 Weight: 189Born: January 19, 1990; Toronto, OntarioAcquired: Selected in the first round (23rd overall) of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.Recorded 32 points (4-28=32) and 69 PIM in 59 games during his second season with the Ottawa 67’s(OHL) in 2007-08...Finished second on the team among defenseman in scoring and was the only Ottawadefenseman to finish with a positive rating (+4)...Earned a gold medal with Team Canada at the2008 IIHF Under-18 World Championships collecting four points (1-3=4) in seven games...Was namedOttawa’s Rookie of the Year in 2006-07 after posting 19 points (3-16=19) in 63 matches.REGULAR SEASONPLAYOFFSSEASON CLUB LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2006-07 Ottawa OHL 63 3 16 19 55 5 0 2 2 62007-08 Ottawa OHL 59 4 28 32 69 4 1 1 2 2Future wildEERO ELOPosition: Right Wing Shoots: Right Height: 6-1 Weight: 165Born: April 26, 1990; Rauma, FinlandAcquired: Selected in the fifth round (145th overall) of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.Recorded 27 points (12-15=27) and 34 PIM in 42 games with Lukko Rauma of the Finnish JuniorLeague in 2007-08...Had 20 points (8-12=20) and 36 PIM in just 18 games with Lukko Rauma in2006-07.REGULAR SEASONPLAYOFFSSEASON CLUB LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2005-06 Lukko Rauma Fin-Jr. B 30 10 10 20 18 – – – – –2006-07 Lukko Rauma Fin-Jr. B 18 8 12 20 36 – – – – –Lukko Rauma Fin-Jr. A 22 1 2 3 8 – – – – –2007-08 Lukko Rauma Fin-Jr. A 42 12 15 27 34 – – – – –JUSTIN FALKPosition: Defenseman Shoots: Left Height: 6-5 Weight: 213Born: October 11, 1988; Snowflake, ManitobaAcquired: Selected in the fourth round (110th overall) of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.2007-08: Played 72 games with Spokane collecting 26 points (4-22=26) and 98 PIM...Appeared in 21 playoffgames tallying five points (1+4=5) to help Spokane claim the Memorial Cup...2006-07: Tallied 15 points(3-12=15) and 88 PIM in 62 games with Spokane (WHL)...2005-06: Led the Chiefs with a +11 rating andranked fourth in PIM...Totaled ten points (0-10=10) and 35 PIM in 53 outings with Spokane and Calgary as aWHL rookie...Ranked No. 74 among North American skaters in NHL Central Scouting Service final rankings.REGULAR SEASONPLAYOFFSSEASON CLUB LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2004-05 Swan Valley MJHL 56 0 8 8 46 – – – – –Calgary WHL 4 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 02005-06 Calgary WHL 5 0 2 2 0 – – – – –Spokane WHL 48 0 8 8 35 – – – – –2006-07 Spokane WHL 62 3 12 15 88 6 0 0 0 82007-08 Spokane WHL 72 4 22 26 98 21 1 4 5 12CHRIS HICKEYPosition: Center Shoots: Right Height: 6-1 Weight: 196Born: September 2, 1988; Mendota Heights, MinnesotaAcquired: Selected in the seventh round (192nd overall) of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.2007-08: Played 51 games with the Tri-City Storm (USHL) collecting 31 points (15-16=31) and 34PIM...2006-07: Potted 21 goals and added 15 assists in 17 games while handling the captaincy for Cretin-Derham Hall (Minn.), finishing with a record of 20-6-2...2005-06: Tallied 65 points (37-28=65) in 31 outingsas a junior with the Raiders...Recorded seven points (6-1=7) in three games during the 2006 Class AA HighSchool Tournament, and had the first goal in each of those contests...Named to the All-Tournament Team.REGULAR SEASONPLAYOFFSSEASON CLUB LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM2003-04 Cretin-Derham MN-HS 27 19 13 32 32 – – – – –2004-05 Cretin-Derham MN-HS 28 25 21 46 48 – – – – –2005-06 Cretin-Derham MN-HS 31 37 28 65 36 – – – – –2006-07 Cretin-Derham MN-HS 17 21 15 36 – – – – – –2007-08 Tri-City USHL 55 15 16 31 34 – – – –106 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 107Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL