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Iowa Wild Prospect Report: Who is impressive/ who isn’t

By Tory Palattao

Oct 1, 2015; Saint Paul, MN, USA; Minnesota Wild forward Brett Bulmer (54) takes a shot as Buffalo Sabres forward Jamie McGinn (88) defends during the third period at Xcel Energy Center. The Wild won 6-1 over the Sabres. Marilyn Indahl-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 1, 2015; Saint Paul, MN, USA; Minnesota Wild forward Brett Bulmer (54) takes a shot as Buffalo Sabres forward Jamie McGinn (88) defends during the third period at Xcel Energy Center. The Wild won 6-1 over the Sabres. Marilyn Indahl-USA TODAY Sports /
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Minnesota Wild Prospect Report: Who is impressive/ Who isn’t

Iowa Wild Prospect Report: Who is impressive/who isn’t. As of February 24th the Iowa Wild’s overall record was 17-30-7 (8th in Central Division). Their record for the past week was 2-1-0, winning against the Chicago Wolves and Manitoba Moose and losing against the Milwaukee Admirals in a shootout. The Iowa Wild have had a rather tough season and will need to keep winning the majority of their games if they want to make the playoffs. In fact they need 62 points to clinch a playoff spot and the regular season ends April 17th.

For player stats Zack Mitchell leads the team with 33 points in 56 games played; He has 20 goals and 13 assists. The team’s second point leader is Grayson Downing with 31 points in 38 games played; he has 15 goals and 16 points in his rookie campaign. On the lower half of the team are Colten Beck, Kurtis Gabriel and Brett Bulmer. Beck has 9 points in 33 games played with 3 goals and 6 assists. Gabriel has 7 points in 48 games played with 5 goals and 2 assists. Finally, Bulmer has 7 points in 43 games played with 2 goals and 5 assists.

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According to the Wild.com prospect report on Feb. 24th, Zack Mitchell leads the team and is ranked 12th in the AHL in goals, Downing is tied for 12th in the league in rookie scoring. Christoph Bertschy ranked fourth on the team with 28 points and ranked tied for 18th among AHL rookies in scoring. Goalie Irving is 9-15-4 with a 2.59 GAA, .917 SV% and one shutout in 29 games. Stephen Michalek is 31-0 with a 2.02 GAA and a .945 SV% in four games. Mitchell’s PT/G is 0.59 with 110 SOG, Downing’s PT/G is 0.86 with 95 SOG, and Bertschy’s PT/G is 0.55 with 118 SOG.

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I am very impressed with Mitchell, Downing and Bertschy because they are producing and becoming better players and could be NHL ready soon although we don’t need forward’s as much as a center. I am especially impressed with Downing and Bertschy’s stats as rookies. I am not as impressed with Colten Beck, Kurtis Gabriel and Brett Bulmer, who seem to be struggling to produce which doesn’t help a team’s success; You can’t win many games without a spread of talented players with an ability to put the puck in the net especially in the NHL. I don’t believe they are NHL ready but hopefully they will be soon.

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