Maybe 15 minutes before the Wild hosted, and defeated, the Nashville Predators on Saturday, general manager Bill Guerin took a few minutes to talk to the media about his first noteworthy acquistion of the season — the trade with Columbus which will bring David Jiricek to the State of Hockey in the first few days of December.

Minnesota Wild President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Bill Guerin today announced the National Hockey League (NHL) club has acquired defenseman David Jiricek (YIHR-ih-chuhk) and a fifth-round selection in the 2025 NHL Draft from the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for defenseman Daemon Hunt,

Wild GM and President of Hockey Operations Bill Guerin felt trading Daemon Hunt was worth what David Jiricek brings.