The 2016–17 Minnesota Wild season was the 17th season for the

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franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.

Standings

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

Playoffs

Player statistics

Final Stats

Skaters

Goaltenders

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Wild. Stats reflect time with the Wild only.
^‡Traded mid-season

Awards and honours

Awards

Milestones

Transactions

The Wild have been involved in the following transactions during the 2016–17 season.

Trades

Free agents acquired

Free agents lost

Claimed via waivers

Lost via waivers

Player signings

Draft picks

Below are the Minnesota Wild's selections at the

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, held on June 24–25, 2016 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo. ;Draft notes * The

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's second-round pick went to the

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as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent

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to Montreal in exchange for a second-round pick in 2016 (39th overall) and this pick. :Montreal previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 1, 2014 that sent

Josh Gorges Joshua Daniel Gorges (born August 14, 1984) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenseman. He is of German ancestry; his grandparents immigrated from Germany to Canada. Gorges played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the San Jose ...

to Buffalo in exchange for this pick. ::Buffalo previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 5, 2014 that sent Matt Moulson and Cody McCormick to Minnesota in exchange for

Torrey Mitchell Torrey Charles Mitchell (born January 30, 1985) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey centerman. He spent 12 years playing professional hockey with the San Jose Sharks, the Minnesota Wild, the Buffalo Sabres, the Montreal Canadiens and th ...

, Winnipeg's second-round pick in

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and this pick. The

's third-round pick went to the

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as the result of a trade on June 20, 2016 that sent

Jimmy Vesey James Michael Vesey (born May 26, 1993) is an American professional ice hockey left winger for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has previously played for the Buffalo Sabres, Toronto Maple Leafs, Vancouver Canucks and ...

to Buffalo in exchange for this pick. :Buffalo previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 29, 2016 that sent

Jamie McGinn James Robert McGinn IV (born August 5, 1988) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the second round, 36th overall, by the San Jose Sharks of the 2006 NHL Entry Dr ...

to Anaheim in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Buffalo will receive a third-round pick in 2016 if Anaheim does not qualify for the 2016 Western Conference Final – was converted on April 27, 2016 when Anaheim was eliminated from the

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. ::Anaheim previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 26, 2015 that sent

Kyle Palmieri Kyle Charles Palmieri (; born February 1, 1991) is an American professional ice hockey right winger for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played for the New Jersey Devils and Anaheim Ducks. Growing up ...

to New Jersey in exchange for Florida's second-round pick in

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and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Anaheim will receive the higher of either Florida or Minnesota's third-round pick in 2016. – was converted on April 24, 2016 when Minnesota was eliminated from the

ensuring that the Wild's pick would be higher than Florida's. :::New Jersey previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 26, 2015 that sent Jaromir Jagr to Florida in exchange for a second-round pick in

and this pick. ::::Florida previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 24, 2015 that sent

Sean Bergenheim Sean Bergenheim (born February 8, 1984) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Islanders, Tampa Bay Lightning, Florida Panthers and Minnesota Wild. Playing career Be ...

and a seventh-round pick in 2016 to Minnesota in exchange for this pick. * The

's fifth-round pick went to the

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as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015 that sent a fifth-round pick in

to Minnesota in exchange for this pick. * The

's sixth-round pick went to the

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as the result of a trade on February 29, 2016 that sent David Jones to Minnesota in exchange for Niklas Backstrom and this pick. * The

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' seventh-round pick went to the

as the result of a trade on February 24, 2015 that sent a third-round pick in 2016 to Florida in exchange for

and this pick.

References

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