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Samuel Walker Signs With Minnesota Wild

August 11, 2022 at 1:00 pm CDT | by Gavin Lee 3 Comments

August 18: The Wild have officially signed Walker to a two-year, entry-level contract.

August 15: At the end of business today, a number of draft picks will see their exclusive signing rights expire and become unrestricted free agents. One of those names is Samuel Walker, a seventh-round pick of the Tampa Bay Lightning who served as captain at the University of Minnesota the last few seasons. Though it doesn’t look like he’ll be signing with the Lightning, that doesn’t mean Walker isn’t looking at an NHL future.

Michael Russo of The Athletic reports that the Minnesota Wild are one of “many teams in the mix” for Walker’s services, and notes that though the 23-year-old forward is technically eligible to return to college for another year, he is unlikely to do so.

If the Lightning and Walker have already decided to part ways, they could have given him the freedom to start looking for options elsewhere. With that in mind, he could be a quick signing when things open up tomorrow as he looks for the next step in his hockey career.

In 144 games for the Golden Gophers, Walker scored 48 goals and 112 points, while earning several Big Ten honors including Rookie of the Year and the Sportsmanship Award. Walker was the 200th overall pick in 2017.

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  1. User 318310488

    3 years ago

    The Wild are always willing to sign any Minnesota native or Gopher alum. Tired and old practice.

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    • Doghockey

      3 years ago

      Wilf you are babbling again. There are two Minnesota born players on the Wild roster and one was a Gopher. This out of 200+ MN born players and 15 or so Gophers on NHL rosters. The Jets have more players from MN on the roster than the Wild. At this point, your displays of your lack of hockey knowledge are either intentional or a poor attempt at satire.

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  2. Al Hirschen

    3 years ago

    The Rangers with Chris Drury have a history of going after college kids. Look for the Rangers to do something

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