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Pavel Novák Clears Unconditional Waivers

October 26, 2024 at 1:01 pm CDT | by Josh Erickson 2 Comments

Saturday: Novák has cleared waivers, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reports.  That will pave the way for his deal to be terminated.

Friday: The Wild have placed right-winger Pavel Novák on unconditional waivers for the purpose of a contract termination, the team announced Friday. It’s likely a mutual termination.

Novák, 22, was on assignment to ECHL Iowa to begin the season, going without a point and posting a -1 rating in two games. He also spent most of last season down a level with the Heartlanders, tying for fifth on the team in scoring with 27 points (14 G, 13 A) in 44 games.

It wasn’t groundbreaking production by any stretch, especially at the ECHL level. But it was a statement campaign for Novák, who had missed all of the 2022-23 campaign while undergoing treatments for Hodgkin’s lymphoma. The Minnesota 2020 fifth-round pick just lost too much development time when combined with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, though, and never got much of a chance to progress past the 58 points in 55 games that got him drafted out of WHL Kelowna five years ago.

The mutual termination will allow Novák to pursue professional opportunities in Europe, according to Michael Russo of The Athletic. He also appeared in 13 AHL games for the Wild last season, recording two goals and an assist in 13 appearances.

Novák was in the final season of a three-year, entry-level contract worth $2.54MM that he signed back in 2022. He already earned an $80K signing bonus for this season and was earning a $75K salary while playing in the minors.

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  1. Amtrekman13

    11 months ago

    Iowa Wild are members of AHL, not ECHL.

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    • PlouffeFan

      11 months ago

      He was on loan to the Wild’s ECHL team, the Iowa Heartlanders.

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