The Wild have signed undrafted free agent Bradley Marek to a one-year, entry-level contract, the team announced today in a press release.
Marek, 24, isn’t new to the organization. He spent last year with their AHL affiliate in Iowa on a minor-league contract. It was his second professional season after spending 2023-24 on an AHL deal with San Jose, also seeing time with the Sharks’ ECHL affiliate in Wichita.
Marek, a 6’3″, 212-lb left-winger, scored eight goals and five assists for 13 points in 50 games with 67 PIMs for Iowa in 2024-25. He also wasn’t a needle-mover offensively at the AHL level with San Jose the year before, but was strong in his time in the ECHL, scoring 13 goals and 31 points in 37 games for the Thunder.
Terms of Marek’s deal weren’t disclosed by the Wild, but he’ll be a restricted free agent next summer when the deal expires. He’s also the 38th contract on Minnesota’s books for 2025-26, giving them 12 open spots.
The Michigan native won’t be in contention for an NHL roster spot but will at least look to take a step forward offensively in 2025-26 and land a richer two-way deal from the Wild next summer. In college, Marek was the CCHA’s Rookie of the Year with Ferris State after scoring 10 goals and 19 points in 36 games for them in 2021-22.
He’s the fourth signing Minnesota has made since free agency opened. They brought back Nico Sturm on a two-year, $4MM contract and also handed out two-way deals to depth skaters Ben Gleason and Tyler Pitlick.