Wild assign experienced goaltender to the AHL

The Minnesota Wild assigned goaltender Niklas Svedberg to the Iowa Wild (AHL), the team announced on Friday. Svedberg was recalled on an emergency basis, but he didn't appear in a game with Minnesota so far this season. 

He played 10 games with the Iowa Wild so far this season, posting a 3-6-0 record with a 2.84 goals-against average and a .904 save percentage. 

Svedberg was sign as a free agent by the Wild last summer. He played four seasons in the Boston Bruins organisation between 2012 and 2015, where he played 19 games in the NHL, posting a 8-5-1 record with a 2.31 goals-against average and a .920 save percentage. Before signing with the Wild, the Swedish goaltender spent the last two seasons in the KHL.