About Kevin Fiala

January 18, 2020 at 10:44PM

About Fiala

Age: 23. Born July 22, 1996 in St. Gallen, Switzerland.

Position: Right winger (shoots left).

Size: 5-10, 185 pounds.

Junior career: At age 16, Fiala moved from Switzerland and played for HV71 in Jonkoping, Sweden, under coach Ulf Dahlen, a former North Stars forward.

Drafted: 11th overall in 2014 by Nashville.

With the Predators: Became a regular by the 2016-17 season. In 2017-18 he scored 23 goals.

The trade: Fiala was acquired by then-Wild GM Paul Fenton during last season in exchange for forward Mikael Granlund.

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The result ... so far: In 61 games since the trade, Fiala has 12 goals and 21 assists. Granlund, in 56 games, has nine goals and 12 assists.

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