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Wild recalls Matt Read from Iowa to replace injured Matt Hendricks

Veteran winger Matt Read could make his debut for the Wild in Dallas on Friday night. Matt Hendricks exited Tuesday night's game with a leg injury.

By Sarah McLellan

October 17, 2018 at 9:33PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The Wild called up winger Matt Read from Iowa on Wednesday.

He'll replace Matt Hendricks, who suffered a leg injury in Tuesday night's victory over Arizona at Xcel Energy Center.

Sep 22, 2018; Saint Paul, MN, USA; Minnesota Wild forward Matt Read (10) celebrates his goal with teammates during the second period against Colorado Avalanche at Xcel Energy Center. Mandatory Credit: Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports
(Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Read, 32, has one assist in three games with the Baby Wild. He has 87 goals and 100 assists in 437 career games with the Flyers. The former Bemidji State standout signed as a free agent with the Wild on July 30, and will wear No. 10.

The Wild plays at Dallas on Friday.

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Sarah McLellan

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Sarah McLellan covers the Wild and NHL. Before joining the Minnesota Star Tribune in November 2017, she spent five years covering the Coyotes for The Arizona Republic.

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