Minnesota Wild Acquires Defenseman Jeff Petry from the Florida Panthers

SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota Wild President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Bill Guerin at this time introduced the National Hockey League (NHL) membership has acquired defenseman Jeff Petry from the Florida Panthers in change for a seventh-round decide in the 2026 NHL Draft. The draft decide turns into a fifth-round choice in the 2026 NHL Draft if Minnesota wins two playoff rounds and Petry performs in 50 p.c or extra of the Wild’s playoff video games throughout these first two rounds.

Petry, 38 (9/12/1987), owns eight assists, 22 penalty minutes and 45 pictures on purpose in 58 video games for Florida this season. The 6-foot-3, 207-pound native of Ann Arbor, Mich., has recorded 393 factors (96-297=393), 103 power-play factors (24-79=103), 1,745 pictures on purpose and 1,616 blocked pictures in 1,039 video games throughout 16 NHL seasons with the Edmonton Oilers (2010-15), Montreal Canadiens (2015-22), Pittsburgh Penguins (2022-23), Detroit Red Wings (2023-25) and Florida (2025-26). He has additionally amassed 13 factors (5-8=13) and 90 pictures on purpose in 48 postseason video games throughout 4 Stanley Cup Playoff appearances (2015, 2017, 2020, 2021), all with Montreal.

Petry skated in the 1,000th recreation of his NHL profession with Florida on Nov. 17 vs. Vancouver after signing with the Panthers as a free agent on July 1, 2025. He served as an alternate captain for Montreal for 3 seasons (2019-22) and set career-high marks in objectives (13), assists (33) and factors (46) with the Canadiens throughout the 2018-19 season. Petry totaled 28 factors (7-21=28) in 51 profession American Hockey League (AHL) video games in components of three seasons (2009-12) with the Springfield Falcons (2009-10) and Oklahoma City Barons (2010-12), and represented the United States at the 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2024 IIHF World Championships, incomes a bronze medal with Team USA in 2013. He was initially chosen by Edmonton in the second spherical (No. 45 total) of the 2006 NHL Draft. He will put on sweater No. 2 with Minnesota.

Minnesota travels to play the Vegas Golden Knights tomorrow, March 6, at 9 pm CT on FanDuel Sports Network and KFAN FM 100.3.

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