Kaapo Kahkonen has had quite the first season in the AHL, even backing-up for one Minnesota Wild game in the NHL. Cal O’Reilly is one of those AHL veterans that probably deserve one last shot at the big-time but it always overlooked.
The AHL selection process, which we feel is a much fairer one than that of the NHL, saw the Iowa Wild pair named to the team by a committee of AHL coaches. They will find themselves coached by their regular bench boss, Tim Army, who we see as a future leader for the Minnesota Wild.