Kyle Rau is coming back home to the State of Hockey.
Rau, a native of Eden Prairie, Minn., signed a one-year, two-way deal worth $700,000/$200,000 with the Wild on Saturday.
Rau is the sixth player signed to a two-way contract by Minnesota on the opening day of free agency.
Taken 91st overall in the 2011 draft by the Florida Panthers, Rau has played in 33 NHL games the past two seasons combined. He scored two goals and added an assist in 24 contests last season.
He served as the captain of the Minnesota Gophers as a junior and senior, finishing his collegiate career as a member of Minnesota’s 100-point club.