Wild reward Michael Milne for his strong start to season with promotion to NHL

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Wild reward Michael Milne for his strong start to season with promotion to NHL The 22-year-old did not make his NHL debut at San Jose, but the 2022 third-round pick has consistently produced when he's played at Iowa.

The Minnesota Star Tribune November 8, 2024 at 12:35AMThe Wild promoted Michael Milne to the NHL for their three-game road trip, although he did not make his debut Thursday night at San Jose. The road trip continues Friday night at Anaheim and concludes Sunday at Chicago. (Carlos Gonzalez) After the 5-1 dud to Los Angeles on Tuesday, coach John Hynes mentioned he would like to see more from certain players, and Hynes met with Yakov Trenin on Thursday morning as the team tries to help its offseason acquisition understand what gives him the best chance to be effective; Trenin had one point, an assist, going into the San Jose game.

Hynes wanted to give the team a chance to respond from its off night, so he kept the forward lines the same.

But if he decides to make a change eventually, Milne is an energetic player who likes to crash the net.

"I'm just trying to keep my eyes open, listen to everyone, see what everyone has to say, and kind of experience that NHL lifestyle," he said. "First day has been great and just going to continue to work hard and see what happens."

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

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