Minnesota Wild President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Bill Guerin announced the National Hockey League (NHL) club has recalled forward Hunter Haight, defenseman Matt Kiersted, forwards Nicolas Aube-Kubel and Ben Jones from the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League (AHL).
Aubé-Kubel, 29 (5/10/96), has collected one assist in four games with Minnesota this season. The 6-foot, 214-pound native of Slave Lake, Alberta, also owns 37 points (15-22=37), 53 penalty minutes (PIM), 100 shots on goal and two game-winning goals (GWG) in 60 games with Iowa, ranking second on the team in points, and third in goals and assists. For his career, Aubé-Kubel owns 81 points (32-49=81), 208 PIM, three GWG, 337 shots on goal and a plus-11 rating in 308 career NHL games over eight seasons with the Philadelphia Flyers (2018-21), Colorado Avalanche (2021-22), Toronto Maple Leafs (2022-23), Washington Capitals (2022-24), Buffalo (2024-25), New York Rangers (2024-25) and Minnesota (2025-26). He has skated in 30 Stanley Cup Playoff games, totaling three points (2-1=3), 14 PIM and 29 shots. He won the Stanley Cup with Colorado in 2022. For his AHL career, Aubé-Kubel owns 154 points (71-83=154), 299 PIM, 17 GWG and a plus-39 rating in 315 games over eight seasons with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms (2015-20), Hershey Bears (2023-24), Rochester (2024-25), Hartford (2024-25) and Iowa (2025-26). He has also appeared in 14 career Calder Cup Playoff games, recording eight PIM. He was originally selected by Philadelphia in the second round (48th overall) of the 2014 NHL Draft and wears sweater No. 16 with the Wild.
Jones, 27 (2/26/99), has collected two points (1-1=2) and 53 hits in 26 games with Minnesota this season and scored his first career NHL goal on January 10 vs. the New York Islanders. He has also collected 27 points (10-17=27), including 10 power-play points (4-6=10), in 35 games with Iowa. The 6-foot, 190-pound native of Waterloo, Ontario, has recorded two points (1-1=2), 50 shots on goal and 108 hits in 54 career NHL games in parts of three seasons with the Vegas Golden Knights (2021-22) and the Wild (2024-26). Jones has also tallied 227 points (97-130=227), 308 penalty minutes PIM and a plus-38 rating in 367 career games seven with Chicago (2019-20), Henderson (2020-22), Calgary (2022-24) and Iowa (2024-26). He has also logged four points (2-2=4) and 22 PIM in 22 career Calder Cup Playoff games. Jones was originally selected by Vegas in the seventh round (No. 189 overall) of the 2017 NHL Draft and wears sweater No. 39 with Minnesota.
Haight, 22 (4/4/04), made his NHL debut Oct. 9 at St. Louis and has tallied one assist in seven games with Minnesota this season. He recorded his first career NHL point with an assist vs. Chicago on March 19. The 5-foot-10, 187-pound native of Strathroy, Ontario, has also collected 32 points (18-14=32), six power-play goals (PPG) and 108 shots on goal in 51 games for Iowa this season. Haight ranks second on Iowa in goals and PPG and fifth in scoring. He also represented Iowa at the 2026 AHL All-Star Classic. Haight recorded 34 points (20-14=34) in 67 games during his debut campaign with Iowa last season, ranking second on the team in shots on goal (154), goals and PPG (6) and sixth in points. He ranked T-8th among AHL rookies in goals. Haight owns 66 points (38-28=66) and 48 penalty minutes (PIM) in 118 games in two seasons with Iowa (2024-26. He was selected by Minnesota in the second round (No. 47 overall) of the 2022 NHL Draft and wears sweater No. 37 with the Wild.
Kiersted, 27 (4/14/98), has tallied one assist in four games with Minnesota this season. He has also recorded 12 points (4-8=12), 115 shots on goal and 38 PIM in 49 games with Iowa and ranks T-1st on the team in shots on goal and T-2nd with a plus-2 rating. The 6-foot, 181-pound native of Elk River, Minnesota has tallied eight points (2-6=8) in 43 career NHL games in parts of five seasons with the Florida Panthers (2020-25) and Minnesota (2025-26). He has also notched 97 points (20-77=97), 486 shots on goal, 239 PIM and a plus-59 rating in 282 career AHL games with Charlotte (2021-25) and Iowa (2025-26) while posting 12 points (1-11=12) in 30 career Calder Cup Playoff games. He was signed as a free agent by Minnesota on July 2, 2025, and wears sweater No. 26 with the Wild.
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