Wild loses defenseman Nick Seeler to Chicago on waivers

The Blackhawks will play the Wild on Tuesday night at Xcel Energy Center.

February 4, 2020 at 2:51AM
Minnesota Wild Nick Seeler. ] CARLOS GONZALEZ • cgonzalez@startribune.com – St. Paul, MN – March 25, 2019, Xcel Energy Center, NHL, Hockey, Minnesota Wild vs. Nashville Predators
Nick Seeler (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The Wild lost defenseman Nick Seeler on waivers to the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday, and he won't have to go far to play his next game.

The Blackhawks are at Xcel Energy Center to play the Wild on Tuesday night.

"Good for him," said Wild coach Bruce Boudreau. "He's a great kid. It should make for another interesting moment for tomorrow's game. … We've said it, that [Carson Soucy] beat him out of a job. Take nothing away from Seels. He's worked really hard for us, and he's a great teammate. Picking him up is good for Chicago."

Seeler, who had a year remaining on his contract at $725,000 a season, was the odd man out of the Wild lineup this season. The 26-year-old from Eden Prairie, who played college hockey at Omaha and with the Gophers, appeared in only six games because of the emergence of Soucy. When Greg Pateryn returned after missing most of the first half after core muscle surgery, the Wild was left with eight healthy defensemen.

In 99 career games with the Wild after being drafted in the fifth round in 2011, Seeler has two goals, 11 points and 93 penalty minutes. He played a career-high 71 games last season as a regular.

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

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