Read 3.17.19

ST. PAUL -- Minnesota Wild General Manager Paul Fenton on Sunday announced the NHL club has recalled forward Matt Read from the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League (AHL) under emergency conditions.

Read, 32, has tallied one goal in seven games with Minnesota this season and 33 points (15-18=33), 30 penalty minutes (PIM) and four power-play goals in 53 contests with Iowa. He ranks third on Iowa in goals and T-5th in scoring. The 5-foot-10, 188-pound forward owns 188 points (88-100=188) and 83 PIM in 444 career NHL games during eight seasons (2011-19) with Philadelphia and Minnesota. Read was signed by the Wild as a free agent on July 30, 2018 and wears sweater No. 10 with Minnesota.
Minnesota hosts the New York Islanders on Sunday at 5 p.m. on FOX Sports North and KFAN 100.3 FM.