David Jiricek News: Headed to Iowa

Jiricek has been reassigned to AHL Iowa by the Wild, the team announced Sunday.

Jiricek has bounced back-and-forth between Iowa and Minnesota all season long, and that will continue with his latest demotion. With the Wild's preferred top six defensemen healthy and Matt Kiersted serving as the seventh defenseman, the Wild likely want to see the 22-year-old Jiricek play rather than be a healthy scratch. Jiricek has no points in 18 games in the NHL this season.