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WILD RECALLS HACKETT FROM HOUSTON
HOUSTON (OCTOBER 3, 2011) --- Minnesota Wild General Manager Chuck Fletcher today announced the National Hockey League (NHL) club has recalled goaltender Matt Hackett from the Houston Aeros of the American Hockey League (AHL).
Hackett, 21 (3/7/90), went 23-16-4 with two shutouts, a 2.37 GAA and a .916 SV% in 45 regular season games for Houston in his rookie season of 2010-11. He helped lead the Aeros to the Calder Cup Finals, going 14-10-0 with a 2.50 GAA and a .903 SV%. The 6-foot-2, 179-pound native of London, Ont., was Minnesota’s third-round pick (No. 77 overall) in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. Hackett wears No. 31 with the Wild.
The regular season home-opener for the Aeros is set for Sunday, Oct. 9 versus Chicago at 5:05 p.m. Aeros single-game tickets are on sale now at the Toyota Center Box Office and online at Aeros.com.
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