David Jiricek traded to Minnesota

On Saturday afternoon, the Columbus Blue Jackets traded defenseman David Jiricek to the Minnesota Wild, along with their 2025 fifth round pick.

In return, the Blue Jackets received a first round pick in 2025 (top 5 protected), a third and fourth round pick in 2026 (originally from Colorado and Toronto, respectiely), and a 2027 second round pick, in addition to defenseman Daemon Hunt.

Hunt is a former third round pick from 2020. He’s 6’1″ 201 lbs and is a left handed shot. He was captain of the Moose Jaw Warriors, where he was teammates in 2022 with Denton Mateychuk. Hunt has played 13 games in the NHL (with 1 assist) and 125 in four seasons in the AHL. He was immediately assigned to the…