Hockey Wilderness · Aug 26, 2020
Wild prospect Brennan Menell signs KHL contract
Photo by Bruce Kluckhohn/NHLI via Getty ImagesOn a day filled with a surprising amount of Minnesota Wild news, the second piece of news is that one of the team’s prospects, defenseman Brennan Menell, has signed a one-year contract with Dinamo Minsk in the KHL.
Menell, 23, was signed by Minnesota as an undrafted free agent just before the start of the 2017-18 season and had steadily progressed in each of his three seasons in the AHL with the Iowa Wild, recording a total of 116 points (15 goals, 101 assists) in 199 games played as a defenseman. He earned his first call-up to the NHL in the 2019-20 season, appearing in five games with the Wild while recording zero points in a limited role.