Former Minnesota Wild Defenseman Traded To The Pittsburgh Penguins

Apr 25, 2023; Dallas, Texas, USA; Minnesota Wild defenseman Matt Dumba (24) in action during the game between the Dallas Stars and the Minnesota Wild in game five of the first round of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs at American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images.

The Dallas Stars traded defenseman Matt Dumba and a 2028 second-round pick to the Pittsburgh Penguins for defenseman Vladislav Kolyachonok. 

Dumba, 30, recorded 79 goals, 157 assists, 236 points, and 816 hits in 598 games across ten seasons in his Wild career after he was the seventh overall pick in the 2012 NHL Draft.

Last season with the Stars, Dumba recorded one goal and ten points in 63 games. He will now be on his fourth team in the last two seasons since playing his first ten seasons with the Wild. 

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