-Vintage Canuck- Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Wild Inks Dumba To Entry-Level Deal: Just a few days removed from Wild Development Camp, Minnesota has signed defenseman Matt Dumba to a three-year, entry-level contract. The Wild’s first-round pick (7th overall) in June’s NHL Entry Draft was impressive in his first Development Camp with the team. Dumba had two of the best hits of the camp scrimmages, both occurring on Sunday after the prospects were put through a series of grueling on-and off-ice workouts throughout the week. The 17-year-old (he turns 18 on July 25) becomes the youngest player under contract with the Wild. He is still eligible to return to his junior team, the Red Deer Rebels, if he doesn’t make Minnesota’s roster this fall. With Red Deer, Dumba led all WHL defensemen in goals last season, posting 20. He also added 37 assists for 57 points in 69 games. The blueliner quarterbacked the power play, leading all Rebels with nine man-advantage goals last season. Dumba was the WHL’s Rookie of the Year in 2010-11 after he led the Rebels in rookie scoring (15-11=26). Dumba's resume is full of international experience and leadership qualities. He captained Team Canada at the 2012 Under-18 World Championships, leading the tournament in scoring with 12 points (5-7=12) in seven games, being named the Best Defenseman of the competition and leading Canada to a Bronze Medal. The 6-foot and 185-pound defender also captained Canada at the 2011 Ivan Hlinka Memorial tournament, scoring two goals and an assist in five games, leading the Canadians to the gold medal. http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=638169 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombastik der Teutone Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 wow..17 but he´ll stay with juniors i guess the wild have a huge depth on the defence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sedin's 6th Sense Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Despite his height, this guy is going to be a force on the backend. Will control traffic flow as he matures and improves and will be a great dman with Suter's help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.Doughty Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 I wished he dropped to 26th so the Nucks could have picked him... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulKariyaALH Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 It's Mathew Dumba, not Matthew, he's Chinese Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walking Paradox Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Kids gonna be a beast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulKariyaALH Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Kids gonna be a beast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeanBeef Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 It's Mathew Dumba, not Matthew, he's Chinese Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanucksFanMike Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Really talented offensive dman. If he can crack the roster and depending on how much ice time he gets he could be a serious Calder nominee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okanuck Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 That's awesome for him. I have been watching him in junior and when team Canada under 21's had their tryouts I was really hoping he would make the team. I thought he was really good in the camp and was devastated when he got cut from the team. He is going to be a force in the nhl one day and I will be proud to say I watched him develop. Way to go Mathew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Bang Boogie Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 He reminds me of a smaller Phaneuf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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