It’s no secret that the Vancouver Canucks are in the market for a defenceman, especially a right-shot defenceman at that. There isn’t a massive market for blueliners, so when the Columbus Blue Jackets made the 20-year-old right-shot defenceman David Jiricek available,

A David Jiricek trade from the Blue Jackets is reportedly 'imminent,' but the young defenseman will not join the Canucks.

Frank Seravalli is reporting that David Jiříček, the disgruntled defenseman for the Blue Jackets, will be traded to the Minnesota Wild. Per reports, the Jackets will get draft picks and defenseman Daemon Hunt. The picks will be a conditional 2025 first, a 2027 second, and a 2026 third and fourth.

The David Jiricek sweepstakes are finally over. The Minnesota Wild have acquired the defenseman from the Columbus Blue Jackets, along with a fifth-round pick, in exchange for defenseman Daemon Hunt and a first,

Frank Seravalli is reporting that Minnesota is receiving Jiricek and a 2025 fifth-round pick in exchange for forward Daemon Hunt along with a 2025 first-round pick, Colorado’s 2026 third-round pick, and second and fourth-round picks in 2027.

Back again with another NHL 25 trade simulation, today we look at the Columbus Blue Jackets sending defenseman David Jiricek to the Minnesota Wild for Daemon Hunt and draft picks. Jiricek was the sixth overall pick in the 2022 NHL draft and was reportedly unhappy with his situation in Columbus.

The Minnesota Wild and Columbus Blue Jackets came together on the David Jiricek trade on Saturday evening. The Wild traded Daemon Hunt and four draft picks to the Blue Jackets to acquire Jiricek’s services.

The Edmonton Oilers’ rumored interest in David Jiricek—once viewed as a potential solution to their defensive struggles—was put to rest when the Columbus Blue Jackets traded him to the Minnesota Wild on Saturday.