SUNRISE, Fla.\u202f\u2013\u202fFlorida Panthers President of Hockey Operations & General Manager\u00a0Bill Zito\u202fannounced today that the club has\u00a0acquired\u00a0forward\u00a0Vinnie Hinostroza\u00a0from the Minnesota Wild in exchange for future considerations.<\/p>\n
Hinostroza, 31, appeared in 48 games with the Minnesota Wild in 2025-26, recording 10 points (3-7-10).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
The 5-foot-10, 183-pound native of Chicago, Illinois\u00a0has skated in 460 career NHL games with the Minnesota Wild (2024-25 to 2025-26), Nashville Predators (2024-25), Pittsburgh Penguins (2023-24), Buffalo\u00a0Sabres\u00a0(2021-22 to 2022-23), Chicago Blackhawks (2015-16 to 2017-18 and 2020-21), Florida Panthers (2020-21) and Arizona Coyotes (2018-19 to 2019-20), amassing 171 points (62-109-171).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hinostroza has competed in 188 career American Hockey League (AHL) games over parts of seven seasons with the Rockford IceHogs (2014-15 to 2017-18), Rochester Americans (2022-23), Wilkes-Barre\/Scranton Penguins (2023-24)\u00a0and Milwaukee Admirals (2024-25), posting 159 points (62-97-159). He\u00a0was named to the AHL All-Star Game in 2017-18 and 2024-25.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Prior to his professional career, Hinostroza skated in two seasons (2013-14 to 2014-15) with the University of Notre Dame, posting 76 points (19-57-76) over 76 games. He was named to the NCAA (Hockey East) First All-Star Team in his sophomore season after pacing the Fighting Irish with 44 points (11-33-44) that season.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
On the international stage, Hinostroza\u00a0represented\u00a0the United States at the 2016 IIHF World Championship and the 2014 IIHF\u00a0U20\u00a0World Junior Championship.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hinostroza was originally selected by the Chicago Blackhawks in the sixth round (169th\u00a0overall) of the 2012 NHL Draft.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
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