SAINT PAUL, Minn.\u00a0– Minnesota Wild President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Bill Guerin today announced the National Hockey League (NHL) club has acquired forward\u00a0Blake Coleman\u00a0and defenseman\u00a0Olli M\u00e4\u00e4tt\u00e4\u00a0(OH-lee MAH-TAH) from Calgary in exchange for defenseman\u00a0Jake Middleton, a third-round pick the 2027 NHL Draft, a fourth-round pick in the 2028 NHL Draft and a second-round pick in the 2029 NHL Draft.<\/p>\n
Coleman, 34 (11\/28\/1991), tallied 35 points (20-15=35), 12 penalty minutes (PIM), four shorthanded goals (SHG), three game-winning goals (GWG) and 176 shots on goal in 69 games with Calgary last season. The 5-foot-11, 198-pound native of Plano, Texas, ranked T-1st on Calgary in SHG and GWG, T-2nd in goals, third in assists and sixth in points. Coleman\u00a0has collected 325 points (170-155=325), 516 PIM, 12 power play goals (PPG), 22 SHG, 28 GWG and 1,671 shots on goal in 693 career NHL games over a span of 10 seasons with New Jersey (2016-20), Tampa Bay (2020-21) and Calgary (2021-26). His SHG goal total ranks T-3rd among all active NHL skaters. He has also recorded 31 points (12-19=31), two SHG and 159 shots on goal in 65 career Stanley Cup Playoff games, winning two Stanley Cups with Tampa Bay in 2020 and 2021.<\/p>\n
Prior to his professional career, Coleman spent three years at Miami University (2011-14) and collected 70 points (40-30=70), 12\u00a0PPG and 339 shots on goal. He helped lead Miami University to an NCHC Championship in 2014-15, collecting 37 points (20-17=37) in 37 games and was named NCHC Tournament MVP. Coleman also represented Team USA at the 2018 IIHF World Championship\u00a0where he recorded two points (1-1=2) in 10 games, earning a bronze medal. He was originally selected by New Jersey in the third round (No. 75 overall) of the 2011 NHL Draft.<\/p>\n
M\u00e4\u00e4tt\u00e4, 31, (8\/22\/94) skated in 43 games with the Utah Mammoth and Calgary last season, recording 15 points (2-13=15), four\u00a0PIM and 62 blocked shots. After being acquired by Calgary via trade with Utah on March 4, M\u00e4\u00e4tt\u00e4 led Flames skaters with 12 assists and ranked T-2nd\u00a0with 14 points (2-12=14) in 21 games. The 6-foot-2, 209-pound native of Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4, Finland, has played in 804 career games and tallied 210 points (44-166=210), 1,232 blocked shots and a plus-76 rating across 13 NHL seasons with Pittsburgh (2013-19), Chicago (2019-20), Los Angeles (2020-22), Detroit (2022-25), Utah (2025-26) and Calgary (2026). A two-time Stanley Cup Champion as a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2016 and 2017, M\u00e4\u00e4tt\u00e4 owns 27 points (5-22=27) in 85 career Stanley Cup Playoff games in seven postseason appearances.<\/p>\n
M\u00e4\u00e4tt\u00e4 owns an extensive international career representing Finland, including at the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympic Games, where he earned a bronze medal after tallying one assist in six games, and the 2025 NHL 4 Nations Face-Off, where he recorded two assists in three games. He has also helped Finland to a bronze medal finish at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games, recording five points (3-2=5) in six games), and played at four IIHF World Championships (2026, alternate captain; 2024, alternate captain; 2023, alternate captain; 2021), winning gold in 2026 and silver in 2021. He also played in the 2011, 2012 and 2013 (alternate captain) IIHF World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Prior to his professional career, M\u00e4\u00e4tt\u00e4 won consecutive Ontario Hockey League (OHL) Championships while playing two seasons (2011-13) with the London Knights and was named to the 2012 OHL First All-Rookie Team. He was originally selected by Pittsburgh in the first round (No. 22 overall) of the 2012 NHL Draft.<\/p>\n
Middleton, 30 (1\/2\/96), recorded 16 points (2-14=16), 76 PIM and 117 blocked shots in 75 games with the Wild last season. For his career, he owns 94 points (24-70=94), a plus-18 rating and 722 shots on goal in 381 games across parts of eight seasons with San Jose (2018-22) and Minnesota (2022-26).<\/p>\n
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