ST. LOUIS — When the Wild made their last cuts of training camp, head coach John Hynes said the only thing keeping Daemon Hunt off the NHL roster was space. With seven defensemen on one-way ...

Hunt, a native of Brandon, Manitoba, was previously selected by the Minnesota Wild in the 2020 NHL Draft. The Blue Jackets’ other selections included future 2025 first-round, 2026 third-round ...

and the trade between Columbus and Minnesota that sent prospect defenseman David Jiricek and a fifth-round draft pick in 2025 to the Wild for prospect defenseman Daemon Hunt, a conditional first ...