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Wild Trade Manny Fernandez to Bruins for Petr Kalus and Draft Pick
Saturday, Jun. 30th, 2007
SAINT PAUL/MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - Minnesota Wild President and General Manager Doug Risebrough today announced the National Hockey League (NHL) club has acquired right wing Petr Kalus (pronounced PEE-tuhr KA-luhs) and a fourth round pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft from the Boston Bruins in exchange for goaltender Manny Fernandez.
Kalus, 20 (6/29/87), recorded 30 points (13-17=30), including five power play goals, 110 penalty minutes (PIM) and a +5 rating in 43 games with the Providence Bruins in the American Hockey League (AHL) during his first season of professional hockey in 2006-07. He ranked third on the team in PIM and added a goal and 12 PIM in nine playoff games. The 6-foot-1, 197-pound forward also appeared in nine games with the Boston Bruins and collected five points (4-1=5) and six PIM in nine contests after being recalled on March 23, 2007. Kalus made his NHL debut March 24 vs. the New York Rangers and tallied his first NHL point with a goal at Ottawa on March 27 on his first NHL shot. He proceeded to record goals on his next two shots scoring vs. Atlanta on March 31 and at New Jersey on April 1 to become the third player in the last 20 years to score a goal on the first three shots of their NHL careers (Pittsburgh's Rob Brown in 1987, San Jose's Jan Caloun in 1996). The Ostrava, Czech Republic-native recorded 58 points (36-22=58) in 60 games with the Regina Pats in the Western Hockey League (WHL) in 2005-06 and led all WHL rookies in goals and paced his team in scoring. Kalus was originally drafted by the Bruins in the second round (39th overall) of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.
Fernandez, 32 (8/27/74), posted a 113-102-28 record with a 2.47 goals against average (GAA), a .914 save percentage and 12 shutouts in 260 games during six seasons with the Wild. The 6-foot, 207-pound goalie was originally acquired by Minnesota from the Dallas Stars along with Brad Lukowich in exchange for a third round pick (Joel Lundqvist) in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft and a fourth round pick (later traded back to the Wild - later traded to Los Angeles (Aaron Rome) in 2002 on June 12, 2000. The Etobicoke, Ontario-native is 125-113-32 with a 2.47 GAA, a .913 save percentage and 13 shutouts in 293 NHL contests during 11 seasons with Dallas and Minnesota.
Kalus, 20 (6/29/87), recorded 30 points (13-17=30), including five power play goals, 110 penalty minutes (PIM) and a +5 rating in 43 games with the Providence Bruins in the American Hockey League (AHL) during his first season of professional hockey in 2006-07. He ranked third on the team in PIM and added a goal and 12 PIM in nine playoff games. The 6-foot-1, 197-pound forward also appeared in nine games with the Boston Bruins and collected five points (4-1=5) and six PIM in nine contests after being recalled on March 23, 2007. Kalus made his NHL debut March 24 vs. the New York Rangers and tallied his first NHL point with a goal at Ottawa on March 27 on his first NHL shot. He proceeded to record goals on his next two shots scoring vs. Atlanta on March 31 and at New Jersey on April 1 to become the third player in the last 20 years to score a goal on the first three shots of their NHL careers (Pittsburgh's Rob Brown in 1987, San Jose's Jan Caloun in 1996). The Ostrava, Czech Republic-native recorded 58 points (36-22=58) in 60 games with the Regina Pats in the Western Hockey League (WHL) in 2005-06 and led all WHL rookies in goals and paced his team in scoring. Kalus was originally drafted by the Bruins in the second round (39th overall) of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.
Fernandez, 32 (8/27/74), posted a 113-102-28 record with a 2.47 goals against average (GAA), a .914 save percentage and 12 shutouts in 260 games during six seasons with the Wild. The 6-foot, 207-pound goalie was originally acquired by Minnesota from the Dallas Stars along with Brad Lukowich in exchange for a third round pick (Joel Lundqvist) in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft and a fourth round pick (later traded back to the Wild - later traded to Los Angeles (Aaron Rome) in 2002 on June 12, 2000. The Etobicoke, Ontario-native is 125-113-32 with a 2.47 GAA, a .913 save percentage and 13 shutouts in 293 NHL contests during 11 seasons with Dallas and Minnesota.
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