Samuel Hlavaj

PHOTOS: Iowa Wild vs. Texas Stars – 04/02/2025

CEDAR PARK, Texas – Wednesday night, the visiting Iowa Wild defeated the Texas Stars 6-2. Adam Raska put the Wild on the board first, scoring the fastest goal in team history just nine seconds into the first period. Travis Boyd followed with a second goal six minutes and twenty seconds later with a wrist shot from the right-wing circle […]

PHOTOS: Iowa Wild vs. Texas Stars – 04/01/2025

CEDAR PARK, Texas. – Tuesday night, the visiting Iowa Wild defeated the Texas Stars 4-1 thanks to a 3-goal third period and a 33-save performance from Samuel Hlavaj. Michael Milne put the Wild on the board 8:50 into the first period when he intercepted a pass in the neutral zone, skated into the slot, and put a wrist […]

PHOTOS: Iowa Wild vs. Texas Stars – 10/25/2024

CEDAR PARK, Texas – Friday night, the Texas Stars defeated the visiting Iowa Wild 6-2 thanks to five straight goals and a 36-save performance from Magnus Hellburg. The Stars scored first at 10:01 in the first period when, just 18 seconds into the power play Cameron Hughes tapped in a backdoor pass from Matej Blümel. Iowa tied the […]

IIHF Men’s World Championship Tournament Game Recap: Team USA vs Team Slovakia | 05/13/2024

Team USA secured their first tournament win with a 6-1 victory over Germany on Saturday night. In contrast, Team Slovakia began its series with a 6-4 loss to Germany but bounced back with a 6-2 win against Kazakhstan. In the initial two matches of the world championship, virtually every American skater has contributed points on […]

Minnesota Wild Sign Goalie

The Minnesota Wild have signed 22-year-old goalie Samuel Hlavaj to a two-year, entry-level contract that starts in the 2024-25 season. Hlavaj has played in North America previously, both in the USHL and the QMJHL. Most recently, Hlavaj played in the Czech Extraliga. During 28 games, he had a 3.10 goals against average and a .902 […]