Hockey roundup: Wild sign Spartans center Charlie Stramel, but debut must wait
The Wild have signed 2023 first-round pick Charlie Stramel of the Michigan State Spartans to a three-year, entry-level contract. The deal announced Monday won't begin until 2026-27 as the 21-year-old center is out for this season with a broken ankle. Stramel sustained the injury in Michigan State's season-ending NCAA Tournament loss to Wisconsin on March 28.
He had 44 points (19 goals, 25 assists) with seven game-winning goals and a plus-29 rating in 37 games in 2025-26. Stramel earned All-Big Ten first-team honors this season and led the Spartans to a Big Ten championship in 2024-25. The 6-foot-3, 216-pound native of Rosemount, Minn.
, was the No. 21 overall pick of the 2023 NHL Draft. Flyers blast Devils to boost playoff chances Trevor Zegras and Tyson Foerster both scored a pair of goals for the Philadelphia Flyers, who strengthened their hold on an Eastern Conference playoff spot by beating the New Jersey Devils 5-1 Tuesday in Newark, N.
J. The Flyers will be in Detroit to face the Red Wings on Thursday at 7 p. m.
, and the Devils will be at Little Caesars Arena on Saturday at 5 p. m. Zegras' tallies give him 25 goals for the season, while Foerster, who returned last week after missing four months of action due to an arm injury, now has 13 in 25 games played.