Q&A: Nick Bjugstad on re-signing with Wild

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We caught up with Wild forward Nick Bjugstad at Taste Fore The Tour, a fundraiser for Volunteers Enlisted to Assist People (VEAP), the Twin Cities’ largest food pantry.

***Click the video box above to watch our conversation with Bjugstad***

The Wild re-signed forward Nick Bjugstad to a one-year, $900,000 contract earlier this month.

Bjugstad, a Blaine high school graduate and former University of Minnesota Golden Gopher, finished the 2020-21 season with six goals, 11 assists, and a career-best +7 rating in 44 games. He became the 26th Minnesota-born NHL player to reach 100 goals in a career when he scored against the Los Angeles Kings on February 26.

The Wild originally acquired Bjugstad in a trade with Pittsburgh in 2020.

Blaine native Nick Bjugstad re-signed with the Wild earlier this month. He talked about that decision at a fundraiser for VEAP on Monday night at Interlachen.[KSTP/Jeff Brioschi]