Minnesota Wild Secure Forward Michael McCarron on Six-Year, $20 Million Deal

On June 9, 2026, Minnesota Wild President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Bill Guerin announced that forward Michael McCarron has signed a six-year contract worth $20 million, with an average annual value (AAV) of $3.33 million. The deal begins in the 2026-27 season and runs through the 2031-32 campaign. The contract includes a full no-move clause for the first three years, a 15-team no-trade list, and a no-move clause that prevents waivers in the final three years (Reuters).

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McCarron, a 31-year-old former first-round pick (25th overall, 2013) of the Montreal Canadiens, was traded to Minnesota on March 3, 2026 for a 2028 second-round pick. He entered the season on a $900,000 expiring contract and was set to become an unrestricted free agent on July 1. The acquisition added size and defensive depth to a roster that reached the second round of the 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs.

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Standing 6-foot-6 and 232 pounds, McCarron is from Grosse Pointe, Michigan. He has appeared in 381 NHL games for the Canadiens (2015-18), Predators (2020-26) and Wild (2026), recording 36 goals, 43 assists and 79 points. In the AHL he posted 141 points in 262 games with the St. John’s IceCaps, Laval Rocket and Milwaukee Admirals, and won the 2015 Memorial Cup with the Oshawa Generals, earning All-Star honors.

Minnesota Wild Signs Forward Michael McCarron to Six-year Contract

In 2025-26, split between Nashville and Minnesota, McCarron posted 17 points (8 goals, 9 assists), 93 penalty minutes, 205 hits and a career-high 77 blocked shots in 79 games. With Minnesota he added five points in 20 regular-season games, winning 51.4 % of his faceoffs and delivering 40 hits. In the playoffs he recorded four points in 11 games, led the team with 14 blocked shots and posted a 54.5 % faceoff rate. Over his career he has won 52.5 % of 994 faceoffs and logged 884 hits.

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The extension creates approximately $9.4 million of cap space for the Wild heading into the 2026-27 season, according to PuckPedia. Retaining McCarron addresses the club’s need for a top-six centre and a penalty-kill specialist, while freeing resources to pursue other priorities, notably an extension for defenseman Quinn Hughes.

Report: Wild sign McCarron to six-year contract extension

Guerin said the contract completes another item on the team’s offseason agenda and underscored McCarron’s physical, penalty-kill contributions and fit within Minnesota’s long-term roster plan.

Report: Wild sign McCarron to six-year contract extension

With McCarron secured through 2032, the Wild will focus on extending star defenseman Quinn Hughes, who becomes eligible on July 1. The team’s remaining cap flexibility positions it to explore additional free-agent signings or trades to bolster its pursuit of a Stanley Cup.

Report: Wild sign McCarron to six-year contract extension