Jonas Brodin, who turns 32 in July, missed more than 30 of the Wild’s regular season games in 2024-25 with various injuries, but was healthy for the playoffs.

His top priority this offseason was locking up Jonas Brodin, something he accomplished Tuesday when the Wild signed the 27-year-old defenseman to a seven-year, $42 million contract extension.

Brodin, who called Tuesday a “dream come true for me,” will play one more year at his current $3.5 million salary and $4.166 million cap hit before getting the big cap bump starting in 2021-22.

Minnesota Wild defenseman Jonas Brodin (25) controls the puck against the Buffalo Sabres during the first period at Xcel Energy Center on March 22, 2025. Nick Wosika / Imagn Images.

INJURY UPDATE: Jonas Brodin is week-to-week with an upper body-injury suffered in last night’s game at Edmonton. — Minnesota Wild PR (@mnwildPR) December 10, 2023.

Like he has for the last decade, Jonas Brodin is preparing for another season with the Wild. But training camp is different this year. Matt Dumba isn't there. "It's a little bit weird, yeah ...

Minnesota Wild defenseman Jonas Brodin (25) slides across the ice chasing the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Nashville Predators, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023, in ...

Upon the completion of the 2019-20 season, Brodin will go into the final season of his contract that comes with a $4.1667M cap hit, which is the fourth-highest among defensemen on the Wild roster.

— The moment Jonas Brodin went down Tuesday night, it didn’t look good. There was the Minnesota Wild ’s shutdown defender writhing in pain, his right leg having crumpled underneath him.

And that's where a guy like Jonas Brodin comes in, the 19-year-old defenseman that's spent most of the season playing as Suter's partner on Minnesota's top defensive pairing.

An unpenalized hit by Evander Kane on Jonas Brodin set up the game-winning goal for the Edmonton Oilers as the Minnesota Wild dropped a 4-3 game at Rogers Place on Friday night.

When the Minnesota Wild brass met this offseason, they had a few hurdles to navigate. There was the expansion draft, which threatened to steal away one of the Wild’s good, young players.