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The Minnesota Wild have acquired Quinn Hughes from the Vancouver Canucks in the biggest blockbuster trade of the NHL season.

The teams announced the seismic move Friday night after the 2024 Norris Trophy winner as the league’s top defenseman had been the most talked-about trade candidate over the last couple of weeks.

The Wild sent center Marco Rossi, defenseman Zeev Buium, winger Liam Ohgren and a first-round pick in the 2026 draft to suddenly the rebounding Canucks to complete the deal. Rossi at 24, Ohgren at 21 and Buium at 20 fit the young players the Canucks were speculated to be targeting if they were to trade Hughes.

Only 26 and considered the best at at the position behind the Colorado Avalanche’s Cale Makar, Hughes has one season le

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