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Adam Benak - Earns trio of points in win Benak scored twice and added an assist in OHL Brantford's 4-3 win over Peterborough on Friday.

Impact Benak has nine points over four games since rejoining the Bulldogs after the World Junior Championship. The forward is up to 21 goals, 52 points and a plus-25 rating over 30 appearances in the OHL this season. A fourth-round pick of the Wild in 2025, Benak's prospect stock has surged this season.

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David Jiricek - Recalled Friday Jiricek was called up from AHL Iowa on Friday, per Dylan Loucks of The Hockey News.

Impact Carson Lambos was returned to Iowa in a corresponding move. Jiricek has a goal and five points in 15 outings with Iowa in 2025-26. He also has appeared in 18 games with Minnesota this season, recording no points, 12 PIM, 11 shots, five hits and 14 blocks.

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Carson Lambos - Reassigned to minors Lambos was shipped down to AHL Iowa on Friday, Dylan Loucks of The Hockey News reports.

Impact Lambos served as a healthy scratch versus the Jets on Thursday, so this move is likely just to keep him playing games rather than sitting in the press box. In a corresponding move, David Jiricek was promoted to the NHL roster. With AHL Iowa this year, the 23-year-old Lambos has generated three goals and five assists while posting a minus-5 rating.

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Nicolas Aube-Kubel - Up from minors Aube-Kubel was called up from AHL Iowa on Friday, per Michael Russo of The Athletic.

Impact Hunter Haight was also summoned from the minors Friday, while Matt Boldy (undisclosed) and Joel Eriksson Ek (lower body) were placed on injured reserve. Aube-Kubel has seven goals and 17 points in 31 appearances with Iowa in 2025-26. He also has an assist in four games with Minnesota this season.

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