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Wild's Zucker reels in victory in Mike Yeo Classic

Published Sep. 2, 2015 9:03 a.m. ET

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Minnesota Wild forward Jason Zucker was more than pleased to improve his totals from last year.

No, we're not talking about Zucker's career highs in goals (21) or assists (five), but rather the sheer number of fish that the 23-year-old reeled in during the Mike Yeo Classic on Tuesday.

The winning boat at the Mike Yeo Classic, with @mnwild player Jason Zucker, came in at 15.88lbs. for their 5 bass! pic.twitter.com/D2in9sGfoE
— Gander Mountain (@GanderMtn) September 1, 2015

Zucker, who was joined by pro Cody Zdrazil, brought in the winning catch at a combined weight of 15.88 pounds at Lake Minnetonka after failing to net a fish last year.

Parise's team shows off the fish they caught at the #MikeYeoClassic pic.twitter.com/EYl9Sme5kz
— Minnesota Wild (@mnwild) September 1, 2015

"For me, to get one this year was definitely an upgrade," Zucker told the team's website of the event, which also featured Wild teammates Zach Parise, Thomas Vanek, Ryan Carter, Justin Fontaine, Erik Haula, Nate Prosser and Jordan Schroeder, among others. "It's nice to get the win."

The final stats from today's #MikeYeoClassic. Congrats @Jason_Zucker16! ?? pic.twitter.com/a9JAswJSIU
— Minnesota Wild (@mnwild) September 2, 2015

Yeo didn't hold any hard feelings since the event benefited both the Pinky Swear Foundation and the Angel Foundation.

"We'll forgive him," Yeo said. "There’s enough time. If camp started tomorrow, he might have started on the fourth line, but I’m smart enough to know that he’s too good of a player for that to happen."

(h/t Minnesota Wild)