Kevin Fiala

22 Kevin Fiala Kevin Fiala (Number 22) is a left-wing forward player in the Minnesota Wild. He was born on July 22, 1996 in St. Gallen, Switzerland.

Malmö Redhawks
Fiala had started his career playing for the Malmö Redhawks in the J20 league in the 2012-13 season, but his time was split between playing in the U18 club in the J18 Elit/Allsvenken, and the U20 outfit in the J20 SuperElit.

HV71
Fiala joined the HV71 team in the in the 2013-14 season. He played for both the J20 SuperElit junior team and the senior team in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He was praised by the SHL HV71 coach, Ulf Dahlén and was one of the finalist for the SHL's Rookie of the Year Award. Fiala was ranked one of the top European prospects for the 2014 NHL Draft and was selected by the Nashville Predators.

Milwaukee Admirals
Fiala started the 2014-15 season with HV71, but in January 2015, Fiala moved to the Nashville Predators' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals. He was then moved again to the NHL.

Nashville Predators
Fiala made his NHL debut on March 24, 2015 against the Montreal Canadiens. Fiala made his first NHL goal in the 2016-17 season against the Winnipeg Jets. During a game with the St. Louis Blues, Fiala was taken off the ice and sent to the Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis due to an artery rupture in the left leg so he couldn't play in the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs. In the 2018-19 season, Fiala was traded to the Minnesota Wild at trade deadline in exchange for former Wild player, Mikeal Granlund.

Minnesota Wild
Fiala played for the Wild during the 2018-19 season from a trade with the Predators. On April 7, 2021, Fiala scored his first NHL hat-trick against the Colorado Avalanche. As of the 2020-21 season, Fiala still currently plays for the Wild.