Matt Dumba

24 Matt Dumba Matt Dumba (Number 24) is one of the main defenceman and one of the Alternate Captains of the Minnesota Wild, he was born on July 25, 1994 in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Red Deer Rebels
In the 2009-10 season, Dumba was selected to play for the Red Deer Rebels in the Western Hockey League (WHL). During his time with the Rebels, he won a Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy and was named the WHL's Rookie of the Year. Dumba was nominated to play in the 2012 World Junior Hockey Championship, however he didn't make it to the team, but that didn't stop him from impressing scouts and observers and was praised by Don Hay, one of the WHL coaches. This made Dumba one of the top prospects for the 2012 NHL Entry Draft and was selected to play for the Minnesota Wild. He was supposed to make his NHL debut with the Wild in the 2012-13 season but returned to the Rebels due to player disputes with the NHL.

Houston Aeros
After the NHL disputes were solved, the Wild had showed Dumba their training camp and had him play for their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Houston Aeros (became the Iowa Wild in 2013).

Minnesota Wild
Dumba made his NHL debut with the Minnesota Wild in the 2013-14 season, he scored his first NHL goal on October 12, 2013 against the Dallas Stars. On September 25, 2021, Dumba along with Marcus Foligno were assigned as Alternate Captains for the team after former Alternate Captains, Zach Parise and Ryan Suter have been drafted to other teams during the 2021 NHL Draft.

Portland Winterhawks
For the 2014 World Hockey Championship, the Wild sent Dumba to a Canadian junior team, after the championship, Dumba had temporarily played for the Portland Winterhawks in Portland.