Minnesota Wild President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Bill Guerin today announced the National Hockey League (NHL) club has signed forward Charlie Stramel (STRAY-mul) to a three-year, entry-level contract starting with the 2026-27 season.
Stramel, 21 (10/15/04), collected 44 points (19-25=44), seven game-winning goals (GWG), five power-play goals (PPG), 15 penalty minutes (PIM) and a plus-29 rating in 37 games during his senior season with Michigan State. The 6-foot-3, 216-pound native of Rosemount, Minn., ranked T-1st in GWG, second in face-off wins and T-5th in plus/minus in the NCAA this season. Stramel led all Big Ten skaters with 483 face-off wins and ranked T-2nd in plus/minus, fifth in points and goals and T-7th in assists. He was named a Top Ten Finalist for the Hobey Baker Award and named to the All-Big Ten First Team. Stramel set collegiate career-highs in points, goals, assists, PPG, GWG and plus/minus this season. He was named Big Ten Third Star of the Week on Nov. 11 after recording four /points (2-2=4) against Penn State on Nov. 8. He was also named Great Lake Invitational MVP after recording five points (4-1=5) in two games.
In two seasons at Michigan State (2024-26), Stramel posted 71 points (28-43=71), 11 GWG, six PPG, 56 PIM and a plus-32 rating over 74 games. He helped lead Michigan State to a Big Ten Championship in 2024-25, recording the primary assist on the GWG in the championship game. Prior to joining Michigan State, Stramel spent two seasons at the University of Wisconsin (2022-24) where he posted 20 points (8-12=20) in 67 games. He also recorded 23 points (8-15=23) in 38 career contests with the U.S. National Team Development Program in the United States Hockey League (USHL) in two seasons (2020-22).
Stramel represented the United States at the 2021 and 2022 IIHF Under-18 World Championships, collecting nine points (4-5=9) in 11 total contests and winning a silver medal in 2022. He also skated for Team USA at the 2022 and 2023 IIHF World Junior Championships, collecting four points (0-4=4) in eight games and won a bronze medal in 2023. He skated one season at Rosemount High School, where he posted 18 points (6-12=18) in 23 games in 2019-20.
The Wild selected Stramel with the 21st overall selection in the 2023 NHL Draft. He will wear sweater No. 15 with Minnesota.
