Cannone, 30, has tallied 16 points (4-12=16) including three power-play goals in 29 games with Iowa this season. He ranks T-1st on the team in assists and T-2nd in scoring. He collected 52 points (20-32=52) and 38 penalty minutes (PIM) in 73 games with the Chicago Wolves (AHL) last season serving as team captain.
Cannone was named the 2016 AHL All-Star Game MVP after scoring three goals to help lead the Central Division to victory. The 5-foot-11, 197-pound native of Bayport, N.Y., was signed by Minnesota to a one-year, two-way contract on July 1, 2016 and has not appeared in an NHL game. He will wear sweater No. 42 with Minnesota.
