WILD RE-SIGN BACK-UP GOALTENDER - JOSH HARDING - TO ONE-YEAR DEAL

St. Paul, MN (TSN Sports Network) -

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Wild re-sign back-up goaltender Harding to one-year deal

The Minnesota Wild re-signed goaltender Josh Harding to a one-year contract on Wednesday.

Harding will return to serve as the backup to starter Niklas Backstrom. The 26-year-old went 9-12-0 with a 3.05 goals-against average and .905 save percentage in 25 games last season.

Originally a second round selection (38th overall) of Minnesota in the 2002 draft, Harding is 28-39-4 with a 2.66 GAA and .915 save percentage in 58 career games. He also has four shutouts to his name.